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    Ethernet wayyy faster in Windows than OS X.

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by andrewt1187, Nov 10, 2007.

  1. andrewt1187

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    Using SpeedTest.net , my DL and UL speeds are on the order of 10x slower in OS X (15k versus 1.5k).

    Any tips on how to bring them up to speed.
     
    andrewt1187, Nov 10, 2007
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  2. Sam

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    Whoa, that's crazy!

    On my MacBook, I get the same speed as on my desktop. Both 5 kbps...
     
    Sam, Nov 11, 2007
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    andrewt1187, Nov 11, 2007
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    Nice T1 you got there but should be really close unless there is a major driver issue with one of the OS
     
    thekaz, Nov 11, 2007
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    Any updates?

    You've had 12 hours to reboot into OS X and post a screenshot :p.
     
    Sam, Nov 11, 2007
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    You guys mean Mbps, right?
     
    swarmer, Nov 11, 2007
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    Oh, whoops! :p

    Yes, I meant 5 mbps, or 5000 kbps. Thanks for catching that :p :).
     
    Sam, Nov 11, 2007
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    i thought what the hell so i tested my connection... now im confused. It looks like mine really sucks?
    [​IMG]
     
    Gclown, Nov 11, 2007
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    It depends what internet plan you have...if that's what you paid for, then that's that!
     
    Sam, Nov 12, 2007
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    yeah.. i guess it is. I tried my desktop and it was a bit faster. Probably because it is directly connected with an ethernet cable. I was running off my airport card for that last test so... yah. Whatever though.
     
    Gclown, Nov 12, 2007
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    That is really weird...I have identical speeds for my MacBook and desktop...I wonder why yours is so different?
     
    Sam, Nov 12, 2007
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    There is also no difference between OS X and XP on my laptop. I hit my 3 mbps limit on both.

    Then again, thats over wireless... but I thought I hit the same speed when I last tested it hardwired.
     
    hollownail, Nov 12, 2007
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    My macbook pro tests fine with speedtests, but pages look up very slowly. It's extremely frustrating.
     
    Eallan, Nov 13, 2007
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    thats slow
     
    roor, Nov 13, 2007
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