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Double NAT. How can it be detected? (and why/how it should create issues?)

I have my Airport Mac thing complaining about double NAT. My network looks fine indeed. My question is a bit more on the security side: How can a double NAT be detected? In principle all devices ...
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Setting MacOS Airport Utility into monitoring multiple channels

I am using MacBook Pro 14' 2021 M1 Pro with MacOS Ventura 13.3.1. I would like to use wireshark in monitor mode with wifi interface. I have read, that I can switch 802.11 channels with the command: /...
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Install Linux on Old AirPort Extreme?

I have a very old AirPort Extreme, the A1408. Is it possible to install Linux on it, using the AirPort functionally as a hard disk, and then boot from that? I have also heard that AirPorts run NetBSD. ...
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Unable to switch to channels 12 and 13 using terminal "airport" utility on MacOS (in wireless-monitoring mode)

There is a terminal airport utility in MacOS that can be used for wireless diagnostics. Detailed here: http://osxdaily.com/2007/01/18/airport-the-little-known-command-line-wireless-utility/ It can be ...
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Setting up 802.1X wireless connection on OSX

I am an OSX user, I have Snow Leopard 10.6.5 and an updated AirPort (version 5.5.2). I am trying to connect to my university's wireless network, but it has a 802.1x security that I am having trouble ...
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How can I tell which network interface my computer is using?

On a MBP (OS X 10.6.2) I've got the wired ethernet and wireless airport configurations set up to use the same static IP to my router (e.g. as described at http://forums.macrumors.com/archive/index.php/...
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How is double NAT bad practically?

As the ISP-provided modem was generating pretty weak WiFi signal I've disabled its WiFi function, bought an Apple AirPort Extreme and connected it's WAN port to the modem. Now everything works just ...
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When /tmp/wifi-*.log will show up and how can I stop it?

OS X version of my MacBook Pro (2015) is El Capitan 10.11.4 (15E65). I got a lot of logs file under /tmp/: fenqideMacBook-Pro:tmp fenqi$ ls -lt wifi-*.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 250759 4 12 11:...
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Issue with Port Forwarding

I am trying to port forward a server of mine but I can't find any tutorials that help with my specific setup. I have Spectrum DOCSIS service connected to an Arris SB6141 connected to an Apple AirPort ...
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How can I specify the password for AirPlay speakers?

Since PulseAudio 11 there is support for AirPort speakers. On older systems, you can use pulseaudio-module-raop or pulseaudio-raop2 to be able to see AirPlay speakers in your Sound Settings and play ...
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'man airport' executable in System Library but want it to be on /usr/bin/ fir global execution (MacOS

I want the binary airport command which is in /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/A/Resources/ to be in /usr/bin using sudo cp source dest but BSD OS prevents me from ...
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Intermittent internet access issues over wi-fi with Apple Time Capsule and Netgear VDSL modem.

I've recently put my 3Tb current-gen Apple Time Capsule and Airport Express back into use with a new Netgear DM200 VDSL modem. The configurations is as follows: MODEM <-- Ethernet (30cm) --> TC &...
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Which IPv6 mode would make my WiFi the fastest?

I've tried looking this up, but can't find much about it. I'm just wondering what option would make my WiFi the fastest - if any at all. I'm currently using the Apple AirPort Utility, and I went into ...
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What is IPv6 connection sharing and why do I want it?

I can't easily find any good information on what IPv6 connection sharing is, nor how it affects my local network topology. I can only find a bunch of information on how to enable it and how turning it ...
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Sudden appearance of "double NAT" warning without any changes to network-?

I haven't made any changes to my network or the devices on it for well over a year. Tonight I suddenly had my network pop up with a message DOUBLE NAT and "this AirPort base station has a privateIP ...
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Airport Extreme - NAT/Bridge Mode with fixed IP

we moved to a new office with a new router/modem where I disabled the Wi-Fi signal and plugged in the ethernet to use the Airport Extrem to send out the Wi-Fi Signal through the office. Also we have ...
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How to connect Apple AirPort to MiFi hotspot to increase allowed number of devices?

I have a wireless MiFi hotspot with a limit of 4 connections. Its DHCP server will only give out 4 IP addresses. Is it possible to connect an Apple AirPort Extreme to the MiFi's wireless network and ...
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Can't ping IPv6 server on internet from Debian running on VirtualBox

I cannot ping6 out from my Debian machine (Jessie) running in VirtualBox using ping6 ipv6.google.com command. I am, however, able to ping IPv6 addresses on my LAN with ping6. My ISP has IPv6 and my ...
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can Mac Airport wifi be used for only certain devices I choose? HOW?

I have an aiport time capsule and I want to only allow my devices to "see" and use the wifi it puts out. The catch is I don't want other devices to even know my wifi is there. I'm at work and they don'...
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2nd/3rd version of wireless network appears

I replaced an old SpeedTouch ADSL router with a Netgear DG384 that I have and whilst doing so decided to change the wireless password. For this question assume my wireless network SSID is DeddersHome. ...
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Airport wireless not working after using Bootcamp

I have a strange problem. If I boot into windows (7) using Bootcamp, then the next time I boot into OSX (Snow Leopard) Airport cannot connect to my wireless network. It can see the network but with a ...
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Debugging OSX airport wifi connection

I just got a preconfigured Macbook Air (with 10.8.3) that refuses to connect to my house WiFi and gives an uninformative "connection timeout" message. The router/modem is working, every other device ...
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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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How can I connect to a specific MAC address for a WiFi SSID with multiple APs?

There are several access points with the same SSID name. I would like to either connect to the one I want by MAC address, or block the ones I don't want by MAC address. I found some instructions from ...
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Airport Express chokes Wi-Fi for a few seconds, several times per hour. Any idea why?

I'm using a MacBookPro connected to an AiportExpress' Wi-FI network. Every once in a while, the Wi-Fi will choke up and either drop some packets, or lag horribly for several seconds. I'm losing hair ...
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Mac with 10.6.8 won't connect to WAP

I am at a friend's house and cannot connect to his router. I have found a lot of suggestions on how to fix this but have been unsuccessful so far. I have tried manually assigning an IP to my computer ....
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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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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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How to format external hard drive with Mac OS Extended (Journaled) without a Mac computer?

I want to connect a Seagate external hard drive to my Airport Extreme usb port but I don't have a Mac computer to format it using the required Mac OS Extended file system. Is there a way to do this ...
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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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Find network path of shared drive on Mac OS X Yosemite

I have two Time Capsules, that are currently located on a different network (one is directly connected to the WAN, the other is behind the first one), that are mounted on my MacBook Pro using Back to ...
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Airport card not working

I have a Macbook pro mid 2010. A time ago I replaced my superdrive with an extra hard drive. All works fine. But I replaced the second hard drive, and managed to damage the Airport connector (a tiny ...
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How can I determine which wireless access point I'm using with several APs in bridge mode?

I have three WiFi access points (one ca. 2010 Apple Airport Express, one previous-generation Apple Time Capsule, one ASUS RT-N66U) configured in bridge mode and connected by Ethernet to a current-...
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Macbook WiFi won't connect to public wifi hotspots, but works fine otherwise

I've looked at other posts with similar keywords, but none of them seemed to apply quite right. (I have a Macbook purchased in June 2008) I am able to use my home wifi, the wifi at my mom's house, ...
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How can I connect to my Airport Extreme Shared Disk using Windows?

I have a shared disk attached to my Airport Extreme, which I can connect to remotely in OS X through the finder via command - k, and entering in the proper address: afp://test.dyndns.org:1111 1111 ...
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Airport Express Airplay Over Existing WiFi Connection

I am trying to use my Airport Express as an Airplay adapter (play to speakers through iOS device) connected to my existing (not-Airport-Extreme) wireless network. The Express is the kind that you plug ...
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Using dnsmasq to address machines by name and resolve external hostnames

I'm having some trouble with my dnsmasq setup. All I want it to do is resolve certain hostnames to certain ip addresses for any machine on my network. More specifically, I'm trying to enable all ...
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List wireless networks on Mac with external WiFi adapter

I know I can use the airport command on a Mac to list nearby wireless networks, but this only seems to work for the built-in WiFi card. How can I do this if I'm using an external, USB WiFi adapter? ...
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How can I configure a "global hostname" in Airport Utility?

AirPort Utility 5.6.1 for Windows disallows entering dots ('.') in the global hostname. Whenever you try to enter a '.', it just beeps with an error. Setting a global hostname is the AirPort way for ...
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How to blacklist a problem Wi-Fi access point by MAC address in Mac OS X

So I am a small Mac-user cog in a larger Windows-based network machine. The network here works fine for most everyone else (on PCs), but I have random timeouts and issues with the Wi-Fi. Luckily, I ...
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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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AirPort Extreme/Express 802.1X authentication and guest access

I've got a number of AirPort Expresses & Extremes set up to have main Wi-Fi and guest access. They work well but the problem is, people keep sharing the password for the main network and I'd like ...
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SSH port fowarding on Apple Airport Extreme

I am trying to access a VM that I have on a server on a local network run by an Apple Airport Extreme 2nd gen from outside the network via SSH. I have set up SSH port forwarding on the airport extreme ...
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How to turn your Mac into a WiFi hotspot using OS X’s internet sharing while connected to a VPN

I have somewhat of a complex configuration question for you. I would like to share my VPN connection to other devices, iPad and Apple TV via Wi-Fi using my Mac Book Pro and Airport. I know that OSX ...
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Unidentified network on windows 8 pc when hard wired to Airport extreme

I have a weird problem which not been able to resolve as of yet. Okay so let me explain, I have recently had fibre optic installed, and I decided to use a new Airport Extreme (instead of the router ...
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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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AEBS crashing after iOS 8

Okay, let me start with the caveat that I'm a bit in the dark about what exactly is going on here. I'll try to provide all the necessary info but feel free to ask for more if I leave something out. ...
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Change color / look of AirPort menubar icon in Mac OS X Lion

How can I change the color / look of the AirPort menubar icon in Mac OS X Lion (10.7.4)? I've looked around quite thoroughly for these. It appears that they used to be in (but are not on my system, ...
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Syncing Multiple Macs using Time Capsule

Can I use one backup (.sparsebundle) and sync to other Macs? Can I migrate my files scheduled from my primary Mac to secondary Mac using Migration Assistant or other tools?
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Odd behavior with Airport Express connected to existing network

At my business I have set up a network to accommodate both wired and wireless connections. My setup includes a Motorola Surfboard SB6141 cable modem, an Ethernet switch, and two Airport Express ...