issue:Ethernet internet speed is really slow compared to my wifi. I constantly get over 250 mbps on wifi, but on my LAN connection, I get like 5-10 mbps. I have to restart my laptop or replug my connection like 2-3 times to make it work properly. It sometimes just works fine but then sometimes just doesn't. Idk why the LAN connection works fine on my Acer Nitro and my internet is stable on other devices, and even just connecting this laptop over wifi, but on LAN this keeps happening.
i even installed new drivers for wifi and realtek pcle family controller but this issue keeps happening it's just annoying.
#model: Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
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issue:Ethernet internet speed is really slow compared to my wifi. I constantly g...
do u have vantage installed?
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do u have vantage installed?
i uninstalled it for toolkit
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i uninstalled it for toolkit
did u also disable it in llt settings?
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did u also disable it in llt settings?
llt?
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um
this?
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yes, can u maybe install vantage again and check for “wifi boost” or sum like that? not sure if its that since wireless works good
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yes, can u maybe install vantage again and check for “wifi boost” or sum like th...
i disabled it and security too before uninstalling vantage
tested if that was causing my issue
since i saw alot of fourms saying it may have caused slow wifi
i thought my issue was wifi too but then i found out it was just my lan connection
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how old is the ethernet cable?
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i think its like 3-4 years old?
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hmm then no clue. i dont know how ethernet exactly works but this is my theory: the connector and/or wifi card on the predator is old so it works with an older ethernet cable. however, legion is new so doesnt work quite well with old cable
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it's a cat6 cable it works fine on acer nitro i tested
it sometimes works fine like currently but then sometimes just doesnt??
i got this laptop like 10days ago and this problem is annoying me so bad
mostly happened when it went to sleep so i disabled power saving and green thing in drivers advance
but it just sometimes happens when i boot in or restart my laptop too idk why the wifi seems fine but the lan is just not working properly
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bad connection? make sure cable and port are clean.. no clue otherwise
can you go ahead and install the driver linked in https://discord.com/channels/761178912230473768/1251609402960515072?
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i tried with a dongle but it only supports 100mbps and its fine with it but when i connect directly to laptop i get that issue
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download new driver > uninstall old one in device manager > install new one
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download new driver > uninstall old one in device manager > install new one
uninstall and install new driver for this right?
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sorry i've never uninstalled driver before is it the "uninstall device" option?
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sorry i've never uninstalled driver before is it the "uninstall device" option?
after you have downloaded the driver
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https://www.elevenforum.com/t/latest-intel-wi-fi-driver-for-windows-11.943/
yea i just installed this
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okay
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attempt to remove bla bla
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alr
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https://www.elevenforum.com/t/latest-intel-wi-fi-driver-for-windows-11.943/
and then install this
and pray it works
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and pray it works<:KEKW:1145301769010806794>
just did it now i gotta pray
i'm losing my sanity over this
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not seeing my wifi card scared me shitless
was like ah um are u sure?
wifi works but lan doesnt every fourms i see i complaining about wifi but mine is opposite
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still not fixed?
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still not fixed?
it works fine but i have to see later
because it just works fine then just doesnt anymore
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okay
lets hope this fixed it
btw - i wouldnt uninstall other drivers like display this way
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like sometimes i restart my laptop it just kills itself
or when i open it
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btw - i wouldnt uninstall other drivers like display this way
yea..i figured
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only drivers you can uninstall this way are bt and network
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like i have no idea why it just works sometimes but sometimes it doesnt like sometimes i open my laptop and my internet feels slow af and have to replug my ethernet 2-3 times to make it fast again
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only drivers you can uninstall this way are bt and network
okie
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feels slow? have you done actual speedtests?
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feels slow? have you done actual speedtests?
yes its like 4-8 mbps
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then i have to physically remove and replug to make it go 200+
or restart/shutdown laptop again
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go back to device manager > intel card > rightclick properties > power managment
untick allow the computer bla bla
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i test wifi and it just works fine but not my frikin lan
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go back to device manager > intel card > rightclick properties > power managment
yea idid that
even unticked power saving and green blah blah
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since some people said maybe thats why laptop going to sleep was causing this
because everytime it went to sleep my lan connection just died
but now even restarting or sometimes just opening it caused it
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yeah but now you installed totally new driver
yes did that thank you
thank you for the help i hope this fixed it if not
imma kms
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um for what?
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this
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weird
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i even reinstalled my lan drivers from realtek and it still having that issue
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check your ethernet properties. is it negotiating to only 10mbps mode?
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since wifi is working fine
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that would be a sign of a bad cable or connection
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that would be a sign of a bad cable or connection
yeah but whats weird is, on his acer nitro its all fine
languid kestrel
you could force the ethernet to negotiate higher in device manager, ethernet, but that's a dirty hack and might not work
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check your ethernet properties. is it negotiating to only 10mbps mode?
its working fine currently
like it's giving me 250 mbps but sometimes just doesnt
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its working fine currently
is it still working fine after the driver install?
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well check the ethernet properties next time
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mostly when i restart my laptop
sleep/or just sometimes when i turn it on
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is it still working fine after the driver install?
yes
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well check the ethernet properties next time
how do i check it?
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mightve been a bad driver you installed or something wasnt right
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uh i forget i'm currently afk. somewhere in windows network settings
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this?
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wifi drivers are fine, ethernet drivers could have issues if they were installed from somewhere other than lenovo.com or windows update
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thats why i was so confused because i legit dont know why the heck its doing this
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wifi drivers are fine, ethernet drivers could have issues if they were installed...
it was just doing this so i reinstalled it from realtek
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wat, realtek's website doesn't offer drivers iirc
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lenevo didnt show me the newdrivers or even windows or i'm just too dumb tbh
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or yeah that link
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download and run it
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also do the device manager uninstall + remove drivers checkbox before running it
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also do the device manager uninstall + remove drivers checkbox before running it
i had him install the intel wifi driver
https://www.elevenforum.com/t/latest-intel-wi-fi-driver-for-windows-11.943/
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on the ethernet device (probably called Realtek GbE or something)
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this doesnt include ethernet?
no was just wifi
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<:fesh:938601702607695912> no was just wifi
lmao
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was this from realtek website
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lol
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was this from realtek website
looks weird. stick with lenovo's driver.
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okie
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feel so dumb
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feel so dumb
i was like but but my lan was the issue not wifi will reinstalling wifi help lan too??
but didnt question it
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is it this?
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yeah
i thought it was this way because when i upgraded from stock card to ax210 i downloaded that driver and bt and that was it
figured wifi and ethernet was in the same driver
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so do i do the same and uninstall my lan driver and install that?
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yeah
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Um it said installed complete but didnt actually install the drivers do i have to restart?
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reopen dev manager
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uh then restart
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sum went wrong maybe
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And the ethernet is slow
Wifi works fine
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Was the cable cat5/5e/6?
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1168.10.720.2022
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Have you tried with other cable?
I haven't tried that yet
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looks like its a 2022 driver
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Since it just works fine sometimes it doesn't idk
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Was the cable cat5/5e/6?
Cat6
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or its just a coincidence that it says 2022
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I haven't tried that yet
What is the autonegotiation on ethernet settings said
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looks like its installed then
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What is the autonegotiation on ethernet settings said
um how do i check that again
oh yea
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looks like its installed then
the one i installed from realtek was 2024 version
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So perhaps a cable problem
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can you give me the link for that?
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then how is lenovo 2 years behind
idk
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Just try with other cable and see how it goes
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So perhaps a cable problem
it has no problem with ethernet dongle but that only supports 100mbps
or my old laptop but this one has a problem just dies to 5-10mbps
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then how is lenovo 2 years behind
should i reinstall the 2024 version?
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it has no problem with ethernet dongle but that only supports 100mbps
or my old ...
A bit of funny thing
Try disabling Flow Control
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should i reinstall the 2024 version?
try playing with sleep and booting first
see how it goes
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died again lmao
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try playing with sleep and booting first
same as before slow
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well
try different drivers
if all that doesnt work
its new cable time
for some reason
or
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died again lmao
I think this is a Flow Control issue lmao
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does ur nitro has same card?
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Disable Flow Control and Gigabit Lite
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i replugged my ethernet
Oh
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does ur nitro has same card?
its a old ass laptop idont think so
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Oh
yea i have to like restart or replug my cable for it to work fine
it keeps happening and i have to physically replug the cable
or retstart device sometimes even shutdown
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yea i have to like restart or replug my cable for it to work fine
My hypothesis is in either or both flow control and gigabit lite still xd
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this doesnt happen to my wifi but only ethernet
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My hypothesis is in either or both flow control and gigabit lite still xd
disable those?
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disable those?
yes
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can you gimme link for new 2024 driver?
or should i reinstall it from my last source
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1mbps higher
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<:risitasnervous:954771792772333630>
amazing
also do you have Advanced EEE or Green Ethernet on?
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removed and replugged agaiin and its back to 250
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also do you have Advanced EEE or Green Ethernet on?
yush i disabled em
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If it ain't Flow Control or GigLite, it's likely those funny powersaving configs
i installed this 10.72.524.2024 driver and will try to check by disabling those
if that doesn't fix that i think i will try this with new cables
if that fixes this i will shoot myself and if that doesn't 
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<:risitascry:959460070352101506> if that fixes this i will shoot myself and if t...
that will not fix it
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that will not fix it
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that will not fix it
wait what wont fix it?
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wait what wont fix it?
shooting urself
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shooting urself
thought that but i was like does he mean cables??got scared for a bit
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last thing i can think off is switching the predator card with the lenovo card
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last thing i can think off is switching the predator card with the lenovo card
whats that?
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but that shouldn’t matter
oh i mean nitro card
just try a new cable, its primeday on amazon so maybe u can get a good cable for cheap
not that they are expensive anyway
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i just hate how i'm like "i think it works now"
and it just works when sleeping or restarting too
then later on i open my laptop again the next day and yep same thing again
im jinxing myself
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not that they are expensive anyway
yea..i hope its the cables but i think imma give this laptop to the store for them to check since i still have my warranty
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yea..i hope its the cables but i think imma give this laptop to the store for th...
check cable first
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check cable first
okay
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was this from realtek website
want to say that this is fine as realtek website looks like that
you would take the ones that DONT state "not support power saving
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check cable first
i think it was the cables i tried with diff cambles and dont see any issue
im waiting for my new cables now