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ccarmock · 14-05-2019, 22:23

The fact your PC is getting the full speed when wired indicates that the Hitron is performing well, as is your VMB cable connection. Is the Pi directly cabled to the Hitron, or at least the same device that your PC was connected? if they are connected to the same device, then I would check the cables (try swapping them to see if the poor performance moves), then try swapping the ports PC & Pi are connected to to see if the problem moves.

If after both of these the problem remains with the Pi then it points to an issue with the Pi itself - maybe it's network drivers were updated?

One thing to also check - on all devices you are connecting are the ethernet ports set to auto negotiate speed & duplex? Particularly with 100 Mb/s devices, but generally good practice anyway, it is important that both switch and device ends match - either both configured for the same set speed & duplex or both auto, but not one end auto and one end fixed.

Unfortunately both powerline & WiFi are variable and depend on local conditions at the time.

The key thing here is that your PC connected to the Hitron works at full speed.

The Hitron WiFi isn't great. I'd suggest using a WiFi access point with decent antennas to maximise coverage.

I do have the Hitron setup too, but don't have WiFi on it as I am using the fixed routed subnet option, which disables WiFi, so already switched to a WiFi access point and have no issues and get around 370 Mb/s most of the time.

14-05-2019, 22:23	#2
ccarmock cf.geek Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 804	Re: Hitron poor performance The fact your PC is getting the full speed when wired indicates that the Hitron is performing well, as is your VMB cable connection. Is the Pi directly cabled to the Hitron, or at least the same device that your PC was connected? if they are connected to the same device, then I would check the cables (try swapping them to see if the poor performance moves), then try swapping the ports PC & Pi are connected to to see if the problem moves. If after both of these the problem remains with the Pi then it points to an issue with the Pi itself - maybe it's network drivers were updated? One thing to also check - on all devices you are connecting are the ethernet ports set to auto negotiate speed & duplex? Particularly with 100 Mb/s devices, but generally good practice anyway, it is important that both switch and device ends match - either both configured for the same set speed & duplex or both auto, but not one end auto and one end fixed. Unfortunately both powerline & WiFi are variable and depend on local conditions at the time. The key thing here is that your PC connected to the Hitron works at full speed. The Hitron WiFi isn't great. I'd suggest using a WiFi access point with decent antennas to maximise coverage. I do have the Hitron setup too, but don't have WiFi on it as I am using the fixed routed subnet option, which disables WiFi, so already switched to a WiFi access point and have no issues and get around 370 Mb/s most of the time.