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Title: 4 Gigabit Lan ports on this DIR-868L does not connect with 1 gigabit connection
Post by: mgoyal212 on July 09, 2015, 03:28:48 PM

Hi Guys,

I just connected my router to auto-sensing switch (8 ports). The switch is sensing 100mbps connection instead of 1 gigabit.  My other computers have gigabit NIC card and sensed as gigabit connection on my switch. Only the connection from this router is sensed as non gigabit.

I have tried both type of cables 5E crossover and 5E straight through, but not success.

Hardware Version: A1
FW Version: 1.10

Please help.

Title: Re: 4 Lan ports on this DIR-868L does not connect with 1 gigabit connection
Post by: FurryNutz on July 09, 2015, 04:19:43 PM

• What Hardware version is your router? Look at sticker under the router case.
• Link>What Firmware (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=47512.0) version is currently loaded? Found on the routers web page under status.
• What region are you located?
• What  Mfr. and model # of the switch?
• By-pass the switch by connecting a wired LAN PC directly to check the speeds.
• Check cable between Modem and Router, swap out to be sure. Link> Cat6 is recommended. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAT6)

Internet Service Provider and Modem Configurations

• What ISP Service do you have? Cable or DSL?
• What ISP Modem Mfr. and model # do you have?
• Is ISP Modem/Service using Dynamic or Static WAN IP addressing?
• What ISP Modem service link speeds UP and Down do you have?

THis router does 1Gb wired connection rate speeds. I have one and enjoy it.

Title: Re: 4 Gigabit Lan ports on this DIR-868L does not connect with 1 gigabit connection
Post by: mgoyal212 on July 09, 2015, 04:29:41 PM

Hi FurryNutz,

Hardware Version: A1
FW Version: 1.10
Location: Canada
Switch : Asus GX-D1081   

On this switch, if any connection is below 1 gigabit, the port light is RED, if connection is 1 gigabit the port light is GREEN.
All my wired computer shows GREEN, except for this router.

Thanks  for your time,

Title: Re: 4 Gigabit Lan ports on this DIR-868L does not connect with 1 gigabit connection
Post by: FurryNutz on July 09, 2015, 04:35:00 PM

By-pass the switch by connecting a wired LAN PC directly to check the speeds.

Title: Re: 4 Gigabit Lan ports on this DIR-868L does not connect with 1 gigabit connection
Post by: mgoyal212 on July 09, 2015, 05:01:02 PM

Hi FurryNutz,

If I by-pass the switch then how can I check the connection speed of router port  using PC.
Is there any software to test?

Thanks

Title: Re: 4 Gigabit Lan ports on this DIR-868L does not connect with 1 gigabit connection
Post by: FurryNutz on July 09, 2015, 05:47:49 PM

You can check the connecton rate in Windows...Under status for the NIC card your connecting with.

Title: Re: 4 Gigabit Lan ports on this DIR-868L does not connect with 1 gigabit connection
Post by: mgoyal212 on July 09, 2015, 06:05:20 PM

Status for the NIC shows the connection of  NIC only.  If NIC status shows 1 Gbps connection, it means that NIC is capable of gigabit only if the other end is also supporting it.

I have tested this with my switch. If I change my computer NIC speed to 100 mbps the port light on switch becomes RED. I changed back to 1 Gbps, the port light becomes GREEN. 

So the NIC STATUS is really telling you the connection capability of NIC and not of the router port.

Title: Re: 4 Gigabit Lan ports on this DIR-868L does not connect with 1 gigabit connection
Post by: FurryNutz on July 09, 2015, 06:10:57 PM

Status shows the connection rate of the NIC to what it's connected too.

I just tested this with my Windows 7 PC on a 1Gb and 100Mb swtich and saw both values on the status windoow for the NIC.

Title: Re: 4 Gigabit Lan ports on this DIR-868L does not connect with 1 gigabit connection
Post by: turboglenn on July 11, 2015, 11:57:50 AM

Sometimes it can be bad brand of 5e Cables thats doing this. Have you tryed with an other cat 5e or maybe 6?

Title: Re: 4 Gigabit Lan ports on this DIR-868L does not connect with 1 gigabit connection
Post by: FurryNutz on July 13, 2015, 06:36:47 AM

Any status on this?  ???

Quote from: mgoyal212 on July 09, 2015, 03:28:48 PM

Hi Guys,

I just connected my router to auto-sensing switch (8 ports). The switch is sensing 100mbps connection instead of 1 gigabit.  My other computers have gigabit NIC card and sensed as gigabit connection on my switch. Only the connection from this router is sensed as non gigabit.

I have tried both type of cables 5E crossover and 5E straight through, but not success.

Hardware Version: A1
FW Version: 1.10

Please help.