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Win7, 100Mbps LAN vs 1.5Gps DSL
I've built many Windows desktops over 20 years, but now my first laptop will be arriving tomorrow and I have to learn a little bit more (like, "anything" about networking, etc. (I have new LAN cables and a card to install, with a crossover adapter, if I need it.)
My current Win7 Pro LAN connection is listed at 100Mbps, and my CenturyLink and local ISP provide my 1.5Gbps DSL service, which at my ~1.2 mile distance from the switching station gives me a Speakeasy Speed Test result of about 1.3Gbps/.73Gbps.
I think I understand these "...bps" acronyms to mean "bits per second," rather than "bytes per second," which maybe would be "...Bps," instead?
So, in the midst of all of this change (researching, buying a laptop, etc.) now I'm wondering if I've been missing some major clue for all of these years: Am I truly limited to receiving into my Win7 system through the "...\Network and Sharing Center\Local Area Connection Status" only "100Mega-bits per second" even though I'm paying for 1.5Gbps DSL?
Why is there such a major discrepancy with the LAN/Control Panel listed speed and the "available" DSL download speed?
Please help me to gain more than a cursory understanding of this, perhaps with a few clues and a link, maybe, to some more comprehensive description.
I know I'm missing some major clues because I've been searching this for a few days and found "nada."
Barry