[G4] upgrading to 10.4 and possible faulty nic

[Richard Klein]

Erin Anon wrote:
>  
> Second:
> I'm looking for a second opinion on a possible faulty ethernet nic.
> Has anyone heard of the ethernet nic being faulty for only getting about 
> 1/3 of the speed available?  I know the problem is localized to my 
> computer since my roommate's computer (when hooked up via ethernet to 
> router) gets close to full speed. 
> I used ubuntu as a live cd and ran the same speedtests and it got the 
> same speeds, so I'm fairly certain its not a driver issue.
> Could this be some type of setting thats incorrect on my computer, or is 
> it really the hardware like I suspect? 
> Also, is it worth getting a new ethernet nic for it, or would you 
> recommend that I just buy a wireless card for it?

I don't know what would cause the ethernet to run, but slowly.  Maybe 
it's the cable?  Have you tried swapping cables with your roommate's 
computer?

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Rich