Slow download speeds

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garuda-inxi
System:
Kernel: 6.2.7-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.1
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=14a5b890-55ef-4f1e-84d9-6e242a5f7eb5 rw rootflags=subvol=@
quiet quiet splash rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0
loglevel=3 ibt=off
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.4 tk: Qt v: 5.15.9 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 1 dm: SDDM
Distro: Garuda Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: Gigabyte model: B360M H v: x.x
serial: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends v: F1
date: 02/22/2018
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Core i7-8700 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Coffee Lake
gen: core 8 level: v3 note: check built: 2018 process: Intel 14nm family: 6
model-id: 0x9E (158) stepping: 0xA (10) microcode: 0xF0
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 6 tpc: 2 threads: 12 smt: enabled cache:
L1: 384 KiB desc: d-6x32 KiB; i-6x32 KiB L2: 1.5 MiB desc: 6x256 KiB
L3: 12 MiB desc: 1x12 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 4300 high: 4307 min/max: 800/4600 scaling:
driver: intel_pstate governor: performance cores: 1: 4302 2: 4300 3: 4301
4: 4300 5: 4297 6: 4301 7: 4300 8: 4307 9: 4300 10: 4301 11: 4302 12: 4299
bogomips: 76799
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GP106 [GeForce GTX 1060 6GB] vendor: eVga.com.
driver: nvidia v: 525.89.02 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 530.xx+
status: current (as of 2023-03) arch: Pascal code: GP10x
process: TSMC 16nm built: 2016-21 pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 16
link-max: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1c03
class-ID: 0300
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.7 with: Xwayland v: 23.1.1
compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: nvidia unloaded: modesetting
alternate: fbdev,nouveau,nv,vesa gpu: nvidia display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3840x1080 s-dpi: 90 s-size: 1084x301mm (42.68x11.85")
s-diag: 1125mm (44.29")
Monitor-1: DP-0 pos: right res: 1920x1080 dpi: 90
size: 544x303mm (21.42x11.93") diag: 623mm (24.52") modes: N/A
Monitor-2: HDMI-0 pos: primary,left res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 93
size: 527x296mm (20.75x11.65") diag: 604mm (23.8") modes: N/A
API: OpenGL v: N/A renderer: N/A direct-render: N/A
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Cannon Lake PCH cAVS vendor: Gigabyte driver: snd_hda_intel
bus-ID: 1-3:3 v: kernel chip-ID: 0951:16a4
alternate: snd_soc_skl,snd_sof_pci_intel_cnl class-ID: 0300
bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:a348 serial: <filter> class-ID: 0403
Device-2: NVIDIA GP106 High Definition Audio vendor: eVga.com.
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 16
link-max: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:10f1
class-ID: 0403
Device-3: Kingston HyperX 7.1 Audio type: USB
driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid
API: ALSA v: k6.2.7-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api tools: N/A
Server-1: PipeWire v: 0.3.70 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: Gigabyte driver: r8169 v: kernel modules: r8168 pcie: gen: 1
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: 4000 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168
class-ID: 0200
IF: enp3s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Device-2: Realtek RTL8192EE PCIe Wireless Network Adapter
driver: rtl8192ee v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: 3000
bus-ID: 04:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:818b class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp4s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 3.17 TiB used: 24.05 GiB (0.7%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Samsung
model: SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 type: SSD serial: <filter>
rev: 2B2QEXM7 temp: 45.9 C scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Kingston model: SUV400S37240G
size: 223.57 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 96R9 scheme: GPT
ID-3: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Western Digital
model: WD10EZEX-08WN4A0 size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B
logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter>
rev: 1A02 scheme: GPT
ID-4: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 type: USB vendor: SanDisk model: USB 3.2Gen1
size: 232.97 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: N/A
serial: <filter> rev: 1.00 scheme: MBR
SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 1.82 TiB size: 1.82 TiB (100.00%) used: 24.05 GiB (1.3%)
fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
used: 576 KiB (0.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
ID-3: /home raw-size: 1.82 TiB size: 1.82 TiB (100.00%)
used: 24.05 GiB (1.3%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 1.82 TiB size: 1.82 TiB (100.00%)
used: 24.05 GiB (1.3%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 1.82 TiB size: 1.82 TiB (100.00%)
used: 24.05 GiB (1.3%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 15.56 GiB used: 529.5 MiB (3.3%)
priority: 100 dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 42.0 C pch: 53.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia
temp: 53 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 12%
Info:
Processes: 343 Uptime: 57m wakeups: 0 Memory: 15.56 GiB
used: 6.04 GiB (38.8%) Init: systemd v: 253 default: graphical
tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.1 clang: 15.0.7 Packages: pm: pacman
pkgs: 1423 libs: 353 tools: octopi,paru pm: appimage pkgs: 0 Shell: fish
v: 3.6.1 default: Bash v: 5.1.16 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.26
Garuda (2.6.16-1):
System install date:     2023-05-02
Last full system update: 2023-05-02 ↻
Is partially upgraded:   No
Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager dracut nvidia-dkms
Windows dual boot:       Probably (Run as root to verify)
Failed units:
[WARN] - (starship::utils): Executing command "/usr/bin/sudo" timed out.
[WARN] - (starship::utils): You can set command_timeout in your config to a higher value to allow longer-running commands to keep executing.

Hello, I'm having issues with my Ethernet speed limited to 100 Mbps, as seen here:

Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: Gigabyte driver: r8169 v: kernel modules: r8168 pcie: gen: 1
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: 4000 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168
class-ID: 0200
IF: enp3s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>

Is there a way to up the speed to 1000mbps? Thanks.

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Hi there, welcome to the forum.
First of all, open netwrok manager (open System Settings and check Network -> Connections -> Wired Ethernet) and make sure to set your speed to 1000 Mb/s.
Also check the quality and condition of your Ethernet cables.

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Hi, I have changed the the speed in the network manager to 1gbps, but as soon as I close the network manager, the speed is back to 100mbps. Tried to play with my link negotiation settings, but that didn't work either.

Also, my Ethernet cable is fine. When I ran Fedora before moving to Garuda a couple days ago the Ethernet was working fine.

Moreover, The speed is locked when on automatic link negotiation.

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Unfortunately, I am not that well-versed in Ethernet networking.
There are certainly no Garuda-specific configurations here.
Maybe the difference with Fedora could come from some Network Manager configuration in Arch.
Try taking a look at the Arch wiki:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Network_configuration/Ethernet#MicroStar_Motherboard_with_Realtek_8111/8168/8411
For example the last chapter on Downshift in the logs. But take a general look.

Also try some different Kernels, at least linux-lts and linux.

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