Slow download speed on M4 Macbook compared to PC

MichaelGrimes wrote:

I am seeing half the download speed on my M4 Macbook than I do with a PC (same wired connection). Any thoughts?

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Original Title: slow download speed

Have you shut down and restarted all devices: modem/router/mac and compared your results(?)

holding the Option key and clicking open your wifi icon in the menu bar will show you your Channel

and see what radio frequency you are currently connected...

Ethernet— is there an adapter involved(?) Dock/hub try something different

https://support.plugable.com/t/slow-ethernet-on-apple-silicon-macbooks-m1-and-m2/24501

Disable AVB/EAV Mode: . In the Hardware section of your Ethernet settings, find the "AVB/EAV mode" switch. Turn

it off if you aren't using it for Audio Video Bridging, as it can

sometimes interfere with other Ethernet traffic, according to a Apple Support Community thread. 

To trouble shoot further you can:

—A SafeBoot Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support will sort many anomalies

Does a quick disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, third party system modifications and system accelerations are disabled temporarily.

Login and test. Reboot as normal and test. Caches get rebuilt automatically.

This test will tell you if third party interference; most extensions etc are not loaded in safe boot mode.

—Test issue in another user (or guest user) account Change Users & Groups settings on Mac - Apple Support

This will tell you if it a universal issue or isolated to your user/admin account. 

***wireless keyboard with rechargeable batteries— connect the charging cable, this will make the wired keyboard successful Safe Boot your Mac.

unplug all non-essential peripherals when testing

Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/VPN/Anti-Virus

all known to cause issues on the macOS

What docking station..?

Are your cables Cat5e, Cat6 or better...?