Owner's manual

92 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution
Maximizing Ethernet Performance
YourcomputerperformsbestwhentheEthernetporttowhichitisconnectedissetto
autonegotiate.Askyournetworkadministratortoverifythissetting.
Note: Ifyouexperienceconnectionproblemsonyournetwork,makesureyournetwork
switchissettoautonegotiate,ifpossible.Ifaswitch’sportisnotautonegotiating,your
computerdetectstheappropriatespeedbutdefaultstohalf-duplexmode.Iftheswitch’s
portattheotherendofthelinkisconguredforfull-duplexmode,alargenumberof
lateeventscanoccuronthelink.Ifitisn’tpossibletosettheswitchtoautonegotiate,
thensettheswitch’sporttohalf-duplex.Formoreinformation,seethedocumentation
thatcamewiththeEthernetswitch.
Keeping Your Software Up to Date
YoucanconnecttotheInternetandautomaticallydownloadandinstallthelatestfree
softwareversions,drivers,andotherenhancementsfromApple.
WhenyouareconnectedtotheInternet,SoftwareUpdatecheckstoseeifanyupdates
areavailableforyourcomputer.YoucansetyourMacProtocheckforupdates
periodically,andthenyoucandownloadandinstallupdatedsoftware.
To check for updated software:
1 ChooseApple()>SoftwareUpdate.
2 Followtheonscreeninstructions.
Â Formoreinformation,searchfor“SoftwareUpdate”inHelpCenter.
Â ForthelatestinformationaboutMacOSXLionServer,gototheLionServerwebsite
atwww.apple.com/macosx/server.
Â ForthelatestinformationaboutMacOSX,gotowww.apple.com/macosx.