EAP613 showing LAN speed of 100mbs, should be gigabit

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EAP613 showing LAN speed of 100mbs, should be gigabit
EAP613 showing LAN speed of 100mbs, should be gigabit
2023-04-16 22:22:53 - last edited 2023-04-18 09:18:13
Model: EAP613  
Hardware Version: V1
Firmware Version: 1.0.0

My EAP613 is showing it's LAN port speed at 100mps, when it should be 1000mbs. The WAP is connected to a switch and to my router with all cat 6 cables (I also checked with it plugged directly into the router though). 

 

I confirmed the LAN port on the router is set to 1000mbs as well. 

 

Any idea on how to reset the LAN port speed? I've tried a couple reboots of the WAP, of the router, and of course unplugging and replugging everything in a couple times.

 

Any tips are most appreciated! 

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2023-04-17 21:50:10 - last edited 2023-04-18 09:18:13
Last update, the WAP now shows a LAN connection of 1000mbps and a speed test when connected to the WAP is getting above 100mbps. Issue resolved! Moral of the story is never trust your cables / punchdowns I guess. Thanks again for your help @Pootie42!
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Re:EAP613 showing LAN speed of 100mbs, should be gigabit
2023-04-17 07:43:42

  @kja393 try connecting another device (laptop for example) in place of the WAP and check it connects at 1000, if not, then you have a cable problem. If it is a smart switch the switch diagnostics maay help too.

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Re:EAP613 showing LAN speed of 100mbs, should be gigabit
2023-04-17 16:58:30

  @Pootle42 

 

Thanks for the response! 

The cable is a cat6a, but I did do the terminations myself, so it's possible I messed something up causing it to be limited to 100mbs, but it did pass on my cable tester before I installed it (all the other cables from router to switch and switch to PoE injector are store bought cat 6 patch cables). I'll see if I can rig up a line to my computer from where the WAP cable terminates and check, but I'd be kind of surprised if that was the case. 

The switch is an unmanaged one, but I did try and skip the switch and wire the POE injector that goes to the WAP directly to my router and got the same result. 

I also sent a message to TP-Link customer support, so if they have a solution I'll be sure to share it here. 

 

Thanks again!

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Re:EAP613 showing LAN speed of 100mbs, should be gigabit
2023-04-17 19:01:23

  @kja393 Ah yes cable tester, I have simple one - jest checks continuity and no shorts across pins. It has passed a couple of cables that refused to do 1Gb, but after redid the plugs, 1Gb worked OK. No idea how that happens

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Re:EAP613 showing LAN speed of 100mbs, should be gigabit
2023-04-17 20:19:55
Ah, the fun continues! So I ran a cable from the end of my WAP run to my desktop and am only getting sub 100mps speeds there. So I guess it must be a cable issue. My network looks like: modem -> OPNSense router -> switch -> PoE injector -> WAP So I was able to run a speed test from the OPNSense box and it's getting gigabit speeds.. so somewhere between my router and WAP I must have a bad cable or funky connection.
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Re:EAP613 showing LAN speed of 100mbs, should be gigabit
2023-04-17 21:42:20
Okay, well that was annoying!! After checking ever combination of cables, switch, etc., etc., I re-did the punchdown at the switch end of my long cat 6 run that goes to the WAP, and am now getting gigabit speeds with my desktop connected to the end of the WAP run. Now to plug back in the WAP and make sure I'm getting the right speeds there too. :D
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Re:EAP613 showing LAN speed of 100mbs, should be gigabit-Solution
2023-04-17 21:50:10 - last edited 2023-04-18 09:18:13
Last update, the WAP now shows a LAN connection of 1000mbps and a speed test when connected to the WAP is getting above 100mbps. Issue resolved! Moral of the story is never trust your cables / punchdowns I guess. Thanks again for your help @Pootie42!
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Re:EAP613 showing LAN speed of 100mbs, should be gigabit
2023-04-18 08:48:35

  @kja393 

if you dont get the speed of advertising, most likely it's your cable problem. it's super rare to have a bad controller(chipset) in a product. if it fails, usually, you don't even get a connection, just a defective unit. 

I've fixed tons of problems with the cable. people spend good money on hardware but ignore the cable. 

ScReW yOu gUyS. I aM GOinG hoMe. —————————————————————— For heaven's sake, can you write and describe your issue based on plain fact, common logic and a methodologic approach? Appreciate it.
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Re:EAP613 showing LAN speed of 100mbs, should be gigabit
2023-04-19 07:37:31

  @kja393 punchdowns can be tricky little buggers

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