Power Mac G4 - Slow Download speeds over gigabit ethernet.

[gryffinwings]

Hi guys, been a while, I just recently picked up a Power Mac G4 DP 800 MHz Quicksilver, I installed Mac OS 9.2.2 because I wanted classic compatibility with games. For browser duties, I am using the last version of Classilla, which works fine. The download speeds are a bit slow.

The Power Mac G4 I have is equipped with gigabit ethernet, which is what it's using for gaining access to the internet, currently I am getting speeds of 174.4KB/sec, which depending on the size of the download can take anywhere from 30 minutes to 1 1/2 hours. I have tested the same download on my Windows 11 machine and it has the same file in less than a minute.

So what do I do? Is this a limitation of OS 9.2.2? or is there some way to make the speeds faster?

 

[cobalt60]

I believe there was a special OS 9 installer for G4s; is that what you used?

You might consider running something like OS X 10.4 or 10.3, which can run a Classic environment.

 

[bigmessowires]

Did you find an explanation for your slow downloads? I'm having a similar problem on a 933 MHz Quicksilver under 10.4, download speeds around 300 KB/sec. A different computer using the same network cable and port is able to download dramatically faster.