10.3: Check network speed to resolve connection issues

Jan 30, '04 11:01:45AM

Contributed by: rgovostes

It seems that Panther's Ethernet speed detection is a little off. I've been having problems with new machines on the network not being able to access the net, due to the speed being set too fast. It's an easy fix, luckily. In the Network preference pane, click your active Ethernet connection and switch to the "Ethernet" panel.

Select "Manually (Advanced)" from the Configure pop up and change your Speed setting. Unless you know the actual speed of your network, you'll have to do it by trial and error (though, there are only three options to choose from). Pick one and hit "Apply Now" and switch back to the "TCP/IP" panel to see if it's found an IP address (it might take a second).

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