[X Newbies] Maximizing a B&W's internet connectivity.

James S Jones jsjones at mac.com
Sat Nov 29 16:09:58 PST 2003


Your PC is probably better at automatically configuring its ethernet 
than your Mac is. You might try the Broadband Optimizer startup item 
(free) or adjusting your ethernet manually (System Preferences 
 >Network>Show: Built-in Ethernet>Ethernet>Configure:Manually).

Most Macs I've met default to simplex, while your DSL modem/router and 
PC are more likely to be set to duplex (and 100 Mb). Whenever possible, 
having all the players on a network set the same is generally best.

On Nov 29, 2003, at 3:40 PM, Leon Sargent wrote:

> On Nov 29, 2003, at 2:57 PM, James S Jones wrote:
>
> 10.3.1
>
>> What OS X version?
>>
>> On Nov 29, 2003, at 8:45 AM, Leon Sargent wrote:
>>
>>> Using my B&W connected to DSL I get on average 20 to 40 kps for 
>>> downloads,  I hope I am using that correctly.  I am trying to 
>>> indicate Kilobits per second.  When I switch to virtual PC I get 
>>> download speeds of 100 + kps.
>>>
>>> Now how is it that Windows 2000 on my Mac has a higher transfer rate 
>>> then on my Mac?
>>>
>>> Is there some optimizations that I can do to even this out.



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