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Intriguing connection issue on OS X
I've been recently having this issue with my internet connection on my MacBook Pro Early 2011 running OS X 10.8.3: from time to time the connection "freezes" for about 5 seconds and then comes back.
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External USB DVD drive + Time Capsule (or AirPort Extreme) =?
As Apple's more recent laptops (and even the iMac now, sadly) are moving away from internal DVD drives, to use CD/DVDs you must buy an external DVD drive, that plugs into a USB port. But if you need ...
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Can I fix this problem backing up Time Machine to an external HD via Airport Extreme?
I'm using a MacBook Pro and I decided to try using my WD Passport external HD wirelessly by connecting it to my Airport Extreme. I had previously used this external HD for storing things as well as ...
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1answer
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Deploying default Wifi settings and Passwords
I am building a default 10.8 image for our corporate Mac users. We have a local Wifi network which should be set up by default on this image. I have used PackageMaker to set up all the other ...
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2answers
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How to enable faster WiFi Roaming with Mac OS X & Airport base stations
How can I change the way Macbooks roam on the WiFi network? I would like to speedup the roaming of Macs (and maybe other devices).
Is there a setting on the Airport base stations or in Mac OS to ...
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1answer
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How to control AirPort wireless radio from the command line?
I want to know how to control (specifically turn off) the networking (specifically AirPort - I want to turn off the radio) from the command line (specifically from bash in Terminal.app, being run by ...
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2answers
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Internet sharing over AirPort
In MacOS X 10.6, is Internet sharing over AirPort implemented as NAT or full-blown routing? The backing wired network is a corporate one, Ethernet with DHCP.
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1answer
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Disconnecting disks from Airport Extreme
Since Apple released the new Airport Utility with the simplified UI, there doesn't seem to be an option to "Disconnect All Users" to kick all users off a hard drive to safely remove it when connected ...
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2answers
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Can I still use the older Airport Utility 5.5.3 if I install the 6.0 version of Airport Utility?
I have a simple network setup, and have read some initial reviews that say the new Airport Utility 6 for Mac OS X lacks some of the advanced settings that the older utility provides. I depend on those ...
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Black MacBook WiFi drops when fan starts blowing
I have a 2007 Black MacBook running the latest version of Mac OS X Lion. It has a strange issue wherein the Airport shuts down if the fan starts blowing, and will not start up without a reboot.
Any ...
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1answer
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How to configure a static IP for a specific access point on OS X?
I own a MacBook Pro and always used Ubuntu in the past. In Ubuntu, I was able to configure my IP, DNS, Gateway, for a specific access point. There was a list of all the access points, each one with ...
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How to change the ad-hoc WiFi name in OSX?
When I turn on Internet Sharing on my mac, the broadcasted network name is the original Computer Name of the iMac.
The computer name has since been changed, however the WiFi name continues to be ...
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Piping audio from arbitrary program to Airport Express
What are my options for sending audio from VLC on my MacBook Pro to my Airport Express? (I know about AirFoil so far.)
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AirPort Extreme: Keep IP address from changing
I've got an AirPort Extreme base station that I use for several computers and devices.
I set it to configure IPv4 with DHCP, but there's a problem with that: The IP changes from time to time (as ...
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2answers
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My wireless has been set to “inactive”, how do I reactivate it?
I seem to have inadvertently deactivated my wireless in the "Network" section of System Preferences. When I go to the Airport icon in the menu bar it looks like a semicircle that, when clicked on, ...
