New E1000 is slower than old router
I hooked up a new E1000 yesterday. I've got a desktop pc connected to it through a wire - the desktop pc is not wireless (so there's no interference or confusion). I changed the password and I live in a rural area - no neighbors are using my wifi network - only one desktop pc connected by wire (so far). Page loads are noticeably slower. Just going to Google homepage clocks for a few seconds. Is there a security setting on the E1000 that may not have been on my old (US Robotics) router that could cause it to be slower? Any other ideas?
Follow the below mentioned settings and check if that helps you.
Open an Internet Explorer browser page on your wired computer(desktop).In the address bar type - 192.168.1.1 and press Enter.Leave Username blank & in Password use admin in lower case.
For Wireless Settings, please do the following -Click on the Wireless tab
Here select manual configuration...Wireless Network mode should be mixed...
Provide a unique name in the Wireless Network Name (SSID) box in order to differentiate your network from your neighbors network.
Set the Radio Band to Standard-20MHz and change the Standard channel to 11-2.462GHz...Wireless SSID broadcast should be Enabled and then click on Save Settings.
For Wireless Security - Click on the Sub tab under Wireless > Wireless Security.
Change the Wireless security mode to WPA, For Encryption, select TKIP...For Passphrase input your desired WPA Key. For example , MySecretKey , This will serve as your network key whenever you connect to your wireless network. Do NOT give this key to anyone and remember the key.
NOTE : Passphrase should be equal to or more that 8 characters.
Click on Advanced Wireless Settings
Change the Beacon Interval to 75,Change the Fragmentation Threshold to 2304,Change the RTS Threshold to 2304 and Click on Save Settings...
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WRT160N speed much slower than old WRT300N
Speedtest.net reports 5Mbsec vs. 15 Mbsec of old router. Cox is ISP. I tried to turn off UPnP as suggested, no effect. I tried changing the MTU to 1300 and 1350 as suggested by others, no effect. Any other ideas?
Solved!
Go to Solution.What's the version number of your router ?
What's the Security Mode ?
To get the better speed through the router, It's required to set the Security Mode either on WPA or WPA2. Also, try the below mentioned settings.
Open an Internet Explorer browser page on your wired computer(desktop).In the address bar type - 192.168.1.1 and press Enter...
Leave Username blank & in Password use admin in lower case...
Click on the Wireless tab
Click on the Sub tab under Wireless > Wireless Security...
Change the Wireless security mode to WPA, For Encryption, select TKIP...For Passphrase input your desired WPA Key. For example , MySecretKey , This will serve as your network key whenever you connect to your wireless network. Do NOT give this key to anyone and remember the key.
NOTE : Passphrase should be more that 8 characters...
Click on Advanced Wireless Settings
Change the Beacon Interval to 75,Change the Fragmentation Threshold to 2304,Change the RTS Threshold to 2304 and Click on Save Settings... -
New MacBook Pro slower than a snail
I have just upgraded to a new MacBook, and am having speed issues, first with Mountain Lion and now with Mavericks. It seems as though almost all operations, even selecting a file in the Finder, bring up the beach ball of death, and opening applications like Keynote or Pages can take 30 or more seconds. I am not here to knock Apple, although as a 20+ year user I am disappointed since this is the first time I have ever encountered anything lke this, but I am lost as to where to begin to correct this. Below is the latest EtreCheck output -any suggestions will be gratefully received.
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,1
1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 1024 MB
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - VRAM: 512 MB
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
System Software:
OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 6 days 22:2:30
Disk Information:
APPLE HDD TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
disk0s2 (disk0s2) <not mounted>: 499.25 GB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS31N
USB Information:
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Kernel Extensions:
com.AmbrosiaSW.AudioSupport (4.1.2 - SDK 10.7)
com.microsoft.kext.scep_kac (4.5.9)
Problem System Launch Daemons:
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
[loaded] com.ambrosiasw.ambrosiaaudiosupporthelper.daemon.plist
[loaded] com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd.plist
[loaded] com.flipvideo.FlipShareServer.launchd.plist
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
[not loaded] com.maintain.HideSpotlightMenuBarIcon.plist
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
[loaded] com.microsoft.scep_daemon.plist
[loaded] com.MozyEnterprise.backup.plist
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist
Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.cisco.anyconnect.gui.plist
[loaded] com.divx.dms.agent.plist
[loaded] com.divx.update.agent.plist
[loaded] com.flipvideo.FlipShare.AutoRun.plist
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
[loaded] com.hp.messagecenter.launcher.plist
[not loaded] com.maintain.PurgeInactiveMemory.plist
[not loaded] com.maintain.Restart.plist
[not loaded] com.maintain.ShutDown.plist
[loaded] com.maintain.SystemEvents.plist
[loaded] com.MozyEnterprise.status.plist
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist
[loaded] com.wacom.pentablet.plist
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist
[failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[redacted]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
[failed] com.spotify.webhelper.plist
[loaded] de.metaquark.appfresh.plist
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
GrowlHelperApp
GetBackupAgent
Dropbox
System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection
3rd Party Preference Panes:
CornerClick
Flash Player
Flip4Mac WMV
Growl
Java
Kensington MouseWorks
Mozy Enterprise
PenTablet
Perian
QuickTime Player X Preferences
SMART Board
Internet Plug-ins::
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.7
Flash Player: Version: 11.9.900.152 - SDK 10.6
DivX Web Player: Version: 3.0 - SDK 10.5
Gears: Version: 1.0
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.7
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
RealPlayer Plugin: Version: (null)
DirectorShockwave: Version: 12.0.2r122 - SDK 10.6
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 11.9.900.152 - SDK 10.6
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6
OVSHelper: Version: 1.1
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.6.5
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.7 - SDK 10.6
WacomSafari: Version: 1.1.0-4
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 45
WacomNetscape: Version: 1.1.0-4
User Internet Plug-ins::
Move-Media-Player: Version: npmnqmp 071701000001
WebEx: Version: 1.0
Bad Fonts:
None
Old applications:
Audacity: Version: 2.0.2.0 - SDK 10.4
/Applications/Audacity/Audacity.app
CrystalDiffract: Version: 5.2.6 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/CrystalMaker/CrystalDiffract/CrystalDiffract.app
CrystalMaker: Version: 8.7.4 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/CrystalMaker/CrystalMaker/CrystalMaker.app
DMSLaunch: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5
/Library/Application Support/DivX/DMSLaunch.app
DivX Converter: Version: 10.0.0 (Build 10.0.0.60) - SDK 10.5
/Applications/DivX/DivX Converter.app
DivX Player: Version: 10.0.0 (Build 11.2.0.81) - SDK 10.5
/Applications/DivX/DivX Player.app
DivXMediaServer: Version: 10.0 - SDK 10.5
/Library/Application Support/DivX/DivXMediaServer.app
DivXTransferWizard: Version: 10.0.0 (Build 10.0.0.21) - SDK 10.5
/Library/Application Support/DivX/DivXTransferWizard.app
DivXUpdate: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5
/Library/Application Support/DivX/DivXUpdate.app
Garmin Lifetime Map Updater: Version: 2.2 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Garmin/Garmin Lifetime Map Updater.app
Garmin Map Update: Version: 4.5.1 - SDK 10.5
/Users/clark/Library/Application Support/Garmin/Garmin Map Update/tmp/Garmin Map Update.app
Garmin MapInstall: Version: 4.0.2 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Garmin/Garmin MapInstall.app
Garmin MapManager: Version: 3.0.1 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Garmin/Garmin MapManager.app
Install Spotify: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5
/Users/clark/Downloads/Install Spotify.app
Keynote: Version: 5.3 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/iWork '09/Keynote.app
Microsoft Alerts Daemon: Version: 14.3.7 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Alerts Daemon.app
Microsoft AutoUpdate: Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
Microsoft Chart Converter: Version: 14.3.7 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Chart Converter.app
Microsoft Clip Gallery: Version: 14.3.7 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Clip Gallery.app
Microsoft Database Daemon: Version: 14.3.7 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Database Daemon.app
Microsoft Database Utility: Version: 14.3.7 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Database Utility.app
Microsoft Document Connection: Version: 14.3.7 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Document Connection.app
Microsoft Error Reporting: Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0/Microsoft Error Reporting.app
Microsoft Excel: Version: 14.3.7 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Excel.app
Microsoft Graph: Version: 14.3.7 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Graph.app
Microsoft Language Register: Version: 14.3.7 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Additional Tools/Microsoft Language Register/Microsoft Language Register.app
Microsoft Office Reminders: Version: 14.3.7 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Office Reminders.app
Microsoft Outlook: Version: 14.3.7 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Outlook.app
Microsoft PowerPoint: Version: 14.3.7 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft PowerPoint.app
Microsoft Ship Asserts: Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0/Microsoft Ship Asserts.app
Microsoft Upload Center: Version: 14.3.7 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Upload Center.app
Microsoft Word: Version: 14.3.7 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Word.app
My Day: Version: 14.3.7 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/My Day.app
Numbers: Version: 2.3 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/iWork '09/Numbers.app
Open XML for Excel: Version: 14.3.7 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Open XML for Excel.app
Pages: Version: 4.3 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/iWork '09/Pages.app
ResultsManager: Version: 1.2.4 (1815) - SDK 10.5
/Applications/TurningPoint/ResultsManager.app
SLLauncher: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
SingleCrystal: Version: 2.2.7 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/CrystalMaker/SingleCrystal/SingleCrystal.app
Solver: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Add-Ins/Solver.app
Spotify: Version: 0.8.5.1333.g822e0de8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Spotify.app
SyncServicesAgent: Version: 14.3.7 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/SyncServicesAgent.app
TurningPoint AnyWhere: Version: 3.1.0 (3144) - SDK 10.5
/Applications/TurningPoint/TurningPoint AnyWhere.app
Xerox Scan Utility: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.4
/Applications/Xerox/Xerox Scan Utility/Xerox Scan Utility.app
iCal Dupe Deleter: Version: 1.2.1 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Utilities/iCal Dupe Deleter.app
Time Machine:
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
3% WindowServer
2% firefox
1% EtreCheck
0% SystemUIServer
0% sysmond
Top Processes by Memory:
762 MB firefox
41 MB Mail
37 MB Finder
37 MB WindowServer
33 MB mds
Virtual Memory Statistics:
41 MB Free RAM
724 MB Active RAM
686 MB Inactive RAM
803 MB Wired RAM
8.66 GB Page-ins
1.23 GB Page-outsFirst, back up all data immediately unless you already have a current backup. If you can't back up, stop here. Do not take any of the steps below.
Step 1
This diagnostic procedure will query the log for messages that may indicate a system issue. It changes nothing, and therefore will not, in itself, solve your problem.
If you have more than one user account, these instructions must be carried out as an administrator.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
syslog -k Sender kernel -k Message CReq 'GPU |hfs: Ru|I/O e|find tok|n Cause: -|NVDA\(|pagin|timed? ?o' | tail | open -ef
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V). I've tested these instructions only with the Safari web browser. If you use another browser, you may have to press the return key.
The command may take a noticeable amount of time to run. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign (“$”) to appear.
A TextEdit window will open with the output of the command. Normally the command will produce no output, and the window will be empty. If the TextEdit window (not the Terminal window) has anything in it, stop here and post it — the text, please, not a screenshot. The title of the TextEdit window doesn't matter, and you don't need to post that.
Step 2
There are a few other possible causes of generalized slow performance that you can rule out easily.
Disconnect all non-essential wired peripherals and remove aftermarket expansion cards, if any.
Reset the System Management Controller.
Run Software Update. If there's a firmware update, install it.
If you're booting from an aftermarket SSD, see whether there's a firmware update for it.
If you have a portable computer, check the cycle count of the battery. It may be due for replacement.
If you have many image or video files on the Desktop with preview icons, move them to another folder.
If applicable, uncheck all boxes in the iCloud preference pane. See whether there's any change.
Check your keychains in Keychain Access for excessively duplicated items.
Boot into Recovery mode, launch Disk Utility, and run Repair Disk.
If you have a MacBook Pro with dual graphics, disable automatic graphics switching in the Energy Saverpreference pane for better performance at the cost of shorter battery life.
Step 3
When you notice the problem, launch the Activity Monitor application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Activity Monitor in the icon grid.
Select the CPU tab of the Activity Monitor window.
Select All Processes from the View menu or the menu in the toolbar, if not already selected.
Click the heading of the % CPU column in the process table to sort the entries by CPU usage. You may have to click it twice to get the highest value at the top. What is it, and what is the process? Also post the values for User, System, and Idle at the bottom of the window.
Select the Memory tab. What value is shown in the bottom part of the window for Swap used?
Next, select the Disk tab. Post the approximate values shown for Reads in/sec and Writes out/sec (not Reads in andWrites out.)
Step 4
If you have more than one user account, you must be logged in as an administrator to carry out this step.
Launch the Console application in the same way you launched Activity Monitor. Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left. If you don't see that menu, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar.
Select the 50 or so most recent entries in the log. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combinationcommand-C. Paste into a reply to this message (command-V). You're looking for entries at the end of the log, not at the beginning.
When posting a log extract, be selective. Don't post more than is requested.
Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Important: Some personal information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting. That should be easy to do if your extract is not too long. -
Brand New MacBook Graphics Slower Than Year Older Model!
Hi,
Are the new late 2007 MacBooks supposed to have slower graphics than the previous year's models? If I try to run the new Leopard Arabesque screen saver on a 2007 MacBook with a Intel GMA X3100 graphics chip, the animation is jerky and stroboscopic. However if I try Arabesque on a year old MacBook, the animation is smooth and fluid.
Is this a fault with the particular 2007 MacBook I've tested, or are they all like this?It's very interesting as most users never notice the difference, just those that actually push their equipment a little.
As with most issues like this I would invite you to open a ticket in the [Apple Bug Reporting System|http://bugreport.apple.com> so that Apple can add your information to their impact report and get this fixed quicker.
Hope this helps!
David -
New MacBook seems slower than it should be
I have had my new 2Ghz Core 2 with 2GB of ram for about a month or so now and I have to say I have not been that impressed with the speed of the machine. It boots, and shuts down like a blaze and once applications have been opened and closed once they too open and close like a blaze. With that said, applications just seem to take longer to open that first time than they do on my old PC with a single core 1.8Ghz Athlon.
Now this is my first mac so is this just me?
HelpFrom http://neowiki.sixthcrusade.com/index.php/NeoOfficeandAqua :
"So...is NeoOffice written in Java?
No.
NeoOffice is a Mac OS X native version of OpenOffice.org that uses small amounts of Java code for graphics drawing and configuration.
OpenOffice.org is written primarily in platform-agnostic C++. However, NeoOffice takes advantage of Mac OS X's advanced Java integration to tap into the Mac OS X look-and-feel. In other words, the little bits of Java in NeoOffice primarily have to do with operations that affect how the application appears to the user. The "guts" of the office suite are written in C++. (The code that makes up NeoOffice is 99% OpenOffice.org code shared among all OpenOffice.org platforms and 1% Mac OS X-specific code in Java, C++, C, and Objective-C.)"
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