IMac is slow, but macbook is fast
Hey everyone,
we just got a new iMac in the house and its internet is having trouble. its download rate is around 900 kb/s but my macbook is downloading at 3000 kb/s. I have copied the network settings except for the IP, obviously. I don't understand why one could be going that much slower using the same connection. It's affecting my ability to download a linux distro via bittorrent too. I download on the macbook and it connects to a ton of peers instantly. The iMac, connects to none. It's not an isolated bittorrent thing or I'd just install a new client. It is obviously (in my opinion) a connectivity issue for the iMac. If anyone could help, I would appreciate it.
Hello myrdog!
Since you already have a working network, fixing the issue in your iMac will only take a minute, so it's probably easiest to just forget the old network settings for now, and setup a fresh configuration in the Network panel of System Preferences by clicking the "Assist me..." button followed by the blue "Assistant..." button.
For more specific and complete info on this procedure, including what to expect, check my post in this other thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=4789754�
Message was edited by: myhighway
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