ETHERNET, MINT BETA, MAINSTREAM LINUX

A funny thing happened on the way to the internet. We had just moved in, I had originally ordered 200 mbs internet, and realized we really needed more and upgraded to 400 mbs. Lo and behold…I was still getting 200 mbs on Ethernet! What the…?

I use a VPN, so I thought maybe it was the server I was hooked up to that was slowing me down. I disabled the VPN, and nope! Still 200 mbs!

I growled and cursed and then remembered something I’d read a while back. Change out the Ethernet cable. I wasn’t really expecting much, though. The cable I used before the move was getting 400 mbs, why not here?

Well, let’s chalk that up to the cable possibly being bent or damaged in the move. Or, maybe it was cosmic rays. Regardless, I swapped cables with what came with the modem/router (shorter than my original by a whole lot), and gave it a go.

You already know what happened. Even with the VPN I’m getting around 430 mbs on download and 20 mbs on upload. That’s what the service said they’d offer, and that’s what I’m getting.

I’m including links that describe this in more detail in the show notes.

Ethernet Slower Than WiFi?: https://wattintegration.com/ethernet-slower-than-wifi/

Are Ethernet Cables Slowing Your Connection?: https://www.highspeedinternet.com/resources/are-ethernet-cables-slowing-your-connection

I ran across another article I thought was pretty interesting about GPG. This is an encryption system in Linux that allows you to share files and emails with other people safely. So, if you’ve been worried about Corporate Espionage, then this might be for you. Take a look at this introductory lesson. If you think it can work for you, give it a go! There are a lot of people out there that can help you if you get stuck.

Using GPG to Encrypt and Decrypt Files on Linux [Hands-on for Beginners]: https://itsfoss.com/gpg-encrypt-files-basic/

Linux Mint 20.3 beta is out. I won’t suggest using this for your production machine until all the bugs are worked out, but if you want to spin this up in a VirtualBox, you might like some of the changes.

Linux Mint 20.3 Beta Is Now Available for Download: https://9to5linux.com/linux-mint-20-3-beta-is-now-available-for-download

Want to learn more about Linux Mint and some of the tricks you can use to make it run the way you want it to?

linuxhint: https://linuxhint.com/category/linux-mint/

Mainstream Linux?: https://pointieststick.com/2021/12/09/what-desktop-linux-needs-to-succeed-in-the-mainstream/

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