rmiller1959
Regular Contributor
I have an odd issue with the speed of my Internet connection, and if someone has an answer, they're obviously a genius!
On occasion, I will have a sense that my Internet speed isn't just right, and I'll run SpeedTest to find out that my 1 GB connection is only giving me about a 95 Mbps download. I check my wife's computer which, like mine, is hard-wired to the router, part of a Netgear Orbi RBK853 mesh system, and her speeds are where they should be, typically around 940-950 Mbps. I have found that if I disconnect and reconnect the cable from the switch or the router, my speed returns to normal! I imagine I would get the same result if I disconnected and reconnected to the PC itself, but I haven't tested it. This problem has occurred with two different motherboards, one from ASUS and the other from ASRock.
That would suggest a problem with the cable, but it's the same cabling my wife's desktop uses, and it's Cat 6E, which feels pretty durable physically. What's strange to me is that the fix is instantaneous. That doesn't seem like a cable problem to me.
What do you think?
On occasion, I will have a sense that my Internet speed isn't just right, and I'll run SpeedTest to find out that my 1 GB connection is only giving me about a 95 Mbps download. I check my wife's computer which, like mine, is hard-wired to the router, part of a Netgear Orbi RBK853 mesh system, and her speeds are where they should be, typically around 940-950 Mbps. I have found that if I disconnect and reconnect the cable from the switch or the router, my speed returns to normal! I imagine I would get the same result if I disconnected and reconnected to the PC itself, but I haven't tested it. This problem has occurred with two different motherboards, one from ASUS and the other from ASRock.
That would suggest a problem with the cable, but it's the same cabling my wife's desktop uses, and it's Cat 6E, which feels pretty durable physically. What's strange to me is that the fix is instantaneous. That doesn't seem like a cable problem to me.
What do you think?