Why is the bandwidth so low with LAN cables?

Hi, I've laid a LAN cable through my garden that's directly connected to the router. I plugged the connector in myself. To test it, I connected my laptop to the LAN cable. However, only 2 of 4 bars are displayed. What's causing this if it's connected directly to the router via cable? Is it due to the cable length? Did I plug the connector in incorrectly?

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MartinusDerNerd
5 months ago

Hello!

There should be no “balking” at all in a plugged-in Lan cable.

Apparently you are still connected by WLan.

You seem to have to “priorize” the available network connections in BS.

Then the switchover should happen automatically in the future.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U21V_smOyfE

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=notebook+lan+wlan+priorit%C3%A4t

Greeting

Martin

Thomasg
5 months ago

what for bars? There’s nothing like that. Does the laptop even have a link?

I guess he just keeps using wlan because he doesn’t get a link on the lan cable because there was something wrong crimped

hans39
5 months ago

Quote: “But only 2 of 4 bars are displayed.” – There is no such ad for a LAN connection!

HesslerITCon
5 months ago

Hopefully there’s no lightning in the garden then you have a big problem.

Better glass fiber or WLAN. What do you mean with 2 out of 4 bars? LAN cables do not have any strength display.

evtldocha
5 months ago

Showing only 2 of 4 bars

… since when will a LAN cable “Balken” be displayed? You need to configure your network adapter (i.d.R. automatically via DHCP) and turn off WLAN.

In the end it remains to say: WLAN is not the Internet connection and therefore the signal strength of WLAN only has something to mean if you have a WLAN connection to router. But you have a cable connection to the router.

TheMonkfood
5 months ago

There are no bars for LAN connection. Disable your WLAN adapter or turn off your Wi-Fi on your laptop

Wiesel
5 months ago

Since when does a LAN have a speed bar like a WLAN?

For external use, you should not transfer a standard Cat7, but one that is also intended for external use.

I guess now that you’re connected to the Wi-Fi outside and the LAN may not get any signal.