Questions about configuring, troubleshooting or using connections that one device uses to talk to another.
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How can I replace the nmblookup command on Lion? [duplicate]
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Where is nmblookup in Lion?
In Snow Leopard, I used to use the command
nmblookup -U 172.16.0.10 -R domainPC | grep '<00>' | awk '{print $1}'
Blindly upgrading to ...
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Browsing web page stored on local machine
I am developing a web site and would like to check how it looks on my iPad and iPhone. Is there a way I can set up my mac and devices so that I can develop the web site locally, but view it on my ...
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Google on my iOS devices is stuck in a different region than I live in
For some reason, my browser always defaults to New Zealand. I've reset my location in the Store and in the settings, but it always pulls up google.co.nz when doing a search and the default map centers ...
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Internet page not loading, ping not working but host www.example.com return an IP
Sorry I'm being vague because I don't even know where the problem can be.
Yesterday I was using the internet just fine. Today on the same wifi router and on another 3G connection, I couldn't access ...
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Why is shared volume 'Music' always missing from the DEVICES part of the sidebar in Finder?
I have a mid 2010 17" MacBook Pro (MBP). I also have a Windows Home Server (WHS) that I connect to regularly from my MBP. Normally when I connect to a share on the WHS, that mount point is listed in ...
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What is a Mac OS X equivalent of McAfee Security network mapping?
We have multiple computers of different OS in a network. Mine is Mac OS X and most others are Window XP or 7. I will need to help monitor what computer gets connected. In past, I use Windows and have ...
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Why doesn't Airport reconnect after sleep or shutdown?
I have a MacBook Pro (2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo, running OS X 10.6.8) that does not reconnect to its stored WiFi network after it restarts or goes to sleep. To reconnect, I need to go into System Preferences ...
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OS X Lion Connection to Business network?
I have a client that wants to connect an OS X Lion macbook air to his business network remotely, and I was just wondering if anyone knows of a way to do this easily. Normally, I would set up a VPN ...
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Use a network Time Machine drive locally
I typically backup over a network to a networked hard drive on another machine. For some unknown reason, backups tend to get incredibly slow over the network (the first few backups work fine and ...
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Sync multiple calendar together
Simple question, big problem. I evaluate a solution to sync calendar together but not FULL calendar.. just part with cloud here is the spec : I have 3 person
person #1 = have a calendar with ...
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Reasons to prefer Little Snitch over the built-in firewall
Every now and then I browse through software you must have on your mac type lists and more often than not somebody mentions Little Snitch as a must-have application.
Now what I think that many people ...
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How can I set up multihoming?
I am running Mac OS X Server 10.6 on my iMac and I am wondering how to multihome a Mac. I know it's possible to accomplish this by using both Wi-fi and Ethernet, but I just want to use Ethernet. Any ...
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Does the iMac EFI Update 1.7 change how NetBooting works?
I have a NetBoot server to manage all the Macs in my office. However, when I started a weekly backup of one of my iMacs last week, after rebooting and holding N, I saw the blinking globe for a few ...
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Block all sites except one
I have been assigned the task of installing an iMac that is only allowed to use one specific site, and block access to all other IP addresses. The iMac will be on display at a resort so guests can ...
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Analyze and store statistics for my Internet connectivity over time?
My Internet connection has been flaky for a while. I wonder what the options are to monitor and somehow store statistics (over time) for when my modem loses and regains Internet connectivity.
I wish ...
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How can I set up a private virtual LAN for my laptop and its guest VMs
I have two VirtualBox guest VMs running Linux under a MacOS X host.
I'm using bridged networking mode but I am not in control of the DHCP server and can not give my host+guests static IPs. Any time a ...
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Does iMessage work on both Wi-Fi and 3G?
Will iMessage work on 3G if the sender or receiver isn't connected to a wi-fi network?
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I deleted my Apple ID Calendar on iCloud, how do I get it back?
On my iPad, I accidentally deleted my calendar named with my apple id, thinking i didnt need it. Now, it wont allow me to sync my phone or the iPad with Cloud Calendar... it doesnt even appear as an ...
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How to ensure that all traffic goes through VPN connection once it has been started?
I connect to the internet through a VPN provider along with other precautions in order to ensure privacy (against traffic analysis by agencies of a repressive government). I currently use Tunnelblick ...
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Disconnect from wifi network in Lion, while remembering the connection.
I would like to disconnect from my wifi network on OS X Lion.
I do not want to forget the network nor turn wifi off.
I just want to be able to connect and disconnect at will.
- How do I do this?
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Can I plug my Iomega hard drive into my new BT Home Hub and access the tunes stored in it from my MacBook Pro wirelessly?
We have just acquired a BT home Hub router which has a USB socket. I have my music stored in an Iomega hard drive and normally plug this into the MacBook, which is a bit clumsy. ( I have told iTunes ...
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How should I debug AFP issues?
I'm having some problems connecting to a Time Capsule's shared drive from a Macbook Air running OS X 10.7.2 Lion. I can connect to the share without problem from a Macbook Pro running OS X 10.6 Snow ...
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Share Web through another port
I have a webserver running on a MBA at port 4431 and I want to access through my local network.
But web sharing uses port 80 by default and I can't access to my_mba_ip:4431
Can I add ports to web ...
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How do I write an AppleScript which auto reconnects to Wi-Fi?
Sometimes I need to download very big files from the internet using torrents (I'm using Transmission) and the Wi-Fi always drops. I bought several routers and modems and none of them work. I've been ...
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iPhone 4S losing data connection while still showing 3G/EDGE symbol and appropriate reception
I sometimes discover that my iPhone 4S is no longer able to receive data from the cellular network, although the 3G/EDGE badge is still showing, alongside two bars. Usually I first suspect the ...
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Why does my AirPort Express keep disappearing?
I have an AirPort Extreme (n, 1st gen.) and several AirPort Expresses (g), all connected through their Ethernet ports to my network. The Extreme is used to "create a wireless network" and one of the ...
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How do you run a script after a network interface comes up?
Is there a way to run a script every time a network interface finishes coming up? Or, is there an equivilent answer to this Debian question on OSX?
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Is there a way to see connected static leases in Lion Server?
In Lion Server Admin, under DHCP settings, it is possible to see a list of "Clients", but for me this list is nearly always empty, except in the rare occasions when I allow a machine on my network ...
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Unable to log in to open directory account
I'm in the process of setting up my Mac Mini with Lion server. Everything appears to be working fine on the server, but I'm having problems logging into any open directory account that has a network ...
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Lion Server DHCP randomly loses settings and reverts to defaults
I’ve been trying to set up Lion Server on a Mac Pro with it acting as the router/gateway/firewall/DNS/NAT and DHCP. I’ve been trying to setup an internal-only network named mycompany.something. After ...
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Automatically setting custom routes with the internal VPN (IPSec/L2TP) client
I have a IPSec/L2TP (PSK) VPN I'm connecting to with OSX's built in client through the System Preferences > Network (in Lion/10.7.2). The VPN gives me an IP of 10.0.1/24, but I need to access servers ...
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How to connect to a FTP server from a Wi-Fi Hotspot that prevents direct FTP connections?
I am using the wifi at a library where they prevent me to connect to FTP servers for some reason. I need to upload my work.
Is there any tool or trick to go around this?
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Share iPhone WIFI with computer over USB?
Due to a water leakage, we had to move offices temporarily. In our temp offices, we have WIFI network, but not cabled network (yet).
Since my computer doesn't have WIFI (it's a stationary desktop) I ...
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Lion can't see other iOS and OSX devices on the network
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At my house I have one network, and have my iOS 5 iPad and Lion Mac connected to it.
At my house, these two devices can see each other on the network.
At my girlfriend's house, she has a ...
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Cant see MacBook in Windows Network
I'm trying to access my MacBook from a Windows PC over the network. The computer is connected to the router, the MacBook is connected to a WAP, which is connected to a switch, which is connected to ...
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migrating Ubuntu DHCPD to OS X Server
My LAN includes an Ubuntu 9.04 server which runs an ISC DHCP v3 daemon. I'd like to migrate the data from that daemon to a Lion OS X Server. Is there an easy way to do this (by copying the Ubuntu ...
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How can I see my IPv6 neighbors?
On a Linux machine, I can see my IPv6 neighbors using the following command (Also see the Linux IPv6 HOWTO:
# ip -6 neighbor show
2002:333:333::1 dev eth1 lladdr 00:12:1e:33:AA:BB router ...
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Weird network issues with Lion
I recently bought a MacBook Air with Lion. I have had many issues since, especially when connecting to the internet through "open" wifi networks that redirect you to a login page in the browser (i.e., ...
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Network problem isolated to this macbook air, where to look next?
Periodically, once or twice a day, I'll start to experience network issues (latency and dropped packets) on this one machine while I'm browsing:
Other machines on the same Linksys WRT54G wireless ...
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Launchd network access control in Mac OS Lion
First of all, I've used pf extensively on OpenBSD so I know its rule set quite well. Even though I'm more used to the more recent versions.
However, I would like to know if there is a simpler way to ...
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How can I sync places between iPhone and computer?
I'm looking for a way to drop pins on the map from my computer and have those pins accessible on my iPhone.
I know Maps app has Bookmarks but it appears I can't sync them with Google account or ...
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Why is my computer name new-host-2.home on the network?
I configured my computer name to "Macbook of Matthieu" in the network sharing preferences.
However, this name end up being used: new-host-2.home, how can I change that?
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Why did I lose the ability to print to a networked printer?
I have a Canon iP3600 printer connected to a networked hard drive and up until a few days ago I was able to print from it. however, i have now lost the ability to print ever since i downloaded Apple's ...
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Static IP address per wifi connection? Configuration in router doesn't seem to take, am I doing it wrong?
I have a MacBook Pro, and a home WIFI setup that I'd like to assign a very specific IP address to the MBP on.
The router is a Jensen Airlink AL59300, and it has the ability to assign static IP ...
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How can I gain screen share/ssh access to a G5 connected by ethernet to a Mac Mini on my wireless Airport Extreme Network from my MacBook Pro?
Ok, so the scenario is this:
I have a G5 Quad (running Leopard) with no wireless card.
The G5 is connected by ethernet to a Mac-Mini (running Lion), which is picking up my AirPort Extreme network ...
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PPPoE Auto-connect when unplugged
I have a PPPoE internet connexion that I use on my Macbook Pro.
There is a checkbox in the settings that allows to automatically reconnect when needed - which is good. However the system is not smart ...
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Can I backup my Time Machine drive to the cloud and restore it to any other drive?
I currently backup my Mac to a local Time Machine drive.
I'd like to start periodically backing up that drive to the cloud, using an as of yet unchosen solution.
Once it's backed up to the cloud, ...
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Auto Join networks on Os X Lion - auto fill password problem
When I connect to my Uni's networks (which require me to enter my username and password) Os X Lion displays an "auto-join" window looking like this:
Unfortunately auto fill appears not to work in ...
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Set IP adress for the wifi hotspot on OSX
If I share my ethernet over WiFi I would like to specify the IP address of the hotspot (for now it defaults to 10.0.2.1). Can this be set somewhere in system settings?
Note: the ethernet is not ...
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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 ...
