Broken Ethernet Cable ?

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Dolby

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From my router, I run two ethernet cables to two computers in separate rooms - one being my main PC and the other just secondary.

I noticed ADSL issues the other night - lag, unstable, spikes and my torrents which used to go at 1.4MB/sec+ was going at between 30kb/sec-500kb/sec continually. Naturally I assumed Telkom and a line fault and thought I'd wait a few days to see.

This morning, however, I decided to try on the second PC and although speeds aren't what they were, I am getting a pretty stable 800-1MB/sec - so thinking my ethernet cable is bust ?

I know there is a gadget to check - but is there maybe a program to check if all is alright with the cable at all?
 
Why don't you test the throughput when you copy a large file from one computer to the other?
 
Cable used to work - so not the wrong.

Can't swap them because of the lengths :/ The one PC is 2 meters and the other 15 meters.

I can try transfer a file actually - but would different protocols not maybe use different cables within?
In other words can transfer work, but torrent not - o doesn't it work like that ?
 
Why don't use a cable tester?
 
Dolby said:
Cable used to work - so not the wrong.

Can't swap them because of the lengths :/ The one PC is 2 meters and the other 15 meters.

I can try transfer a file actually - but would different protocols not maybe use different cables within?
In other words can transfer work, but torrent not - o doesn't it work like that ?
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Just copy a file across the network, I really doubt it's the cable.
 
Rickster said:
He no have one, and I dont think buying one just to use it once in a blue moon is justifiable.


Are cable testers cheap BTW?
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Worth buying and keeping.
80 bucks or so.
 
Hi there is most simple thing to try it to unplug the cable then plug it in again on both sides sometimes the contact is lost and just unpluging and repluging solves the fault.
 
Are you sure it is not shaping or throttling which causes the slower speeds for your internet?
Is normal downloads such as drivers affected?
 
Very simple. Connect from a wireless device, somewhere close to the router. Either a laptop or smartphone. Goto Speedtest.net or download the app, and then test. Obviously this assumes your router is WiFi enabled or you have a wireless access point somewhere. Alternatively, move one of the PCs to the other and then swap cables to test.
 
Dolby said:
Cable used to work - so not the wrong.

Can't swap them because of the lengths :/ The one PC is 2 meters and the other 15 meters.

I can try transfer a file actually - but would different protocols not maybe use different cables within?
In other words can transfer work, but torrent not - o doesn't it work like that ?
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Ethernet is ethernet. Your apps don't know or care about the underlying media.
Check your network card stats for collisions, drops and other errors.
 
Sinbad said:
Ethernet is ethernet. Your apps don't know or care about the underlying media.
Check your network card stats for collisions, drops and other errors.
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^ this... You could also run a ping within your own network to confirm packet loss & spikes
 
Dolby said:
Cable used to work - so not the wrong.

Can't swap them because of the lengths :/ The one PC is 2 meters and the other 15 meters.

I can try transfer a file actually - but would different protocols not maybe use different cables within?
In other words can transfer work, but torrent not - o doesn't it work like that ?
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If you can't swap cables swap pc's. Actually, just move one pc.
 
Ping your router.

If it's more than 3ms or drops any packets probably the cable yes.
 
lol you can swap cables, just take the longer cable and use it on the pc that uses the shorter cable O.o that should help narrow down the problem
 
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