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I've just installed a maxed out Mac Mini M2 Pro. Internet speed tests results are very positive. 500MBS both up and down. But web pages load very slowly, and sometimes time out. Ethernet connection. Every other Mac in the house runs just fine. Could this be the hard disk optimizing itself? I've tried dozens of fixes, but no improvement.
Ok, I've just changed a setting in the network hardware pane for my Ethernet connection:
switched to "configure manually"
disabled AVB/EAV mode
and rebooted.
It's been 15 minutes and internet is fast, downloads don't stall, and I haven't lost a single ping.
Thanks Patrick. Spent the afternoon with tech support for my ISP and applecare. Was planning on taking the machine for tech support at the apple store. Your fix seems to have worked for me as well. Mini with M2 pro.
I am having the exact same issue, ping drop outs on both ethernet and wireless, Ethernet was acting so slow. Wireless at one point just went completely out, I plugged my old mini back in and no issue, something is wrong with my new mini :(
And I have the Mini M2 Pro
Hey Patrick, were you originally experiencing problems when connected via wifi? Or was it via Ethernet?
I’m experiencing the same issues as everyone else here and wondering if your fix is for those with a wifi connection or an Ethernet connection.
Cheers!
Having the new Mac mini M2 Pro, I experienced lot of problem while having Ethernet and Wifi on. Bad loading time of web page, connexion lost on Citrix, bad network quality while using Teams.
After having shutdown WIFI and keep Ethernet only, not better
Really since disabling AVB/EAV for the ethernet connection that things became smooth and having same network performance as my previous M1 mini
I've just changed a setting in the network "hardware" pane for my Ethernet connection, and then switched to "configure manually", restarted my machine and now it's loading webpages rapidly.
Beforehand it was extremely slow.
Similar issue, M2 Pro, ethernet switching on and off with a frequency of approx 3s.
Solution by Patrick (many thanks!) almost worked.
In addition, I had to explicitly select the speed in addition to switching AVB off.
Wasted three hours with friendly but helpless Apple employees...
I had the same experience. I found out that my network can't handle full throttle, so I configured the LAN adapter to 100 and its work fine for now. Of course I could use the higher speed, but need to upgrade some hardware before I can max it out.
I had the same Ethernet issues and also found the same solution that Patrick Proniewski
did:
Go to the network hardware pane for my Ethernet connection and
switch to "configure manually"
disable AVB/EAV mode
It's been more than 24 hours without problems. Until Apple gets out a fix, I recommend this for Ethernet issues. WiFi is a totally different story.
I have very similar setup just delivered Monday; and, very very SLOW internet. Connected via ethernet/WiFi but loading a search appears after about a minute. Apple Support on first call said new item and knows very little. What? Received email stating to hook up to go over my new and great purchase. Is there a problem with the newer WiFi/Ethernet protocals causing this terrible problem. My 2011 iMac High Sierra and 2014 iMac Big Sur Are lightening fast on SAME network, same connection to Airport Extreme to AT&T Gateway only. Wifi turned off, and selected router behind router so as to pin hole security cameras through Airport easy. No problems for a decade. Doing a Recovery Mode reinstall Ventura and says 45 hours 27 minutes... now then 33 hours, now 29 hours... Yes, this does change; but, never seen such numbers, ever. Best, Seth
Just took delivery of my M2 Mini Pro yesterday. Came with Ventura 13.1 on it. If you haven't applied the update to 13.2 (as I did), then I would do so and then assess if your Internet issues persist.
I have the Synology RT6600AX router and a Motorola MB8611 modem, both 2.5G capable. There is Cat5e from the modem to the router, and then Cat7 cables from the router back into the household via a Startech 2.5G switch. I have no network slowdown issues with the new M2 mini.
My Wi-Fi right now on the M2 Mini Pro is showing 1300 Mbps and I am 20 feet and a wall from the router.
THIS! Patrick, I don't know how you figured this out, but you saved me from returning my custom build Mac mini M2 Pro. A week of troubleshooting with Apple and Comcast and no resolution until you came along. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
That appears to be the solution in this thread. It kind of worked for me, but it reappeared twice after powering down the mini and booting it back up. Re-applying the workaround after every boot is not acceptable.
Hopefully you're all luckier than I've been, but I am hoping for a proper long-term fix.
Thank you Patrick. I also have a Mini M2 Pro. This has been a frustrating issue the past few days. This instantly resolved my issues. I was having a lot of issues with web pages not rendering. It would sometimes take 15 to 20 seconds for a web page to come up. Now, they are coming up in a second like my M1 Mac Mini was doing. Thank you for the suggestion !
In my case with my brand new M2 Pro mini I must force 1000gb/full in Hardware. If I use auto speed negotiate it seems to be bent on 100baseT and never stays connected. I also disabled AVB, which won't stay disabled with speed auto. Hopefully fixed in 13.2.1 #shrug
What's the next step?
Patrick's workaround fixes this issue, but ...
Do we have a hardware problem?
Do all M2 Mac Minis have this problem?
should we return the Mac mini and order another unit hoping this new one will work fine?
New Mac Mini M2 Pro, Internet Problems
