Cant get Hub 5 and TP Link AX6000 working 1GB

Even though both devices have a 2.5gbe port I cannot get the speed above 940mb the same speed I was getting on hub 4.

I'm told I should be getting at least another 100mb, anyone have any ideas?

Thanks.

What's the LAN link speed of the machine speed testing via the AX6000?

If that's only connected at regular gigabit then there's your issue.

It should be 2.5gbe also.

Have you definitely checked?

940 Mbps (net) sounds uncannily like something is only connected at a line rate of 1 Gpbs (less the usual overheads).

I just checked and yes ur right my link speed is 1000mb/s.

I've tried changing to 2.5gbs full duplex and my cables are brand new CAT 8.

What else can I try please? I'm at a loss here.

Unless I am mistaken the only copper port on your router that supports 2.5 GbE is the WAN port and that is in use by the upstream connection to the VM Hub.

All the LAN ports are 'only' 1 GbE (see datasheet screenshot) - therefore you cannot force a 1 GbE port to operate at 2.5 GbE.

The only alternative I can suggest is to LAG (link aggregate) two of the router LAN ports into your machine (that has a dual-port 1 GbE NIC that can also be LAG'd)

OK....


Thanks for clarifying this.

No worries. The other way to skin this cat is...

1. put a small switch with 2.5Gbs (or higher) capable ports between the Archer and your PC
2. connect to this 2.5Gbps capable switch using a single cable (presuming your PC has a 2.5Gbps capable NIC).
3. connect the intermediate switch with 2 x 1 Gbps connections (using LAG at both ends) to the Archer 2 x LAN ports

But plonking dual NIC (with LAG capability) in your PC will no doubt be the cheaper/easier way to go.

Does this dual NIC support it if not can u point me in the direction of one to get please.

Heres the one im looking at......

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dual-Port-Gigabit-Network-E...

No with Windows it needs to be a genuine Intel NIC (like an I350-T2V2) such that you can use Intel’s proper drivers and ProSET tools to create the teaming across the ports as Windows doesn’t support native link aggregation teaming at the OS level any more it needs to be done at the NIC driver level.

What OS are you running? W11 appears to be problematic.

Have a good search on Windows Intel NIC teaming support for background info.