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I've got:
- an internet subscription for 500 Mb/s;
- the Netgear Nighthawk R7000;
- and an annoying problem.
When im cable-connected i achieve almost 500 Mb/s, so that's more than great.
But, roughly once a day my router is limiting that speed to +/- 90 Mb/s. All connected devices experience this problem, so its certainly a router-side problem.
The current solution is simple: Unplug the LAN-cable from the router and plug it back in. Not more, not less. Even a reboot is not necessary.
But offcourse i don't want to do this every single day. It's getting really annoying.
So my question is: Why does this happen and how can i solve it?
What cable are you using to connect your router to your Internet service? Did you make it or was it professionally made? How long is it? What category is it? Which Ethernet wiring standard does it follow? – David Schwartz – 2016-11-07T18:56:49.797
The router is connected to another router (same brand and type), which is constant at 450~500 Mb/s. I did make the cable between those 2 routers myself. Its about 30~40 meters long and of type Cat 5e. But, that cable delivers always 450~500 Mb/s when connected directly to my computer. – Ramon Bakker – 2016-11-07T19:37:16.617
Aha! Which Ethernet wiring standard did you follow when you made the cable? I'll bet you got the mapping of pins to pairs wrong. That would perfectly explain everything. – David Schwartz – 2016-11-07T19:39:13.990
Ill used the straight method – Ramon Bakker – 2016-11-07T19:43:15.563
Right, but which wiring standard? 568A? 568B? If the answer is "neither" or "what's a wiring standard", there's your problem! See my answer. – David Schwartz – 2016-11-07T19:43:48.717
what's a wiring standard – Ramon Bakker – 2016-11-07T19:45:56.430
See my answer. You got the mapping of pins to pairs wrong. It's a very common problem and it causes exactly the symptoms you're experiencing. If you get the mapping right, noise and crosstalk almost completely cancels out. If you get it wrong, it's massively amplified. – David Schwartz – 2016-11-07T19:47:30.673
568B according to your link – Ramon Bakker – 2016-11-07T19:48:31.300
Double check and make absolutely sure that the wires are as documented in the link. Having them wrong would perfectly explain your symptoms. Note carefully where the green and blue wires are. – David Schwartz – 2016-11-07T19:49:09.397
I've got a wallconnector between and i think i connected thta one wrong, but im not sure – Ramon Bakker – 2016-11-07T19:59:26.183
Like this one: http://www.cablestogo.com/product-images/27414/600/27414a.jpg
– Ramon Bakker – 2016-11-07T20:02:13.313I'm pretty close to certain you've got the pins-to-pairs mapping wrong somewhere. That or you just have a poor quality connection somewhere. – David Schwartz – 2016-11-07T20:03:23.977
How do i correctly connect this one: http://imgur.com/a/UJrd6
– Ramon Bakker – 2016-11-07T20:06:26.117Let us continue this discussion in chat.
– David Schwartz – 2016-11-07T20:08:28.093