10/100 mbit network/internet question

[Paul11]

i have 8mb broadband, running over cat 5 cable from my hub to my pc.

i have used 2 pairs to connect the network ends at each end of the network cable (running phone line on the other 2 pair)

the network connects on my PC showing as 10mbps

i have just upgraded to 16mb broadband which i will get next week.

Do i need to get my network running at 100mbps to use the extra bandwith ?
do i need to use more wires in my network cable to achieve this ?

thank you

 

[Paul11]

thank you both... problem sorted.

You could try forcing the port on the PC to 100Mb as auto-negotiation doesn't always work.

I did that and it seems to have come straight up at 100mbps......

excellent.... now just got to wait for my adsl2+ router to arrive.....

thank you thank you

 

[Paul11]

what kind of tests?