Questions tagged [network]
Questions about configuring, troubleshooting or using connections that one device uses to talk to another.
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Is it possible to combine two iPhones with tethering to increase bandwidth or fault tolerance?
I'm using a MacBook as a "server" and want to keep it always connected to the internet, over cellular.
I have two mobile phones (one GSM, one CDMA) and would like to connect to each of them to ...
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macOS: Disable promiscuous Wi-Fi scan and/or display of unwanted list of Wi-Fi networks?
I am annoyed by a display of all nearby Wi-Fi networks around me, when I know I am looking to connect to one among the couple of known networks.
Is there a setting to disable detection of new/unknown ...
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Cannot change any Bluetooth settings
On my MacBook Pro 2018 I can't change any Bluetooth related settings anymore as long as no external dongle is connected.
Examples: If I turn it off, next start it is turned on again. If I remove a ...
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Internet dies on MBP 15 2017 the moment I start Windows on Parallels
This is the weirdest problem that I have ever faced. I have a MacBook Pro 15 2017 (MPTR2LL/A ?, running on MacOS 10.14.1), and I recently installed Windows using Bootcamp (dual boot) and then ...
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macbook air: unable to assign static IP on USB ethernet adapter
I want to connect to a USRP X310 device via ethernet. The apple USB ethernet adapter is plugged in and is shown by ifconfig:
en3: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu ...
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Debugging automounting (nfs)
Since setting up a linux nas and thinking that smb is always kinda annoying and slow, I went to set up nfs. On my Linux clients, this works fine.
However on macOS (High Sierra) I edited all the config ...
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Several applications trying to connect to IP
I have several applications on my computer which are attempting to connect to a small hand-full of IPs. This seems suspect to me and I'm not sure how to proceed. Currently I am using Little Snitch to ...
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Limit - not disable - Remember joined Wi-Fi locations
I'm building an entirely new corporate infrastructure - ATM I have ~200 macs expanding to over 600 in the next year.
I need to configure the Wi-Fi with two locations:
Corporate Network
Off - Site
I'...
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Communicate between two local Mac machines when one is on VPN?
I'd like to directly connect (be able to use ping/ssh or other common commands) two local Mac machines as one sometimes is on VPN. The two Mac normally are connected via a wireless router when none of ...
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Connection error: MacBook Air <--> (PPPOE) <--> USB-Ethernet adapter <--> Ethernet cable <--> Cable Modem
On my MacBook Air, I am trying to create a PPPOE connection by connecting an ethernet cable from Mac to Cable Modem via USB-Ethernet adapter. But it is not working. Any insights or help is appreciated....
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How to remove shared devices from my iMac?
My Sidebar is showing that there is a shared device on my network. I am not on any network whatsoever, this is my home computer used by me only. It says "not connected" but makes me nervous.
Is this ...
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How to encrypt external network drive timemachine backup
I am following this:
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/turn-nas-windows-share-time-machine-backup/
Which basically says that you have to create a sparse disk image and put that on your external network ...
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AirPlay 2 from guest network
I have two networks at home - my regular one and a guest network. My router is a Synology RT2600ac. I also have a Sonos One at home, connected to my main network.
Everything is working peachy from ...
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Force DNS resolution to happen outside VPN
I'm running Mojave (10.14) and I have a Cisco AnyConnect VPN over which traffic for selected routes (determined by the VPN profile, out of my control) is sent.
Traffic routing works fine, the issue ...
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Terminal name changed to 'Name@dhcp-xx-x' [duplicate]
I have no idea what dhcp means, so I don't know why instead of just showing 'Name ~' as the beginning of each terminal line, it started showing 'Name@dhcp-xx-x' as the format of my username. Is this a ...
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Network Trash Can on macOS 10.13 or higher?
We currently have a Mac that functions as a file server on our network. The files are stored locally on an internal drive array. We would like to setup a Network Trash Can on this machine so when ...
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Restrict ssh access to selected IP on macOS
I want to restrict ssh access on macOS 10.12 to selected IPs on my local network. I tried writing the following files:
# /etc/hosts.allow
sshd: 192.168.1.32
sshd: 192.168.1.33
# /etc/hosts.deny
sshd:...
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How to continue network sharing after restart?
I have enabled network sharing from Ethernet to Wifi on an iMac running Mojave.
This computer is used by our employees and it gets restarted daily. After restart I have to open System Preferences and ...
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How do I enable ntpd to serve ntp clients (using macOS 10.14 Mojave)?
So on macOS High Sierra 10.13, this answer worked fine: How to enable ntpd to server ntp clients (using High Sierra)
Now I am running macOS 10.14 and they have removed both ntpdate and ntpd-wrapper (...
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How to I prevent mac os High Sierra from auto mounting a network volume?
Recently I had connected to drive on a second computer and forgot to disconnect before shutting down the second computer. Now my first computer persistently reconnects to the drive on the second ...
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MacBook keeps losing internet, while Wi-Fi is connected (Bluetooth, 5Ghz)
I have a problem which I've faced for about 3 years and it's driving me crazy!
My Wi-Fi is connected and has very good signal but after a few minutes (sometimes few hours, hard to say) I have no ...
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Non Existent Network Drive Pop Up
When I run a Virtual Box VM, I use samba to share a folder in the VM File System with my mac.
I typically connect my drive to Finder using command + K and put in the IP of the VM. This part works ...
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Xcode saying Network Extension capability is not enabled when it is
I have been having a lot of issues for the last two weeks trying to sign and distribute a 3rd party MacOS app. I am unable to sign an app with Xcode properly because Xcode is saying that I do not have ...
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Use Time Capsule as shared disk over ethernet
I have been trying to set up my Time Capsule as a disk over ethernet for two days now, following various instructions on the internet, most of which seem to be too old. I get lost in the WAN/LAN ...
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Finder File Sharing: How to access the hard disk?
I use an iMac and a MacBook in my local network. I want to access the iMac's hard disk from the MacBook via the Finder's File Sharing.
On both the Macs, I have a user account with the same name and ...
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Use of Airport Time Capsule as NAS Device, with WiFi network from third party
With the termination of Apple's support of their network devices, I have moved to an eeros system.
I have adjusted the Time Capsule Terminal settings (Utilities/Airport Utility/Time Capsule) so as ...
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Alternate DNS resolution for Safari on macOS?
I use a Pihole on my network to provide local DNS service to block ads and various websites. I've noticed recently (maybe since Mojave) that Safari seems to bypass this. The Pihole device also ...
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Is Java UDP communication broken on macOS?
I've been trying to figure out why a Java program that uses UDP communication on Windows works 100% fine but seems to regularly drop packets on a macOS build of the JVM (8.x).
I saw another thread on ...
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Wake On Lan for Mac Book Pro Model A1502 (EMC 2835)
I have two Model A1502 (EMC 2835), which are displayed as MacBook Pro Retina 13-inch Early 2015. One of them is running 10.13.6, and the other is running 10.14.
I use an ASIX AX88179 USB ethernet ...
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MacBook Pro unable to turn WiFi on
Macbook Pro Mid 2012. The problem was there before upgrade, but recently upgraded to Mojave ( thought it might fix it )
I suspect a bad WiFi card, but the symptoms are very strange, and does not ...
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How to prevent machine from renaming itself at start up
My iMac's name is windowlick. Every time I reboot it, for some reason it detects that the name windowlick is already in use on the network and renames itself with a random suffix, e.g. windowlick (...
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Troubleshooting Ethernet network connectivity
I'm having some issues with Ethernet connectivity with my Mac mini. I'm trying to get to the bottom of the issue before having the board swapped under Apple Care.
The issue I have been seeing is the ...
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Why does macOS have many strange ports open and what do they do? 50323, 50334, 50641,57621, 57650, 64448
I did an nmap scan for my private IP address
nmap -p- 192.168.1.123
and got the following open ports back:
50323/tcp open unknown
50334/tcp open unknown
50641/tcp open unknown
57621/tcp open ...
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Prevent a specific app from accessing the Internet
I use Microsoft OneNote on my Mac.
How can I can turn off the Internet access to Microsoft OneNote on my Mac?
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Intermittently cant connect to VPN from Laptop, but always works from iPhone
Ive got a few VPNs setup to different LANs, these are all IPSEC over LT2P connections and i manage them by OSX's built in VPN client inside system preferences > network.
Sometimes the VPNs will work ...
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how to add static route from WAN to LAN?
I have two network ports on High Sierra:
networksetup -getinfo LAN
Manual Configuration
IP address: 192.168.0.10
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Router: 192.168.0.1
IPv6 IP address: none
IPv6 Router: none
...
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Motorola MG7550 slow WiFi on Macbook Pro only
A few months ago I upgraded my crappy modem/router combo to the Motorola MG7550. Since then, my internet is periodically extremely slow (1 to 2 mbps) for hours at a time over the WiFi my Macbook Air (...
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mac , i cant use direct ip 192.168.0.# , instead keep getting 192.168.1.#
i don't know from when, my mac create a subnet and get 192.168.1.# and not 192.168.0.# ip, the real router has 192.168.0.1, but something is creating the subnet and cant work directly with anothers ...
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MBP 2017 often has Wifi Problems if USB C Hub attached
Sometimes (if a USB-C HUB is present) my Wifi speed would drop to be unusable but I am still connected to the Wifi network and I am able to ping other services but the ping is always ~1000ms. If I use ...
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Finding my VNC performance bottleneck
I've been connecting via VPN and VNC (using Screens 4) to my iMac from my 2011 MacBook Air for several months. My main use case for this is running Android Studio and a Windows 10 VM on my iMac and ...
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How do I change the Resolver Order?
I use a utility call HELM to change my /etc/hosts file for a domain name to test if a site on a new server is working correctly before I point the DNS to it.
However the way my resolver is working is ...
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Change TimeMachine destination from hostname to IP
I use TimeMachine to create backups on a NAS over the SMB protocol.
tmutil destinationinfo tells me, that my destination is something like
Kind : Network
URL : smb://username@nasnetworkname._smb....
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Keep WiFi alive when on battery and lid closed?
We're using a VPN to access certain parts of internal infrastructure from the office; the VPN uses 2FA, so saving credentials and bringing it up with the network when the machine wakes up is not an ...
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How to redirect network traffic with pfctl
I'm trying to recreate this command from linux to macOS, using pfctl:
iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp --dport 80 -j DNAT --to-destination 192.168.9.37
This command should redirect all traffic ...
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iPhone disconnects and reconnects to wifi and I don't know why
My iPhone 6 has recently (past 2 days) started disconnecting and reconnecting to my wifi several times a minute randomly. Sometimes it does not even reconnect and I go into settings and it takes a ...
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WiFi connectivity problem on iPhone6s
I don't really know that is this forum is best for asking this question but if there is any other place to ask this question Please let me know.
We have an issue at home where the iPhone not connect ...
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Network settings won't save DNS servers
This has to be simple: I can't save DNS servers in Network>(Location)>Advanced>DNS
I add the DNS servers
1.1.1.1
1.0.0.1
2606:4700:4700::1111
2606:4700:4700::1001
save, and then ...
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How to find MAC Adress of second system?
I'm on Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, but have a second OS on my hard drive: Mac OS 10.6.8 Snow Leopard. I'm resetting my router and am therefore looking for the MAC hardware addresses of my two systems.
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Can AppleScript or any other script measure a Macbook's wifi signal strength?
At my home I have two separate routers due to poor signals when being in one location opposed to another.
When I work on my Macbook from different locations I find it annoying when I have to switch ...
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mount_smbfs: server rejected the connection: Authentication error on Mac OS High Sierra 10.13.6
On my ubuntu server i have a few shares that I can access from finder in the style:
smb://server.domain/share
successfully without having to type in a password.
When I try to mount the server shares ...
