10G not working properly

DaveB
Contributor II

Hello all!!

I have been a happy Bell internet customer for a while now (15+ years).  I just upgraded to the 3GB plan and the tech just came and installed the modem.  My desktop computer has a build in 2.5GB NIC, and I have a CAT6 cable from the 10GB port on the modem, and plugged directly into my 2.5GB card.  I am getting unexpectedly low download rates.  Ookla says my download is 140.07 Mb/s and upload is 881.22.14 Mb/s.

When I plug into one of the 1G ports I get better results.  When I plug my laptop into the 10GB port (it only has a 1G NIC) I get similar results as my desktop.

I have firmware version  1.16.5

I have tried removing the NIC from the device manager & updating the drivers.  

While the tech was here we were not able to get it working.  The really weird thing is he even went and got another modem from his truck and it had the same result.  I have tested sppeds to the modem in the modem console page and the modem is getting 3GB+ speeds.

Are there any known problems with these ports? is there something I can do to fix this?

TIA

David

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ZaneP
Community All-Star
Community All-Star

Your post (here and on DSLR) is multifaceted.

So for this issue:

"If they simply sent a registered XGS-PON SFP+ instead of this ridiculous 'modem' none of this would be an issue at all, in fact I was incorrectly informed that was what they did, inside the GigaHub, but of course only the earlier models did this."

On the HomeHub 3000 you could remove the SFP ONT and bypass the Hub entirely. On the HH4000 and Giga Hub there isn't an ONT module: everything is soldered onto the board.

And this issue:

"Using PPPoE pass-thru on either a 1G or a 10G client port and connecting to the 10G port on the Gigahub I see speeds of 300-400Mbit on a speed test. The exact same configuration but connected to a 1G port on the Gigahub and I reliably get 980Mbit+."

Did you explicitly set the port to 10G, or is set to Auto?

"Hopefully I'll know more soon."

Please post updates on your progress!

 

 

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ajh
Contributor

Is your firewall perhaps BSD based? I ran into something similar. Swapping over to one of my Linux machines everything worked as expected.

DaveB
Contributor II

ok so here is a quick update.  I did a bunch of testing using different ports on the router, and using a second computer.  Nothing was getting resolved.  In a conversation with a friend, he mentioned my cable may be too long.  I took 40 ft off the cable, and put a new connector on.  Now I am getting speeds of 2325 download, and 2260 upload.

This is what I was working towards, and it all ended up being the cable.  Thank you everyone for all your help.

dks
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A very good point. It appears that Cat6 cable has a maximum length of 180 ft for 10 Gb connections while Cat6 for 1 Gb has maximum length of 328 feet. In other words, the shorter the better! 

https://infinity-cable-products.com/blogs/performance/cat6-max-speed  

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same here, my 2.5g NIC to 10G port hh400 only runs on 1G bps. Using my own 2.5g router to my 2.5 NIC, it runs 2.5g.

DaveB
Contributor II

So as it turns out, cat6a drops speed much sooner than cat7 or 8.  This was a 100ft cable.  I took accurate measurements,  and bought a 75ft cat8 cable.  Now I am running full speeds.  

dks
Community All-Star
Community All-Star

Yes, as in navigation, distance matters. Cat6 cables are usually sufficient, but every situation is different. 

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dks
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@Joey2 wrote:

same here, my 2.5g NIC to 10G port hh400 only runs on 1G bps. Using my own 2.5g router to my 2.5 NIC, it runs 2.5g.


You might try running the Virtual Repair Tool found in the My Bell app to determine is all is right with your profile. It is also possible you are having a issue with your motherboard not being able to handle more than 1Gb speeds. Without more information that is beyond the scope of the community, it's hard to tell. 

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Perhaps because 2.5G is not 10G. There is no requirement for a 10G device to link at 2.5G or 5G. A $25 10G card will solve your issue.

Shield21
Contributor

Screenshot 2024-10-05 234034.jpgScreenshot 2024-09-27 151117.jpgScreenshot 2024-10-05 075746.jpg My systems we get  have Built In Dual 2.5 GB and use the cat 8's  bell fibe giga hub new firmware 2..13 I'm getting Mine This Tues there Doing away with the 2.11 the resue version in is messing uo it's stuck On the 1,196  they can't fix it they Took the 211 away then Brought it back Mid Augs this year they syatted rolling it out it's Oct and still having problems with it  so the 2.13 Not Widly Avaliable yet to all  but had requested it cause are software Sufi would pick it up or not .