Nixlimited
Occasional Visitor
Here is my setup. Cable Modem->Apple Airport Extreme->8-port Switch->5 Port Switch (downstairs)->Xbox/PS3/AppleTV/Etc.
OK, I feel like a complete idiot, but I can not figure this out. I have a fully wired house. However, in some places I need to plug in more than the single wall outlet allows me, so I use a switch there. One such place is downstairs where all the entertainment stuff is. So, I noticed that after I installed a Netgear GS-105, all the devices connected to it had significantly slower internet than they should. I started to troubleshoot by first running speedtest.net on my wireless n connection. All was well. Then I plugged into the downstairs 5-port switch and turned my wireless adapter off. When I tested speedtest this time, it ran at only 25% of the wireless speed. I was able to duplicate this multiple times. Finally, I decided to test the speed at the wall port to see if it was the switch. When I plugged my computer directly into the wall, I get no internet at all, no matter how long I sit and try to refresh it. As soon as I take that cable, plug it back into the switch, and then connect the switch to the computer, I have internet again. I can't figure it out.
So I guess my questions are: (1) why am I not getting internet from the wall outlet and (2) why is my internet so much slower behind the switch?
OK, I feel like a complete idiot, but I can not figure this out. I have a fully wired house. However, in some places I need to plug in more than the single wall outlet allows me, so I use a switch there. One such place is downstairs where all the entertainment stuff is. So, I noticed that after I installed a Netgear GS-105, all the devices connected to it had significantly slower internet than they should. I started to troubleshoot by first running speedtest.net on my wireless n connection. All was well. Then I plugged into the downstairs 5-port switch and turned my wireless adapter off. When I tested speedtest this time, it ran at only 25% of the wireless speed. I was able to duplicate this multiple times. Finally, I decided to test the speed at the wall port to see if it was the switch. When I plugged my computer directly into the wall, I get no internet at all, no matter how long I sit and try to refresh it. As soon as I take that cable, plug it back into the switch, and then connect the switch to the computer, I have internet again. I can't figure it out.
So I guess my questions are: (1) why am I not getting internet from the wall outlet and (2) why is my internet so much slower behind the switch?