Den Fredag, 17/1 2014, 08:43, Bruce Johnson skrev:
>
> On Jan 17, 2014, at 11:13 AM, [email protected] 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.

been there, done that - no change


> 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.

well, they specify in the support section that I should use "a newer
computer" when testing for speed

I'm quite sure I don't get anywhere with them

thanks

/tina

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