lost 4Mb of internet speed :(

warrenjackson · 08-21-2009, 02:11 PM

recently virginmedia upgraded their 2meg bb to 10meg, however i can only get 6 of the 10, at first i thaught it was a gradual thing until i used my dads pc which had the full 10meg.

only thing i can think of is that i use a long ethernet cable (10m)

Ethernet built into motherboard (GA-MA790X-DS4)

ebackhus · 08-22-2009, 01:35 AM

Is the cable rated Cat5 or better? Cat5e and Cat6 are best for that type of speed.

warrenjackson · 08-23-2009, 06:47 AM

Its Cat5e, 24AWG

ebackhus · 08-23-2009, 03:13 PM

Try running some tests at www.speedtest.net and post the results. It's best if you can do this at night when net use is slower.

08-21-2009, 02:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
warrenjackson Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 29 OS: XP SP3/Vista SP1/Win7 RC1	lost 4Mb of internet speed :( recently virginmedia upgraded their 2meg bb to 10meg, however i can only get 6 of the 10, at first i thaught it was a gradual thing until i used my dads pc which had the full 10meg. only thing i can think of is that i use a long ethernet cable (10m) Ethernet built into motherboard (GA-MA790X-DS4)

08-22-2009, 01:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,341 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: lost 4Mb of internet speed :( Is the cable rated Cat5 or better? Cat5e and Cat6 are best for that type of speed. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

08-23-2009, 06:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
warrenjackson Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 29 OS: XP SP3/Vista SP1/Win7 RC1	Re: lost 4Mb of internet speed :( Its Cat5e, 24AWG

08-23-2009, 03:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,341 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: lost 4Mb of internet speed :( Try running some tests at www.speedtest.net and post the results. It's best if you can do this at night when net use is slower. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.