How much ram for the old macbook pro?
25/08/11 Filed in: Hardware
Scotty:
Quick question.
My internet has been super slow. Type in address, it sticks for a long while, and then opens extremely slowly. I had Ivan our IT partner test my speed, and it checks out perfect for both T1 (1.5) and DSL (5.4). I remember you had checked it previously and thought it slow. Ivan thinks that since the lines are checking out, it might be my computer and how it is receiving. All I know is that it is dramatically slower than ever before.
Any thoughts on what might be causing this from a Mac perspective?
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I seem to remember your wireless access point was a linksys router sitting on the floor behind the front desks in the main office area. If you are connecting wirelessly it could have more to do with the router than the mac. I've often found that the problem is not with the mac itself. However you may want to compare speeds by using a different browser. Chrome over Safari to see if you notice a difference. Was the test machine wireless or wired? That would make a big difference. I would suggest in the long run you replace that linksys router eventually. (I'm not a fan of Linksys/Cisco routers). Just an opinion.
Another sure fire way to narrow down the problem is to connect your mac directly to an ethernet port on a wall nearby to find if the problem continues to exist when wired in.
I’m definitely wired in directly. I’ll try Chrome. If it is the Mac, what can I do?
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In that case, the next step if you don’t have another mac to test with would be to test with your own mac but from a different user. You log out of your user, log in to another user and test internet speed there. That would tell us a great deal.
Quick question.
My internet has been super slow. Type in address, it sticks for a long while, and then opens extremely slowly. I had Ivan our IT partner test my speed, and it checks out perfect for both T1 (1.5) and DSL (5.4). I remember you had checked it previously and thought it slow. Ivan thinks that since the lines are checking out, it might be my computer and how it is receiving. All I know is that it is dramatically slower than ever before.
Any thoughts on what might be causing this from a Mac perspective?
___________
I seem to remember your wireless access point was a linksys router sitting on the floor behind the front desks in the main office area. If you are connecting wirelessly it could have more to do with the router than the mac. I've often found that the problem is not with the mac itself. However you may want to compare speeds by using a different browser. Chrome over Safari to see if you notice a difference. Was the test machine wireless or wired? That would make a big difference. I would suggest in the long run you replace that linksys router eventually. (I'm not a fan of Linksys/Cisco routers). Just an opinion.
Another sure fire way to narrow down the problem is to connect your mac directly to an ethernet port on a wall nearby to find if the problem continues to exist when wired in.
I’m definitely wired in directly. I’ll try Chrome. If it is the Mac, what can I do?
___________
In that case, the next step if you don’t have another mac to test with would be to test with your own mac but from a different user. You log out of your user, log in to another user and test internet speed there. That would tell us a great deal.
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