[SOLVED] Why WIFI connection faster than Ethernet

[mhazan01]

I have Fios Gig service. I bypassed g1100 completely and use Google Wifi as main router so ONT to Google Wifi. Out of the Google Wifi ethernet out to unmanaged switch. From unmanaged switch go to another Google Wifi access point.
Scenarios:
Laptop connected
- directly from ONT - 96Mbs
- from switch - 96Mbs
- Google Wifi ethernet out - 96Mbs

• From Google Wifi connected through Wifi - 350Mbs
• From 2nd Google access point Ethernet out - 96Mbs
• From 2nd Google access point Wifi - 350Mbs

I have tried this with 3 different laptops all claiming to have network cards that support 1gig ethernet. I am soooooo confused.
I have also tried
changing to Google DNS
switching Google Wifi points to test the ethernet out

 

[digitalgriffin]

ONT? Do you mean google nest MESH system?

 

[Xbox And Windows gamer]

im 100% sure there are different versions of wifi and ethernet, so it really just depends

 

[mhazan01]

ont is FiOS Ethernet coming from outside. I am using google WiFi mesh and not using the FiOS router at all.

 

[kanewolf]

I have Fios Gig service. I bypassed g1100 completely and use Google Wifi as main router so ONT to Google Wifi. Out of the Google Wifi ethernet out to unmanaged switch. From unmanaged switch go to another Google Wifi access point.
Scenarios:
Laptop connected
- directly from ONT - 96Mbs
- from switch - 96Mbs
- Google Wifi ethernet out - 96Mbs

• From Google Wifi connected through Wifi - 350Mbs
• From 2nd Google access point Ethernet out - 96Mbs
• From 2nd Google access point Wifi - 350Mbs

I have tried this with 3 different laptops all claiming to have network cards that support 1gig ethernet. I am soooooo confused.
I have also tried
changing to Google DNS
switching Google Wifi points to test the ethernet out

Your laptop may only have 100Mbit ethernet. What model laptop ?

 

[digitalgriffin]

Your laptop may only have 100Mbit ethernet. What model laptop ?

Possible he has a bad/cheap cable too that down negotiated to 100Mbps. Or a bad config setting for said network card.

 

[SamirD]

Sounds like the laptop nic is a 100Mbps one and sounds like there's a limit on the laptop wifi nic as well. You may be running full speed and not even know it.