Slow wired connection no anti virus used.

I have a 3T time capsule used as a hard drive. I also send out my wifi from it.
On Ethernet between my desktop and the capsule, to copy a file to the drive is about 30 secs per MB! Why might it be so slow please? Thanks.
ps - no anti virus software and doing manual copies /back ups to the drive.

Do you have wireless turned on as well as ethernet on the desktop computer.. ?? If so turn off the wireless.
Make sure IPv6 in ethernet is set to link local only on the computer.
No improvement check in the network preferences that the actual ethernet link speed is gigabit..
A simple ifconfig from terminal will show it to you if you don't know where to find details like the above.
en0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
options=2b<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,VLAN_HWTAGGING,TSO4>
ether 40:6c:8f:08:05:0c
inet6 fe80::426c:8fff:fe08:50c%en0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x4
inet 192.168.2.218 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.2.255
media: autoselect (1000baseT <full-duplex,flow-control>)
status: active

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Please help! Very slow wired connection as well!

Hi guys!
I really need some help here... I received my very first Macbook Pro yesterday and once I begun using it I noticed I was having the exact same problem as many people here with wi-fi connection: even though the system says I'm connected (full bars!) I can barely surf the web - it's either too slow or doesn't connect at all.
Ok, after reading many posts around here I decided to swith to the wired conncetion and update the whole system to see if anything changed with the wi-fi issue, but I was surprised to find out that the cable conncetion had the exact same problem!! It either won't connect at all or it will take more than 2 minutes (!!) to open a page (Apple's website, for instance). That's unacceptable, I have a high speed internet service at home!!
Also, the problem is not with my internet service, right now I'm writing from a netbook connect to the wi-fi net just fine....
Any thoughts, suggestions, pleeeeaaase???? I really wanted to love my experience with my Macbook and I didn't want to return it (it's got a gorgeous screen!!) but it's useless without an internet connection.... By the way, my router is a Linksys.
Thank you, guys!!
Renata

Hi, sig!
My router is WRT54G Linksys with updated firmware. My modem is TG508 Thomson, I´m pretty sure with a not updated firmware.
This morning I called apple and we fixed the wi-fi issue using open dns servers, it´s now working properly.
However, surprisingly the wired connection is still not working!! The apple lady told me to update my modem firmware and in case connection isn´t restablished after that procedure to take it to an apple tech for support since it´s then probably a hardware issue. I´ll try the modem firmware update but I´m obviously not taking it anywhere (my MAC is 3 days old!), if update doesn´t work I´ll rather return the machine.
I still have one doubt though: should that open DNS procedure been done also for the wired connection (ethernet)?? I understand nothing of that procedure (as you can see! all I know is it has been done exclusively for airport connection....
Thank you for your attention!!
Renata

My macbook seems to be very slow in connectivity to the internet using our airport extreme while others can just go buzzing along surfing the net and/or downloading items. What gives with mine?

i don't understand why my Macbook seems to balk or go incredibly slow when I'm trying to connect or surf the internet at home. When I'm at work ( I use a company owned laptop and have used one of their laptops for several years, this one noe for about three years but have just started having this problem in the last 6 - 8 months) it works fine but at home slow, slow, slow!!! at home it takes about 3-5 minutes for any page to load in and if there are a lot of images or videos to load, well take a coffee break while it loads in when you come back the page might, might be loaded. I'm using my partners ibook G4 right now and connectivity is great no problem but mine had yet to even load in the apple homepage yet and I had to go get this one, turn it on, open up a browser, log in, type my question out and yet over on my laptop, it's still trying to load.Can anyone give me a clue as to what's going on?

i don't understand why my Macbook seems to balk or go incredibly slow when I'm trying to connect or surf the internet at home. When I'm at work ( I use a company owned laptop and have used one of their laptops for several years, this one noe for about three years but have just started having this problem in the last 6 - 8 months) it works fine but at home slow, slow, slow!!! at home it takes about 3-5 minutes for any page to load in and if there are a lot of images or videos to load, well take a coffee break while it loads in when you come back the page might, might be loaded. I'm using my partners ibook G4 right now and connectivity is great no problem but mine had yet to even load in the apple homepage yet and I had to go get this one, turn it on, open up a browser, log in, type my question out and yet over on my laptop, it's still trying to load.Can anyone give me a clue as to what's going on?

Slow Wired Connection from WRT54G

I have a Dell XPS Desktop hooked via CAT5 to a WRT54G v1 running 4.20.7 in turn hooked to a BEFCM10 v4 Cable Modem hooked to Comcast 12 Megabit Service.
I feel that I am not getting the speed from internet that I am paying for. I called Comcast to troubleshoot but it ends up not being a comcast issue.
When I run Speednet.net internet speed tests with the setup above. I only get 9 Megabit download speed.   When I hook the desktop directly to the Linksys cable modem without the 54G router, the same speed tests get 12+ Megabit speeds.
What is causing the WRT54G to slow down the internet speed???

The WAN (Internet) port on your WRT54G is a 10/100 port, so that is not the bottleneck.   And, of course the switch on the WRT54G is also 10/100. One website that I checked claims that your router can handle up to 20 Mbps thru the Internet port, but I don't know for certain that this is true.
Are you running any peer-to-peer (P2P) software? This is a known cause for router slowdowns and disconnections. The problems can occur even when you are not using the P2P software, because it can take the router as much as 5 days to "forget" the hundreds of P2P connections, and regain this memory space. If you are using P2P, stop for a week, and see if this corrects your problem.
Are you using any of the router's "logging" functions? This is also a known cause for slowdowns.   The "logging" functions should only be used when you are having a problem with the router, and you need to track down some info. Otherwise leave all logging turned off.
Did you insert a "Domain name" into the router unnecessarily?   If you have a Domain name listed in the router, erase it, save your settings, and see if the router still works. If it does, retest the speed.
If none of the above correct your problem, I would suggest that you download and install the latest firmware for your router. (You need the latest firmware anyway because there was a security fix in the last firmware upgrade. )   After the firmware upgrade, you must reset the router to factory defaults, then setup the router again from scratch. If you saved a router configuration file, DO NOT use it.
Retest your speed after the firmware upgrade, and see if this fixed your problem.
Please report back with your results.
Message Edited by toomanydonuts on 01-31-2008 01:41 AM

Slow wired connection with WRT54G

My ISP is Comcast.
I'm using their modem which includes my digital voice connection. From there I'm wired straight to the WRT54G and from there I'm wired to my PC. However, when I connect from the Comcast modem to my PC I get download speeds of 12mbps and when I connect from the WRT54G (wired) it drops to 1mbps or even 786kbps.
I've tried resetting the modem and the router. I've tried changing the MTU. I have the latest firmware version (v8.0.2). The last resort is getting a new cable modem (suggested in the forums) but I think that's out of the question since my digital voice is connected to the Comcast modem.
Any other suggestions? Thanks in advance!

Please state the make and exact model number of your modem (not the WRT54G).
Using an ethernet cable, wire your computer directly to the modem (not the WRT54G). Verify that you have a properly working Internet connection. Then do the following:
Go to "Start" > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
A black DOS box will appear. Type in "ipconfig /all" (with no quotes), then hit the Enter key. Copy all the results to your next post, except that if your "IP address" does not start with 192, then post only the first 3 digits of your "IP address" along with the rest of the info.

WRT350N - Slow, Slow, Wired Connection

My XP system seemed to die, Net-wise. I had a 6 month old Linksys WRT54GX4, and it seemed to have died...sort of. That is, if I tried to get into the router (wired), it would time out. I kept trying and eventually a few packets would leak in. I could eventually get to the setup, but it was SO erratic as to be impossible.
After I tried everything I could think of, I did an in-place reinstall of XP. No difference.
I went out to buy a replacement router. Fry's doesn't carry it anymore (a recall???).
So I got the fancy "N" 350 (didn't want N but it's what there is).
Plugged it all in. I have MORE connectivity, but speed test tells me my DL is about 30 (versus my normal of about 320).
Then I connected the computer directly to the DSL bridge and I get my full 320-ish. Through the router, and often the speed test doesn't even START. And to add insult, wireless is FINE. Just wired. I changed cables. No difference. By it working connected to the DSL, I have eliminated the computer as the bottleneck. But, did the 54 die, and the new 350 CAME nearly dead????? Doesn't make any sense.
Changing the MTU to 1365 (as suggested elsewhere here) didn't make any difference. It's an Intel Gigabit NIC (built-in on Asus MB).
Side note: when I enter SETUP, it keeps telling me that "VALUE IS OUT OF RANGE" for about three clicks. I look at my settings and they look fine. Happens on one or more other pages as well.
Frankly, I've always had issues with Linksys SETUP in the various models, so this doesn't surprise me.
Since wireless is working fine, I don't see this as being an issue.
Any suggestions??????

Hi… I would suggest you to download the latest firmware for this router, reset the router, upgrade the firmware and reconfigure the route from the setup page. Then reduce the MTU to 1365. On your PC change the card speed to either 100 Mbps half duplex or 10 Mbps half duplex. Now check the connectivity on your wired PC.

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I have seen lot on blogs and discussion on productstate for AV, AS and FW. But none of them give the complete information of product state.
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Moreover pre Vista os using WMI we can find the version of AS, AV ans FW, but in post Vista OS WMI does not provide the information of version of the product so how we can achieve this in post Vista os.

Have you looked at this?
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj155489%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
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[Solved]Fail to use wired connection, but can still use wireless.

I had suspected the problem to be related to a recent package update from any time between 6/2 to 6/5, though the problem only started yesterday(6/6 in my time zone). I have already tried downgrading internet related packages that has recent upgrades, but the problem is still there. So I need help. What information do I need to provide to help pin-point what is causing this problem?
Last edited by enochnotsocool (2012-06-07 14:03:07)

The problem magically solved itself over the day... : P
but I'll still post the requested output.
ip addr
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 16436 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN
link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
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link/ether 6c:62:6d:32:b3:fb brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
inet 140.112.196.33/24 brd 140.112.196.255 scope global eth0
3: wlan0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state DOWN qlen 1000
link/ether dc:a9:71:0e:d2:1a brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
lspci -nn
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller [8086:0104] (rev 09)
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200/2nd Generation Core Processor Family PCI Express Root Port [8086:0101] (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0116] (rev 09)
00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 [8086:1c3a] (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 [8086:1c2d] (rev 05)
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller [8086:1c20] (rev 05)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 [8086:1c10] (rev b5)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2 [8086:1c12] (rev b5)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4 [8086:1c16] (rev b5)
00:1d.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 [8086:1c26] (rev 05)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation HM65 Express Chipset Family LPC Controller [8086:1c49] (rev 05)
00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port SATA AHCI Controller [8086:1c03] (rev 05)
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller [8086:1c22] (rev 05)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GF108 [GeForce GT 540M] [10de:0df4] (rev ff)
02:00.0 USB controller [0c03]: NEC Corporation uPD720200 USB 3.0 Host Controller [1033:0194] (rev 04)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller [10ec:8168] (rev 06)
04:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N 130 [8086:0896] (rev 34)
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I don't use an anti virus - using outlook express I got a strange message with no subject or sender - just a blank line. I tried deleting it but it wouldn't be deleted. Since then every time I try to delete it - it crashes the system. Same with Internet Explorer. And now my main screen icons will just 'disappear' from the screen then it crashes.
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Hi, debbieM -
Welcome to Apple's Discussions.
It is doubtful that you have a virus - no virus which can harm OS 9 has been released in well over 10 years.
Getting a message every now and then with no subject and no body is not unusual. There are a couple of ways to get rid of a message without opening it.
Click on an adjacent message which is okay to delete, then hold down the Shift key and select the blank messages - none of them will open. Once you have selected all the ones for deletion, press the Delete key.
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Article #18278 - Assigning More Memory to an Application
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And now my main screen icons will just 'disappear' from the screen then it crashes.
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if I upload to 9.2 will I loose any programs or files....
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https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2435
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Hi - I'm new to this and I apologize if this question is ridiculously easy.
I am using a cable modem in which I have plugged my WRT160Nv2 wireless router. I am supporting three computers here in my home; my laptop (both wired and wireless), my daughters laptop (wireless only), and my desktop (wired only).
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My laptop and desktop are connected to the wireless router via cable.
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I want to do this strictly for the speed of the connection. I've read that a wired connection is double if not more in Mbps.
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Windows by default uses the fastest connection possible. If you have a wireless and wired connection active at the same time it depends on how fast both connections are rated. Wireless connections tend to change depending on the distance. Wireless 802.11g goes up to 54 Mbit/s. Wireless 802.11n can go up to some 300 Mbit/s. Wired connections are usually either gigabit ethernet (1000 Mbit/s) or fastethernet (100 Mbit/s).
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Force Win 8 to use wired connection

Hi Folks,
I'm running Win8 on an Acer Desktop. I have cable internet from Comcast, with the modem running thru a router, then to the pc.
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Thanks for the suggestions. Unhappily, when I open Network Connections and Advanced Settings, the first item shown in your screen shot, "vEthernet (VNIC)," is not there. The other three are shown, just as in your screen shot, but vEthernet (VNIC)
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While I had the pc directly connected to the modem, I checked the Network Connections again, but "vEthernet (VNIC) was still not on the list.
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I've only had it for a few weeks and don't use it for anything beyond producing word documents etc.
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Looking at the problems and solutions log on the computer the date that it really started to slow down coincides with downloading a norton update, which i have been unable to uninstall to check if this really is the problem.
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Hi guys
I would like to add some words about my experience using the Symantec Norton Antivirus software.
I have used this software 3 year long. It was great because it supports one of the best virus filtering options BUT it really slow downs the operating system.
I didnt use it on with Vista preinstalled notebook but on Win XP and I have to say that the notebook boot process was halted for about 30sec-1min till the whole parts of Norton Antivirus software has started It was very annoying
However, I switched to AntiVir. This is software described by marina4000 and Im really happy because the boot performance increased.
So finally I would also recommend removing this Symantec Norton Antivirus software and to switch to the other free AntiVir software ;)
Bye

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