Gigabit Internet Usage

[crazyasian95]

Just got Comcast Gigabit internet installed, barely breaking 85 down, 20 up. Is there something im missing? Anything to switch on in my computer? Read something about a gigabit switch, is that necessary? Comcast technician said to expect around 700 to 800 range but im getting a tenth of that speed

 

[USAFRet]

Just got Comcast Gigabit internet installed, barely breaking 85 down, 20 up. Is there something im missing? Anything to switch on in my computer? Read something about a gigabit switch, is that necessary? Comcast technician said to expect around 700 to 800 range but im getting a tenth of that speed

1. Is your PC wired directly to the router with a Cat5e cable?

2. What are ALL the parts between you and the router?

 

[crazyasian95]

Just got Comcast Gigabit internet installed, barely breaking 85 down, 20 up. Is there something im missing? Anything to switch on in my computer? Read something about a gigabit switch, is that necessary? Comcast technician said to expect around 700 to 800 range but im getting a tenth of that speed

1. Is your PC wired directly to the router with a Cat5e cable?

2. What are ALL the parts between you and the router?

PC wired directly to the router with a CAT5E cable, check
router connected to a cat5e cable which is hooked into my motherboard on the back of my rig

 

[USAFRet]

Just got Comcast Gigabit internet installed, barely breaking 85 down, 20 up. Is there something im missing? Anything to switch on in my computer? Read something about a gigabit switch, is that necessary? Comcast technician said to expect around 700 to 800 range but im getting a tenth of that speed

1. Is your PC wired directly to the router with a Cat5e cable?

2. What are ALL the parts between you and the router?

PC wired directly to the router with a CAT5E cable, check
router connected to a cat5e cable which is hooked into my motherboard on the back of my rig

This sounds like either:

1. Your LAN port is stuck on 100mbps
or
2. Bad cable

 

[boju]

Is there another pc in the house you can test file transfer speed? Send over a single large file to another pc and read the network speed. If network cable and all 8 wires is in good nick should see 100MB/s +

 

[crazyasian95]

Just got Comcast Gigabit internet installed, barely breaking 85 down, 20 up. Is there something im missing? Anything to switch on in my computer? Read something about a gigabit switch, is that necessary? Comcast technician said to expect around 700 to 800 range but im getting a tenth of that speed

1. Is your PC wired directly to the router with a Cat5e cable?

2. What are ALL the parts between you and the router?

PC wired directly to the router with a CAT5E cable, check
router connected to a cat5e cable which is hooked into my motherboard on the back of my rig

This sounds like either:

1. Your LAN port is stuck on 100mbps
or
2. Bad cable

Fairly certain cable is ok, but maybe could buy a decent one on amazon to test?
Noob question, but how do i push my LAN port up beyond 100mbps

 

[boju]

Whats your motherboard? Im sure your mobo's nic is 10/100/1000 gigabit.

The setting link speed and duplex can be found in your network card properties under advanced. Should be on auto but can force 1000full duplex.

You dont have another or borrow a gigabit device to test transfer speeds on your Lan? To see if its your side or isp.

 

[USAFRet]

Fairly certain cable is ok, but maybe could buy a decent one on amazon to test?
Noob question, but how do i push my LAN port up beyond 100mbps

You need to determine if that is actually the case with the LAN adapter settings.