Operating System Requirements: macOS X 10.8-macOS 10.12 Description: This is a unified driver for all Twin10G models and Presto 10GbE dual-port (Intel) PCIe cards for Mac computers with macOS 10.8-10.12
To install under High Sierra:
1) In System Preferences...Security & Privacy panel...General tab...under "Allow apps downloaded from", select "App Store and identified developers".
2) Download and install this driver and follow the on-screen instruction.
3) If the driver doesn't load after a restart, you may need to go to System Preferences...Security & Privacy panel...General tab, and manually authorize the Sonnet driver and restart.
In macOS 10.11 and 10.12, SMB signing is turned on by default. This is no problem for gigabit ethernet, but SMB Signing severely limits the performance of 10 gigabit ethernet. Apple has published a tech note how to turn off SMB signing: "Turn off packet signing for SMB 2 and SMB 3 connections". This note requires the use of the terminal application and a number of terminal commands, so some familiarity with those tools is required.
In macOS 10.13.6+, Apple has turned off SMB signing by default.
NIC Teaming is available in all editions of Windows Server starting with Windows Server 2012. Windows 10 supports NIC Teaming with the installation of Intel Advanced Network Services (ANS).
