Is my network speed right, or is there something wrong?

Anchundan

Anchundan

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I'm a bit confused by this. I have the following hardware:

Synology DS213Air: Gigabit Ethernet with 2x4TB of WD Reds (not RAID)
Asus RT-AC88U WiFi Router: 8x Gigabit LAN Ports
Motherboard Asus Z97 Sabretooth Mark S: Dual Gigabit LAN controllers (only 1 connected to wifi router)
D-Link DGS-105 Gigabit Switch
HuaWei Echolife HG8321R GPON ONU FTTH (no idea what kind of network speed, but it's just the fibre link)

I'm sending large files to my Synology through windows explorer and only getting maximum 26MB/s, average 22MB/s speeds. Is there something wrong? I'm in an apartment, not a house, so the network distances are not great.
 
Sorry, yes, all wired. RJ45 from PC into the wall, RJ45 from wall to router, RJ45 from router to Synology.

I just tried the jumbo frames at 4088 and 9014, and now I'm only getting speeds of 11.4MB/s! (I did enable jumbo frames at the router, and restarted, etc). So I've disabled it all, and restarted, and still only get max. 11.4MB/s.

I've looked at my network adapter properties, and under Link SPeed, it says Link Status Speed 100.00 Mbps/Full Duplex and speed and duplex is set for Auto Negotiation.

I ran the diagnostics on the connection and it says "Link speed: 100Mbps. The link partner is not capable of higher speeds."

... So I'm confused. As my original post, everything is supposed to be Gigabit.
 
Thanks, it's the PC connection. I've just uploaded newer drivers for the PC connection (Intel(R) Ethernet Connection (2) I218-V), and have noticed a newer firmware for the router too so installing that now.

I think first thing I'll do is connect directly from this PC to the router, as the decorators put the network cables in the wall, and I have no idea what kind of cable they used. Then I'll check the other network connection.

Edit: I can't find anywhere in the router's stats to see what speed everything is connected, not sure it has this for wired connections.
 
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OK, more info:

This morning I connected my 2nd network port into the wall, and the result was the same, 11.4MB/s.

Then I connected my PC directly to the router using a "CAT 7 Giga-Speed LAN cable" and another from the router to the Synology, and my speed jumped up to an average of 32MB/s, maxing at 35MB/s.

The file I am copying is a 4GB MP4 file, copied from my SSD on my PC to the 2x4TB WD Red drives on my Synology.

So 35MB/s is not exactly Gbps speed, but it's a lot better than 11.4MB/s, so I have to conclude that whatever the cowboys who installed my network cabling into my walls put in there is of pretty low quality.

I think maybe I'll have to go for a wireless adapter to get this speed any faster.
 
ok, the network tester lights up on channels 1, 2, 3 and 6 only.

I've looked at how they've terminated the cables that go into the first switch, and it does appear they only connected up 4 wires.

I next opened a faceplate, and all 8 wires have been terminated. So it seems the person who put the plugs on the end of the network cables to go into my switch (my internet service provider) was lazy, and the people who actually put the network cables into the walls and connected them to the faceplates (the decoration company) did their job properly. The cables themselves all have 8 wires, so it looks like all I need to do is to rewire the plugs somehow.

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The faceplates all seem to be ok, if so far as they have connected all 8 wires. So I guess I just need to buy some ends and some kind of crimping tool?
 
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