Mailing List AE-List@media-motion.tv ? Message #44772
From: Warren Heaton at UCLA Extension <wheaton@ucla.edu>
Subject: Re: [AE] sort of OT: gigabit ethernet puzzle
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2012 14:36:53 -0700
To: After Effects Mail List <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Follow the ethernet cable from the machine that is getting 100 base T speeds to where it is patched into the ethernet switch and/router and verify that it's connected to a 1000 base T port.  I've had this cause slower than expected wired networking before.



-Warren





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On Jul 5, 2012, at 6:41 PM, "Tupper, Scott (HQP)" <scott.tupper@rhi.com> wrote:

> In 10.6 I recall having to modify your NIC settings via terminal as the GUI won't stick.
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> From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of Jim Curtis
> Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 1:10 PM
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> Subject: [AE] sort of OT: gigabit ethernet puzzle
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> I'm setting up a new edit / GFX station in my home office.  I have a total of four Macs.  Three are Intel; one G4 PPC.  
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> One of my Mac Pros won't allow me to manually or automatically use 1000baseT, Full-duplex, Jumbo Frames, like the other MacPro, MacBook Pro and Quicksilver G4.
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> I can't figure out why.  
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> If I go into Network Preferences, Advanced>Hardware tab, and set it to Manual with the above settings, it disconnects the Ethernet port.  
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> When I switch the IPv4 setting to Automatic, it sets itself to 100baseT, not 1000.  
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> I'm stumped.  Can anybody point me in a direction to fix this?  I know my cable is OK, because the same cable that the MacPro at 100 is on will give me 1000 speed with my MacBookPro connected to it.
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> I hope I've explained this clearly.
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> ????
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> TIA,
> Jim Curtis
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