5-Port TP-Link LS1005G Litewave Gigabit Ethernet Switch

RelaxedPenguin2752

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I bought this exact one , exact price a couple months ago. I'm not a tech guy tbh . I ran a cat6 cable a month prior to buying this to run a ps5 bc I'm kinda far from my router and occasionally had issues. Since I ran a cat 6 cable anyway may as well plug in my smart tv and cable box that also was running on WiFi. Obviously for 8$ this switch is not top of the line. I understand it's not meant to be fast. The part I don't get is I can stream a tv show, music or a live video game (imo that would /should require high speed internet) no issue. Prior I would get all kinds of skipping or spinning circles etc but now if I want to download something I get no more circles but it's so slow. If it normally take 15 mins it now takes several hours. My last ps5 download I actually disconnected my ps5 from the switch and used WiFi instead lol which is ironic bc I ran the cat6 for the ps5 originally. Is there something I can do to improve my download speed using this switch?

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Quote from RelaxedPenguin2752

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I bought this exact one , exact price a couple months ago. I'm not a tech guy tbh . I ran a cat6 cable a month prior to buying this to run a ps5 bc I'm kinda far from my router and occasionally had issues. Since I ran a cat 6 cable anyway may as well plug in my smart tv and cable box that also was running on WiFi. Obviously for 8$ this switch is not top of the line. I understand it's not meant to be fast. The part I don't get is I can stream a tv show, music or a live video game (imo that would /should require high speed internet) no issue. Prior I would get all kinds of skipping or spinning circles etc but now if I want to download something I get no more circles but it's so slow. If it normally take 15 mins it now takes several hours. My last ps5 download I actually disconnected my ps5 from the switch and used WiFi instead lol which is ironic bc I ran the cat6 for the ps5 originally. Is there something I can do to improve my download speed using this switch?

too many variables to give you a meaningful answer. i suggest using meta.ai for troubleshooting, it will walk you through tests you can do on your pc or phone to find the issue

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justinmt

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Installed this same switch earlier this week. No issues and running full speed for me.

If you're used to the metal enclosures, this is going to feel like cheap garbage. If durability is any consideration you should look elsewhere. Luckily mine is tucked inside a cable storage box. It's a little bigger than a deck of playing cards.

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Quote from RelaxedPenguin2752

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I bought this exact one , exact price a couple months ago. I'm not a tech guy tbh . I ran a cat6 cable a month prior to buying this to run a ps5 bc I'm kinda far from my router and occasionally had issues. Since I ran a cat 6 cable anyway may as well plug in my smart tv and cable box that also was running on WiFi. Obviously for 8$ this switch is not top of the line. I understand it's not meant to be fast. The part I don't get is I can stream a tv show, music or a live video game (imo that would /should require high speed internet) no issue. Prior I would get all kinds of skipping or spinning circles etc but now if I want to download something I get no more circles but it's so slow. If it normally take 15 mins it now takes several hours. My last ps5 download I actually disconnected my ps5 from the switch and used WiFi instead lol which is ironic bc I ran the cat6 for the ps5 originally. Is there something I can do to improve my download speed using this switch?

If you made your own cable did you test each one? Check the terminations. Cat5e can do gigabit, heck Cat5 is capable at shorter distances and also more reliable than WiFi.

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If you need more ports, Amazon has the NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Network Switch (GS308) for $11.99: https://a.co/d/0arc5w0v

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Tek13

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Quote from RelaxedPenguin2752

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I bought this exact one , exact price a couple months ago. I'm not a tech guy tbh . I ran a cat6 cable a month prior to buying this to run a ps5 bc I'm kinda far from my router and occasionally had issues. Since I ran a cat 6 cable anyway may as well plug in my smart tv and cable box that also was running on WiFi. Obviously for 8$ this switch is not top of the line. I understand it's not meant to be fast. The part I don't get is I can stream a tv show, music or a live video game (imo that would /should require high speed internet) no issue. Prior I would get all kinds of skipping or spinning circles etc but now if I want to download something I get no more circles but it's so slow. If it normally take 15 mins it now takes several hours. My last ps5 download I actually disconnected my ps5 from the switch and used WiFi instead lol which is ironic bc I ran the cat6 for the ps5 originally. Is there something I can do to improve my download speed using this switch?

My first logical assumption would be that you aren't getting full gigabit speeds. Sounds like it's dropping to 100 megabits which is 1/10 of gigabit speeds. That would be enough for streaming most 4k streams etc., but downloads would be significantly slower depending on the speed of your wifi. I'd get a Ethernet cable tester or some other way confirm your download speeds like an online speed tester. If it turns out that's the case you'd need to replace or remake the ends of the cable, depending on if it was made wrong or it's the wrong cable. Another option would be a wifi extender, which would add a tiny bit of latency but would make the wifi stronger in the area you're dealing with.

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Quote from RelaxedPenguin2752

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I bought this exact one , exact price a couple months ago. I'm not a tech guy tbh . I ran a cat6 cable a month prior to buying this to run a ps5 bc I'm kinda far from my router and occasionally had issues. Since I ran a cat 6 cable anyway may as well plug in my smart tv and cable box that also was running on WiFi. Obviously for 8$ this switch is not top of the line. I understand it's not meant to be fast. The part I don't get is I can stream a tv show, music or a live video game (imo that would /should require high speed internet) no issue. Prior I would get all kinds of skipping or spinning circles etc but now if I want to download something I get no more circles but it's so slow. If it normally take 15 mins it now takes several hours. My last ps5 download I actually disconnected my ps5 from the switch and used WiFi instead lol which is ironic bc I ran the cat6 for the ps5 originally. Is there something I can do to improve my download speed using this switch?

It's highly doubtful the switch is the problem unless it's defective. Plug your laptop into the switch and run a speed test. If you are getting speeds slower than your ISP's plan, then disconnect the ethernet from switch and plug that ethernet directly to laptop. If that continues the problem, try a different ethernet cable directly from the router to the laptop. If that is causing slower speeds than Wi-Fi, then you've identified the source. Essentially, just works backwards until you find the source.

There is really no "top of the line" when it comes to switches like this. They either work or they don't. Some are made of plastic, and some are made of metal, which usually cost a little bit more, and the difference is negligible or non existent. I have used both metal and plastic ones and metal ones have never showed any improvements in performance or longevity.

The reason why there are more expensive switches is because of things like management capability (which I can confidently say someone like you will never need), 1 Gbps vs 2.5 Gbps speed (which doesn't apply in your use case), and number of available ports.

There is no way it's slower than Wi-Fi unless you are have more than 1 Gig internet and your Wi-Fi setup is somehow capable of exceeding that speed, which is highly unlikely.

Make sure your router isn't ancient and has ports that are 1Gbps. That could be a bottleneck.

Also, some devices have 100Mbps ports, while having 5Ghz antennas for Wi-Fi, so they are capable of faster speeds on Wi-Fi than ethernet. I have this problem with a Sony OLED TV. However, the PS5 has a Gigabit Ethernet port, so what you described should not be happening with that device. Maybe with the smart TV and cable box, but not the PS5.

The easiest explanations are the router having 100Mbps ports, misconfigured router, or defective switch.

Last edited by justye October 3, 2026 at 10:34 AM.

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Jabumbus

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Quote from justye

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It's highly doubtful the switch is the problem unless it's defective. Plug your laptop into the switch and run a speed test. If you are getting speeds slower than your ISP's plan, then disconnect the ethernet from switch and plug that ethernet directly to laptop. If that continues the problem, try a different ethernet cable directly from the router to the laptop. If that is causing slower speeds than Wi-Fi, then you've identified the source. Essentially, just works backwards until you find the source.

There is really no "top of the line" when it comes to switches like this. They either work or they don't. Some are made of plastic, and some are made of metal, which usually cost a little bit more, and the difference is negligible or non existent. I have used both metal and plastic ones and metal ones have never showed any improvements in performance or longevity.

The reason why there are more expensive switches is because of things like management capability (which I can confidently say someone like you will never need), 1 Gbps vs 2.5 Gbps speed (which doesn't apply in your use case), and number of available ports.

There is no way it's slower than Wi-Fi unless you are have more than 1 Gig internet and your Wi-Fi setup is somehow capable of exceeding that speed, which is highly unlikely.

Make sure your router isn't ancient and has ports that are 1Gbps. That could be a bottleneck.

Also, some devices have 100Mbps ports, while having 5Ghz antennas for Wi-Fi, so they are capable of faster speeds on Wi-Fi than ethernet. I have this problem with a Sony OLED TV. However, the PS5 has a Gigabit Ethernet port, so what you described should not be happening with that device. Maybe with the smart TV and cable box, but not the PS5.

The easiest explanations are the router having 100Mbps ports, misconfigured router, or defective switch.

This is a pretty detailed guide but one thing to mention is that I don't believe you can run a switch directly off a modem unless it has router functionality built in due to how the local IPs are assigned. I doubt the poster that you're responding to is doing that (since they're getting "some" data) but just wanted to add it in so they don't do some dumb shit like that.

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Quote from INeverPayRetail

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If you need more ports, Amazon has the NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Network Switch (GS308) for $11.99: https://a.co/d/0arc5w0v

its literally $4 more for 8 port and metal, forget the percentages, this is great advice ^^^

edit: and decent LEDs, thanks NPR!

Last edited by candelabra October 3, 2026 at 08:10 PM.

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