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I hope someone can help! i've just cat6 cable through my house and hardwired my HTPC, I decided to do a quick speed test and was only getting ~91 Mb/s both devices have GB ports so i was expecting something higher. The HTPC runs Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.4.0-116-generic x86_64).
i did a:
lspci
and got:
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR8151 v2.0 Gigabit Ethernet (rev c0)
and with
sudo ethtool enp2s0 | grep Speed
and got back: Speed: 100Mb/s
i found this: https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1677122, but when i follow the instructions i get:
Makefile:173: *** *** Aborting the build. *** This driver is not supported on kernel versions older than 2.4.0. Stop.
which i guess is fair enough as the post is pretty old, what are my options get a faster speed? am i doing something wrong?
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I hope someone can help! i've just cat6 cable through my house and hardwired my HTPC, I decided to do a quick speed test and was only getting ~91 Mb/s both devices have GB ports so i was expecting something higher. The HTPC runs Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.4.0-116-generic x86_64).
i did a:
lspci
and got:
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR8151 v2.0 Gigabit Ethernet (rev c0)
and with
sudo ethtool enp2s0 | grep Speed
and got back: Speed: 100Mb/s
i found this: https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1677122, but when i follow the instructions i get:
Makefile:173: *** *** Aborting the build. *** This driver is not supported on kernel versions older than 2.4.0. Stop.
which i guess is fair enough as the post is pretty old, what are my options get a faster speed? am i doing something wrong?
networking atheros
asked Dec 6 at 14:40
Ashley Guest
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Are you quite certain that you are using a known gigabit-capable cable, i.e. cat5e or cat6? Welcome to Ask Ubuntu.
– chili555
Dec 6 at 15:20
Hmmm nope! good call, the patch cables i'm using are probably quite old thinking about it. i shall check, if I am using a old cat5 cable would that be the reason why its only returning 100Mb/s when i run sudo ethtool enp2s0 | grep Speed ???
– Ashley Guest
Dec 6 at 16:03
Absolutely! Been there and done that myself. ethtool will report the maximum that the ethernet card is able to negotiate with the router/switch. A small pipe means low speeds.
– chili555
Dec 6 at 16:11
PS- If you have tp buy a better cable, I suggest that you get the very fastest available; that is the most future-proof. I prefer cat7 to cat6a if available and cat 6a over cat6 and so on. Please keep us posted.
– chili555
Dec 6 at 16:25
Just swapped over the cable, the original cable didn't have any writing on it but it must be cat5 as I swapped it with another that says cat5e and now reporting 1000Mb/s. Lan speed test is showing 891Mb/s.... much better! school boy error, i should have checked! will look into getting a better cable in the future as eventually i will have 3 additional devices feeding off the HTPC. Thanks for your help!
– Ashley Guest
Dec 6 at 17:35
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I hope someone can help! i've just cat6 cable through my house and hardwired my HTPC, I decided to do a quick speed test and was only getting ~91 Mb/s both devices have GB ports so i was expecting something higher. The HTPC runs Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.4.0-116-generic x86_64).
i did a:
lspci
and got:
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR8151 v2.0 Gigabit Ethernet (rev c0)
and with
sudo ethtool enp2s0 | grep Speed
and got back: Speed: 100Mb/s
i found this: https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1677122, but when i follow the instructions i get:
Makefile:173: *** *** Aborting the build. *** This driver is not supported on kernel versions older than 2.4.0. Stop.
which i guess is fair enough as the post is pretty old, what are my options get a faster speed? am i doing something wrong?
networking atheros
asked Dec 6 at 14:40
Ashley Guest
31
I hope someone can help! i've just cat6 cable through my house and hardwired my HTPC, I decided to do a quick speed test and was only getting ~91 Mb/s both devices have GB ports so i was expecting something higher. The HTPC runs Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.4.0-116-generic x86_64).
i did a:
lspci
and got:
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR8151 v2.0 Gigabit Ethernet (rev c0)
and with
sudo ethtool enp2s0 | grep Speed
and got back: Speed: 100Mb/s
i found this: https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1677122, but when i follow the instructions i get:
Makefile:173: *** *** Aborting the build. *** This driver is not supported on kernel versions older than 2.4.0. Stop.
which i guess is fair enough as the post is pretty old, what are my options get a faster speed? am i doing something wrong?
networking atheros
networking atheros
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Ashley Guest
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Are you quite certain that you are using a known gigabit-capable cable, i.e. cat5e or cat6? Welcome to Ask Ubuntu.
– chili555
Dec 6 at 15:20
Hmmm nope! good call, the patch cables i'm using are probably quite old thinking about it. i shall check, if I am using a old cat5 cable would that be the reason why its only returning 100Mb/s when i run sudo ethtool enp2s0 | grep Speed ???
– Ashley Guest
Dec 6 at 16:03
Absolutely! Been there and done that myself. ethtool will report the maximum that the ethernet card is able to negotiate with the router/switch. A small pipe means low speeds.
– chili555
Dec 6 at 16:11
PS- If you have tp buy a better cable, I suggest that you get the very fastest available; that is the most future-proof. I prefer cat7 to cat6a if available and cat 6a over cat6 and so on. Please keep us posted.
– chili555
Dec 6 at 16:25
Just swapped over the cable, the original cable didn't have any writing on it but it must be cat5 as I swapped it with another that says cat5e and now reporting 1000Mb/s. Lan speed test is showing 891Mb/s.... much better! school boy error, i should have checked! will look into getting a better cable in the future as eventually i will have 3 additional devices feeding off the HTPC. Thanks for your help!
– Ashley Guest
Dec 6 at 17:35
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Are you quite certain that you are using a known gigabit-capable cable, i.e. cat5e or cat6? Welcome to Ask Ubuntu.
– chili555
Dec 6 at 15:20
Hmmm nope! good call, the patch cables i'm using are probably quite old thinking about it. i shall check, if I am using a old cat5 cable would that be the reason why its only returning 100Mb/s when i run sudo ethtool enp2s0 | grep Speed ???
– Ashley Guest
Dec 6 at 16:03
Absolutely! Been there and done that myself. ethtool will report the maximum that the ethernet card is able to negotiate with the router/switch. A small pipe means low speeds.
– chili555
Dec 6 at 16:11
PS- If you have tp buy a better cable, I suggest that you get the very fastest available; that is the most future-proof. I prefer cat7 to cat6a if available and cat 6a over cat6 and so on. Please keep us posted.
– chili555
Dec 6 at 16:25
Just swapped over the cable, the original cable didn't have any writing on it but it must be cat5 as I swapped it with another that says cat5e and now reporting 1000Mb/s. Lan speed test is showing 891Mb/s.... much better! school boy error, i should have checked! will look into getting a better cable in the future as eventually i will have 3 additional devices feeding off the HTPC. Thanks for your help!
– Ashley Guest
Dec 6 at 17:35
Are you quite certain that you are using a known gigabit-capable cable, i.e. cat5e or cat6? Welcome to Ask Ubuntu.
– chili555
Dec 6 at 15:20
Are you quite certain that you are using a known gigabit-capable cable, i.e. cat5e or cat6? Welcome to Ask Ubuntu.
– chili555
Dec 6 at 15:20
Hmmm nope! good call, the patch cables i'm using are probably quite old thinking about it. i shall check, if I am using a old cat5 cable would that be the reason why its only returning 100Mb/s when i run sudo ethtool enp2s0 | grep Speed ???
– Ashley Guest
Dec 6 at 16:03
Hmmm nope! good call, the patch cables i'm using are probably quite old thinking about it. i shall check, if I am using a old cat5 cable would that be the reason why its only returning 100Mb/s when i run sudo ethtool enp2s0 | grep Speed ???
– Ashley Guest
Dec 6 at 16:03
Absolutely! Been there and done that myself. ethtool will report the maximum that the ethernet card is able to negotiate with the router/switch. A small pipe means low speeds.
– chili555
Dec 6 at 16:11
Absolutely! Been there and done that myself. ethtool will report the maximum that the ethernet card is able to negotiate with the router/switch. A small pipe means low speeds.
– chili555
Dec 6 at 16:11
PS- If you have tp buy a better cable, I suggest that you get the very fastest available; that is the most future-proof. I prefer cat7 to cat6a if available and cat 6a over cat6 and so on. Please keep us posted.
– chili555
Dec 6 at 16:25
PS- If you have tp buy a better cable, I suggest that you get the very fastest available; that is the most future-proof. I prefer cat7 to cat6a if available and cat 6a over cat6 and so on. Please keep us posted.
– chili555
Dec 6 at 16:25
Just swapped over the cable, the original cable didn't have any writing on it but it must be cat5 as I swapped it with another that says cat5e and now reporting 1000Mb/s. Lan speed test is showing 891Mb/s.... much better! school boy error, i should have checked! will look into getting a better cable in the future as eventually i will have 3 additional devices feeding off the HTPC. Thanks for your help!
– Ashley Guest
Dec 6 at 17:35
Just swapped over the cable, the original cable didn't have any writing on it but it must be cat5 as I swapped it with another that says cat5e and now reporting 1000Mb/s. Lan speed test is showing 891Mb/s.... much better! school boy error, i should have checked! will look into getting a better cable in the future as eventually i will have 3 additional devices feeding off the HTPC. Thanks for your help!
– Ashley Guest
Dec 6 at 17:35
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Please be quite certain that you are using a known gigabit-capable cable, i.e. cat 5e or cat 6 or better. If your computer has been connected for some time, it is entirely possible that it was connected with cat 5 which only supports 100 Mb/s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_5_cable
Category 5 cable, commonly referred to as Cat 5, is a twisted pair
cable for computer networks. The cable standard provides performance
of up to 100 Mbps
If you have to buy a better cable, I suggest that you get the very fastest available; that is the most future-proof. I prefer cat7 to cat6a if available and cat 6a over cat6 and so on.
You might also temporarily swap in a known cat 5e or better cable to test the result.
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Category 5 cable, commonly referred to as Cat 5, is a twisted pair
cable for computer networks. The cable standard provides performance
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If you have to buy a better cable, I suggest that you get the very fastest available; that is the most future-proof. I prefer cat7 to cat6a if available and cat 6a over cat6 and so on.
You might also temporarily swap in a known cat 5e or better cable to test the result.
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Please be quite certain that you are using a known gigabit-capable cable, i.e. cat 5e or cat 6 or better. If your computer has been connected for some time, it is entirely possible that it was connected with cat 5 which only supports 100 Mb/s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_5_cable
Category 5 cable, commonly referred to as Cat 5, is a twisted pair
cable for computer networks. The cable standard provides performance
of up to 100 Mbps
If you have to buy a better cable, I suggest that you get the very fastest available; that is the most future-proof. I prefer cat7 to cat6a if available and cat 6a over cat6 and so on.
You might also temporarily swap in a known cat 5e or better cable to test the result.
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Please be quite certain that you are using a known gigabit-capable cable, i.e. cat 5e or cat 6 or better. If your computer has been connected for some time, it is entirely possible that it was connected with cat 5 which only supports 100 Mb/s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_5_cable
Category 5 cable, commonly referred to as Cat 5, is a twisted pair
cable for computer networks. The cable standard provides performance
of up to 100 Mbps
If you have to buy a better cable, I suggest that you get the very fastest available; that is the most future-proof. I prefer cat7 to cat6a if available and cat 6a over cat6 and so on.
You might also temporarily swap in a known cat 5e or better cable to test the result.
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Please be quite certain that you are using a known gigabit-capable cable, i.e. cat 5e or cat 6 or better. If your computer has been connected for some time, it is entirely possible that it was connected with cat 5 which only supports 100 Mb/s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_5_cable
Category 5 cable, commonly referred to as Cat 5, is a twisted pair
cable for computer networks. The cable standard provides performance
of up to 100 Mbps
If you have to buy a better cable, I suggest that you get the very fastest available; that is the most future-proof. I prefer cat7 to cat6a if available and cat 6a over cat6 and so on.
You might also temporarily swap in a known cat 5e or better cable to test the result.
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Are you quite certain that you are using a known gigabit-capable cable, i.e. cat5e or cat6? Welcome to Ask Ubuntu.
– chili555
Dec 6 at 15:20
Hmmm nope! good call, the patch cables i'm using are probably quite old thinking about it. i shall check, if I am using a old cat5 cable would that be the reason why its only returning 100Mb/s when i run sudo ethtool enp2s0 | grep Speed ???
– Ashley Guest
Dec 6 at 16:03
Absolutely! Been there and done that myself. ethtool will report the maximum that the ethernet card is able to negotiate with the router/switch. A small pipe means low speeds.
– chili555
Dec 6 at 16:11
PS- If you have tp buy a better cable, I suggest that you get the very fastest available; that is the most future-proof. I prefer cat7 to cat6a if available and cat 6a over cat6 and so on. Please keep us posted.
– chili555
Dec 6 at 16:25
Just swapped over the cable, the original cable didn't have any writing on it but it must be cat5 as I swapped it with another that says cat5e and now reporting 1000Mb/s. Lan speed test is showing 891Mb/s.... much better! school boy error, i should have checked! will look into getting a better cable in the future as eventually i will have 3 additional devices feeding off the HTPC. Thanks for your help!
– Ashley Guest
Dec 6 at 17:35