PCMCIA FireWire 1394 + USB2.0 + LAN 100Mbps (2024)

FAQs

How to fix link speed is only 100m? ›

This is common. Incidents such as rolling over the cable with an office chair, or stepping on it, or closing a door on it, can all cause a Cat 5e cable to revert to 100 Mbps link speeds when it was previously working at Gigabit speeds. Try different ports on your access point (hub, switch, router).

Check the cable's connectors. An Ethernet cable has an RJ45 connector on each end. These connectors have eight contacts that touch eight contacts inside the Ethernet port. If they're dirty, corroded, or damaged, you won't have a good connection, which causes slower speeds.

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Apply Wire-Speed Routing Between VLANs

"Use your switch, not your router software, to route inter-VLAN traffic," says Ruiz. A switch's hardware can do the routing, at wire speed. And offloading the router allows it to better handle its WAN connectivity and firewall functions, improving overall network performance.

Start with your router for faster ethernet speed

Placing your router in the right spot is an important first step to boost ethernet performance. It has to be in a central place where you can connect your devices with the ethernet cable. Many people leave their router in their basem*nt.

Right-click on the network adapter that is connected to your router and select “Properties”. In the Properties window, select the “Configure” tab. Here you will find a list of all the settings for your network adapter. Look for the setting labeled “Speed & Duplex” and select “1 Gbps Full Duplex”.

How do I check my Ethernet port speed? ›

Windows: Press Windows key + “R”->type in “ncpa. cpl”->right click the “Local Area Connection/Ethernet”->Status. The speed which you can see is the wired link speed on your Windows PC.

It is written on the cable jacket as Cat5e or Cat6a. The 'Cat' in these terms is short for the category, which refers to the specifications it supports. For instance, if your cable jacket says “Cat6," it means that the cable can support specifications standardized under the 6th category of Ethernet cables.

Some devices may not be able to measure the full speed of your internet service. It's also possible that your Wi-Fi router doesn't support the full speed of your service.

Navigate to the Device Manager. Open Properties on the adapter you would like to configure. Click the Link Speed tab. Select the appropriate speed and duplex from the Speed and Duplex pull down menu.

However, you can place a network switch, or some other kind of ethernet extender, between two 100-meter cable runs to extend the overall reach. To go beyond the distance limits for traditional Ethernet – use an Enable-IT Ethernet Extender Solution.