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Is there a way to mask my desktop computer so it appears to be a mobile phone when connecting to a network device?

Okay so finally got some closure!

Long story short:

The issue appears to be the cabling between my PC and the router.

Long story:

I updated all the motherboard components, flashed the BIOS and went to Windows 11. I was shocked to see the speeds drop even lower! This however was due to a sneaky utility that got installed when I updated the mobo called "GameFirst VI". After disabling this, I started getting speeds averaging around 150Mb/s which was a tad faster than before but still not that good.

Last week when I was doing all the tests with the new CAT6 cable, I moved the router closer to my PC, as the CAT6 cable is only 10m long, and the distance is probably double that. So I finally decided to move my PC to the router instead, which is easier said than done, but it got done. When I did some speed tests, I was surprised but also super glad to see even faster speeds than I saw on any my mobile phones. Up to 750Mb/s! I also found a server which gave me much higher metrics than any other; HighSpeed Office Limited

750Mbps.webp


Why have I not done this (moving my PC) in the very beginning? Yeah I'm kicking myself! Moving my PC was quite a mission and something I had in mind as a last resort. I did not think moving the router 10m closer to my PC will affect the speeds as much as it did. I'm using a gig LAN extender (TL-WPA8631P KIT), with a couple of CAT5e LAN cables between them and my PC/router. I thought and still think this should suffice, but this is where the problem lies it seems. I can try and replace the CAT5e cables with CAT6 ones which is a cheap option. Failing that, I can install a 20m CAT6 cable going directly to the router.

Thanks again to all who replied, I appreciate your input.
 
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Okay so finally got some closure!

Long story short:

The issue appears to be the cabling between my PC and the router.

Long story:

I updated all the motherboard components, flashed the BIOS and went to Windows 11. I was shocked to see the speeds drop even lower! This however was due to a sneaky utility that got installed when I updated the mobo called "GameFirst VI". After disabling this, I started getting speeds averaging around 150Mb/s which was a tad faster than before but still not that good.

Last week when I was doing all the tests with the new CAT6 cable, I moved the router closer to my PC, as the CAT6 cable is only 10m long, and the distance is probably double that. So I finally decided to move my PC to the router instead, which is easier said than done, but it got done. When I did some speed tests, I was surprised but also super glad to see even faster speeds than I saw on any my mobile phones. Up to 750Mb/s! I also found a server which gave me much higher metrics than any other; HighSpeed Office Limited

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Why have I not done this (moving my PC) in the very beginning? Yeah I'm kicking myself! Moving my PC was quite a mission and something I had in mind as a last resort. I did not think moving the router 10m closer to my PC will affect the speeds as much as it did. I'm using a gig LAN extender (TL-WPA8631P KIT), with a couple of CAT5e LAN cables between them and my PC/router. I thought and still think this should suffice, but this is where the problem lies it seems. I can try and replace the CAT5e cables with CAT6 ones which is a cheap option. Failing that, I can install a 20m CAT6 cable going directly to the router.

Thanks again to all who replied, I appreciate your input.
So all this was simply due to differing positions of router…because you had a short patch lead? 🤣😎

Oh man you’ve made my afternoon. 😀
 
Sanity restored. 75% of 1 GbE is probably the future but a nice number for 5G right now.

There's a question mark that you had powerline adapters in your data path which I don't think were mentioned. I have it as a separate project to check what percentage of the Devolo Magic-2 1200 Mbps link speed I can get using iperf3. Seems you get 100/1300 = 7.7% with your powerline network as the bottleneck.
 
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Sanity restored. 75% of 1 GbE is probably the future but a nice number for 5G right now.

There's a question mark that you had powerline adapters in your data path which I don't think were mentioned. I have it as a separate project to check what percentage of the Devolo Magic-2 1200 Mbps link speed I can get using iperf3. Seems you get 100/1300 = 7.7% with your powerline network as the bottleneck.

Indeed, it would have been well worth the mention for sure, my bad!

Again, I thought it was sufficient to get at least around 500Mb/s with the powerline setup, as per the pic below, but I should have mentioned regardless.

TP-Link Powerline.webp
 
Again, I thought it was sufficient to get at least around 500Mb/s with the powerline setup, as per the pic below, but I should have mentioned regardless.
Yes 🤣

A powerline segment can make a huge performance hit - both throughput and latency.

They are also frustratingly susceptible to differing conditions of the power cabling and the RF noise ingress caused from other appliances, motors, switching elements etc.

Putting a high speed internet connection through them is like trying to set a quarter mile time in a Ferrari F8....down a muddy green lane.
 
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Glad to see you got to the bottom of it.

Highlights when troubleshooting, to mention everything between point A and B. Be specific. That 5G Routers can be very fickle with their placement and they don't need to be moved far for their speeds / performance to drop right off.

Great to see a good bunch of people coming together to help out.

A direct connection to the switch port on the router with a PC, you get the full 1Gps. With a powerline adapter bear in mind that 1200Mbps is shared between all devices connected the powerline adaptors (you might already known this ... you might just use the powerline for this one PC).

Ah the joys of providing IT tech support / remote support...

User calls up - I'm working from home my VPN keeps on dropping out ... first question .. tell me about your set up at home .. uh huh .. the router is on the ground floor in hall way.. and you live in town house and work in the attic conversion so you're effectively on the third floor right.. and you are working on wireless... could you do a test for me? .. for a couple of hours or so could you work on the ground floor near the router and let me know if the VPN drops during that time.. a short while later .. what was the result? It never dropped? If you'd like to work out of the attic you're going to need to improve your wireless signal or get a wired connection up there .. powerline adaptors are great for doing this.. User does this. Confirms no further problems. Real life experience. Experience has told me to start TS there these days (rather than starting with PC settings / searching through FW VPN logs, etc..) - although these days I am spared having to provide end user support - well apart from family members...
 
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