Google TV streamer ethernet not getting gigabit internet speed

[danikei]

So I got the Google TV streamer specifically because I was interested in the gigabit ethernet port but to my surprise I’m not getting the speed I get from the same cable/connection with a Pc.

Nothing configured in the router, same dns, same connection, same cable - so it seems a cap or limitation on the streamer, although @TechWithBrett  in this post seems to get the proper speed? Im using the same app as he is from the streamer and speedtest from the computer. I also tried speedtest website from a browser app in the google tv streamer with the same result. Did @guipaes find a solution or did he just assumed it was working correctly?

I know that for most people that speed is enough but I’m trying to stream personally created high quality 4K material so I wanted to use the gigabit port as intended. Not sure if something has changed in current firmware/software updates?

Any help or ideas are welcome, I’m out of ideas right now (just in case I tried different cables, different ports, cleaning up the rj45 connections, checking router configs, changing google tv streamer settings but didnt find anything that would make sense anyway).

Thanks!

[TechWithBrett]

Hello @danikei ,

I'm sorry to hear the speeds haven't been reaching the 1GB threshold that I have shown before. I just did the latest update for the Google TV Streamer and I am still getting in the high 900 range download.

Have you tried plugging it in directly next to your router to see if that gives a different result?

I would also recommend plugging it in the way you want it and then restart everything including your Modem, Router and Google TV Streamer and see if that helps.

Please let us know if this gives you any different results.

Thank you,

Brett

[danikei]

Thanks @TechWithBrett , I tried moving the google tv streamer where a different pc is (so I have a monitor) with the same results. I might try in a couple of days to move it next to the router since I need to move more some stuff around but it seems that something is consistently wrong with my device? Or maybe my isp or router can detect its a streaming device and limit it? I tried both dynamic and static ips with the same results too so Im not sure about that.

Theres another test that I want to make tomorrow that its adding a usb hub with an ethernet port to check if that might give better results? Maybe my ethernet port in the google tv streamer is defective? Inspecting it looks perfect since its brand new but who knows. Although maybe going through the usb c would not have enough bandwith anyway. At this point Im basically trying to test if my device has a bad port.

I also need to try to reset it to factory settings but I had everything installed and passwords set up so I was leaving that for last…