Deco W7200 - Ethernet Backhaul is slower than WiFi
I have been using the W7200 for about a year for wifi only. It's been great.
Recently, I set up a home office and ran a Cat6 ethernet line from my main router to a wall jack, and from the wall jack to my computer. I tested the connection and found that the speed from the line is significantly slower than the wifi.
Speed from ISP: 300 mbps down
Speed on Wifi: 300 mbps down
Speed on ethernet: 90 mbps down
Any ideas why the wired speed is so much slower?
To clarify the wired connection path: Modem > Router (Deco) > Cat6 line to Cat6 wall jack > Cat6 line from wall jack to computer
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Frist thing to check would be your linkrate on the PC. Additionally what is the type of Ethernet on the PC is it 10/100 or 10/100/1000?
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@Carl Thanks for the reply. I'm not sure I understand exactly what you are referring to by the link rate on the PC.
I believe I confirmed that the ethernet port is 10/100/1000. I did this by going to Network Connections > [Ethernet Port Name] > Properties > Configure [Ethernet Port Name] > Advanced > Property: Speed and Duplex > Value: [Confirmed it is set to Auto Negotiation, and options are in the list for 10mbps, 100mbps, and 1gbps].
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Open your PC's network and sharing center. Click on Change Adapter Settings. Right-click on Ethernet and click on Status. The linkrate is listed as Linkrate or Speed.
Note: I am not using ethernet on my PC so Wireless is used as an example.
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Got it, thanks. It is listed as "Speed" for me (same as your screenshot), so the terminology threw me off.
I am currently at work, and connected to my work's network. While here, my speed/linkrate is 1.0 gbps. Once I am home later and able to connect to my home network, I will double check and confirm the linkrate from there.
Question: is it possible for the linkrate and measured internet speed to be different? In other words, could I have a link rate of 300mbps, but a measured internet speedtest of 90 mbps? Or will those measurements generally be the same?
Also, I presume your line of questions was to confirm whether my computer is physically capable of handling a higher connection speed, and it appears that it is.
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On Ethernet, not likely. Ethernet's link rate and internet speed are typically the same. There isn't much that affects Ethernet speeds.
On Wireless yes, absolutely. in fact, wireless internet speeds can be as much as 50% less than the link rate. There is a lot that can affect internet speeds on wireless, such as band, distance, interference, and load.
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