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I have a problem with my gigabit ethernet connection.

To transfer large files to my Time Capsule (firmware 7.3.1) and external hard drive I've connected my MacBook (with giga ethernet port) to my TC with a cat 6 ethernet cable. Unfortunately the transferrate won't get higher than about 12 Mb/sec, this should be about 100 Mb/sec (about 1000 Mbit/sec).
With a cat 5e cable it wouldn't work either.
The wired connection with my LaCie external disk (supports gigabit ethernet) isn't faster either.

I've tried some changes in system preferences > network > ethernet but adjusting the speed won't work.

what's wrong?
 
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100Mb/sec is in theory only. Transferring information is much, much slower. For example, SuperDuper (registered) with Smart Backup on Firewire 400 runs at about 30Mb/sec max.
 
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i use to to go crazy with this same problem. i am all CAT6 and gigabit and your speeds are exactly what i get. it also has to do with the how fast the HDD can write the information you are transferring. i just gave up trying to make it faster and decided to be happy with 12MB (not really but i tell myself that LOL).

i have spent days reading on how to increase this speed and have had no luck. i realize that the 100Mb speed is the max in perfect conditions but i was hoping to at least get up to the 40's or 50's.

if you find a fix for this let me know.
 
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Agreed with both harry and fletch.

What Mac do you own? Specs please.

You will never get 100 MB/Sec but 12 does sound a bit low. Like Fletch said, a lot depends on the speed of both hard drives. So you have everything connected up Gigabit? No USB 2.0 in the way?

I am not using Time Capsule here, but with my networked computers all with Gigabit, I get 30-50 MB/Sec or so depending on the system (Write speed of the hard drive of the computer I am copying to). The fastest speeds are copying to my AMD 64 system with WD 10K RPM Raptor HDD.
 
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I think I've found the answer. The writing speed of the disk is at about 12 Mb/sec, so it can't grt any faster.
The only question is: why a gigabit connection on the capsule?
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tonyvwie said:
I have a problem with my gigabit ethernet connection.

To transfer large files to my Time Capsule (firmware 7.3.1) and external hard drive I've connected my MacBook (with giga ethernet port) to my TC with a cat 6 ethernet cable. Unfortunately the transferrate won't get higher than about 12 Mb/sec, this should be about 100 Mb/sec (about 1000 Mbit/sec).
With a cat 5e cable it wouldn't work either.
The wired connection with my LaCie external disk (supports gigabit ethernet) isn't faster either.

I've tried some changes in system preferences > network > ethernet but adjusting the speed won't work.

what's wrong?
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Is this off the Internal drive in the Time Capsule or an External connected USB 2.0 drive?

Reason I ask is from all I have read, the Time Capsule drive is no different than the older Airport Extreme with a USB 2.0 drive plugged into it externally in speed. It seems like the internal drive is running at USB 2.0 speeds.
 
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The TC disk works via WiFi: Switch WiFi off and see what happens.
The Ethernet connection is not for the disk in the TC.
Read the specs of the TC. It is a Router.
 
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I'm sure they've solved the problem by now. The thread is dated 8 years ago. ;)
 

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