laptop max 100 Mbps only on COX 150 Mbps plan
I have COX 150 Mbps plan but when I check laptop it says connection is 100 Mbps only. I used to be able to go above 100 Mbps in past, but recently the adapter connection shows max 100 Mbps only. Also...
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Thanks Mouth and Bruce. Not Cox Panoramic, it is an old modem / router with wifi, before Cox came out with Panoramic. The NIC is set to Auto Negotiate. Running troubleshooting came back no issue. I did try with different ports / cat 6 cables and hooked up directly to the cable modem port and nothing helped. I have Dell Inspiron 17-5570 and after more web search it looks like the NIC may be limited to 100 Mbps. This info is Not on the Dell site but other people review site, almost impossible to find. I was on the 300+ Mbps plan in past and could have sworn that I had speed close to 300+ Mbps back then. Maybe I was using a different laptop back then. For a moment I thought Cox McAfee may be causing the issue. Anyways thanks for your feedback.
How to check ethernet adapter speed in Control Panel
Press Windows Key + R and type control panel. Click OK to open the Control Panel.
Windows 10
- Open Control Panel.
- Click on Network and Internet.
- Click on Network and Sharing Center.
- Click on Change adapter settings.
- Double-click the network adapter.
- Check the connection speed in the Speed field.
Windows 7
- Open Control Panel.
- Click on Network and Internet.
- Click on View network status and tasks.
- Click on Change adapter settings.
- Double-click the Local Area Connection.
- Check the connection speed in the Speed field.
If the ethernet adapter speed is 100 Mbps, you will be limited to a download speed less than 100 Mbps, regardless of the download speed provided by Cox.
