On Jan 17, 2014, at 11:13 AM, t...@nehaia.dk wrote: > > hello again, > > I see I forgot to mention that all tests were done wired directly to the > box on the wall and at one of those online places like speedtest.net - > they all use the ookla-thingy > > it's consistent, I never ever get more than 14 mbit on both macs - haven't > tried them outside the house > > also, as I went from a 6/6 connection, I expected that everything would > almost fly, but it doesn't > > just checked at download from macupdate right now, which ran at some 600 > KB... > > the tech guy who installed the fiber tested 50/50 on his brand new windows > laptop, and seconds after he left, I plugged the powerbook in and tested > 14/11, and it's been like that ever since > > yesterday a friend with an older windows laptop tested 50/26 > > I'm so disappointed :-(
What speed does the router talk to your Mac at? It will be (probably) 100mbit or even gigabit Ethernet. You might have some communications issues between the router and the mac. You can go to System prefs > Networking and in the advanced section of the ethernet, Look in the Hardware tab (may be different in 10.4 and 10.5, but on my system it has the following: Configure: Manually or Automatically Speed: Autoselect, 10baseT, 100baseT, 1000BaseT Duplex: Full-duplex, full-duplex Flow Control, maybe Half-duplex (mine doesn’t show that, but it may not be relevant under gigabit) MTU: Standard or Çustom. You might be having issues with speed and duplexing. Try setting those manually. Supposedly there are ways to set your MTU for better performance with specific networking setups, and you might be able to fix something like that, but I don’t have any direct experience. But hey, you’re paying for this service, and you’re not getting it, get them in to see what’s happening with your equipment, and don’t take ‘Oh it’s a Mac’ for an answer. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
