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Does Apple's Mac Mini Have A 2.5G Ethernet Bug?

Recently we purchased two of the Apple Silicon (M2) based Mac Minis for one of our offsite networks. One was the mid-range version; the other was the top-of-the-line. We ordered both with the 10G network interface. That interface supports 10G, 2.5G, 1G, 100M, and 10M.

The Mac Minis are both running Ventura 13.3.

We also recently upgraded parts of our network to 2.5G, including a 2.5G-equipped pfSense router to one of Comcast's faster offerings (1G in, 25M out.) Our cables are all of sufficient rating to run at 2.5G.

Things seemed fine.

Until we fired up Zoom.