100 mbps rather than 1 gbps - eviltoast

I have cat 6 cabale and router and laptop have gbps port and also my network provider support gbps speed still my network shows me its 100 mbps any solution?

  • tehmungler@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Gigabit needs four pairs connected. If any are damaged, it’ll fall back to 100Mbps which requires only two pairs. So check your cable. An Ethernet cable tester is quite cheap but handy.