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Can someone help me with errors in my pf.conf file? OS 10.7

I keep getting errors about the order of my rules and that there are syntax errors in my pf.conf file, and after troubleshooting for days, I thought I'd ask for some help. Please take a look and let ...
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Aborted localhost http requests — how to troubleshoot?

I've got a webserver running on localhost (not the one built into OSX -- a different, proprietary webserver). I do most of my web app dev there, refreshing the browser to reload, etc. This has ...
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SSH request timeout every time

I am trying to access a storage space we have at work via ssh but I get a timeout every single time (Mac OS 10.7.5 - Terminal). I checked firewalls, settings, even turned off Little Snitch, and port ...
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Policy on users of Internet sharing on Mac OS X Mountain Lion

I have an ADSL Modem directly connected to my Mac 10.8.2 in bridge mode, the PPPoE connection is initiated by Mac and internet is shared to user computers / mobiles using WiFi. Question: Can i limit ...
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Is it possible to block the Wifi access for an individual application(Mac OS X 10.7)

I would like to disable the network connection for an individual applications in Mac OS X 10.7 Lets say an example, I don't want to provide the network access for photoshop application. Is it ...
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Mount SMB share without 2GB filesize limit on OSX Lion

I want to mount a network attached drive onto OSX Lion with Samba. Usually I do this in Finder with "Go>Connect to Server" and type "smb://192.xxx.xx.xxx" in the Server Adress field, however doing ...
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How to determine which traffic goes over the PPTP VPN?

I setup a PPTP VPN on mac os x lion, on the advanced tab I do not have the send all traffic over VPN connection checked. I only want traffic to a specific server connected to go through the vpn, ...
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Cannot Resolve Host

For some reason my system will not resolve hosts added to /etc/hosts. If I add an entry: 127.0.0.1 somename.dev It won't resolve. If I add this, however: 127.0.0.1 somename.dev ::1 somename.dev ...
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Network Link Conditioner not working

I am a web developer and I recently found out about Network Link Conditioner, but I can't get it to work. It appears to be working, but when I load anything in a browser, the speed is not changed, ...
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Problem with Subnet Mask when using DHCP with manual address on 10.7.5

Okay so this one's a doozy. I'm pretty sure it's an OS X issue rather than a network system issue. We have 2 offices, on two different IP ranges eg. 10.1.1.X and 10.1.2.X We recently had a slew of ...
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I am downloading something with 300~1200kb/s? Any help?

Today I noticed that my system is downloading something and the download speed is around 300~1200kb/s. I tried everything that I could thing of... installed Little Snitch 3 and I did not see anything ...
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How to force Thunderbolt-ethernet connection when switching networks without restarting computer?

I have a thunderbolt to ethernet cable on a MacBookPro Retina on Lion. Sometimes the thunderbolt to ethernet connection does not work. It seems to occur when I switch network locations (e.g., I move ...
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No internet access on MacBook Air, though I can connect to networks

(Edited after rebooting everything again.) I'm unable to get my MacBook Air (mid-2011 model, running OS X Lion 10.7.4) connected to the internet. I've tried to get online through tethering both an ...
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On resume from sleep, DHCP or ARP on the ethernet is not working

My mid-2011 iMac running Lion 10.7.5 has an intermittent problem. When I resume from sleep in the morning the ethernet fails to come up reliably. Sometimes it starts working immediately, sometimes it ...
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Cannot access a specific remote IP address on Mac Os X 10.7.5

I cannot reach a certain remote IP address from my Mac. Pinging it gives "Request timeout" and after 4 or 5 pings "No route to host" and "Host is down". The weird fact is that other Macs on my same ...
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How to force ios simulator to use wifi network?

i have two network, a wifi and a cable lan. I want use together, but I want to force iOS Simulator to use only WiFi, because, lan is under proxy, protected, with a lot of limitations, etc, ect... ...
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SMBd does not start

I disabled the built-in samba server in OS X 10.7.4 and I installed Macports' smbd, because it is much more reliable. Unfortunately, the daemon does not start, I get this in console log: 02/09/12 ...
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Driver/Kext Realtek 8191SE - Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4

I want to develop for the iPhone and I have installed Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4 on my laptop. However, I don't have any driver/kext for wireless with Realtek 8191SE that runs on this OS. I have tried to ...
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Repair network on Lion

I used to have Snow Leopard installed on a MacBook Pro and everything was fine. After upgrading to Lion network problems started to happen. Most of the time the network service can’t start (so I do ...
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Does OS X have a builtin DHCPv6 client?

Upon testing a within a standalone network with just a DHCPv6 server on it and several client computers with different operating systems, OS X 10.7.4 fails to automatically obtain an IPv6 address from ...
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How do you cancel an automatic connection to a once joined wi-fi network on 10.7.4?

I wish to no longer log on automatically to a wi-fi network that I once logged on to access the internet. I have tried everything in the advanced tab of the Network preference panel to no avail: the ...
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How to fix AFP where some users connect after 4 minutes and others never connect (spinning progress bar and no authentication dialog)?

I am having an issue for multiple (but not all) users whereby AFP connections are taking 4+ minutes to connect to the share. Some never connect. The spinning progress bar sits there but no auth window ...
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Can't access About.com from my Macbook pro 2011 (lion then mtn lion), no matter what I try

Using chrome, firefox, and safari gives me this type of warning: "Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at www.about.com". I tried checking the host through terminal and I get a response ...
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Machine name set to new-host-X instead of the name set in Preferences

My machine name is set shiny in System Preferences/Sharing/Computer Name. From another machine on the network, I can only use shiny.local to refer to this machine. In the past, I used only shiny. In ...
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How to prevent an automatic network share connection at startup?

Problem Synopsis: I have a WiFi router that can connect to a USB storage device and then allow access to that device over WiFi. I had once connected my Mac (OS X Lion 10.7.4) to such a storage device ...
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ping and browsers do not seem to use local DNS server? (or: mDNSResponder looses local dns server?)

(1) Stack Info DNS Server CentOS 5.6 64bit running dnsmasq 2.45 on IP 10.9.8.2. Serving as DNS-Only Server using it's local /etc/hosts. /etc/resolv.conf on this machine has Router Draytek ...
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“Connect to Server” option missing

Running OSX Lion, I have no "connect to server" option listed in Finder > Go menu. Everything I've read about connecting to a Windows file share references that option. Why would it be missing and ...
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Why does Lion mount a network volume twice at login?

I just set up a new NAS at home and created a few volumes on it, along with enabling access to those volumes (i.e. enabling the Mac File Service on the NAS), and creating an account for myself. On ...
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How do I allow a single IP to access everything on my Mac?

I tried IceFloor, but it's not working to white list all traffic from a single IP to bypass firewalls.
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How to add some additional DNS search domains without ignoring the DHCP ones?

I just want to add my own list of Search Domains but without overriding the ones returned by the DHCP? As anyone would imagine I already tried to add them to Network > Advanced > DNS but adding them ...
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How can I leave my wifi connection connected after logging the user out of the OS?

Lets say the WiF network uses LDAP to authenticate users with a user and password and the users login to the OS using the same LDAP credentials. Is there a way that this WiFi connection can be always ...
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Mac OS X Lion, can't find network files over SMB protocol using the Spotlight

I tried to find some files in a network volume mounted in a Mac OS X Lion over SMB using Spotlight. Didn't work. BUT, when I tried the same search from a Mac OS X Snow Leopard it worked perfectly. ...
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nslookup works, ping and ssh don't - OS X Lion 10.7.3

In our local university network, I have (obtained by DHCP) the following setup in /etc/resolv.conf: search a.domain.com b.domain.com domain.com nameserver x.x.x.x nameserver y.y.y.y The settings ...
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Automatically Mount a Network Drive and Copy a File to a Network Folder (AppleScript)

I've a rather complex task to solve. I don't use OS X, but now I have to provide some colleagues with a simple application that automatically copies a certain file to a network folder. Normally I'd ...
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Connect to network says “Connection failed” but it actually isn't

On most occasions, when I try to connect to a new wi-fi network, after I enter the password and click "Connect" the connection dialog says "Connection failed" after a little pause, but in fact the ...
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Mysterious second Ethernet stack on my Mac?

What are Tun and Tap (ether tap stack) in the startup items folder? Are they legitimate ones used by services like Parallels or HPTrap monitor etc or are they installed to bypass services like Little ...
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If I am a member of multiple networks, how can I force my Mac to connect to the Internet through one specific network?

I have a Macbook and a Thunderbolt display. The Thunderbolt display is connected to a network with a very tight firewall. I also have a WiFi connection that is always connected at this location. The ...
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How to scan from my HP-1610 (all in one) networked printer/scanner (Lion)

I have an HP-1610 all in one. It's hooked up to my TimeCapsule as a networked printer. Networked-printing works. I'm on Lion (latest; 10.7.3 as of this writing.) I'd like to scan a sheet from my ...
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Network printer hangs at “sending print data…”

I can print a test page, but that's it. Anything else I try to print just hangs at "sending print data...". I'm running OS X 10.7.2 (Lion). My printer is a Canon PIXMA MP210. I'm using the driver ...
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Network switching issues with MacOS 10.7?

I'm having a weird problem and hope somebody can tip me, what way should I dig to. I'm using MacBookPro with Lion 10.7.3 both at my working place & at home. At working place, we have a ...
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How to only route office traffic over the VPN while having default route for other traffic?

I have a VPN to my office and would like to route only office traffic over the VPN while maintaining my default route for other traffic. I have attempted the following: sudo route delete default ...
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How do I decrease excessive network buffering over Wireless-N

I've got a mid-2009 Macbook Pro running Lion over 802.11n with an Airport Extreme and cable internet. I've been seeing drop-outs while using video chat (be it Facetime, Skype, Google Chat) and doing ...
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How to stop InternetSharing overwriting /etc/bootpd.plist

I set up a /etc/bootpd.plist so as to protect my wireless network, and to manage statically attributed IP addresses. Unfortunatly, when I start InternetSharing, this file is overwritten by a plist ...
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Slow connection to my particular brand of router over WiFi with Lion on MacBook Pro

I own a MacBook Pro for some months now, it came with OS X Lion pre-installed. Since then, surfing the net with it is painful due to slowness. I also have a MacBook with Snow Leopard on it, there the ...
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OS X 10.7 add multiple windows workgroups

I have multiple Windows Workgroups on my network, Does 10.7 have the ability to add more than one Workgroup at a time? I open up System Preferences -> Network -> Advanced -> WINS (Tab) -> Workgroup ...
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ethtool Equivalent for OS X Lion

Other than ifconfig, is there an app/script for OS X Lion that produces similar output/info to ethtool? Specifically, I would like to be able to query the following: driver info online/offline ...
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How to fix when I can nslookup and dig an internal hostname, but I cannot ping or ssh to the internal machine?

I can nslookup and dig an internal hostname, and I get a rapid response, but I cannot ping or ssh to the server. All external hostnames work fine for both ping, ssh, dig or nslookup. ssh -vvv ...
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What does preparing to copy mean?

I'm trying to copy a large amount of files from a hard drive to a time capsule. Around 200 GB. Normally copying files in OSX is quite fast and simple, but I found this unmanageable, as before it ...
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Internet Sharing stuck on after 10.7.3 update

I use Internet Sharing at work to create a local WiFi network (sharing the GigE connection) for my various iOS and tablet devices to connect through. After the 10.7.3 update, I cannot turn sharing off ...
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Completely Disable Safari Only Mode in Lion

I'm wondering if there is a way to completely disable Safari Only mode so users cannot access it at all. I administer a network here at this business and we have internet filters on all/most of the ...

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