I can give you an exact measurement when I get home tonight, but off the top of my head I think I was getting somewhere north of 200Mbps.
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USB to Ethernet Adapter Recommendation
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I can give you an exact measurement when I get home tonight, but off the top of my head I think I was getting somewhere north of 200Mbps.
I found myself needing the USB ethernet adapter for my air and wouldn't even consider a third party one. For the price of a coffee and a Danish more, just buy the Apple one. Half the point of buying a mac in the first place is paying a bit more for a computer that "just works". I've just returned a cheap smart cover copy, foolishly tryin to save a little money. I thould have just bought apple in the first place.
Or spend less, get one that also "just works" except it "Just works twice as fast"
(I did have to spend a total of 30 seconds downloading a driver but I am happy to trade that 30 seconds vs twice the transfer speed)
I have to use one at work and purchased the apple one. Working just peachy as one would expect.
I have an old USB ethernet adapter ( forget the vendor ) and tested it at home just to see if I have a spare.
Kernel panic at startup ... I guess that just confirms that sticking with the Apple usb ethernet adapter is the way to go!
Mon Sep 26 07:08:20 2011
panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff80002c268d): Kernel trap at 0xffffff7f81ab02e3, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x0000000000000000, CR3: 0x0000000000100000, CR4: 0x00000000000606e0
RAX: 0x0000000000000000, RBX: 0xffffff800bbe5300, RCX: 0x00000000015d0000, RDX: 0xffffff800bbe5308
RSP: 0xffffff807f743e40, RBP: 0xffffff807f743e60, RSI: 0x0000000000040008, RDI: 0x0000000000000000
R8: 0xffffff7f8177272f, R9: 0x0000000000000000, R10: 0x0000000000088d80, R11: 0xffffff8000639db4
R12: 0xffffff800c631480, R13: 0xffffff806b0da000, R14: 0xffffff806b0da000, R15: 0xffffff800b778b01
RFL: 0x0000000000010282, RIP: 0xffffff7f81ab02e3, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
CR2: 0x0000000000000000, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Faulting CPU: 0x2
Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff807f743b00 : 0xffffff8000220702
0xffffff807f743b80 : 0xffffff80002c268d
0xffffff807f743d20 : 0xffffff80002d7a3d
0xffffff807f743d40 : 0xffffff7f81ab02e3
0xffffff807f743e60 : 0xffffff800062652d
0xffffff807f743eb0 : 0xffffff8000626d5e
0xffffff807f743f30 : 0xffffff80006270d9
0xffffff807f743f70 : 0xffffff8000625cbf
0xffffff807f743fb0 : 0xffffff8000820057
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEthernet(2.1.47)[76D30CE0-B593-3CB0-AB14-EF9CA0AFE211]@0xffffff7f81aab000->0xffffff7f81ab4fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily(4.5.0)[A16EBA08-CCA1-3AA5-9104-593147799CC3]@0xffffff7f8099e000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(2.0)[025587B0-DC55-3E39-A129-51843993A0AB]@0xffffff7f8096c000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
11B2118
Lets hope they keep updating that driver for you as the OSX versions continue to roll out.
I used iperf. That's the best tool I know of to test network speed.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/iperf/
Lets hope they keep updating that driver for you as the OSX versions continue to roll out.
The chipset used in the Monoprice adapter I linked previously was released in 2004. They've kept drivers for multiple OS's updated, including having drivers since Mac OS X Tiger 10.4 (released in 2005) and updating for every subsequent OS X release (Lion drivers were released in August).
I'm not sure I understand why you're so against a product that is faster and costs less. Boggles the mind....
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Yes, because your no-name, random, old USB ethernet adapter caused a kernel panic, that confirms that the Apple adapter is the only alternative.
Sound logic, indeed.
The chipset used in the Monoprice adapter I linked previously was released in 2004. They've kept drivers for multiple OS's updated, including having drivers since Mac OS X Tiger 10.4 (released in 2005) and updating for every subsequent OS X release (Lion drivers were released in August).
I'm not sure I understand why you're so against a product that is faster and costs less. Boggles the mind....
For me, saving $10-15 isn't worth having to search for and install (and hope they keep current) a driver. It just isn't. I understand that to you it is. Cool.
Funny you should mention the SmartCover. I was up at the North Lake (NC) Apple store yesterday getting mine replaced because the leather started separating from the backing. Apple replaced it for free but at $70 I would have expected better quality in the first place.
I couldn't disagree with this more. I bought the original $45 smart cover. It was crap. I returned and bought the leather expecting a better made product and I had the exact problem as the above poster.
People really need to stop giving Apple so much credit. I agree they make great computer/OS etc. but there are way too many people of the belief that whatever comes out of Apple headquarters is the be all and end of of technology for that product in that given year and that nothing can surpass it.
Case and point the SD card adapter for the iPad. No SDXC support? The majority of serious photographers are switching to these and your $35 piece of plastic can't support it? AND your iOS update reduces power to the port so that I can't use a memory stick? Then WTF is the point of bundling that stupid USB adapter too? So I can plug my iPhone into my iPad? Please...
I'm using the trendnet ethernet adapter:
http://www.amazon.com/TRENDnet-USB-...IFED/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1317624069&sr=8-1
It work's right out the box, no drivers needed. Although when I first plugged it in I got a gray screen of death. Maybe it was my usb hub that did it, but it works now together. No problems or hiccups at all. Also for the price it's way more worth it than the apple version. Just plug it in, hit up network and let lion do it's detection and bam, all good to go. Yeah I'm using this with lion.
http://www.amazon.com/TRENDnet-USB-...IFED/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1317624069&sr=8-1
It work's right out the box, no drivers needed. Although when I first plugged it in I got a gray screen of death. Maybe it was my usb hub that did it, but it works now together. No problems or hiccups at all. Also for the price it's way more worth it than the apple version. Just plug it in, hit up network and let lion do it's detection and bam, all good to go. Yeah I'm using this with lion.
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For me it really wasn't about saving the money. It was more about doubling the speed for local network transfers; if you don't need the additional speed, I guess it doesn't matter. Saving money was just an added bonus.
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+1
Apple obviously makes great products, but I don't think that anyone can claim that their run of the mill, commoditized accessories (dvd drive, usb ethernet adapter, covers, docks, video adapters, mouses, etc) are worthy of the Apple tax.
.. bought off ebay ..
I bought one off Ebay and it seems to work fine. Only 10/100 not gigabit though.
It was only really for setting up my Wireless router as I normally work using WiFi .. but for faster data movement then I will need it.
Cost about £5 including postage.
I bought one off Ebay and it seems to work fine. Only 10/100 not gigabit though.
It was only really for setting up my Wireless router as I normally work using WiFi .. but for faster data movement then I will need it.
Cost about £5 including postage.
I am going to be one of the folks who +1 the Monoprice gigabit adapter. I started with the Apple USB ethernet, but after having issues with DHCP leases on various lines, I switched over to the monoprice one and it has been flawless. I work on multiple networks during the day, both for diagnostics and network management. Also, I get more speed out of the monoprice adapter (still limited by USB2 though), so I can actually plug into gb ports on my cisco switches and get better transfers when moving around large isos and such.
Every other accessory I have purchased has been an Apple product and have worked flawlessly. Just not impressed with their USB ethernet adapter.
The driver install was a very minor annoyance.
Every other accessory I have purchased has been an Apple product and have worked flawlessly. Just not impressed with their USB ethernet adapter.
The driver install was a very minor annoyance.