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    Why won't my ethernet run at Gigabit speed!??

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by nycguy620, Dec 18, 2009.

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    nycguy620 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi. On my brand new Sony SR590, I cannot get the ethernet connection to run at 10/100/1000, only at 10/100. I don't see any settings for this whatsoever and I think I've looked everywhere. I have the Yukon 88e8040 card. When I bought the computer, the site says it's a GbE card! But why isn't it running at such speed?
     
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    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    What about the device "at the other end"?
     
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    That shouldn't matter. The device manager on my computer won't show any settings higher than 10/100. The number '1000' is nowhere to even be found! So at this point, the other end doesn't matter at all.
     
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    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Hmmm... just looked at my SZ and that contains the number 1000...
    And the SZ is older.

    I'm thinking, the Vaio Smart Wi-Fi/Network Utility?

    In Device Mamager I assume you right clicked -> "properties" and went into the "tabs"...??
     
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    The LAN connection says that it is running at 100Mbps. When I go to device manage and click on the tab with all the options for the card, under the speed/duplex options it only gives options for 10 half-duplex, 10 full duplex, 100 half, and 100 full. That's it.
     
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    Drivers, drivers, drivers.
     
    surfasb, Dec 18, 2009
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    Yea I think so too. But even though I havent checked this yet, it would seem weird that the installed drivers are not correct. I JUST got this computer and everything on it is manufacturer-installed. Is it likely that Sony would install improper drivers?
     
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    Well...Sony isn't known for driver support :(
     
    DetlevCM, Dec 18, 2009
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