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Wifi connect works fine but cable does not
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<blockquote data-quote="wizardchef" data-source="post: 1644872" data-attributes="member: 265975"><p>Not the cable. It's something in the iMac. I can take the same cable from the router and hook it to my PC laptop, run the speed test, and it works fine. I move the cable over the iMac, making sure that WiFi is off and that the Mac sees the connection (via the Preferences panel), and it chokes. It will not even complete the test. It pings fine, but right now it won't run the download at all, and when it does it gets numbers like 0.075 Mbps and then chokes on the upload test.</p><p></p><p>I don't know how Mac hardware works, but it sounds like there is something wrong with the Mac hardware, either the plug or the interface electronics.</p><p></p><p>Fortunately, I have the WiFi backup. I just thought since the modem is sitting within cable distance, I would use the cable for a few extra Hz.</p><p></p><p>And, yes, I have done those parallel tests between the two computers. PC runs fine, Mac jams.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wizardchef, post: 1644872, member: 265975"] Not the cable. It's something in the iMac. I can take the same cable from the router and hook it to my PC laptop, run the speed test, and it works fine. I move the cable over the iMac, making sure that WiFi is off and that the Mac sees the connection (via the Preferences panel), and it chokes. It will not even complete the test. It pings fine, but right now it won't run the download at all, and when it does it gets numbers like 0.075 Mbps and then chokes on the upload test. I don't know how Mac hardware works, but it sounds like there is something wrong with the Mac hardware, either the plug or the interface electronics. Fortunately, I have the WiFi backup. I just thought since the modem is sitting within cable distance, I would use the cable for a few extra Hz. And, yes, I have done those parallel tests between the two computers. PC runs fine, Mac jams. [/QUOTE]
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