Slow download speeds with high end router.

[Zinnq]

I have a new modem and router all set-up properly. When I connected my desktop to my modem directly I get the correct 100+ mbps speeds. When I plug into my router it decreases drastically to around 10 mbps. I tried a different ethernet cable that was in a different port and it worked and now I get my 100+ mbps with my desktop. If I change the port even with a new cable it goes back down to 10 and if I use the current cable in a different slot it goes to 10. I bought new cat-6 cables in hopes it would work, but no luck. The cable I'm using is about 25 feet long and it's in port 2. I have the Linksys AC2600 EA8500, so it can definitely handle 100+ mbps. I should also note when I plugged it into the modem I used a different ethernet cable. What would cause such a weird situation where only 1 cable in a specific port give me my correct speeds?

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

Nothing unusual there. Many routers only have one gigabit ethernet port, and that's the only one which can carry 100mbps and higher. The other LAN ports can't deal with that high a bandwidth.

 

[Zinnq]

Nothing unusual there. Many routers only have one gigabit ethernet port, and that's the only one which can carry 100mbps and higher. The other LAN ports can't deal with that high a bandwidth.

When I use a new cat-6 cable in the same port I only get 10 mbps though.