Go to device manager and locate your NIC. There should be an option under the properties that says something about media type. Change it from auto to 1000Mbps.
It says Cat 5e in black writing on the cableYou need "Cat 5e" cables, make sure yours is not just cat5.
BTW- Gigabit will run on Cat5 or 5e.
Where did you get this information ?
If it will run... it will run with tons and tons of problems.
Cat5e runs it with less problems...while cat6 and above runs without any problems.
I still think you need a different cable. I think a 100mbps connection (where you would use a standard crossover) uses only two wire pairs and a 1000mbps uses all four wire pairs.
Try a regular straight through cat 6 cable. They are cheap enough.
[-0MEGA-];631798 said:Thats true that a 100Mb/s only uses two wire pairs, and that the 1Gb/s uses all four, but any CAT5e crossover or straight has all the same pairs, it just doesnt use them all with the 100Mb/s connection speed.
You sure? A crossover cable is wired differently at the connector? I don't have one to look at and I can't remember.