Internet Lagging

xx66stangxx · #1 03-11-2008, 06:13 AM

After reinstalling 10.5.2 I have noticed that my internet has been lagging. I have cable internet and use a usb ethernet adapter. Any ideas on why it's lagging? I set my BIOS to default settings before installing 10.5.2 (thought something was wrong with my IDE settings) could that be the cause?

erei33 · #2 03-11-2008, 06:34 AM

I had the same issue. What I did to solve this was to toggle 1394 (firewire) in the bios and reboot. This fixed forcedeth and enabled appleyukon.kext to detect my marvell yukon adapter.

shitan · #3 03-11-2008, 06:32 PM

toggle 1394 on or off?
i have the same problem but i think my firewire is off, actually..

xx66stangxx · #4 03-12-2008, 05:04 AM

@shitan, turn it off. Check your bios settings and see if it is on or off. The internet is still a little bit slow, but faster than before.

WinLinMac01 · #5 03-12-2008, 05:14 AM

the thing is that 1394 has a security error anytime I boot up, this is why it is best to disable that through your BIOS settings. this should resolve that lag you are noticing.

xx66stangxx · #6 03-12-2008, 05:21 AM

@WinLinMac01 do you think anything else could also contribute to the lag? Because before, when I first installed Leopard and got a usb ethernet adapter, The internet worked just as well on Vista as on Leopard, but now even with 1394 disabled it is still a little bit sluggish.

WinLinMac01 · #7 03-12-2008, 05:24 AM

May be I should read carefully the next time I respond, you said you have a USB ethernet adapter right? Thats probably the cause. I experienced a similar situation before a few years back with Windows XP. If I were you, try using a ethernet-to-ethernet connection. That should resolve the lag, I can guarantee you that. USB is the worst option out there, lol. really...

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[cite] xx66stangxx:[/cite]@WinLinMac01 do you think anything else could also contribute to the lag? Because before, when I first installed Leopard and got a usb ethernet adapter, The internet worked just as well on Vista as on Leopard, but now even with 1394 disabled it is still a little bit sluggish.

xx66stangxx · #8 03-12-2008, 05:27 AM

Well the only reason I am using usb on Leopard is because my two built in LAN lines on my nForce mobo don't work on Leopard and also my D-Link Ethernet card also doesn't work on Leopard, however it works on Tiger.

WinLinMac01 · #9 03-12-2008, 05:30 AM

you have nforce lan? Oh, thats why. Try using a spare dedicated ethernet card. Thats what I am working with, and everything runs smoothly (no lag at all).

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[cite] xx66stangxx:[/cite]Well the only reason I am using usb on Leopard is because my two built in LAN lines on my nForce mobo don't work on Leopard and also my D-Link Ethernet card also doesn't work on Leopard, however it works on Tiger.

xx66stangxx · #10 03-12-2008, 05:32 AM

@Do you mean like my d-link ethernet card?