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2.5 Gigabit Ethernet

ajtupman — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 11:33:28 GMT

Hi, I'm building a computer and the motherboard I've bought has a 2.5 gigabit Ethernet port on it. Will this work with the Home Hub 6?

Re: 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet

jac_95 — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 11:42:26 GMT

Home Hub 6 and the Smart Hub 2 have Gigabit Ethernet (IEE 802.3) ports. So it won't be able to negotiate at a higher rate even if your network card on your PC can.

Re: 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet

ajtupman — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 12:40:35 GMT

Sorry for being a noob but does that mean I can't plug the Home Hub 6 into a 2.5 GB Ethernet port or that I can, it just won't take advantage of the higher speed but will still work?

Re: 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet

licquorice — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 12:46:06 GMT

You can plug it in but it will only negotiate at 1Gb rather than 2.5Gb. A link can only work at the speed of the fastest device.

Re: 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet

jac_95 — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 12:46:43 GMT

The latter. You can still connect to the home hub 6 via Ethernet but your PC's network card will drop down to the maximum speed the home hub 6 can negotiate at.

Re: 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet

ajtupman — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 14:01:39 GMT

Thank you very much guys, just wanted to make sure I can plug it in anyway so I know I've not wasted my money 😀