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Connect to PEAP wifi network on mac with a shell script
I am making a shell script for my mac and part of it requires connecting to my school's wifi network.
I have tried both of the following commands and while the settings wifi tab says that the computer ...
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Routing Windows 10 trafic via MacBook as Internet router
I try to configure MacBook Pro (Mid 2015, macOS High Sierra, v.10.13.6) to work as an Internet router for Win 10 laptop.
My configuration:
Ethernet cable directly connects Win 10 laptop Ethernet port ...
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Getting ERR_NETWORK_CHANGED in Chromium with both Wifi and Ethernet connected on macOS
I have both Wifi and Ethernet connected on my Macbook Pro M1 Max (macOS Sonoma). Ethernet is higher in the service order list, so the OS should use that at all times. And for the most part it does.
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Oculus Virtual Desktop for MacBook Pro with ad-hoc network
I'm trying to use Oculus to do Virtual Desktop with my MacBook Pro M1.
I tried Virtual Desktop streamer for Mac, but it is too slow.
I used Virtual Desktop streamer for Windows 11 using virtualization ...
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Wi-fi keeps dropping in and out on MacOS 12.6.7 Monterey
Wi-fi keeps disconnecting and reconnecting and it only happens on this machine. I tried an update, restart, and ran Wireless Diagnostic and it couldn't solve the issue. It gave me a laundry list of ...
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ping flood weird behavior? After a bunch of timeouts, the rate increases 30x
I have a weird behaviour that I don't really understand why it is happening. While troubleshooting why I had periodic packet loss over wifi on my macbook, I noticed a different, strange behaviour.
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Why might my M1 Mac running Ventura not connect to the same strong Wi-Fi signal my cheap Android phone easily connects to?
I've got an expensive (by my standards) M1 MacBook with upgraded RAM and SSD running Ventura 13.1. I also have a cheap Redmi 10C phone running Android 12 with MIUI Global 13.0.5.
I'm in a chain coffee ...
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M1 MacBook Pro can't join Linux hotspot when other devices can
On a laptop running Linux Mint, I can run these commands to stand up a WiFi hotspot:
nmcli con add type wifi ifname [interface name] con-name test_ssid autoconnect yes ssid test_ssid
nmcli con modify ...
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MacBook can't access internet
I have a MacBook that is connected to Wi-Fi but it can't access the internet. It can still ping servers like Google's 8.8.8.8. Does anyone have any clue as to what's happening? It just started ...
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Add route to use Wifi internet directly instead of VPN connection in MAC
I'm trying to add a route to bypass the VPN connection for 95.172.64.2 and just use the Wifi internet directly.
I'm using Nord VPN and it doesn't have a split tunneling option so I have to do it ...
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Change usb wifi adapter ip on local network
I have two Kali virtual machines, one running on Parallels Desktop and one running in VMware Fusion. I use the same usb wifi adapter for both. The issue is-- the Kali on vmware gets the same IP addr ...
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Mirroring Windows 11 screen to MacOS over local WiFi
I need to mirror the entire screen of a Windows PC to a MacBook over local WiFi. It would be great if I can do things on the Windows PC through the MacBook, but it's not entirely necessary.
It should ...
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Inconsistent DNS resolution in macOS Monterey 12.5 [duplicate]
I am experiencing inconsistent DNS resolution in macOS Monterey 12.5. I’ve noticed this issue with the same machine when it was running macOS Big Sur. I'm not on a VPN. I'm connected to a home network....
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How do I capture non-local packets using WireShark on MacOS?
This is a pretty simple question.
I'm trying to use WireShark to capture packets using my MacBook Pro 2019. Every time I run a capture on en0 (my Wi-Fi interface), all I am seeing is packets directed ...
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Windows 10 got 0x80070035 error code after of some time with a shared directory
I have MacOS (El Capitan) and Windows 10.
I am able to share a directory from MacOS to Windows in peace. Therefore through Windows Explorer and using Map network drive, thus for example:
Drive : X
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Cannot access website due to incorrect DNS configurations; new devices can access with updated correct DNS, but not old ones
Like said in the long title, I can't access my site hosted on AWS with AWS Route 53 Hosted Zone. When I initially configured my DNS, there may have been something wrong with the A records which ...
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Access VPN Network From LAN Device
I have a Router which is connected to Internet. I have a Laptop and a Android Device which is connected to this router (Router Does NAT ). My Laptop also have a VPN interface to connect to a ...
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How can I use my iMac as a firewall for my Windows computer?
I have a 2011 iMac running macOS High Sierra (10.13), which I use for browsing and streaming, besides my Windows computer.
Since I don't have a 5ghz WiFi adapter on my PC, I share the iMac internet ...
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MacOS log each connection with related process
My new IDS is telling me that my host is behaving badly.
As I'm not sure of it, I'd need to investigate it further.
I'm working on a macOS Big Sur (11.2.1) host and, as soon as I receive a new ...
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Mac computer receives ping but doesn't respond
This is also posted on the Apple’s Support Forum.
I found multiple similar questions but none of them helped me.
I have a home network with 2 machines connected to the Wi-Fi router. Ping from A to B ...
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Remember login credentials of Hidden SSID WiFi Network on OS X
This question is really similar to this question
where it was asked:
My MacBook Pro will not automatically connect to a Wireless network with a hidden SSID. It makes me select the "Join Other ...
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Cannot connect to the Internet from my Mac but can do it from iPhone
I have an Asus RT-N12E router and I can connect to the Internet over WiFi using two different iPhones (neither is connected to the Internet using cellular data). However, I can’t connect to the ...
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Combining multiple Mobile Phone Internet Connection (to get high speed) [duplicate]
I want to combine multiple mobile 4G internet(Jio) phone connection (Usb Tethering or hot spot) to get high speed internet on my Mac OS X.
Solution that i checked are -
Use paid software speedify. (...
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What are the IP Address and the Server Address in the Network Settings of Mac OS VPN IkeV2 setting?
What are the addresses that are listed in the Network Settings of a Mac when the IkeV2 protocol is being used and the computer is connected to a wireless router which is then connected to a modem. ...
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FTP <ipadress>:<port number> in Raspberry Pi Error
Objective: Send files from Raspberry Pi terminal to Android FTP server.
Mac, Raspberry Pi and Android all are in the same network.
I have installed 'WiFi FTP Server' on my android phone with server ...
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What does tcpdump: pcap_loop: truncated dump file; tried to read 1899 captured bytes, only got 1880 mean and how do I fix it?
I can't see any other question that asks the same thing as mine. I want to know what tcpdump: pcap_loop: truncated dump file; tried to read 1899 captured bytes, only got 1880 means. I received it when ...
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Separate local network traffic from WAN traffic via different NICs
I own a Mac running 10.13.6. In my house, due to the use of various PowerLine adapters, WiFi is way faster for Internet / outbound traffic, but Ethernet is still faster for local traffic (at least ...
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How can I route network traffic through another computer on my network?
I have a MacBook, a home network, five mobile hotspots, and five Raspberry Pis.
Each Pi is connected simultaneously to one mobile hotspot via wireless network, and to my home network via ethernet ...
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Network connection intermittently dropping but WiFi staying connected on macOS
The Problem:
The network connection on my 16" MacBook Pro is intermittently dropping out every 3-6 minutes for around 10-30 seconds. The WiFi remains connected and other devices connected to the same ...
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Cannot connect to the Internet: macOS Catalina
I am using a MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017) with macOS 10.15.4 Beta (19E258a).
I cannot connect to any Wi-Fi network.
I ran a complete scan of my disk with the antivirus program 'Virus Scanner Plus' and ...
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How do I add a Ethernet and a WiFi connection to a single Link Aggregate?
I have two different ways of connecting to my NAS, one WiFi, and one Ethernet connection. How do I add both of them to a Link Aggregate connection in macOS? The menu only shows the Ethernet connection ...
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Sharing Internet Connection with PdaNet
So I'm using my mobile provider to have internet in my home.
To do this I use PdaNet (http://pdanet.co/a/) via USB and works perfectly.
Now, I want to share the internet connection from my Mac to ...
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Mac terminal command to reset wifi without restarting?
My Macbook (10.14 Mojave) sometimes has trouble connecting to public wifi. It is hard to be productive when you have 30 minutes and it takes 15 to connect to wifi. Some places it takes a long time ...
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Updating PEAP-MS-CHAP v2 certificate to comply to Certificate Transparency
I am a high school student where our school wifi uses PEAP-MS-CHAPv2 based WPA2 Enterprise.
On macOS Mojave, the OS mandates certificate transparency (and terminates all TLS connections that tries to ...
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how to change active wifi connetion on mac OS X from terminal
I need to do changing the active WiFi connection on mac OS X from terminal. For example, I have two available WiFi hot-spots: WIFI1 and WIFI2 (and I already been connected to both of them so passwords ...
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Complete install a Linux OS to the MacBook Pro
I would like to install Linux on a MacBook Pro machine. It will be a full installation and afterward, will run fully on Linux.
Please, don't ask me why, but, I'm sure I can go back and install OS X ...
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Connect to a WIFI network through terminal
I have several WIFI USB adapters connected to my Macbook, I'd like to connect each one of them to a different WIFI network.
Which terminal commands would be useful in my case?
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How to debug MacOS SystemUIServer
I'm using 10.14.4
Recently, when I click Wifi icon at the top bar, it could freeze the top bar, and I found the process SystemUIServer not responding via Activity Monitor.app
I can kill the not ...
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Macos 10.14.3 wi-fi issue
I have macbook pro 2017 without ethernet. Today I found strange issue. I can see wi-fi connections, I can coonnect to my wi-fi router. But safari/chrome/opera doesn't work. Ping works, browser doesn't!...
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What could cause these lengthy/failing pings every ~10 seconds?
Pings from my computer get really long every ~10 seconds, sometimes timing out. Here's a ping log from just now:
$ ping 8.8.8.8
PING 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=0 ...
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How to combine internet connections from multiple devices in a single device?
My main machine: 2015 Macbook Pro. It has a maximum download speed of 8MB/s using wifi which I don't have control over. This machine has the ability to reach +60MB/s however it doesn't because of the ...
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Powerbook G4 with Airport Extreme card and Leopard won't connect with WPA2
Like the author of Why won't osx 10.5.8 connect to WPA2 I have a Powerbook G4 I would like to connect to Wifi, but when I try it will only ask for WPA. Unlike them my Powerbook has an Airport ...
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Using networksetup to connect to WPA2 Enterprise with AD not authenticating
When using networksetup to connect to a WiFi network, the WiFi symbol appears with an exclamation mark over it. It also shows that there is no 802.1x authentication in the network preferences.
I have ...
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Slow streaming over WiFi (local devices)?
I'm trying to stream Macbook desktop (AirPlay) with AppleTV over TP-Link TL-WR940N router and the connection is pretty bad. I also tried to transfer a movie clip between Windows PC and the AppleTV - ...
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How to force MacBook Pro to use a particular Wi-Fi network for Internet connections while I am using another Wi-Fi network for a LAN?
I have connected my MacBook Pro to two Wi-Fi networks via two separate adapters. One is my Internet network and the other is a local network with some devices.
My MacBook Pro Wi-Fi card is connected ...
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How do I auto join this network without entering the username and password every time
Or at least get the apple keychain to input the username and password for me. (This is a network I connect to every day and every time I do, this window pops up and makes me re-input username and ...
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Some home devices won't connect to the Internet unless the router is restarted
I've been using the CBN CH7466CE router provided by Vodafone for more than 2 years now. The router normally serves 2 phones (iOS and Android), 3 laptops (2x macOS, 1x Windows), and a smart-tv. Since I ...
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Macbook wireless connection keeps dropping
My Macbook Pro (13-inch Early 2015 model) is having an issue where the Wi-Fi connection drops out every few seconds. The status will be set to "on" for three seconds and then switch to "looking for ...
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cannot access my local network address
Recently i moved to the new apartment where i already found working and running router with internet access.
Lets say i have node.js app running from my own Mac PC on port 3000. previously i could ...
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Sluggish NAS Performance with AFP
Just got my self a NAS (Asustor AS1002T) to handle my files. It is supposed to be up to 110MB/s read and 90MB/s write, it has two Seagate 2TB Barracuda running in RAID 1.
The Setup
I have a Archer ...
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