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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021 10:05 PM

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Constantly Seeing 1/10 of Expected Speeds on XB7 Via Ethernet

Hello, apparently I have stumped the technicians at Xfinity.  I have the Xfinity XB7 Gateway with promising 1.2gbps speeds.  I CONSISTANTLY receive exactly 1/10 of this (about 90-100 mbps) every time I perform a speed test.  Before anyone asks, here are a few bullet points:

  • I have witnessed 950gbps speeds before via my ethernet connection (which is what I would expect) so I know my hardware setup is capable. I replaced my current XB7, thinking it was the issue and immediately began receiving 900+ mbps speeds for a couple of hours. The next morning, I was back to 90-100mbps speeds.
  • The computer I constantly test speeds with is a Windows 10 64 bit machine, connected straight to the orange port of the XB7 via a CAT5 ethernet cable – no switches! My NIC port is capable of Gigabit speeds.
  • A Xfinity tech came out recently and replaced several Coax connections to reduce “noise”. This did not help.
  • Another Xfinity tech tried to help me over the phone by changing setting on his end but was unsuccessful.
  • On the Xfinity Home app, my XB7 Gate always sees more that 1gbps coming in so that is not a problem.
  • I have fiber optic to my home and every room in the house has a dedicated ethernet run.
  • My Wireless speeds are actually FASTER than my ethernet speeds. Getting about 300 mbps via Wifi when tested on my iPhone.
  • Performed windows settings via the command prompt but nothing helped.

So, my questions are, why am I constantly seeing exactly 1/10 of what I should be?  How is it that I have witnessed 900+ mbps speeds before but now I don’t, without anything changing?  Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks!

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3 years ago

So, i get that from time to time, make sure the ethernet cable is inserted ALL the way in the the ethernet port, at both ends of the cable, also i have had a ethernet cable go rogue on me, it alternated between 1400 Mbps and 100 Mbps, i replaced the cable and no issues, also you can look at the back of the Xb7, if the effected port has a amber light next to it instead of green, it is connecting at 100 Mbps...

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@jlavaseur 

Thanks for the respond.  I checked the connections and they're all good, however, the light on the back of the Xb7 does flash amber, not green.  How can I fix this?  Thanks.

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I would try a different Ethernet cable, cat 6, new if possible, until then I would take the Ethernet cable completely out, reinstall it, reboot the Xb7, hopefully it will negotiate the correct speed, if not try a different port on the back of the Xb7….

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Hello @Kpoman! Thanks for taking the time to work with the community here to try and figure this out. I'd like to take a closer look on our end to try and narrow down what may be the cause of these poor speeds. Please send us a Direct Message with your first and last name as well as your service address so we can assist.
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@jlavaseur Looks like your answer worked!  I simply just changed to a different port (green light now) and now I'm getting the speeds I should be.  Thanks!

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