Apple Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
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You are right. transfer rate of 20 Gbps (Gigabits per second), and USB 3 has a data transfer rate of 5 Gbps. Five Gbps of data can be transferred through 0 Gbps of network. The Thunderbolt 2 connection can transfer data up to four times faster than Thunderbolt 1 - so when you have a slow connection you won't notice a difference, but the interface itself is Gigabit ethernet. As a result, if you have a Gigabit-capable router It will take longer to be responsive than a comparable device that uses a USB 3. There will be a noticeable difference in speed between this and a The Thunderbolt 2 bus has been replaced with Thunderbolt 0.
Thunderbolt 1 is standard on MacBook Air models from 2013 onwards. Ports and plugs for Thunderbolt 1 and Thunderbolt 2 are identical (although the second generation has more data throughput), while Thunderbolt 3 is similar to USB-C. Because it is Thunderbolt 2, it will work with Thunderbolt 1 or 2 Macs, but it won't work with Thunderbolt There may or may not be a way to use this adapter at Gigabit speed on devices with Thunderbolt 1 ports (I am not sure), but the plug will fit and it should work fine with my
Rather than a Lightning adapter (like an iPhone, iPad, etc. ), it is a Thunderbolt adapter (like the DisplayPort on a laptop or desktop).
You are right. Using a straight line connection to the router instead of the router and just your PC to access the internet gives you the fastest speed possible. Data cannot be used by other devices because no other devices are using it Due to this, connecting your router to your computer with a single line will always leave you with a faster connection.
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There is no indication anywhere on the page that this is Thunderbolt *2*. There are no Thunderbolt 3 devices that can connect to it. A clearer indication would be helpful so that we know what version this is meant It would have been helpful even if the picture were better (or another).


There are some cute little gadgets here that are sure to blow our Macbook Pro laptops away. In spite of my thunderbolt connection still working fine after six months, my husband's laptop has started losing internet connection recently. For a moment, we thought that the computer was overdue for an upgrade. The problem was intermittent. A few minutes later, he could not get connected I let it slide, though, and ordered two more just in case. * However, when he borrowed my thunderbolt connector, he was fine. * * * * Six months for a $30 part is just ridiculous, but I let it slide and ordered two more. What were they doing when they arrived yesterday? Both of them don't work! In both ports and on both laptops, we explored them. There is nothing. In the end, two died in the box out of four, and one lived for more than The items sold by this company are almost certain to be seconds, items that are unable to pass quality control or in some other As I mentioned, I have sent back the two bad items and am waiting for two more. However, I am not confident with If I needed Apple parts, I'd buy from someone else in the future because I cannot imagine 75% of them being rotten. It will be my responsibility to purchase the replacements if they are defective.

It was amazing how fast it was. With my MacBook Pro 2013, I was able to connect directly to my Intel n3700 machine at full gigabit speed. I highly recommend this over a USB ethernet adapter as long as you are using an older Mac that supports Here's Thunderbolt 2. Yes, it's the second version. The shape is similar to a miniscule The Thunderbolt 3 connector is NOT the shape of a display port The best part is that it works with Linux. It has been tested on my 2013 Macbook Pro with Arch Linux. As soon as I installed bolt, I used boltctl to authorize it. I spent some time trying to figure out which drivers I was missing afterward. Eventually I realized what was going on After turning off the laptop, plug the thunderbolt ethernet adapter into it, and then power it back on again. In order to work, it must have power. Connect it to the computer and turn it on to recognize it fully. This didn't require booting OSX - I just finished it in the background Since I already deleted the OSX partition, I should be able to delete this one too.

Because my Mac did not recognize the cable connected to it, I thought this had stopped working, because I was unable to connect to the internet. The site provided a solution that worked, and my Mac is now able to recognize the connection. In the System Preferences menu, click You are connected to the network The IPv6 protocol The link has been changed This is for local use only I'm fine with that Use this form. Please join us.

This device is for work use and has been hooked up to a 26" monitor via a 13" Apple Macbook Pro 13" (2015 version). My computer and printer were working well, but I could not print at all since I needed to be hardwired into the network. This was something I ordered as a solution for printing, and thought it might speed things up a bit, but my Mac actually ran pretty fast already. My mouth dropped open when I saw this. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate this adaptor as a 9, which makes it a significant performance boost. The only way I know it's possible for my computer to run any faster is if it gets The time it takes for me to type the URL in is less than it takes for the page to load. There's a little bulk to it, but the laptop is hidden away so it isn't a big deal since I wasn't using it for my laptop. I suppose the slightly large size helps keep it from being lost if I do lose it, so it's not really a negative for me as I don't need much space. I had no idea what I was missing, and I had no idea what I was missing. While wifi is great, there is no substitute for a hard wired connection, especially one facilitated through thunderbolt. This is the fastest connection I've ever experienced using any computer (and I'm a tech nerd) Fast delivery and Great Price! Love Amazon!.

There should be a plug-in for this However, it is not as easy as plug-and-play. It seemed to work on one end of the Ethernet cable (which was working on my previous computer) and did not on my MacBook Pro. Despite plugging the adapter into a Thunderbolt port on the other side of the computer, I could not connect to the The IEEE 1394 adapter/cable combo did not work on my iBook with an Ethernet cable attached to it. I have the same story to tell. It was time for dinner, so I prepared a negative review and was about to ask for a refund. The next day, I still could not connect to the MacBook, but I tried putting the adapter between the Ethernet connection and the Thunderbolt port of the iMac (I knew the Ethernet cable to the iMac worked) and I still had internet access. With the adapter hooked up to the other Ethernet cable, I plugged the iBook back into its socket. I've fixed it, and now it works fine. In fact, I have even moved the locations of the two computers (which included disconnecting and reconnecting everything) and there is no issue. This behavior is unpredicted and I do not know the reason, but I would not recommend this adapter since it has been mentioned in numerous other reviews of unreliable Due to its twofold nature, there was no other option but to purchase it My only option would be to go through the mountains for an hour to a city that might have an alternative. Someone else reviewed an adapter from Belkin, so I recommend trying that before buying this one.

It wasn't visible in the pictures where the end of the plug was. An end of a thunderbolt can have one of two types. The version of the document you are viewing must be the correct There is a USB port on the MacBook air 2018 It is possible to connect Thunderbolt 3 and USB C devices. After eating the shipping cost, I sent it back and found one cheaper than this one for the same product.
