You can make a difference in the Apple Support Community!

When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.

Looks like no one’s replied in a while. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question.

Mac Studio Ethernet Port Restricting Speeds

On my Apple M1 Ultra I have had a 10gb/s cat 6 connection to my server that has always provided full speed. Suddenly that same connection is being capped at 100mb/s, making it pretty much unusable for our needs.


I tested the cable on another machine and got full speed. I tested the cable on the same machine while using a 1gb/s USB-C adapter and was able to get the full 1gb/s speeds. It seems the issue is the ethernet port itself which is now operating with a maximum of 100mb/s.


I have tried manually adjusting speed / MTU in network settings to no avail. I have tried the usual reboots and such, and nothing has worked. Reading other similar issues on the forum I found one person who mentioned the same problem after a power surge, and we have had electric work done in our office this weekend, but every other machine on the server is still operating at full speeds.


Wondering if this is just faulty hardware that needs to be replaced, or if there's a potential solution to this problem without having to send the machine in. Any suggestions are welcome. Thank you.

Mac Studio (2022)

Posted on Aug 20, 2024 4:15 PM

Reply
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Posted on Aug 26, 2024 2:47 PM

I am experiencing this identical problem, the only difference being that mine is a Mac Studio M1 Max. Otherwise I'm seeing exactly the same scenario you describe in your original post and your follow-ups.


My Mac Studio is connected via ethernet to a TP-Link switch which previously showed the connection as gigabit via an LED on the switch's front panel. That LED is no longer lit, and I'm seeing max speeds of ~95Mpbs. If I unplug the Mac Studio and use that same ethernet cable to connect my old 2013 iMac instead—in other words, everything downstream from that ethernet connector is 100% the same—suddenly the switch's LED again shows a gigabit connection and I see expected speeds (900+Mbps up/down) on the iMac.


I only realized there was a problem a couple of weeks ago when Dropbox syncs suddenly seemed to take much longer than normal, so I can't pinpoint exactly when the issue started or if it's connected to a particular macOS update. (I was running 14.6 when I discovered the problem, but the 14.6.1 update didn't change anything.)

17 replies

Mac Studio Ethernet Port Restricting Speeds

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.