The LED at the Ethernet port on the router flashes green. The LED at the Ethernet port on the computer flashes orange. Now, a Ookla speed test on the hard-wired computer is running 170 Mbps down. I installed the Cat5e cable it’s 3-feet long. I don’t have any Cat6 cables, but I found a Cat5e cable. However, in reality, it was a Cat5 cable 6-feet long. thought the Ethernet cable going from the router to the computer was a Cat6 cable. SmartByte software is not, and has never been, installed on the computer. The Ethernet cable between the router and computer is 6-feet long. However, a Ookla speed test on the hard-wired computer is running at 97 Mbps down.
I have tried booting to the trouble shooting menu and selecting load unsigned drivers but this has not worked. Wi-Fi emitted by the router is running at 186 Mbps down (per Ookla speed test on Android phone). Once installed the Device 'REaltek PCIe GBE Family Controller' appears in device manager with no issues or conflicts, but nothing is in the Network Connections window when I go through Network and Sharing centre. With the speed increase, my Xfinity router is now receiving 188 Mbps down (per the Xfinity technician’s onscreen data). Why? Because Xfinity recently increased my speed. To get my Ethernet Network Adapter to run faster, what do I need to do? Speed of Ethernet to Desktop: 9 ms ping 97 Mbps down (per Speedtest by Ookla web page ). But if your Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller is 10/100M network device. Speed of Wi-Fi to Android Phone: 186 Mbps down (per Speedtest by Ookla app). This controller driver is available for both 64-bit and 32-bit Windows.
And Install The Driver Trick 6: Check Out The Network Controller Settings. Speed of Coaxial Cable to Xfinity Modem: 188 Mbps down (per data displayed by Xfinity service technician). Why is My Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller Not Working On Windows 10.
Internet Connection: Hard-wired Cat6 Ethernet cable.Įthernet Network Adapter: Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller. System: Dell XPS 8700 desktop PC running Windows 7 Pro.