Internet speed

[imHickaa]

I recently got the gig1 speeds with hub5x. When I do realspeed check everything looks fine. But my speed on my wired device still fluctuating going for 400mbps to 850mbps but never higher. Any ideas of how I can get it up to over 1gbps? Also what is the 10gbps ethernet port on my hub? Cheers for any replies.

[Client62]

Via a 1Gb/s port or network connector the max transfer rate is about 930Mb/s.

[Cardiffman282]

You will need a cat 7 cable for over 1 Gbps. 

[imHickaa]

So with a cat6a cable do it? And with the right cat cable will my wired download speed go over the 1gbps using the 10gbps port? Sorry if these are stupid question, not great when it comes to this stuff

[imHickaa]

Sorry the port is 10gpbs not 1. Will I need a better ethernet cable to reach the speeds that I signed up for I have the 1130mbps deal just want that speed when wired that's all. Sorry if stupid questions not that great when it comes to this stuff

[Cardiffman282 · Accepted solution]

Cat 6a should do it too but 7 is recommended https://www.wired.com/story/what-is-ethernet/

[Client62]

In order to exceed the 930Mb/s limits of a 1Gb/s network socket on the VM Hub 5x and on the Laptop / PC,
we would need to connect a computer with a 2.5Gb/s or faster network socket to the 10Gb/s VM Hub port with a suitable cable.

But beware of the limitations of any given computer, in the original post the speeds mentioned are 400 to 850Mb/s, the limitation here is the rate at which the computer is capable of drawing data and processing it.

Most domestic PCs and laptops do not have a 2.5 / 5 / 10 Gb/s network port as standard.

I would not waste time and money on faster network adaptors just to perform academic speed tests.

The goal of a fast internet connection is to provide a smooth experience for multiple devices doing normal work, it is not to enable a single computer to burn all the bandwidth available to the detriment of every other device in the home.