Questions about configuring, troubleshooting or using connections that one device uses to talk to another.
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How to connect to modem setup as bridge through Airport Extreme?
I've recently been assigned a static IP by my ISP provider (Sonic.net). My previous setting was with the modem configured to connect using static IP and the Airport Extreme as a bridge. NAT and DHCP ...
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AirPort Express extending connects in the wrong order
Recently, after extending a wireless network on a setup with one Extreme and one Express (both AirPort base stations), I've been experiencing issues regarding which base station extends which on a ...
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Ip blocked since I updated my Mac to Mountain Lion
Since I've upgraded my mac from lion to mountain lion, the ip 5.9.31.48 (api.shellycloud.com) appear to be down (ping said that "Host is down"). So I think that there is somewhere a firewall rule that ...
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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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Using Time Capsule with existing Sky ADSL router
We've got a Sky ADSL router which we have running a wifi network, and we've got it connected via ethernet to iMac/TV/PS3/etc. As the wifi coverage isn't great upstairs we've bought a Time Capsule ...
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How do I use a prepaid sim cellular data mode to purchase and download apps?
I have an iPad 3 with a Telstra 3G prepaid SIM, and when trying to purchase and download an App while connected via Cellular Data, an error pops-up saying no cellular data message.
Whys is that? Is ...
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iMessages extremely delayed on iPhone 4 [closed]
For the last few days I've been experiencing great difficulty with receiving iMessages. I'll receive them very delayed, eg. I'll receive a message alert for a text and it said I actually received it ...
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Permissions for /Volumes are different with Network vs Local Time Machine folders?
I've been running local Time Machine backups to an external FireWire drive since I got my MacBook a few months ago. But now that my wife picked up a MacBook as well, I'd like to move to a solution ...
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AirPort Extreme: slow upload via ethernet, but fast via wireless
I have a new dual-band AirPort Extreme base station (v7.6.1). I've used it to create a wireless network, and I also connect my Mac Pro (Early 2009, running 10.8.2) via ethernet. When I run a speed ...
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Where is the MAC address of my Thunderbolt to Ethernet adapter?
I have a Thunderbolt to Ethernet adapter for a Macbook Air and I need to assign a static IP address to it.
I assume the MAC address is embedded in a given adapter... and by convention I would assume ...
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How do I find the IP addresses assigned to devices connected via Internet Sharing on Snow Leopard? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Show Active Connections to “Internet Sharing”
Using the following scenario as an example:
I have a Macbook Pro connected to my LAN via its Airport.
I enabled Internet ...
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Wired network disconnects on 21.5" iMac
At work, I've got a new 21.5" iMac. If I leave the machine alone for 20-30 minutes, the wired network will lose it's connection. After I do something on the machine, the network comes back (usually ...
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Airport Extreme suffering wildly inconsistent speeds between 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz
I have an Airport Extreme (will find actual version number later, as it's not able to tell from Airport Utility any more) that runs a 2.4 and 5 ghz network. The 5Ghz one is almost always fast, but ...
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What setup is needed to stay backed up and online after retiring the TimeCapsule?
My friend has the following kit in the house (although not all at the same time):
His MacBook Pro 15" with 500gb HD
Her MacBook Air 13" with 256gb SSD
Daughter's MacBook white with 500gb HD
His and ...
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What steps can troubleshoot OS X when some sites do not resolve on Snow Leopard?
I cannot access www.lubuntu.net from my Macbook Pro running OS X 10.6.8. I have an idea as to what the problem is (see my opinion), but I did all the usual things anyway (see basic troubleshooting), ...
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How do I keep track of the bandwidth usage through my Airport Extreme wireless router?
I have 3 Macs, 1 iPad, and 1 Apple TV (using HD Netflix, mostly).
I need to keep an eye on bandwidth usage. What is the best way to monitor the bandwidth usage (preferably per device) that passes ...
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Is it possible to configure an Airport Extreme Base Station to forward to an external IP address?
Our company has a small office but we often work remotely. One of our service providers requires that we access their customer service portal from a known IP address. We don't all have dedicated IPs ...
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networksetup and configuring searchdomains
I use networksetup to modify my search domains which works fine so far BUT it only does it per device. Once I VPN somewhere, it is no longer using those changes. Is there a way to set the ...
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Sharing Hotspot from the mac that the iPhone or iPad can connect with?
Is it possible to share a kind of "hotspot" from my macbook so that the iPhone and iPad can connect with it? Just like there is a "personal hotspot" feature on the iPhone I want it the other way ...
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Is there a free program for easily managing network locations?
I move around from the office and elsewhere quite a lot. When I'm in the office, I need a static IP, elsewhere I don't. I have network locations set up, but it's extremely tedious opening up Network ...
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VPN - split tunnel routing [duplicate]
I would like to use a VPN to access all sites external to our local intranet, but preserve local routing so that I can still access sites on the local intranet (e.g. in 10.0.0.0/8). I am using the Mac ...
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Double NAT error on new AirPort Express
I live in an apartment complex with a single network connection. The address is given to me from the complexes shared router as a DHCP address - this is where the ISP has our complex's modem. My ...
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How to view connect request of application in OS X
I'm novice in OS X (mountain-lion) world, and learning how to use this system.
Now, I have a problem about network. I run a application that try to connect its update server, but I got "connect to ...
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AppleTV and other Apple devices connecting by wifi but not by LAN
I have an AppleTV in a local network that is connected by WiFi but it cannot find the iTunes library in my Mac that is connected via LAN to the router.
If I connect my Mac via WiFi, voilá, AppleTV is ...
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Can I configure a fixed IP address on my iPhone?
Hi is it possible to configure a fixed IP on my iPhone? I'm interesting in something like the location provided my the "apple" menu in OS X.
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iPhone wireless conection doesn't work with proxy
I'm on a network on which there is a proxy. However some of the IP adresses bypass the proxy.
When I set my iPhone 5 connection for using a static IP and I set one of the Proxy-free IP my connection ...
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How do I set up a VPN on a DMZ'd iMac?
I have an iMac set up as my server machine. On the network, it is in the DMZ. The rest of the computers in the network use an internal 10.0.0.x IP.
I have OS X Server's VPN set to give clients IPs in ...
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Route all traffic to a particular domain/subdomain without VPN
I'm using OpenVPN through Viscosity.
Is it possible to set it up in such a way that all traffic would go through the VPN, except traffic to a domain I'd specify (and all its subdomains, etc.)?
So ...
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How to find IP address of my other Mac?
I have two Macs on the same network, both plugged into my internet router. I have screen-sharing set up on one of them, so I can connect to it using command-K in the Finder with a vnc:// URL, and ...
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How to properly setup a reliable roaming WiFi with Airport Base Stations and an existing router
What are the steps to properly setup a WiFi network with 4 or 5 Airport base stations? I have a mix of Airport Extreme and Airport Express base stations, a switch and a modem/router with VoIP and ...
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Setting up Airport Base Station with Uverse AND Sprint Airave
I'm trying to configure my home network so that I can use a drive attached to my airport base station as the Time Machine drive. I think that to do this the Airport needs to control the DHCP and the ...
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VPN+Proxy: How to override main network settings
I can establish a connection to my university VPN (Cisco IPSec). In addition I have to set a proxy, in this case I have the URL of a .pac file.
When I set this in the VPN-settings, the proxy is not ...
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iOS 6 Maps: Able to cache route or location offline?
I'm currently traveling for an extended period of time with an iPod Touch running iOS 5. I don't always have wi-fi access and I usually use the Maps application to look up my destination before ...
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Unkown process listening at port 8080
The problem: something is listening on port 8080
If I load the page with Safari I get a blank page (page is white but "Develop → Show Page Source" is greyed out)
If I telnet to port 8080 I get ...
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Network issues between XP and Windows 7 [closed]
I have a problem with configuration my home network.
I using Windows 7 and Windows XP
I ping all of my computer and ping works, but I don't see computer in working group.
So the work group also ...
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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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Accessing file shares on other mac on macs with shared connections
It is probably best to first describe the ridiculous network setup I have:
I have a time capsule connected via ethernet to my university's network. It is sharing this internet connection with a group ...
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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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Share external FAT formatted drive over SMB in Mountain Lion
I have an external drive formatted with FAT32. Is it somehow possible to share it using SMB in Mountain Lion? It appears on the client but with nothing on it. I have read that on older OS X versions, ...
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How do you access network preferences from the Terminal?
I can't seem to find how to open the network preferences from the Terminal. What Terminal command will open up the Network preferences window as if having gone by System Preferences > Network ?
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Airdrop did not copy complete file
I have been using airdrop to transfere a ~100GB Aperture library from one Mac to another. After ~10h of copying, the file on the destination Mac was only 20GB of size. I was able to open the Aperture ...
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Mac Mini Bridging to WiFi Network
I have a Mac Mini (Mountain Lion) connected to a WiFi network, getting a DHCP address from the router (ASUS N-16 Tomato).
In addition, I have a headless Ethernet-only appliance (Arch Linux ARM) which ...
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How to open a port on MacOS X
I previously had Memcache running on my localhost/127.0.0.1 port 11211. Unfortunately, I rebooted my computer and now port 11211 isn't open and I don't know the command to open this port.
Can someone ...
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Mountain Lion Wifi between two APs with the same SSID
So I've got a large bungalow (one storey house) and thus I need to have two Wifi APs in order to get full coverage throughout. I'm running the two APs on the same SSID but different channels (6 and ...
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Why can I not access my own website - unknown host? [closed]
I have a website - www.birupakhyadash.com - which I am not able to access. The traceroute to the address returns the error: unknown host.
I have tried to clear the dns cache and disable the ...
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Macbook Pro frequently experiences drops in WiFi connection with Linksys WAG120N
I have a non-retina mid-2012 Macbook Pro running Snow Leopard and this issue has been plaguing me for a while.
During regular use of the laptop, while connected to my home WiFi network (to which no ...
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Why scutil always try to modify system network configuration
I set a global sockets proxy via 'Settings'-'Network'.
Then scutil always tries to revert my setting, then prompt a dialog to ask my password to allow this change. I can cancel it, but it will be ...
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Permission Problems for copied files from NAS
I access my Synology NAS via AFP and can open/edit all of my files directly on it. But when I copy a file to my desktop I can't open it. Finder tells me I don't have appropriate permissions.
When I ...
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why doesn't netstat -a show all listening services?
MBP ML (10.8.1):
I have a copy of apache httpd running on port 12000.
Yet, netstat -a | grep 12000 shows nothing. Adding -i does not help.
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Are penny auction apps ok? [closed]
I have read through documents from Apple, but it is hard to sum down. Does anyone know if penny auction apps are ok to put on the app store?
Sorry this is a short question, I didn't know where to ask ...
