Macbook Pro M3 Pro Ethernet Connection

[It Burns When IP]

Hi I am using my Macbook Pro M3 pro - connected to the Gigahub 1.0 (Homehub 4000). I am using 10 GbE Etehernet to USB-Adapter with a Cat6a Cable, but under hardware and speed for the ethernet connection I am only seeing 2500Base-T, rather than 5000Base-T (there is no option for 10,000Base-T)

Does anyone know why this is the case? 

[WelshTerrier]

Good Day & Welcome

Thank you for posting your question.

The MacBook Pro M3 Pro supports a maximum wireless data rate of 2400 Mbps using Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) across 5GHz and 6GHz bands.

Your real-world speed depends on your modem, internet plan and the capabilities of your device. 

The MacBook Pro M3 Pro does not feature a built-in Ethernet port. When using a USB-C to Ethernet adapter and a Cat 6 or higher cable you can achieve wired speeds up to 2.5 Gbps.

That is the best you are going to be able to achieve with your Apple Macbook Pro M3 pro.

Take care.

[It Burns When IP]

I believe you're correct about the Wi-Fi, but the M3 Pro uses Thunderbolt 4 ports, which support up to 40 Gbps, so a 10 GbE adapter should connect to 10 GbE. Now, this particular brand specifies that it is really 7 GbS for Windows and 5 GbS for Mac. So I still should be seeing 5000Base-T, if I am not mistaken.

[Vanadiel]

If you connected it to the 10 Gbps port of the home hub, the issue you are experiencing is that based on other postings in this forum the home hub cannot link at 5 Gbps. It seems to be able to support 1, 2.5 and 10 Gbps only.

This is likely a restriction by the network chip on the home hub's 10 Gbps port, as this issue is not totally uncommon and depends on connectivity rates that the chipset supports which is not necessarily matching the options your network adaptor will have.

You can try manually setting it to 5000Base-T but the connection will likely fail.

[It Burns When IP]

what about gigahub 2.0?

[Vanadiel]

Have not seen much about the 2.0 version. 5 Gbps is often not fully supported on many chipsets, so it might be having a similar issue.