Dear Friends,
I recently have moved to a new apartment and purchased my own internet, an XFinity plan with 400 mb download speed. I have my computer plugged via ethernet (it is one of those Netgear ones that plugs into the router and then the wall, then the wall into the computer) and other than me and my girlfriends phone, it is the only thing on the internet. I get no lag when I play games, however for some reason my download speed tops out and 1mbps. It takes hours to download any games, any suggestions on how to improve it?
first i would run a speed test https://www.speedtest.net/
see what you are truly getting, im betting its not 400mbs - considering attenuation and the provide possibly throttling.
Second, your router should have an ip address on it with login credentials. if not just google the model of the router and how to log into it.
Open your browser, type the ip, login and check download settings to make sure you aren’t limiting your download speeds.
Beyond that you might want to consider a new router or getting an ethernet splitter to run Ethernet straight to your pc as well as the router.