USB-C to Ethernet adapter not pushing 1000Mbps

[waziazi]

I have a 1Gbps fiber connection and when I use my PC or home server that are wired via Ethernet I get full speeds (up & down). But when I tried connecting my MacBook Pro to the Ethernet wire using a Anker USB C to Ethernet Adapter, Portable 1-Gigabit Network Hub I get a very jumpy connection, starting fas then quickly dropping to around 100Mbps (10MB/s). I get faster speeds using Wi-Fi.

Is this a USBc limitation, or could the adapter be faulty, or is there some configuration issue, or what? Does anyone else have any experience with this? And what is the best USBC-to-Ethernet adapter on the market?

 

[waziazi]

It appears installing the driver partially fixed it. Now my down speed seems to be capping at around 700Mbps but the upload speed is stuck at 100Mbps! Is this normal or should I be getting 1000Mbps up and down?

 

[alphaod]

I use the Thunderbolt to Ethernet one with the TB3 adapter and I also have the Belkin one that Apple sells, both work great. If you don't have a TB3 adapter already the Thunderbolt one isn't that great value.

 

[waziazi]

It appears the same issue is happening with the belkin. My download never seems to go above 750mbps but my upload is always capped at 100mbps.

Now I suspect it might be a configuration or software driver thing. Are there belkin drivers? I cannot seem to find them.

Anyone have any advice on this issue?

 

[alphaod]

Feels like something is wrong with your computer… I get full speeds with my adapter:



All plug and play.

I used a 2016 15" MacBook Pro to run this test.

 

[waziazi]

Feels like something is wrong with your computer… I get full speeds with my adapter:

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All plug and play.

I used a 2016 15" MacBook Pro to run this test.

I get full speeds when i use speedtest.net, but when I download a file from a URL, the speed starts fast then drops to 10-20mbps. All other computers download the file at top speed and do not drop so low.