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NeilFann
Mar 29, 2012Aspirant
Very slow connection between NAS and IMAC
Hi all, Any advice appreciated. First, my set up. iMac <cat5> TP Link switch <cat5> Router (Thompson 585) <cat5> NAS I have an iMac that was running OS10.5 and has now been upgraded to 10.6 w...
mdgm-ntgr
Apr 02, 2012NETGEAR Employee Retired
Ah a 100Mbit switch. I presume the F stands for "Fast Ethernet". Get a Gigabit switch. Also make sure you are using Cat5e or newer ethernet cables. Cat5 is fine for 100Mbit but doesn't cut it when you move to using Gigabit.
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