Hmm is this a problem?

jaackla · 23 Jul 2015 at 15:19

Okay im connected to my router via a ethernet cable and when you put the cable into your computer and the router its a green light around the ethernet part but past 2-3 days its turned orange :S and im getting weird connections on games and keep d/c we have 2 other ethernet cables plugged in and there all green. ive reset router loads of times ive evan changed moved the cables into different slots and its always my one that ends up with an orange light, i still get internet but when i play games i d/c a lot and this has only been happening past 2-3 days pls help

mothermachine · 23 Jul 2015 at 15:34

Change the cable. Ideally for something like a CAT5 or CAT5e. Couple of quid from anywhere. Most likely that, if the other cables/machines are running fine on the same port and your cable is dud on all ports.

Dempsey22 · 23 Jul 2015 at 15:35

Think orange means 100Mbps connection and green means 1Gbps

Can you check in your Network & Sharing center what speed your running at ?

mothermachine · 23 Jul 2015 at 15:36

Oh yeh was going to point out that you want to check what speed your network adapter is set to. Should ideally leave it to Auto or force it to 1gbit, but you'll need a decent cable for that. Cat5/cat5e as mentioned.

jaackla · 23 Jul 2015 at 15:40

Just done a test of my speed i got 18 ping and 54 mbs, it used to green light and i used to get 50-54 aswell but since monday it went to orange but still getting same speed

mothermachine · 23 Jul 2015 at 15:49

What do you mean 54mb/s... Are you sure you aren't running off wifi instead of your ethernet? You should either see 100mb/s or 1000mb/s if you're on ethernet.

ED209 · 23 Jul 2015 at 15:56

check what speed your connected to your LAN at.

go to network and sharing centre, network connections and double click on your network card. you should see a section that says speed.

jaackla · 23 Jul 2015 at 16:03

yh we only pay for 50mps so i shouldent go near 100mbps

jaackla · 23 Jul 2015 at 16:04

when i click on the local area connection status it says speed: 1.0 Gbps

mothermachine · 23 Jul 2015 at 16:21

jaackla said:
when i click on the local area connection status it says speed: 1.0 Gbps

That's all good then. So if the light on your router/switch for your cable is going to orange sporadically then that would indicate that it's dropping down to 100mb/s on occasion, so I would still look at replacing your cable. It's literally £1.50 or something to do that if you don't know anyone with a spare.

jaackla · 23 Jul 2015 at 16:26

Alright cheers

thanks for all the advice ect much appreciated

BuToNz · 23 Jul 2015 at 16:51

Setup a ping test from your computer to the router (IE CMD>ping 192.168.1.1 -t) and look for dropped packets. Could be an issue with your LAN adapter/driver or router, you should not get a single dropped packet between your computer and the router - LAN (To the internet is different - WAN).

Moley · 24 Jul 2015 at 11:27

Also worth hardcoding your ethernet adapter settings to 1000/Full in windows so autonegotiation can't kick in and screw your connection up.

leigh_boy · 24 Jul 2015 at 11:38

Moley said:
Also worth hardcoding your ethernet adapter settings to 1000/Full in windows so autonegotiation can't kick in and screw your connection up.

this is only true if all sides are set or it will drop to half duplex.