Netgear GA311 NIC

CHiLL · 20-02-2009, 21:28

I just purchased this to complete my 1GB LAN. But it is only connected at 100MB.

I have a Netgear GS605 (5-port Gigabit switch and 3x 1GB cables) My main computer, running Vista and onboard LAN is connected at 1GB, but my second machine which is:

Asus M2N-MX SE Plus (AM2)
AMD LE-1600 2.2GHz
1GB Kingston DDR2
Maxtor 80GB IDE HDD
Netgear GA311
Windows XP Professional SP3

It is installed, but it's only connected at 100MB/s, and I can't figure out why.

Help?

Dai · 20-02-2009, 23:17

maybe a dodgy cat5e cable? Try another or get a cat6.

What sort of length is the cable run?

CHiLL · 21-02-2009, 09:43

I am using brand new CAT6 cables, which all work at 1GBs according to 2 other computers. (I have tried all the new cables in the computers)

The cables are 2m in length.

Dai · 21-02-2009, 09:48

Very strange. I used a batch of exactly the same cards recently to upgrade a client's workstations to gigabit. They all worked perfectly on cat5e, even a couple that are pushing the 100m limit.

Maybe you just have a 'duff' card. Have you tried forcing the speed settings rather than auto-negotiation?

CHiLL · 21-02-2009, 10:12

I don't know how to force it.

I have been having hard drive issues, so I am backing up my data and putting in a new drive and installing XP fresh. I'll try the card again, and if it doesn't work, I'll take it back to the shop.