Thunderbolt to Ethernet Adaptor makes fans go crazy

I have a late 2012 Retina Macbook Pro.
Just bought the thunderbolt to gigabit ethernet adaptor.
Works like a charm, except that every time im downloading large files or uploading large files... the fans on the macbook start spinning at the highest speed.
anyone else share the same problem?

There are may glitches with the Retina model MBPs. you have found one of them, if not more. It has to do with the way Apple has set the sleep mode system in the firmware and or OS.
There is a long thread on this type of Deep Sleep mode problem someplace on this forum.

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