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General Maximus · 26-10-2015, 10:13

I am so glad I asked that question. The reason why I posted the link above is to show you what it should say. If your laptop is only 1 month old it should definitely have a gigabit nic. Can you give us the model number so we can look it up? 1gbit (1000 megabits) means it can do up to that speed, so if VM provision you for 200mbits you can do and if they upgrade you to 500mbits it can do it. Similarly if your laptop/nic can only do 100mbit than that is all you are going to get regardless of the speed VM give you. The best way to think of it is this. I could tell you I have just built a new 6 motorway and it is so long and straight that the speed limit is a fantastic 200mph. You are allowed to drive at 200mph but if you have got a moped which can only do 40mph than you know that is all you are going to do.

Give us the model number of your laptop and we'll see what type of nic it has got and if there are any new drivers available for it. (btw, what type of cables did you buy? if you look at the printed info on the cable does it say cat5e patch cable?)

26-10-2015, 10:13	#53
General Maximus cf.mega poster Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lincoln Services: phone + 1gbit BB + SkyQ Posts: 11,021	Re: 200 Meg broadband advice. I am so glad I asked that question. The reason why I posted the link above is to show you what it should say. If your laptop is only 1 month old it should definitely have a gigabit nic. Can you give us the model number so we can look it up? 1gbit (1000 megabits) means it can do up to that speed, so if VM provision you for 200mbits you can do and if they upgrade you to 500mbits it can do it. Similarly if your laptop/nic can only do 100mbit than that is all you are going to get regardless of the speed VM give you. The best way to think of it is this. I could tell you I have just built a new 6 motorway and it is so long and straight that the speed limit is a fantastic 200mph. You are allowed to drive at 200mph but if you have got a moped which can only do 40mph than you know that is all you are going to do. Give us the model number of your laptop and we'll see what type of nic it has got and if there are any new drivers available for it. (btw, what type of cables did you buy? if you look at the printed info on the cable does it say cat5e patch cable?)