Can you Manually set ethernet speed

salmonstksalmonstk
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in Genius Bar edited January 2014
Can I throttle down my ethernet card to only transmit at 10 Mb insted of 100???

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  • Reply 1 of 6
    cubedudecubedude Posts: 1,556member
    Why would you want to?



    Other than that, I've never heard of that being possible, though I'm sure it is.
  • Reply 2 of 6
    salmonstksalmonstk Posts: 568member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by CubeDude

    Why would you want to?



    Other than that, I've never heard of that being possible, though I'm sure it is.



    Because the idiots where I work have a network that is all messed up.



    By throttling down the card, you get better through put. So they say.



    Worked for a guy with a PC.
  • Reply 3 of 6
    francisg3francisg3 Posts: 168member
    I had to deal with that about 6 months ago. Yes, turning down the ethernet speed does work for a PC. Macs are always set to "auto-detect." If you're on a network that doesn't play nice with your Mac, there's nothing you can do, other than changing out the switches and/or hubs. Unless someone else has a better idea.
  • Reply 4 of 6
    spartspart Posts: 2,060member
    Cocktail allows you to throttle down to your heart's content.
  • Reply 5 of 6
    123123 Posts: 278member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by salmonstk

    Can I throttle down my ethernet card to only transmit at 10 Mb insted of 100???



    sudo ifconfig en0 media 10baseT/UTP mediaopt full-duplex



    to go back:

    sudo ifconfig en0 media autoselect



    other media types: see ifconfig
  • Reply 6 of 6
    spartspart Posts: 2,060member
    ...Or use the gooey GUI goodness that is Cocktail?



    Mmm, drop down menus.



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