>When I download via Cable on my iMac 333 I mostly get speeds like : >4041.841 kbits/s or 505.23 kBytes/s >When I down- or upload to my Performa, even modest size files, I fall >asleep at the keys... > >Did I miss a command or a setting or won't it simply go any faster and >why not ? >Or did I buy the wrong kind of card :-[
Make sure you are getting a steady link. The link light should be a solid color on the card. When in use, the activity light should be blinking (possibly VERY fast). If you hav a collision light (sometimes doubled with the Link light, sometimes not present at all), see if it is blinking. If you are getting a connection, but it is really very slow, it sounds like you have a bad connection, This could be caused by a number of different things. The first thing I would try is connect the Performa to the cable modem and see if you get similar download/upload speeds as the iMac. If so, then the error is in connecting the Performa and iMac. If you are still very slow, then the error is in the Performa. The next thing to check is make sure your crossover cable is a decent one. Does it have all 8 wires? Is it wired properly? The iMac can do 100 Mbs speed, so the two devices may be trying to connect at that speed, but 100 Mbs is much more sensitive to bad cables or incorrect wiring. If you can, tell one or both ends to work only at 10 Mbs and see if the problem stops. Also, you can get a cheap 10/100 cable/dsl router these days ($10-$20 on sale). If you have two network capable computers, get one, and then connect both and the cable modem all together and you can use both online at the same time (and get the added protection of basic firewall services... something you should have anyway). The downside to this, AppleTalk is unlikely to work between the two Macs unless they both support AppleTalk over IP (OS 9 or later). The cheap routers won't pass AppleTalk on their hub ports (don't bother looking for a "better" grade of router that will... you have to get into much more expensive equipment before AppleTalk is supported... if you want/need it, just get a $10 hub/switch in addition to the router, connect the Macs to that, and it to the router, and the router to the cable modem... then all will work fine). Of course, none of that will neccessarily fix your speed problem with the performa, but it also might, if the failure is getting the iMac and Performa to link properly. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net> -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
