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bigsinky · 15-10-2022, 20:48

Ok so I connect my cable modem to a 10GbE link on my downstairs switch. This switch has 2x10gbe ports and 4x2.5Gbe ports. I run a cable to my upstairs gigabit switch and get 950mbit to my gaming pc (2.5G be port). I have a new cable modem coming with a 2.5Gbe WAN port next week so I thought I would upgrade my upstairs switch to a 2.5gbe one. It’s an unmanaged switch but when I connect it all up im lucky to see 400mbit download to my gaming pc. Latest network driver for my mobo has been installed. Anyone any ideas what im doing wrong? The light shows a 2.5Gbe connection on the switch but the download speed doesn’t reflect the 950mbit I should be getting. I tried to install Star Wars battlefront. It a 90GB install. Best I could do was 52MB/second from the origin servers. I thought an unmanaged switch was just plug and go so I just wanted to see if there was something I was missing.

Thanks for reading.

15-10-2022, 20:48	#1
bigsinky cf.addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Belfast Services: Broadband Gig1 Posts: 273	2.5GbE switch slower than a cheap gigabit switch Ok so I connect my cable modem to a 10GbE link on my downstairs switch. This switch has 2x10gbe ports and 4x2.5Gbe ports. I run a cable to my upstairs gigabit switch and get 950mbit to my gaming pc (2.5G be port). I have a new cable modem coming with a 2.5Gbe WAN port next week so I thought I would upgrade my upstairs switch to a 2.5gbe one. It’s an unmanaged switch but when I connect it all up im lucky to see 400mbit download to my gaming pc. Latest network driver for my mobo has been installed. Anyone any ideas what im doing wrong? The light shows a 2.5Gbe connection on the switch but the download speed doesn’t reflect the 950mbit I should be getting. I tried to install Star Wars battlefront. It a 90GB install. Best I could do was 52MB/second from the origin servers. I thought an unmanaged switch was just plug and go so I just wanted to see if there was something I was missing. Thanks for reading.