i just got a 2 year promo for gig internet speed for less that i was paying for 150 mbps, so of course i signed up for it. took the old equipment back, installed the new modem, got wifi setup without issue, both wired comps connected without issue. what i found is when i did a couple of speedtest is i'm only getting between 85 and 87 mbps. at first i thought it was the connection so i chatted with xfinity and they couldn't find anything wrong. i then proceeded to run speedtest on our phones and my roommates. on his comp i got 885 mbps, my phone 338 mbps, and on his phone 298 mbps. i decided to do one more test and booted into a live mint cinnamon, opened firefox and ran a speed test, got 993 mbps. i then proceeded to boot into manjaro and test my speed and got the same 85 to 87. whatever is limiting my speed in kubuntu has to also be in manjaro. any steps i can take to see what might be limiting my internet connection?

thanks

Kubuntu 19.04 Kernel 5.2.8, Manjaro 18.0 KDE Kernel 5.2.8
nVidia 430.40 Driver, Asus 970 Gaming/Aura, AMD FX 6300, 16Gig DDR3,
Samsung 120Gig 850 EVO, AOC 29" Ultra Wide 2560x1080, nVidia 750Ti,
USB 3 Card, Drives 2TB, 1.5TB, 1TB

Presumption: the phones and computers with low speeds are using wireless connections, the 'puters with higher speeds are wired. True?

The Asus 970 does not have a built in wireless adapter and assume it is wired connection or more information is required. From the specifications it uses a Intel I211-AT LAN adapter.

https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards...pecifications/

Both Kubuntu and Manjaro are using a 5.2.28 kernel where Mint live is a 4.15 kernel. I have not searched to see what the driver is for your adapter but at first guess would assume something is broken with the newer kernel/driver.

Hopefully others are more familiar with the hardware.

yea the computers are both wired. i checked the specs and even went to intel and the lan chip is capable of handling 1000 mbps. the mobo in my roommates system really isn't much different than mine. thanks for catching the info i forgot. might see what kernel came with kubuntu and reinstall it to see what i get. manjaro i won't bother with cause it's going anyway.

scasey the phones are getting between 228 and 335 via wifi, so i don't know about that chart.

please delete this post. thanks

Not sure I understand yet if we are talking about wired, wireless or both on this.

https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-...nection-speed/

it plainly says the phones are on wifi and the comps are wired.

Wired... The cell phone wireless speed is kind of superfluous information...

not cluttering the thread with pointless post would be greatly appreciated. now as for the kernel i went back to the original and still the same issue.

From what I read the released kernel version is 5.0. versus linux Mint 4.15. Some research might be necessary to find when the adapter was first supported see if there are any problems. You might have to downgrade to a 4 kernel or just switch to linux Mint.

i just ran the live kubuntu key and it's at 933 mbps. i may just do a fresh install cause i want to install 18.04 and replace 19.04 cause there are apps that i use that haven't been updated for 19.04. the kubuntu key is 18.04 and i feel they should have been by now.

Isn't gig speed nominally equal to 1000Mbps (maybe 1024Mbps)??
How is 933Mbps not a confirmation of that speed?

once again in the installed os's i'm getting about 85 to 87. in the live usb keys i'm getting 933. please actually read the post. thanks

I resent your tone, sir...back on my ignore list. Figure it out yourself!

suggestion grow up and learn to read. i am not the one in the wrong here and you damn well know it. you chose to comment in a thread with out reading the post thoroughly. when one has to repeat something that is plainly stated it gets old real fast.