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Why is mac process "Wi-Fi" using 500mb of RAM?
Thanks to this question, I now understand the existence of the "Wi-Fi" process running in the background on my mac.
But why does it require 500+ MB of RAM when neither the menu item nor any dialogues ...
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Computer-to-Computer network between OS X and Linux
I want to make a connection point to point via wifi between Mac and Linux.
What I did was:
I have created Computer-To-Computer network in OS X
I have set manually an ip address for Mac, 10.0.0.1/255....
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Mac OS X Lion - way to associate to only one BSSID and disable hopping? (WDS network)
Question:
Is there any way on the Mac OS X Lion to force client connection to a specified BSSID?
Problem details:
I have been connection to WDS-based network and I can see three of the network's ...
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Macbook Air WIFI not working after wake up
I have a late 2010 13" Macbook Air and I have problems turning Wi-Fi on when I wake the computer up.
I keep my laptop connected to power, an external screen and a USB ethernet adapter at home and ...
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Does Mac OSX keep a log of network connection addresses and data transfers statistics for all of my browsing activity?
I'm trying to find logs of host addresses my computer has connected with over time as well as the corresponding counts of sent/received bytes for each of these connections. For example, the nettop ...
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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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Track/log wifi devices around access point that are not (yet) connected
I am trying to log the MAC address of wifi devices around that try to connect to a free wifi.
I.e. on an iPhone you will often see that screen proposing free wifis around you. In order to display ...
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iMac display wakes on network activity
I have had this problem for a long time now, but i've never taken the time to really investigate it.
So i have this mid-2007 24-inch C2D iMac. I like to keep the machine running all the time, but i ...
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Airport Extreme Add Wireless Clients Without Needing Password?
Under the Airport's Add Wireless Clients menu, there is a feature to allow me to grant access to my WPA protected network on the first attempt someone makes to connect, without requiring them to know ...
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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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Anyone aware of an alternative solution to ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCDIFADDR): Can't assign requested address?
When changing Mac OS X network MAC address:
sudo ifconfig en0 ether 12:34:56:78:90:ab
An error occurred:
“ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCAIFADDR): Can’t assign requested address”
Solution:
Disassociate with ...
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New MacBook macOS client won’t connect to PC host. Old MacBook connects fine
I have been using Synergy with my PC (host) and my MacBook (client) without issue. I got a new MacBook and am trying to set it up as the new client. I know that the IP address for the host is correct ...
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OSX WIFI to WIFI internet sharing
I have an oculus quest that needs a wifi connection in order to be setup or download/install games. It does so by connecting to facebook servers, as facebook now owns Oculus. My problem: I live in ...
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The device must have a passcode set in order to allow this operation (0xE8003FFE)
I want to connect iPad from Xcode using connect via IP Address (WIFI). I did not configure passcode in iPad but iPad is asking to set passcode while connecting from Xcode. Can you please let me know ...
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MacOS connecting to bluetooth module
I have lots of issues connecting Mac OS Mojave to my sparksfun Bluetooth module RN-42.
I can pair my Bluetooth module to my Mac, but after several seconds, the connection goes away. However, for the ...
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