Argh ethernet connections

[TheDrownedApe]

TL:DR
Router with 500mbps speed. 2x PC connected via ethernet show 500.
Wifi off main router shows 500.

Laptop connected with same cable shows 90.
Chromecast 4k connected via ethernet shows 90.
Booster connected with ethernet shows on wifi as 90-140

All show about 60 upload

What, why, help.




Full story.

So i have a sky router at front of house with 3 cat 6 out.

1 going to pc in same room
1 going outside to back house for sons pc
1 going otherway around house for "whatever i want". This one has a coupler in the kitchen in case I need to plug something in there.

Both pcs show 500 when tested. If I then pull the cable out and stick it in my laptop it shows 90.
If I plug my PC into the coupler in the kitchen it shows 500.
If I plug my Chromecast into the same coupler in the kitchen and run a speed app it shows 90.
If i plug my booster into the coupler and try a wifi speed test it shows 90-140.

[Digger]

This should be as simple as your laptop & chromecast do not have gigabit Ethernet ports, only 10/100?

But your laptop just might have a gigabit port?

[TheDrownedApe]

Digger said:

This should be as simple as your laptop & chromecast do not have gigabit Ethernet ports, only 10/100?

But your laptop just might have a gigabit port?

Hmm yes ofc thanks

Unfortunately I cannot find out the max wifi speed of the sky se210 booster or what port is on my Lemorele 6-in-1 USB C Hub.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08GM2H1Q2?ref_=ppx_hz...

Edit. They now have a gigabit ethernet version. Guess that answers my question.

Still can't get 500mbps to the back of the house without buying something else though.

[JimbobVFR]

I can confirm the 4K Chromecast is only 10/100 ethernet and not Gigabit.

What Wi-Fi booster are you plugging in, the speed may be more restricted by the Wi-Fi bands and frequencies it uses. My Wifi has seperate 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz bands and I can get higher speeds using the 5Ghz band

[Dr Mike Oxgreen]

Also, bear in mind that very old devices might simply be CPU-saturated by trying to send and receive at these speeds. My elderly 12-year old PC can only get 300-400 mbps throughput from our 900 mbps broadband despite being connected by ethernet cable direct to the router, when wifi devices can all get at least 600-700 mbps. My PC's CPU load goes up virtually to 100% during a speed test, so it simply can't send and receive any faster!

And if your wifi booster is indeed acting as a booster rather than an access point, in other words it is receiving a wifi signal and then re-transmitting, then its throughput will be significantly slower than what you'll get from a stand-alone access point or from your router.

[TheDrownedApe]

Thanks all. Booster is sky se210 and I assume it is in AP mode as I have plugged it in.

Anyway i suspect a 3rd party router bridge / booster will be bought in a minute.

I did have a tenda a23 delivered today from amazon warehouse but it's broke (won't reset) so another needed.

Edited by TheDrownedApe on Saturday 18th January 14:25

Edit. Se210 has 10/100 port too Haha.

Anyway bought a TP-Link RE315 AC1200Mbps. Solved!

Edited by TheDrownedApe on Saturday 18th January 14:31

[camel_landy]

Digger said:

This should be as simple as your laptop & chromecast do not have gigabit Ethernet ports, only 10/100?

But your laptop just might have a gigabit port?

^^^ This...

M

[TheDrownedApe]

Well like a moron i didn't check and that extender has a 10/100 port too. Must try again

[hiccy18]

Cheap router with AP mode, plug the kitchen ethernet into the WAN port.

[Whoozit]

FWIW I ran into the same problem after adding a mesh wifi system. The LAN port was the bottleneck. One to check if you're buying cheap networking equipment.