350mb consistently dropping to 90mb

[ukdood1]

Hi all,

My connection keeps dropping to 90Mb every few days. A complete power cycle of all equipment doesn't fix it either. I work from home sometimes and lately, the VPN keeps dropping out.

I really appreciate any help you can provide.

[Client62 · Accepted solution]

"connection keeps dropping to 90Mb" - sounds just like a network cabled connection de-rating from 1000 to 100Mb/s.

If this is a network cabled connection it could be that the cable has a fault or loose connector & needs to be replaced with a new CAT6A or better cable.

[ukdood1]

Many thanks for the response.

I was using a CAT6 cable from the VM hub to the router however, it was a flat type for running under carpets which probably wasn't screened. I have now replaced this cable with a standard screened CAT 6 cable and checked and tightened all connections.

Speeds are now as expected 🙂

[Lee_R]

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