Ok, that makes more sense now On Thu, Aug 18, 2022, 11:43 PM David Schwartz via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > I have exactly two Mac Minis and a switch — all of which have 1 gig > ethernet ports, and CAT6 cables. > > I also plugged my Mac Book Pro directly into the gateway with a USB3 —> > 1GB ethernet adapter on a 12” CAT6 cable and it maxed-out at 92 Mbps. > > They ALL hit OVER 150 Mbps with the same ethernet cable plugged into the > RE550 rather than the T-Mo gateway. If anything on that wire were limited > to 100 megs, then there’s no way I’d get 150+ or 750+ Mbps through the > RE550. > > FWIW, I made the mistake of ordering another device that had AC1200 WiFi > but the description SAID “high-speed ethernet” but never said it was 1GB. > When I got it and set it up, guess what I found? Same hardware on my end > only got 92 Mbps through that device! I did some digging and found out the > manufacturer makes it really hard to find out that their “high-speed > ethernet” port is in fact a 100 Mbps port, NOT 1GB. (Plenty of others call > their “N300” WiFi “high-speed WiFi as well”. Go figure.) I sent it back and > got the RE550 because it clearly states it DOES have a 1GB ethernet port. > > Again, the fact that I can get OVER 150 Mbps from the ethernet wire > plugged into the RE550 but only 92 Mbps with the same ethernet wire plugged > into the T-Mo gateway is pretty telling. > > It’s NOT my hardware. > > -David Schwartz > > > > > On Aug 18, 2022, at 11:08 PM, Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > > I don't know the path you're taking to test the speed, but if one of the > devices on that path is 100. Meg and the modem is one gig. Then you only > going to get 100 Meg when you test the speed. Try doing the trace route > when you do the test so you know which cards are being used. > > On Thu, Aug 18, 2022, 9:49 PM David Schwartz via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> I wouldn’t be getting 700 Mbps with the WAP/Range Extender then (insted >> of 92), would I? >> >> -David Schwartz >> >> >> >> >> On Aug 18, 2022, at 9:40 PM, Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss < >> plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: >> >> Are you sure it's not your nic or a switch on your network that's 100mb ? >> >> On Thu, Aug 18, 2022, 8:57 PM David Schwartz via PLUG-discuss < >> plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: >> >>> I dunno if anybody here has T-Mobile Home Internet, but I do and I >>> really like it. I only have one beef: the spec sheet for their >>> modem/gateway says it has 2x 1 gigabit ethernet ports, but they’re only 100 >>> Megs. In case anybody else might want to consider them as an ISP and has a >>> 1GB LAN to connect, I’ve solved the speed dilemma. >>> >>> First off, I’ve been round and round with their tech support folks lying >>> about it for two years, and was recently told that they were going to be >>> releasing a new device soon and it def. WOULD have 1 Gb ports. >>> >>> Well, they announced a new one (two, actually), and I got one and … once >>> again the spec sheet SAYS 1 gigabit ethernet but the performance says nope >>> — it’s still only 100 megs. WTF? I guess this lets them shave a couple of >>> bucks off of the hardware cost. Actually, I’m not even sure why they bother >>> to include the slow ethernet ports at all. >>> >>> (In a way this is really quite amusing, because prior to this, most >>> modem/gateways have crappy WiFi and speedy ethernet — especially those from >>> Cox and CenturyLink.) >>> >>> I don’t know how a big company like T-Mo gets away misrepresenting a >>> product like this for so long. Why can’t they just SAY they’re 100 meg >>> ethernet ports? >>> >>> Anyway, I finally got fed-up and bought a TP-Link RE550 AC1900 WAP/Range >>> Extender and configured it so I can plug my local 1 GB ethernet LAN wire >>> into it and connect to the T-Mo gateway via WiFi. >>> >>> To be sure, the T-Mo gateway’s WiFi is FAST! I’ve seen speeds up to 870 >>> Mbps. The ethernet, OTOH, never exceeds 93 Mbps. >>> >>> With the RE550 plugged in, my Mac minis connected to the LAN now get 750 >>> Mbps DL and 78 Mbps UL. WHOA! That’s 5x DL and 2x UL faster than I got via >>> the wired connection. (Actually, the newer 2018 Mac Mini gets that; the >>> older one from 2014 only gets 180 Mbps DL and 65 Mbps UL.) >>> >>> And in case anybody is wondering why I use a wired LAN, it’s so the two >>> Mac Minis can talk. I have the new one configured so I can access the old >>> one via Screen Sharing on a dedicated Space (virtual desktop). When I do >>> that over WiFi, the connection is intolerably slow for me; but with the >>> wired connection, it’s quite reasonable. >>> >>> BTW, I dropped Cox a couple of years back and cut my monthly TV + >>> Internet bill by quite a bit by switching to T-Mo’s Home Internet ($50/mo) >>> and a couple of internet channels (Discovery+ and Philo). >>> >>> T-Mo’s Home Internet has been far more stable, consistently faster, and >>> has fewer dropouts than any other ISP I’ve ever used. I highly recommend >>> it. Just … if you need to connect a wired LAN, get something like a fast >>> WAP/Range Extender to act as a LAN-to-WiFi bridge. >>> >>> -David Schwartz >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss