My Wireless Speed from 2 feet away is Faster than if Connected by Ethernet Cable, huh

[Peachesbackwards]

Can someone help me on this as I'm totally baffled. I've ran about 25 speed tests from testmy.net and each time my wireless internet speed is significantly faster than if I connect my laptop by ethernet cable to my combo broadband modem/router. The modem/router is only about 2 feet from my laptop.

To me this doesn't make any sense. Does this mean there is something wrong with the modem/router as the results should be reversed. Note when I test connected by cable I turn the built in wireless connection off the laptop. Can someone help me on this as none of this makes sense to me. Thanks

 

[AdmnPower]

This could be caused by a lot of things, depending on your internet speed and your router type wireless can actually out perform wired. Say you have a 300 megabit wireless router that only has 10/100 megabit wired ports. The wireless could certainly outperform the wired connection if the conditions were right. Your issue could be caused by a number of things though, could be something to do with the configuration of your network hardware or it could be as simple as a poor ethernet cable. More information, router brand and model, ISP and information on your laptop would help.