I have a fairly simple problem with my mac mini desktop.
First off, These are the specs: Mac mini "Core i5" 2.5 (Mid-2011) Specs (Mid-2011, MC816LL/A, Macmini5,2, A1347, 2442) @ EveryMac.com
Second, My problem is with the Internet connection on my desktop. Im a first time poster in this forum so I might be posting in the wrong location.
I recently purchased this model of mac mini and it was running smoothly until I tried downloading World of Warcraft onto it and running other downloads such as adobe flash and microsoft silverlight (To get at least youtube running).
The problem was that the download speed was running at 4.6kbps. And my last computer was clocked at 10mbps. Now I know standard bandwidth isn't measured by clocking, more by usage, but as we all know, With that kind of clocking you'd get at least 1-2mbps download average. I had the wifi and the 'Ethernet cable' connected at the same time. The only ethernet port it has. And upon disconnecting the wifi, The download speed did not vary in change at all.
But upon disconnecting the Ethernet cable I've been getting at least 1.5mbps speed on downloading.
Could there be a fault on my ethernet port? Or is there a problem with both connections conflicting with each other? Because if so Im wondering why the wifi of all connections is running faster than the direct ethernet cable itself.
The router and modem are working at perfect capacity for me considering my last computer was plugged into it fine. Its this computer in particular I'm having these troubles with.
Thank you.
First off, These are the specs: Mac mini "Core i5" 2.5 (Mid-2011) Specs (Mid-2011, MC816LL/A, Macmini5,2, A1347, 2442) @ EveryMac.com
Second, My problem is with the Internet connection on my desktop. Im a first time poster in this forum so I might be posting in the wrong location.
I recently purchased this model of mac mini and it was running smoothly until I tried downloading World of Warcraft onto it and running other downloads such as adobe flash and microsoft silverlight (To get at least youtube running).
The problem was that the download speed was running at 4.6kbps. And my last computer was clocked at 10mbps. Now I know standard bandwidth isn't measured by clocking, more by usage, but as we all know, With that kind of clocking you'd get at least 1-2mbps download average. I had the wifi and the 'Ethernet cable' connected at the same time. The only ethernet port it has. And upon disconnecting the wifi, The download speed did not vary in change at all.
But upon disconnecting the Ethernet cable I've been getting at least 1.5mbps speed on downloading.
Could there be a fault on my ethernet port? Or is there a problem with both connections conflicting with each other? Because if so Im wondering why the wifi of all connections is running faster than the direct ethernet cable itself.
The router and modem are working at perfect capacity for me considering my last computer was plugged into it fine. Its this computer in particular I'm having these troubles with.
Thank you.