Wireless insanely slow in Mac OSX, normal when using boot camp
I have my recently purchased Macbook (White) always in the same place hooked up to my external display, one floor above the wireless g router.
However, when I am in Mac OSX 10.5.5, my network is REALLY REALLY PAINFULLY slow. It has the same reception (airport logo almost full) but Safari times out, cannot sometimes even load Google, etc. etc., making networking almost unusable in Mac OSX. However, when I use Windows XP on Boot Camp, it is the normal speed.
My other Macbooks (older versions) do not have this problem. They all have Mac OSX 10.5 installed with all the updates, and have the same Windows XP in Boot Camp. Still I think this is a software issue rather then a hardware issue because in Boot Camp everything is fine. They all have the firewall turned on. They all have the same reception. They are all (alternate) in the exact same spot.
Any suggestions?
Tried it.
I even reinstalled Mac OSX from scratch, and still the same problem.
The update from some time ago (the Airport update for intel macs) does not matter.
Restarting my router does not matter. I also get good internet reception on my iPhone 3G.
And, in Windows still OK reception.
I have also noticed that my internet download speed changes from 20kbps to 80 kbps and back again.
Repairing permissions does not matter either.
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Hello,
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A little background about the topic under discussion.
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2. If just plugged with one, it would show as an additional volume in the finder
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~ NareyGotcha!!
I am done with mounting a secondary HDD (thanks to ifixit) and installing Windows 8 Pro 64 bit on it without a worry. Charm, charm!!
Boot Camp 5 guide prescribes all needed steps and when read and used correctly, installation must be an easy task. And all the existing apple hardwares work so good in the Windows environment too.
I am going to help out a friend of mine in doing a similar thing on his mac too. If you got specific questions, please do shoot up here and i should be able to get a reply to it (if at all).
Thanks everyone.
~ Narey -
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Installed Boot Camp Assistant from the OSX DVD that came with my MacBook(10.5)
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Then kernel panic (dimmed screen with text on grey stating must restart computer)
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The problem is that the partition literally involves chopping off a contiguous block of free space at the END of your existing partition. I was clued onto this by trying to resize the partition with Disk Utility (which also failed with a kernel panic). The problem I was having was simply that, since I had all but filled my hard drive before this, I had data for files spread all over my hard drive.
So what was I to do? There's no way to view where a file is physically on the disk. The iDefrag utility would do what I need, but cost $34. Then it hit me: what if I could defragment my hard drive manually? All I would need is an interface that shows me the physical layout of the data on the hard disk so I'd know which files I would need to either delete (or duplicate and delete). I correctly hypothesized that the DEMO of iDefrag would do this for me.
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1. If it's a file I want or need to keep, but it's a file I created, then I just duplicate it with Ctrl-D. Delete the original, rename the copy to the original name and empty the trash.
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Regards,
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Hi all,
I am about to install boot camp, and I was wondering which version of Windows works best for my Mac.
Many thanks for your help.
Francescoyou really have only one choice, Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium but you can save by buying the System Builder edition.
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Under Windows 7, Computer Mgt, I shrink the C drive to create another drive. When I right click on the unused drive to format it, 200MB Lion boot is formatted and assigned a drive letter F. But I did not tell Windows 7 Computer Management to do that. I clicked on the unused 170GB space to create it as F, I did not click on the 200MB Lion boot partition at the front of the list.
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Flying kiwis wrote:
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Very slow download speeds on windows vista using boot camp.
Ok this is my problem. When ever I try to download something from the internet on my windows side the download goes very slow. When I go on my mac side and do the same download it goes a lot faster. So then I went to speedtest.net and my download speed came back around 5000 kbps, when I go into my windows side it goes about 500-1200 kbps. How can I get my download speeds to 5000 kbps like it is on my mac side? I have been trying this for a long time and trying many solutions. Any help will be appericated!
Thanks!Start by troubleshooting networking.
Drivers for your Windows chipset.
Include more details as to router, firmware, what MAC you have even?
I would never disable firwalls or AV and security settings but you don't want to have two firewalls running.
Most people complain that Windows is faster and their OS X is slow.
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Trouble restarting Mac OS after using Boot Camp
I am using Mac OSx 10.6.8 and have Windows 7 on my Boot Camp. In probably 90 percent of the times I restart my Mac OS side after using Boot Camp, my computer freezes during the startup. I usually get to my desktop screen but my desktop icons don't fully load and it freezes, or if I try and open an application in my dock, I get the spinning ball of death and I have to restart.
A co-worker suggested opening in safe mode and then going to my preferences file and looking for any .plist file that appears corrupted and then deleting it before restarting. That usually works except for the times I can't find anything that looks corrupted. Also, there are times when it starts up and my dock is back to the computer's default setup. Sometimes my clock gets set to a different time as well.
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Internet is too slow on mac osx
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There's nothing specific about Mac OS X that would cause it to be 'slow' when networking. I (and I'm sure lots of others here as well) have many Macs owned over several years which are blazingly fast using the network.
If your network is slow, there's got to be a specific reason. We can probably help you isolate the various causes and find out what is causing it to behave so slowly.
I do not know what level of expertise you have when working with computers or networks so I will try to be specific. If we are to help you, you will need to be specific and accurate when responding. Vague answers from you will only net vague guesses from us. Specific answers from you will likely result in our being able to provide you with specific suggestions and fixes.
If the Mac is fast when running Windows, but slow when running OS X then it's not likely that you actually have a hardware defect (bad network interface, disconnected wifi antenna, etc. as these problems would manifest whether running OS X or Windows on the same hardware.
First, tell us about your Mac and your network. Which Mac model do you have? How much memory does it have? What OS version is it running? If you run "Software Update" is this Mac fully and completely up-to-date with the latest patches?
A long while back there was a known bug in Leopard that would cause a MacBook Pro to be slow if using a wireless network while on battery power (it would be fast if connected to AC power). That was patched long ago. (hence my interest in which OS revision you are running and whether it is fully patched)
What brand & model network router are you using?
What type of network connection are you using on your Mac? Are you using a physical ethernet connection (you plug in a network cable) or are you using wireless? What type of ISP do you have and what is the nature of the connection (cable, DSL, wireless, satellite?)
In "System Preferences" -> "Network", select your active network interface (typically either "Ethernet" or "Airport"), then select the "Advanced..." button in the lower right corner. On the next select the "Ethernet" tab across the top (usually the far-right). Is "Configure:" set to "Automatically"? Is the "MTU:" show a grayed out value that reads "Standard (1500)"? If not, what values do you see?
Next
Start "Network Utility" (it's under "Applications" -> "Utilities"), go to the "Info" tab, select your active network interface (probably ether "Ethernet (en0)" or "Airport (en1)").
What is the "Link Speed" of your connection?
On the right side of the Network Utility "Info" tab are some "Transfer Statistics", including a count of "Send Errors" and "Recv Errors". These are typically very small numbers (usually single-digit values) and do +not necessarily+ mean there is a problem. TCP/IP networking was specifically designed to allow for errors, dropped packets, lost packets, time-outs, etc. and still be able to function without causing problems for the operating system or it's applications (errors are automatically detected and corrected -- usually by retransmitting the troubled packets). These do not necessarily mean there is a problem with your computer... an error, congestion, router problem, etc. anywhere in the network can cause these. With that in mind, what is your total number of sent packets and how many send errors do you have? What is your total number of received packets and how many receive errors do you have? (as an example, my system has over 4 million packets sent and 0 errors, but about 3.3 million packets received and 5 errors -- another mac I checked happens to have 6 send and receive errors. As I said... very small numbers and especially when considering the total number of packets sent or received. If your numbers are large (4 digit values, etc.) then there may be a problem.
Next
I'd like to isolate and test the quality of the connection between your Mac and your router (ignoring the rest of the Internet). If the connection between those two components is solid and healthy, then any slow down would be a problem elsewhere in the network and not, specifically, your Mac.
There is something called "MTU" (maximum transmission unit) that I wont get into just now. A problem with MTU can cause slow delivery of packets on what should be a blazingly fast network in otherwise excellent health, but I'll set that aside for now. 99.9% of the time you should never attempt to alter the MTU.
Go into "System Preferences" -> "Network", select your network interface (either Ethernet or Airport -- whichever you happen to be using) then note the value displayed for "Router:"
Back in "Network Utility", select the "Ping" tab and type in the value displayed for your Router (which you noted above) into the box labeled "Enter the network address to ping." Usually this is a number that looks like "192.168.1.1" or "192.168.0.1" or "10.0.0.1", etc. (almost always ends with a ".1". After entering the number, verify that you have select "Send only [10] pings" (that's the default), then click "Ping" to start the test.
What was the min/average/max/stddev values reported at the end of the ping? On a healthy wired network, the values will typically be less than .5 milliseconds. On a healthy wireless network the values will typically be in the 2-4ms range.
Your answers to these questions will help us rule IN or rule OUT various possible causes. -
i just restarted my mac then suddenly when it boots,disk utility came and says different option like repair disk, get help, reinstall OSX and I tried to click disk repair but it says that I am um able to repair the disk
It sounds like your hard drive either has a software problem that Disk Utility cannot fix or that the HD has failed (mechanically).
Your Mac may have booted either to your recovery partition or to internet recovery in an attempt to repair the drive- I can't tell from your post.
I'll assume that it was the recovery partition.
Try to boot into internet recovery (hold down option command R at restart), and see if you can repair your HD with Disk Utility. You should also repair permissions while you're there.
If that doesn't work, try to boot into single user mode (restart, hold down ⌘S until you see a black screen with white text) and repair your hard drive. Here's a reference with directions: Repair Your Hard Disk in Single User Mode | Everything Macintosh
If that doesn't work you have a few options:
If your mac originally came with installation disks, you can try to boot from the installation disk and then see if you can repair the HD.
There is a small chance that Techtool Pro 7 will be able to repair your HD if Disk Utility can't.
If none of that works then your HD has probably failed and will need to be replaced, which is not too difficult to do yourself if you can use a screwdriver. -
hi i want to use boot camp for the first time but i was wondering if when you install windows in your mac there is any risk of virus?
angelicagalera wrote:
hi i want to use boot camp for the first time but i was wondering if when you install windows in your mac there is any risk of virus?
Of course there is. There is with any computer system that you connect to the internet or transfers files to and from. When you run Windows on your Mac you increase the chance from zero that you will get a Windows based virus to virtualy the same risk as any other Windows user.
The weaknesses in Windows OS and applications are well trodden by virus and worm malcontents the world over. That doesn't mean that OSX is exempt though. All it will take is once and the entire Mac world will sit up and take notice......
Rick -
hey, I want to install windows on my mac, I have mac osx lion and I'm soon going to get mountain lion. If I use Boot camp to install windows do I need a windows disc, will i lose all my data, etc. If so how to I save them. Can I switch back to osx after I install windows. ( can I switch between Windows and OS X as many times as I want.) thanks for answering.
Sebastianhey, I want to install windows on my mac, I have mac osx lion and I'm soon going to get mountain lion. If I use Boot camp to install windows do I need a windows disc, will i lose all my data, etc. If so how to I save them. Can I switch back to osx after I install windows. ( can I switch between Windows and OS X as many times as I want.) thanks for answering.
Sebastian -
After i updated to 10.7.5 my mac keeps freezing when using Safari
After i updated to 10.7.5 my mac keeps freezing when using Safari, I've to restart it everytime. What's the problem with 10.7.5? Is this a known problem? How can I fix it?
Go Here > http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1582 and download and Install the Combo Update.
It is Safe to install over existing.
After the Successul Install be sure to Restart your computer. -
I have installed Windows 7 using Boot Camp on Macbook Pro OSX 10.9.3, I'm not able to connect to wireless and its not showing as well in network sharing. Please help
Hello Bhagyeshree
Check out the articles below to troubleshoot issues with connecting to Wi-Fi. Start with creating a new Network Location and then search for a Wi-Fi network and if that does not work, then go through second article to troubleshoot the issue further.
OS X Mavericks: Add a network location
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13788
Wi-Fi: How to troubleshoot Wi-Fi connectivity
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4628
Regards,
-Norm G.
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