Why is the internet speeds so slow with mountain lion?

I have noticed an significant reduction in Internet speeds since I purchased my new Mac Mini. Same internet connection, more memory (8GB), nice new 27" Thunderbolt display but my Dell laptop handles streaming video (YouTube) much better. Even my iTunes do not run well. Significant pauses on many songs from iCloud.
I have not chnaged the default settings and I have tried Safari and Chrome browers with no noticiable differences. Any suggestions?
Dick Agin

That worked. Thanks.

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Internet speed is slow with Mountain Lion 10.8.2, but booting in separate drive running 10.6 is fine. Tried renewing DHCP, zapped the PRAM, ran disk utilities, and sudo chron. No change. I am running 2008 Mac Pro, 8 gig ram, AT&T DSL via ethernet. Getting 0.15Mbps instead of 3Mbps.

Did you try creating a new location and deleting the old one? Just renewing the DCHP on its own may not be enough. Follow all the instructions here, first:
http://osxdaily.com/2012/08/02/fix-os-x-mountain-lion-wireless-connection-proble ms/
If that doesn't work, have a look at my further instructions here:
http://applehelpwriter.wordpress.com/2012/08/07/problems-with-wifi-safari-and-mo untain-lion/
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Why is my macbook pro running slow with mountain lion?

After installing Mountain Lion, I find navigating, opening programs, etc. is taking more time, why is this?

Immediately after installing Mountain Lion, your system will be rebuilding the Spotlight index. This should only take a couple of hours at most. If the problem persists you can run diagnostics. I just happen to have written a little diagnostic program recently. Download EtreCheck from http://www.etresoft.com/download/EtreCheck.zip, run it, and paste the results here.
Disclaimer: Although EtreCheck is free, there are other links on my site that could give me some form of compensation, financial or otherwise.

Why is my internet speed so slow?

Why is my internet speed so slow. Ohter computers connected to my network are not having this problem.

Hi,
If you feel that your Internet connection is slow then
1)Try to find If your computer is affected with malicious software or scripts,try to remove them and use a powerful anti virus to scan your system.
2)Clear all the cache files and history of the browsers,this may help in increasing the browsing speed.
3)Avoid using browsers which requires flash and Java scripts.And use the browsers like FireFox and Chrome.By using this browser you can increase the downloading speed ,because this browsers don't use and flash and Java script.After doing this check your internet speed in the site ScanmySpeed.com which may provides you the exact speed of your connection without using any java or any flash scripts.

HT2020 if you have internet sharing on imac with Mountain Lion its stil problem with sleep mode ! why ???

if you have internet sharing on imac with Mountain Lion its stil problem with sleep mode ! why ???

Log a bug with Apple, with whatever details you can provide. In the interrim, consider acquiring a router; either a repurposed x86 box running open-source networking or gateway software, or a commercial device.

Did macbook air mid 2009 running slow with mountain lion?

did macbook air mid 2009 running slow with mountain lion?

Yours is the first computer I've heard about on these forums that is attempting to run Mavericks with only 2GB of RAM.
Indeed that is acceptable per the Mavericks requirements:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5842
... but as you may know, Apple has not sold computers with as little as 2GB RAM for quite a while.
I suggest therefore you make sure you remove any applications that may be overtaxing your machine. Examples are browsers other than Safari, Mac cleaning products (such as Mac Keeper), or any other non-Apple app that has some startup process running (such as Outlook).

Why is my iMac (G5) not compatible with mountain lion?

Why is my iMac (G5) not compatible with mountain lion? I have 4 GB ram (667) and around 90GB hard drive space.

Jewood20 wrote:
Why is my iMac (G5) not compatible with mountain lion? I have 4 GB ram (667) and around 90GB hard drive space.
iMac G5 can only be upgraded to 10.5.8.
If you have continuing use, you are among the lucky ones. I purchased many of these used from a company that shut down its American office. Many of these eventually suffered from the "bad capacitor" problem and required a motherboard replacement from Apple. I was lucky in that my local Genius bar approved these for no charge, even though Apple's extended warranty had expired.
My last one was my desktop Mac. It's power supply failed in 2010 and I paid for a replacement. In Summer 2011 when its HD failed, I decided it was time to move on and purchaed a Mac Mini, which I continue to run on Lion.

Time machine very slow with mountain lion

Time Machine backups seem very slow with Mountain Lion.

Same problem here. I just upgraded from Lion to Mountain Lion. I only got 19 GB of space, but Time Machine wants 10 hours, whereas in OSX Lion a full backup would take just under an hour, and incremental updates were lightning fast.
I even sat it up to do it overnight, but on 8 hours it was only half way through only 10 GB. I can't live with that in the future.
Im trying to backup on a SD card which seems to work very good in Lion. Im on a 2012 Macbook Air using a SSD.
My bite of the apple has been somewhat sour. I tried reformatting the SD card, well knowing that I would lose old backups. But still the backup is extremely slow. Now I can't install Lion or Mountain Lion from scratch without having to wait 10 hours for TM backup or installing tons of applications and settings again. Bummer. I'm never going to early adobt a OSX upgrade again.

HT1338 im on osx snow leopard but the lion is no longer available on app store. How can i still upgrade to lion? my computer by the way is not compatible with mountain lion. thanks

im on osx snow leopard but the lion is no longer available on app store. How can i still upgrade to lion? my computer by the way is not compatible with mountain lion. thanks

Hello royalaqua,
I do think you should ask yourself if upgrading to Lion is the right course to take.
Snow Leopard is an excellent OS and Lion has literally been frozen out after barely a year. Remember too that some of your apps may not work with Lion (those that have Rosetta, for example) so that could mean more new purchases. Plus you may need to uprate your RAM too.

Which is the latest iPhoto version compatible with Mountain Lion ?

Please, which is the latest iPhoto version compatible with Mountain Lion?
I just updated my OS X to 10.8.5 and still have iPhoto '11 v9.2.3. I have been unable to find if there is a newer compatible version of iPhoto; while I know that iPhoto 9.5.1 is incompatible with Mountain Lion.

Do you know where I can get it?
If you have a version of iPhoto '11 installed, try the updater, that Terence Devlin linked to. If you do not already own a version iphoto '11, buy an installer disk from for iLife '11 from Amazon or eBay. You cannot download a full installer for free, only updates.

Why is the write speed so slow to my NAS

Hi, I am trying to improve the write speed from my MBP to the NAS. I am using the Thunderbolt ethernet adapter connected to an Airport Extreme 7.6.1 using a wired connection. I have a Synology DS213 with a wired connection to the Airport Extreme as well. I am using CAT6 cables.
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Write speed is 7 to 8MB/s This write speed is what concerns me.
Read speed is between 60 MB/s and 75 MB/s
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When writing a file to the MBP from the NAS
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I was transferring my iPhoto library from an older MBP to a new retina and having the same issue - transfers almost immediately slowing to less than 100k/sec over my beautiful Time Warner-provided WiFi router using regular OSX folder sharing. I couldn't find any software updates as some other similar threads suggested.
I put my iPhoto library in a .tar.gz archive and that immediately transfered at about 7mb/sec, much much faster! So, without having diagnosed the issue, perhaps I've uncovered evidence that one or both of my machines doesn't like transferring big file trees. I bet a zip or any other archive would do the trick.

HT1338 why would the internet be so slow?

The internet is running slow on the computer....not opening as quickly and won't stream any media when I need to what could be slowing it down and is there a way to fix it? I haven't had the computer for that long.

In the Sustem/Network/Advanced/DNS preference pane check to see what DNS servers you're using. If it's not one of the two below delete those that are there and add both of the two below. See if that improves performance. Note what servers were there in case you want to go back to them.
208.67.222.222
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Here's the odd part. When restarting the modem and plugging it directly into the powerbook, initial tests show 30-50 up and 5 down. But once you reconnect to wifi, lose speed, the re-connect directly to the modem the slowness persists directly connected to the modem.
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Macbook Pro 13 Retina, after Update the INternet is so slow, the rest is ok just the Internet Speed is slow. Whats wrong ?

I bye a new Macbook Pro 13 Retina, after a Update my Internet is so slow, my Iphone is faster in the Internet.
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Why is safari so slow with mountain lion?

Every page that I load in safari is extemely slow after upgrading to mountain lion. I dont have any other applications and it takes way too long. I can open the same page on my PC much faster. I really hope Apple releases an update soon because this is terrible. Apple even promotes mountain lion as having faster speeds for safari (what a joke).

Second MUYB wrote:
It would be better if you explained what your program actually does - does it just do a dump of all user processes, does it check settings - what does it do that the built-in diagnostics or a list of command line instructions do not provide (that has as advantage that it's much more transparent what goes on)?
It basically does the same thing as Apple > About this Mac > More Info > System Report, but consolidates the important parts into a concise report that is easily pasted here in the forums.
After all, you are asking people to run an untrusted and probably unsigned program, so I'm actually happy they display a reluctance to do this.
It is signed with my Developer ID. All you will get is the "downloaded app" warning from Mountain Lion with the default Gatekeeper settings that allow both App Store apps and Developer ID-signed apps like EtreCheck.
I'm not saying you cannot be trusted - I merely observe that the reluctance to run an unknown program is not only understandable, but even commendable..
And extraordinarily rare
Here is the output from EtreCheck on my own machine:
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
          1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
          8 GB RAM
Startup Items:
          HWNetMgr - Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr
          HWPortDetect - Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWPortDetect
          StartOuc - Path: /Library/StartupItems/StartOuc
System Software:
          OS X 10.8 (12A269) - Uptime: 11 days 15:0
Disk Information:
          Hitachi HTS545050B9A302 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                    disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Pandora (disk0s2) /: 499.25 GB (216.67 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
          Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Kernel Extensions:
          com.google.filesystems.fusefs          Version: 2.1.9
Problem System Launch Daemons:
                 [failed] com.apple.coresymbolicationd.plist
                 [failed] com.apple.emond.aslmanager.plist
Problem System Launch Agents:
                 [failed] com.apple.afpstat.plist
                 [failed] com.apple.KerberosHelper.LKDCHelper.plist
                 [failed] com.apple.scopedbookmarkagent.xpc.plist
Launch Daemons:
                 [loaded] com.bombich.ccc.plist
                 [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
                 [loaded] com.mysql.mysql.plist
                 [loaded] com.parallels.desktop.launchdaemon.plist
                 [loaded] edu.washington.pop3.plist
                 [loaded] edu.washington.pop3s.plist
                 [loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist
Launch Agents:
                 [loaded] com.parallels.desktop.launch.plist
                 [loaded] com.parallels.DesktopControlAgent.plist
                 [loaded] com.parallels.vm.prl_pcproxy.plist
                 [loaded] com.wacom.wacomtablet.plist
User Launch Agents:
                 [loaded] com.c-command.SpamSieve.LaunchAgent.plist
                 [loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist
User Login Items:
          None
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Apache
          Flash Player
          MacFUSE
          Macspoofer
          WacomTablet
Internet Plug-ins:
          Flash Player.plugin
          FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
          iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
          JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
          net.juniper.DSSafariExtensions.plugin
          QuickTime Plugin.plugin
          SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
          Silverlight.plugin
          WacomNetscape.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
          WebEx.plugin
Bad Fonts:
          None
Top Processes:
          25.7 %          WebProcess
          7.3   %          pbs
          4.6   %          WindowServer
          2.4   %          coreservicesd
          1.7   %          EtreCheck
          1.6   %          Safari
          1.5   %          hidd
          0.3   %          mtmfs
          0.2   %          fontd
          0.2   %          prl_disp_service
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