So I'm at a loss here, and I've spent some money trying in big brain ideas, see if you could help a fella out:
I have a 300mbps fiber connection. If I connect my PC straight to the ONT via ethernet, I get 200 mbps with ookla. Through my router, Ethernet all the same, I was only getting 100mbps, but it was a cruddy router that I got for super cheap so I thought hey, buy a 300mbps router. I'm about to move out from this house, so I'm going to use it all the same. I bought a new router (TP-WR940N), and I was still getting 100 mbps from the ethernet. So, my idea was, get a switch in case the router is somehow splitting the bandwidth, and now through the switch (TL-SG108S), which is 10/100/1000, even with just the line from the ONT and my computer connected, I'm still only getting 100mbps on ookla. The only clue I have to go on here is the fact that the switch is giving me a green light on the line from the ONT which is supposed to mean it is in 100 mode instead of gigabit, so maybe the ONT is switching to 100 mode for some reason?
What's going on here? Could you guys explain to me what is happening to my connection?
Thank you.
PS: ont-switch is cat5, switch-pc is 5e.
I have a 300mbps fiber connection. If I connect my PC straight to the ONT via ethernet, I get 200 mbps with ookla. Through my router, Ethernet all the same, I was only getting 100mbps, but it was a cruddy router that I got for super cheap so I thought hey, buy a 300mbps router. I'm about to move out from this house, so I'm going to use it all the same. I bought a new router (TP-WR940N), and I was still getting 100 mbps from the ethernet. So, my idea was, get a switch in case the router is somehow splitting the bandwidth, and now through the switch (TL-SG108S), which is 10/100/1000, even with just the line from the ONT and my computer connected, I'm still only getting 100mbps on ookla. The only clue I have to go on here is the fact that the switch is giving me a green light on the line from the ONT which is supposed to mean it is in 100 mode instead of gigabit, so maybe the ONT is switching to 100 mode for some reason?
What's going on here? Could you guys explain to me what is happening to my connection?
Thank you.
PS: ont-switch is cat5, switch-pc is 5e.
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