Why only 10Mbps?

Can anyone tell me why I might only be getting a 10Mbps connection
(instead of 100Mbps) when I use my Cat 5 cable between my Linksys
WRT54G and my laptop? What setting on which device might be involved?

TIA,
David

David Schwartz wrote:

> Can anyone tell me why I might only be getting a 10Mbps connection
> (instead of 100Mbps) when I use my Cat 5 cable between my Linksys
> WRT54G and my laptop? What setting on which device might be involved?
>
> TIA,
> David
I don't have a laptop (will send you my shipping address). Until it
arrives, check through your router's setup screens - you may have
the WAN port set to 10mbps. Choose 100mbps or autonegotiate 10/100.

On Mar 22, 10:39 am, Roby <r...@no-address.net> wrote:
> David Schwartz wrote:
> > Can anyone tell me why I might only be getting a 10Mbps connection
> > (instead of 100Mbps) when I use my Cat 5 cable between my Linksys
> > WRT54G and my laptop? What setting on which device might be involved?
>
> > TIA,
> > David
>
> I don't have a laptop (will send you my shipping address). Until it
> arrives, check through your router's setup screens - you may have
> the WAN port set to 10mbps. Choose 100mbps or autonegotiate 10/100.

Thanks but I don't see any such choice in the router setup.

David Schwartz <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Can anyone tell me why I might only be getting a 10Mbps connection
> (instead of 100Mbps) when I use my Cat 5 cable between my Linksys
> WRT54G and my laptop? What setting on which device might be involved?

How have you determined that the connection is 10Mbps?
Do you have any other device that will connect to the router or your laptop
at 100Mbps?

What OS is the laptop running?
If it's Windows XP, There is an advanced configuration that allows to
select link speed or auto negotiate.

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"David Schwartz" <(E-Mail Removed)> writes:

> Can anyone tell me why I might only be getting a 10Mbps connection
> (instead of 100Mbps) when I use my Cat 5 cable between my Linksys
> WRT54G and my laptop? What setting on which device might be
> involved?

Try disabling autonegotiation in your laptop's driver and set it to
100mbps and doing the same on the linksys side if applicable. The
latest firmware for your WRT54G (be sure to get the right hardware rev
number!) would also benefit you.

Sometimes autonegotiate just doesn't work.

Could be you don't have a 10/100 adapter, could be the port you're
hooking to is only a 10mbps port. You dont' mention what version of
the WRT54G you have, though I'm pretty sure all the back to 1.x the
LAN ports were 10/100, but I think the WAN port may have only been
10mbps. These are vague recollections though.



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Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/

On 22 Mar 2007 11:04:59 -0700, in alt.internet.wireless , "David
Schwartz" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Mar 22, 10:39 am, Roby <r...@no-address.net> wrote:
>> David Schwartz wrote:
>> > Can anyone tell me why I might only be getting a 10Mbps connection
>> > (instead of 100Mbps) when I use my Cat 5 cable between my Linksys
>> > WRT54G and my laptop?

How are you determining that its only 10Mbps?

>> I don't have a laptop (will send you my shipping address). Until it
>> arrives, check through your router's setup screens - you may have
>> the WAN port set to 10mbps. Choose 100mbps or autonegotiate 10/100.
>
>Thanks but I don't see any such choice in the router setup.

Not likely to be any config option on the router, check the laptop's
network card config for similar options. Also try a different cable,
could be damaged internally.

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Mark McIntyre

On Mar 22, 4:09 pm, Mark McIntyre <markmcint...@spamcop.net> wrote:
> On 22 Mar 2007 11:04:59 -0700, in alt.internet.wireless , "David
>
> Schwartz" <david...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >On Mar 22, 10:39 am, Roby <r...@no-address.net> wrote:
> >> David Schwartz wrote:
> >> > Can anyone tell me why I might only be getting a 10Mbps connection
> >> > (instead of 100Mbps) when I use my Cat 5 cable between my Linksys
> >> > WRT54G and my laptop?
>
> How are you determining that its only 10Mbps?
>
> >> I don't have a laptop (will send you my shipping address). Until it
> >> arrives, check through your router's setup screens - you may have
> >> the WAN port set to 10mbps. Choose 100mbps or autonegotiate 10/100.
>
> >Thanks but I don't see any such choice in the router setup.
>
> Not likely to be any config option on the router, check the laptop's
> network card config for similar options. Also try a different cable,
> could be damaged internally.
>
> --
> Mark McIntyre

Set the configuration and now I'm running 100Mbps!

Thx everyone

David Schwartz wrote:
> Can anyone tell me why I might only be getting a 10Mbps connection
> (instead of 100Mbps) when I use my Cat 5 cable between my Linksys
> WRT54G and my laptop? What setting on which device might be involved?
>
> TIA,
> David
>
I am assuming the WRTG53 lan port is set to 100 mbs ?
have you tested another cable and what happens if you plug another
computer in ?