rtcvb32: Distance may be an issue on it. Though i wonder if it may not be drivers. Check they aren't generic drivers, or might look at the specs for the max length of cable you can have and still have Gigabit speeds. I would think 30ft would be okay...
https://www.howtogeek.com/813419/how-long-can-an-ethernet-cable-be/
But despite their different capabilities, almost all Ethernet cables, regardless of their category, have the same maximum length of 100 meters for their rated speed.
The Category 5 (Cat-5) cables can support data transfer speeds of up to 100Mbps. Similarly, a Cat-5e cable can sustain speeds of up to 1000Mbps.
rtcvb32: Err... Okay so it isn't the length as i doubt you're going 300+ feet. I have what i consider long cables, but they don't quite reach 50ft. So the difference has to be 5 vs 5e, though how that's different i couldn't tell you. Though Cat5 is sufficient for me, although local transfers between computers of large media may take a few seconds/minutes longer.
Drivers don't seems to be the issue, since when I change cables everything just works at proper speeds.
The cables I was refering as long are around the 20m (60ft) mark, cable quality may also be a factor in lenght due losses in wires.
Thanks for the quotes :)
Just checked and the Raspi cable is Cat-5e and can do Gigabit and one of the "bad samples" is rated Cat-5e as well, the cable on the man cave I can't check that easy.
I should note that the "bad sample" was bought on a shop know for very low quality products, so the rating may not be true.
My issue with speed is precisely large file transfer between computers, wich I do in regular basis. The internet speed is not a big problem at all, I can live with that.
Only on my mancave the 100Mbps remains but since is connected to a
old Router serving as Access Point wich only have fast 100Mbps ports and 144Mbps 2.4GHz wifi, the cable is a major PITknee to change as well, I'll just leave it as is.