Windows XP shows my cable modem connection speed as 1.0 Mbps. Can someone confirm???

miley · Post by **miley** » Tue Oct 30, 2001 3:16 am

Windows XP
Motorola Surfboard SB4100 USB
Roadrunner cable service
Surfboard SB4100 XP/2000/ME USB Beta drivers

If you click on Network Connections in your control panel, it will bring up your LAN/Cable modem. Click on it and tell me what connection speed you cable guys are at.

My main question is whether a connection speed of 1.0 Megabits is normal? I thought the SB4100 and Roadrunner was supposed to be like 2.3 Megabits??

IF I load the Windows 98 SB4100 USB drivers the connection speed goes down to 750.0 Kilobits. So I will stick with the beta drivers for now...

TvL2000 · Post by **TvL2000** » Tue Oct 30, 2001 8:44 am

Hi, I also have Win XP and I have Win 98. In both Operating Systems my connection is 1.0 Mbps...
But it's in fact a 512 kbps DSL connection... It says 1.0 mbps but I cannot go faster than 512 kbps....
I confirmed your problem...
bye

FRESTYL · Post by **FRESTYL** » Tue Oct 30, 2001 7:43 pm

Hey i am running xp now and i checked out my setting, i am also on rr and mine reads 10.0Mbps. i have the old motorola cybersurfer wave modem. hope this helps

NYR 56 · Post by **NYR 56** » Tue Oct 30, 2001 9:04 pm

Im on XP also, and it shows mien as 10mbps.

But guys, that just means the ethernet setting. It isnt the actual speed of your LAN. May as well ignore it.

Matt615 · Post by **Matt615** » Tue Oct 30, 2001 9:37 pm

XP here on a SB4100 ethernet and it says 10Mbps for me

miley · Post by **miley** » Wed Oct 31, 2001 12:22 am

Seems strange. You guys should look a little closer. Make sure it says 10.0 Mbps and not 1.0 Mbps.

If you are in fact at 10 million bits per sec then you'll see 10.0 Mpbs

TvL2000 · Post by **TvL2000** » Wed Oct 31, 2001 3:32 am

Whoops! Yeah sorry guys!!! It says 10 Mbps, not 1 Mbps....
Sorry!

Bret · Post by **Bret** » Wed Oct 31, 2001 6:52 am

My LAN connection is 100 Mbps, and XP reports 100 Mbps.

Set · Post by **Set** » Wed Oct 31, 2001 1:34 pm

mines says 100.0mps i am on a 1.5 meg cable is that right 100.0?????

Bret · Post by **Bret** » Wed Oct 31, 2001 1:41 pm

Yes, that is correct - 100 Mbps. It is because I am on a 100 Mbps LAN, which in turn connects to a router which connects to my ISP at 1.5 Mbps / 384 kbps. XP returns the speed of the LAN (in my case) and NOT the speed of the internet connection.

Bret

NotFastEnough · Post by **NotFastEnough** » Thu Nov 01, 2001 9:31 pm

I think XP is returning the speed of the connection between your PC and your cable modem...

An SB4100 with everything set to auto-detect will show 100.0 Mbps.

Bret · Post by **Bret** » Thu Nov 01, 2001 9:38 pm

Originally posted by NotFastEnough
I think XP is returning the speed of the connection between your PC and your cable modem...

An SB4100 with everything set to auto-detect will show 100.0 Mbps.

That may be true for some, but I don't have a cable modem, nor an SB4100.

onetopdog · Post by **onetopdog** » Fri Nov 02, 2001 4:58 am

How do I check my connection like you guys are using windows 98?

NYR 56 · Post by **NYR 56** » Fri Nov 02, 2001 4:25 pm

You dont. Its nto liek this actually matters. The guys that have a 100mbps conenction to their SB have much slower speeds than my 10mbps connection I bet.

NotFastEnough · Post by **NotFastEnough** » Fri Nov 02, 2001 7:51 pm

The only part of my connection that runs at 100Mbps is between my PC and SB4100... NYR 56 if you are faster than I am Hooray!

MILEY maybe try taking that SB4100 off of USB and running a NIC in your machine?