Twin10G (Presto 10GBASE-T) PCIe Card
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IDArticle TitlePost Date
808 What 10GBase-T switches and PCIe cards has Sonnet tested for interoperability?Dec-22-19
809 What reasonably-priced 10GBASE-T switches can Sonnet recommend?Dec-22-19
814 I'm getting low throughput on macOS. How can I fix this?May-26-22
972 After I upgraded macOS, the Twin10G, Presto 10GbE, or other Sonnet PCIe card that requires a driver is not loading.Dec-22-19
If you have already installed a Sonnet Driver and it is not loading:
1) Restart (forces Mac OS to scan for unloaded drivers).
2) Go to System Preferences...Security & Privacy panel...General tab. You will see a message, "System software from developer "Sonnet Technologies" was blocked from loading." Click Allow. Note that you must have a hard-wired mouse/trackpad to click allow. If you are connecting via Remote Access, then macOS prevents you from clicking Allow.
3) Restart.
 
974 Can I get increased performance from Link Aggregation in macOS?Dec-22-19
993 My system crashes, freezes, or fails to connect when I talk to a storage device on the networkMay-13-22
994 My Twin10G or Presto 10GbE is not working on macOS.Dec-22-19
1053 Microsoft Ending Support for Windows 7Apr-04-19
1065 I'm getting very slow performance with my Presto 10G PCIe card or Twin10G Thunderbolt 10G adapter with OS X 10.11-10.12.Dec-22-19
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.
 
1067 How and when to use two Ethernet ports on a MacMay-16-22
The Mac Observer's John Martellaro has written an excellent article, "How and When to Use Both Ethernet Ports on a Mac Pro" about the use of two Ethernet ports in a Mac environment.
 
1152 Does the Twin10G Thunderbolt Adapters or Presto 10GbE PCIe cards support NIC Teaming under Windows?May-28-21
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).