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Trying to make MAMP local server site accessible externally, via airport base station
I am bumbling around in network and airport settings.
I've set up port forwarding on Netgear DGN2000 router but I'm not sure how to configure the airport extreme base station. It is in bridge mode, ...
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Can you take an internal harddrive on an airplane? [closed]
Anyone have any experience with TSA not letting them take their harddrive? This would be a terrible thing to have confiscated / be forced to ship back home.
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MacPro on network slowing down Mother-in Law on Windows XP
At home I have a cable modem / router / WiFI providing highspeed internet. The default WiFi that comes with the router caused nothing but grief with iTunes and our Apple TV's so I added my Airport ...
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Allowing Wireless Clients Access To Your Network
Allowing Wireless Clients Access To Your Network
I have company coming over and I'd like to offer my Wi-Fi connection Using my Airport Express without giving them my network password. I have an ...
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Mac Pro AirPort Super Slow
My internet connection on my Mac Pro is terrible. I hardwired a lap top to my modem and did the Cox speed test and scored very very fast. I then did the test on that laptop wirelessly, and again, I ...
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Airport can not connect to the internet on Mac OS X
I am having a problem with two of my computers, one Macbook Pro and one Macbook Air, both could not establish a connection from the Airport to the Airport Express base station. Even though with the ...
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Using Apple Airport Express modules as APs for home network
I run a home network from a Huawei hg530 modem/router/wireless access point under my broadband agreement with OTE, the Greek telephone company. I have also installed Devolo AV500 LAN over power line ...
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High latency on wireless LAN
I have setup a LAN using AirPort. The nodes are Mac Minis. The OS is OS X Lion 10.7.3.
The AirPort connects to the Internet using cable and the internal connection is wireless. I tried to ping each ...
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Airport Extreme with G4, iMac and iPad?
I just purchased a new iMac running Lion 10.7.3 ( 2.7 GHz with i5 ) and a 16 Gig Wifi iPad, I also have a G4 867 Power PC running Tiger 10.4.11.
Currently I have a Linksys 2.4 Ghz 802.11g router ...
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Need to access Mac via ssh remotely through another Mac with Internet Sharing
My setup at office is:
Internet -> AirportExtreme --(wifi)--> AirportExpress --(eth)--> MacPro1 --(eth)--> MacPro2
I want to be able to access MacPro2 from laptop at home via ssh (and sftp).
Is it ...
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Will disabling NAT on my wireless router cause a performance hit on my DSL router?
I have a Thomson TG508v2 router/modem and a brand new AirPort Extreme connected to it.
At first, I set the AirPort Extreme to "share a public IP", which enables DHCP/NAT. Everything works great but I ...
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How do I leave a WiFi network on OS X without turning AirPort off?
I'm unable to find info on how to use networksetup or some other tool on OS X that will allow me to disassociate/leave a WiFi network without turning off AirPort or removing the preferred networks ...
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Anyone know how to enable UDP on an Airport Express / Time capsule router?
Currently I can't video chat using UDP. This diagnostic page shows that:
http://cc.rtmfp.net/
I get a N,N,Y,N,N,Y,Y,Y
How can I enable my Airport Express router to allow UDP?
Thanks
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Mac: Internet blocked over WiFi
I'm not sure how it's happened but for some reason when using a shared internet connection on my iMac (OS X Lion) all internet traffic is now blocked from being sent to my other devices. However ...
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Airport Extreme ethernet routing in Bridge Mode
i had(!) the following scenario
Airport Extreme (5th Generation) .. via WAN connect to the modem, Ethernet to serval switches, WiFi acting as WDS Main
the WDS Slaves are 3 small Airport express and ...
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Filtering sniffed logs using Wireshark
I'm experimenting with packet sniffing and log examination using Wireshark, and I'm quickly realizing that I'm not nearly as safe as I should be when using public hot spots. In efforts to better ...
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Disable DHCP on airport when it's an Access Point
I have airport access points that are linked to my main router. I set up DHCP on the router and I just want to use the airport as an access point, but if I put it in this mode it enables DHCP by ...
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Is there a way to manage and sort lots of wireless networks on OS X?
On OS X you can manage your wireless networks; that is drag them to set preferred order, delete ones you don't want any more, etc.
The only problem is that there is a tiny window which only shows ~4 ...
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Authentication fails when using BackTrack 5 under VirtualBox, on Airport Express
I've got BackTrack 5 running in VirtualBox on my Mac. The airport is recognized by VirtualBox as a bridged connection. BackTrack 5 is picking up the airport, and is displaying available wireless ...
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How can I set up a keyboard shortcut to toggle the Airport (wifi card) on OS X? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I reset network (Airport) connections from the command line?
How can I set up a keyboard shortcut to toggle the Airport (on/off) on OS X?
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Can't find Time Capsule and AirPort Express through my wireless router
I have recently gotten a new router for internet, but sadly it hasn't been much of an improvement to my network.
I own a Time Capsule and an AirPort Express. They are both hooked up to my wireless ...
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Is there a way to print to a printer shared on an Airport Extreme via AirPrint?
I understand AirPrint is not officially supported for Airport devices, but I'd like to find a way around this. Is there a patch or piece of software I can use to get my Airport Extreme to translate ...
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How to throttle wireless speed on Macbook Airport sharing?
I am trying to simulate poor wifi connection conditions using my Macbook as an access point (using Airport sharing)
Any idea to reduce the wireless speed?
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How to bond Ethernet and Airport Mac Pro
I have two internet services. I have a Verizon DSL 1.5m/768k and a Time Warner Cable 30m/384k. My Time Warner is coming in through an Airport Extreme which is wired via ethernet directly to my Mac ...
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Changing AirPort Default Network Name in Mac?
I am using a new Mac mini. I cannot change my AirPort network name. How can I change it? When I go to AirPort Utility, it says "unable to find wireless devices". It says $guest$ by default.
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Is deleting the SystemConfiguration folder safe on OSX Snow Leopard?
I have a problem with Airport and wired connections on OSX Snow Leopard on a MacBook Pro. They are dropping after a few minutes of being in use.
There is no notification when this happens, and ...
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Force application on Mac to only use Airport connection
My MacBook Pro has a physical ethernet connection to the corporate network that uses a HTTP proxy server. I also have an Airport connection to a router that bypasses the proxy server. My order of ...
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Recover AirPort Extreme from bad firmware update
I applied a recommended firmware update for an AirPort Extreme base station and now it won't boot. Briefly the light goes green, then off, then stays stuck on amber.
I did several factory resets, ...
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Printing over AirPort Express from OS 10.4.11
I'm hoping there is an easy fix to my problem. I'm trying to print to my HP Photosmart 4600 printer which is connected to my AirPort Express on my local network. I'm trying to print from an old Mac ...
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802.11n and network slowdown
My router, 1st generation AirPort Extreme, is 802.11n 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz capable. Whenever I turn it on, instead of 802.11b/g/n the network slows down considerably within a few days.
This probably is ...
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Airport Express Setup for Sound
I have a PC/MacBook setup. I have a decent sound card installed in my PC and therefore, the speakers are connected to that.
But I want to use the PC connected speakers to play music through AirTunes ...
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My AirPort Express 802.11n is slowing down my broadband connection
I just upgraded my broadband connection to 64mbps. When I connect my MacBook Pro laptop directly to the router, SpeedTest.net reveals my downstream speed to be around 61mbps, which seems reasonable.
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Can one use Airport (Time Capsule) with an external DHCP server?
I currently share my DSL connection using a wireless router with DHCP disabled, and dnsmasq running on a Mac Mini serving DHCP & DNS. This setup is important because I have clients doing PXE ...
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MBPro, mid 2010 can't see Dlink DIR655 signal after sleep etc
This is my son's MBP 7,1 running Snow Leopard 10.6.7.
Router signal is fine since iPad, Wintel on same table 20 feet from router are fine. the MBP however frequently wakes and fails to find the ...
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AT&T U-Verse and Macbook Pro Wireless connection drops
I got AT&T U-Verse set up. Everything's fine except that my Macbook Pro and my daughter's Macbook Pro lose wireless connection every 15 minutes or so. When that happens, I can't ping to the router ...
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AirPort fails to connect to existing networks after Repairing Disk Permissions
So my system was running a slower than normal, and I started poking around and found that Disk Utilities provided buttons to verify and repair permissions and disks. I chose to verify both and learned ...
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What are the possible reasons why a MacBook can't join a working wireless network
My MacBook won't connect to the Internet via my home wireless network that was working just a minute ago. All the other devices connected to the network went back to normal after the AirPort Express ...
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Connection timeout & Wrong password.. but other computer connecting to router fine
I have two macbook pros connected to a wireless router.
One was too far and lost signal, and when I brought it back in range, I am getting connection time out and ocassionally "wrong password". I ...
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How to install Airplayer, Airplay or any AirPort Emulator on Windows?
Is it possible to install Shairport, or any Airport Emulator, on Windows?
I want to stream music, photos and/or videos from my iPhone to Windows directly.
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Can an AirPort Express be used as a Airport Extremem Wireless Extender?
So an Apple genius was telling me I can use an AirPort Express as a wireless extender to the Airport Extreme, is this true?
I bought both, I think he was wrong but perhaps you guys know better then ...
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Mac OS X 10.5.8 gets wrong IP address from wireless router
My Mac OS X system is mostly getting the wrong ip address from any router.
It gets an IP address starting with 169.254.59.233, when it should be getting a good, old 192.168.1.5 or something.
Does ...
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iMac, AirPort flashing yellow, speed stream
After a power outage, a friend's iMac powered up but the AirPort is flashing yellow and the computer cannot get on-line. What is the "power up order" to properly connect?
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Mac act like an AirPort Express for AirTunes sharing
I have a MacBook running under the TV hooked up to some speakers. I have an AirPort express running which is hooked up to some speakers. From another Mac or iPhone in the house I'd like to be able to ...
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How to connect to Google App Engine server in internal network iMac?
I have 3 iMacs and a Windows machine on my home network, all connected via an Airport Extreme router. I'm developing Google App Engine applications locally on one of the iMacs, and can view ...
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What are the differences between the IPv6 options in AirPort Utility?
In AirPort Utility, my Time Capsule has under Manual Setup->Advanced->IPv6 the options Link-local only, host, and tunnel. What are the differences between these options, and which one should be used ...
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Getting online on my mac mini
I have a mac mini that I can't connect to the internet with.
I have a home network. I can go online fine with my ipad/cr-48, no problem.
But on OSX even though I can connect to the network via ...
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Connecting a Mac OS up to a wireless network without a wireless card
I have a Mac that doesn't have an airport. Is it possible to connect (via ethernet) the Mac to an airport express, which would communicate with another airport express in another room, which is ...
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Macbook Pro Wi-Fi intermittently won't turn on after sleep
My current generation MacBook Pro 15" (10.6.5) intermittently has problems turning the Wi-Fi (airport) on. The usual symptom happens when I:
Sleep the machine
Open from sleep
Wi-Fi is off (the ...
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How to set up my network/bridging using Apple Airport equipment?
I'd like to set up my network like this, and I want to make sure it's possible using the hardware I have. I think it should be...
I've got my cable modem in one room. I want to plug it into an Apple ...
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How do you change your Airport or Ethernet MAC address in Mac OS X 10.6?
I have a MacBook Pro and would like to set a custom MAC address for either my Airport WiFi card, or Ethernet port. In older versions of Mac OS X, you could do it like this:
$ sudo ifconfig en0 ether ...
