sdjiklafjsjfioejiaisjfioas Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Hello, I recently built a hackintosh and with it, bought a TP-Link TL-WDN400 which (according to Tonymacx86 users) should work OOB. I've got it working with no problems whatsoever, but the speeds seem throttled and I can't seem to find a way to fix this. Have others experienced the same problems? On my Hackintosh I get 9.51mbps down while I get 16.04mbps down on my MacBook which is sitting right beside my Hackintosh. (Hackintosh) (MacBook) I'm using a GIGABYTE Z77X-UP5 TH Motherboard, Intel i5-3570k processor. Thank you! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287881-tp-link-tl-wdn4800-slower-on-hackintosh-than-macbook/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
fau7i Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Definitely it works OOB in hackintosh. Fortunately I don't see any significant difference here when comparing the result from OS X and Windows. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287881-tp-link-tl-wdn4800-slower-on-hackintosh-than-macbook/#findComment-1906872 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdjiklafjsjfioejiaisjfioas Posted April 14, 2013 Author Share Posted April 14, 2013 Definitely it works OOB in hackintosh. Fortunately I don't see any significant difference here when comparing the result from OS X and Windows. I've already tried reinstalling OSX and changing system definitions, with no success . Did you have to change any networking settings or was it just plug & play? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287881-tp-link-tl-wdn4800-slower-on-hackintosh-than-macbook/#findComment-1906877 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdjiklafjsjfioejiaisjfioas Posted April 14, 2013 Author Share Posted April 14, 2013 OK, I *think* I've fixed the issue. Plugged the TL-WDN4800 in a PCIEX8 slot and voila! I have no idea why it did not work in the smaller PCIE slot, but it works now. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287881-tp-link-tl-wdn4800-slower-on-hackintosh-than-macbook/#findComment-1907007 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Dev Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Sounds like a IRQ issue or a bandwidth issue on the old lane you were using. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287881-tp-link-tl-wdn4800-slower-on-hackintosh-than-macbook/#findComment-1907397 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctroncosor Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I would add a couple of irqs in hpet section, rampagedev is correct. 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287881-tp-link-tl-wdn4800-slower-on-hackintosh-than-macbook/#findComment-1907737 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdjiklafjsjfioejiaisjfioas Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 I would add a couple of irqs in hpet section, rampagedev is correct. How can I achieve this? Might there not be enough power going to the PCI Slots? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287881-tp-link-tl-wdn4800-slower-on-hackintosh-than-macbook/#findComment-1908001 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pats2000 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I have had this issue as well and have been tryin to find solution for this. What I did was System Preference > Network > Delete your current wireless network (usually named as Wi-Fi) After the Wi-Fi network has been deleted. Proceed to Create a new Wi-Fi network by click on the + and follow through without any changes on any field. Reconnect to your wireless and proceed to speedtest to check for any improvement on network speed Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287881-tp-link-tl-wdn4800-slower-on-hackintosh-than-macbook/#findComment-1938829 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NelsonRA Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 OK, I *think* I've fixed the issue. Plugged the TL-WDN4800 in a PCIEX8 slot and voila! I have no idea why it did not work in the smaller PCIE slot, but it works now. notrodash, How did you make this? Just plug the TL-4800 (x1) in a x8 Slot? I'm using Gigabyte P55A UD3 (SL + Win8). This board has two x1 slots, but when plugged into the first slot hack becomes slow after loading system. In the second slot machine does not start. When I start win8, the same hack, there is no any problem, the TL-4800 is recognized immediately. Tks, Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287881-tp-link-tl-wdn4800-slower-on-hackintosh-than-macbook/#findComment-1946765 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdjiklafjsjfioejiaisjfioas Posted September 18, 2013 Author Share Posted September 18, 2013 notrodash, How did you make this? Just plug the TL-4800 (x1) in a x8 Slot? I'm using Gigabyte P55A UD3 (SL + Win8). This board has two x1 slots, but when plugged into the first slot hack becomes slow after loading system. In the second slot machine does not start. When I start win8, the same hack, there is no any problem, the TL-4800 is recognized immediately. Tks, I use Mountain Lion, not Snow Leopard. That could be the problem here. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287881-tp-link-tl-wdn4800-slower-on-hackintosh-than-macbook/#findComment-1946766 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NelsonRA Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 OK, I *think* I've fixed the issue. Plugged the TL-WDN4800 in a PCIEX8 slot and voila! I have no idea why it did not work in the smaller PCIE slot, but it works now. Just plugged the TL-4800 in a x8 slot? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287881-tp-link-tl-wdn4800-slower-on-hackintosh-than-macbook/#findComment-1946767 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdjiklafjsjfioejiaisjfioas Posted September 18, 2013 Author Share Posted September 18, 2013 Just plugged the TL-4800 in a x8 slot? Yeah, it was either an x8 or x16 slot, I cannot remember. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287881-tp-link-tl-wdn4800-slower-on-hackintosh-than-macbook/#findComment-1946769 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NelsonRA Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Yeah, it was either an x8 or x16 slot, I cannot remember. Tks, I will try this also! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287881-tp-link-tl-wdn4800-slower-on-hackintosh-than-macbook/#findComment-1946770 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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