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Can a limited broadcast packet contain destination MAC address other than FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF?
Can a limited broadcast contain destination MAC address other than FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF?
If the answer is true, could you provide an example of a protocol that uses a packet like this.
Ok, to elaborate ...
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AFP - Apple Filing Protocol and #: are they altogheter incompatible?
My company uses Mac and they have a lot of filenames with #. I noticed that using an external NAS (not Apple, but Synology or Qnap), the 'search' failed when it meet file with # in a file name. Is ...
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How to remove 'final blank space' for folder name and file name?
i've 600gb of data's from Mac Users, saved in a disk formatted in HFS+. A lot of folder and file name contain 'final spaces'. I don't know how users inserted them , but the result is that via Samba, a ...
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Are there any advantages to installing WordPress locally on Mac OS X using native OS X tools instead of MAMP?
A colleague of mine set up a WordPress blog that functions as an electronic lab notebook. I really like his setup, and would like to do the same, starting out with a local WordPress install on my Mac, ...
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Mysql doesn't start at Mac OS Lion startup [closed]
I installed Mysql server on Mac OS Lion and in my systems options I checked the option that mysql automatically starts whenever I start Mac OS. But it doesn't. I always have to start it on my own! Can ...
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Any good bare bone systems the size of a Mac Mini? [closed]
I really like the size, low power draw, and relative power that the Mac Minis provide. Are there any similar bare-bones systems that support about the same amount of power and are approximately the ...
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Ping/traceroute tool for OSX
Any suggestions for a network monitoring tool for OS X that can do the same functionality like Axence Nettools.
Basically, I want to be able to track ping history and view them as a report. Other ...
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Troubles with memcache.so
I've been asked to launch a site that someone else built. It is a Wordpress shop site that needs Memcached to run, and I've been having troubles getting Memcached and the memcache php plugin working ...
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Migrating from OS X Server 10.6.6 to 10.7 (Lion) - any worries?
I use the built-in server features of OS X Snow Leopard Server to run a local copy of Apache, MySQL, PHP, and Perl. I develop against these so it is very important to me that they stay available after ...
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How can i share printer using freenas 7 or 8 [closed]
i would like to share my printer on my freenas server. i can use either 7 or 8 it does not bother me, however when i tried to follow some tutorials online and used some file that they said i got an ...
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Mysql client hangs when returning large result sets
I have a strange problem on one Mac: when doing selects that return large result sets (> 10.000 rows), the sql client on that machine hangs. It does not return anything and just waits. All other ...
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Mac Terminal, quit application [migrated]
I'm fairly new to mac. I am testing a php application that runs continuously in a loop. When I run this application from the terminal, the machine name disapears and the application proceeds to echo ...
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iptables/ ebtables to change out going mac address
I want to change my outgoing mac address using ebtables or iptables. I know that I can do it ny ebtables mac, as I found this in http://ebtables.sourceforge.net/examples/basic.html#ex_nat
but its not ...
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SSH public/private key login
i'm trying to make ssh work wit pp keys. However after have followed several howto's, I still have issues with the login.
Server is opensuse 12.1, client is mac.
This is the verbose output:
debug1: ...
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ELOM/ILOM equivalent in Apple servers
Is there a similar solution for low level server management in firmware for hardware like Mac Mini Server? If no, what is the best way to ensure remote management even with serious issues like not ...
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Different Mac address to virtual interface and primary interface
I am developing a system, where I need virtual interface to have different mac address for my primary and virtual interface
lets say my mac for eth0 is 00:11:00:11:00:11
and my virtual interface is ...
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DELL switch CAM table don't show MAC from different network
I'm solving problem with slow DHCP request/respons about 45 secs...toplogy is [L2] DELL 6248 -> [L2->L3] router (cisco) -> firewall Debian server with DHCP -> gateway to internet
I think that problem ...
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SVN server authentication on Mac - users are not recognized
We have a anomaly here, trying to set up SVN authentication. Here is apache configuration:
<Location /repo_main>
DAV svn
SVNPath /svn/repo_main
AuthType Basic
AuthName "svn"
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Stealing internet by changing MAC address? [closed]
OK - I have a static IP - and I have been on the same provider for years - its a wired network (a cable goes directly to my network card) - and the cable is connected to a switch on a pole in the ...
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Which VPN Server Hardware is Best for Accessing from Mac Clients [closed]
We are an all-Mac shop (well, actually, a mostly-Mac shop - we have some Linux servers running behind the scenes). We do web applications development and our files and source code is all hosted ...
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2 Computers, same network, different outgoing speeds when uploading to internet?
Update I've tested both machines plugged directly into the modem, DL is 30Mbps, UL is 12Mbps for both machines. IPCop appears to have some issue with the G5.
I have 2 work machines in my office, a ...
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OS/X 10.6 Bizarre login bug: Making alternative “Others…” appear. Why does this happen? [closed]
I am studying at NUS in Singapore, and they have a mac-equipped computer lab here at school. All users (students) have our own personal accounts that we use to log in to the computers with. Sometimes ...
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How to Implement a password expiration policy on an AD network with Macs
We have an Active Directory network with a mixed environment of Macs and PCs, including some remote users who connect via VPN. We're trying to implement a password expiration policy, but we've run ...
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Edit local Mac web server files from a Windows machine on the same LAN
I am running my test sites on my mac, but I would like be able to use my windows machine to also access this server and be able to write / read fiels form this server.
I can access my sites on my ...
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How to backup an HFS+ partition using Ubuntu
i need to mount via AFP an HFS+ partition (Mac) and Backup it to an external drive, using Ubuntu.
The problem is that in Nautilus i can 'view' the drive using afp:\myserver_ip but when i launch a ...
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localhost/127.0.0.1 not working, “Unable to connect”
I am running some pretty basic php sites on Snow Leopard.
Usually I just go to my browser and type anything like:
localhost
http://localhost
127.0.0.1
mycomputername.local
But suddenly, after ...
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Creating the postgres user on OSX LION
Currently I do not have a postgres user.
~$ sudo su - postgres
Password:
su: unknown login: postgres
So, I was following these instructions as a quick-start to postgres ...
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Mac Server 10.6.8 - adding DNS forwarders - can't “rndc reload”
trying to set DNS forwarders for OpenDNS in named.conf file;
after editing and saving file, try to reload BIND config with "rndc reload" command
get the error:
rndc: connect failed: 127.0.0.1#953: ...
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Access XAMPP installation on mac within the same wifi network
How do I setup my mac XAMPP to be public to users within the same wifi network?
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Wifi interference tool for Mac
This Server Fault blog post about wifi shows some tools you can use to view interference on your wireless network. They mention Vistumbler, which only works on PC's. Is there a similar tool I can use ...
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Why does Mac OS X ignore my Windows NTFS and Share permissions?
Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Windows Server 2003
Windows Folder "Videos"
Share Permissions on Videos
- Everyone
NTFS Permissions on Videos
- System (Full Control)
- Domain Users (Modify)
- Domain Admins ...
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Secure way to mount a password protected cifs share in mac
I'm maintaining a heterogeneous network of mac and linux so I decided to create a little perl script to unify mounting strategies across machines.
Actually, I already have a working perl script, ...
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Install rlwrap on a Mac, OS X 10.7.3
I'm new to using a Mac and have come from developing in the land of Ubuntu and Windoze before that.
I'm trying to install rlwrap. I read that first I need to install XCode and then Fink. Ok, I got ...
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Installing Sphinx on Mac OS with XAMPP
We have:
Sphinx 2.0.3
Mac OS 10.6.8
XAMPP 1.7.3 (with MySQL 5.1.44)
Here is PATH:
user:sphinx-2.0.3-release user$ echo $PATH
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Bitnami rubystack how do you get started? [closed]
I installed BitNami Rubystack 3.2.1 on Mac, loaded up the url and it works.
So i created a file called test.rb with
<% puts 'test' %>
as the contents but this is what i get back in my ...
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How can I configure Xampp to open my php websites
I just downloaded Xampp onto my macbook pro version 10.6.8. I am new to creating php websites and would like to preview them on my localhost. Unfortunately I cannot see the webpage correctly. I have ...
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Office 2011 mac / Exchange contacts
We have Exchange 2010 SP2 running in our environment and a whole bunch of Mac office 2011 users.
Recently, we had a new hire start and two of the mac office 2011 users (OSX Lion) noticed he's not ...
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Adding Lion client to win2008 Active Directory "Unable to add server. Node name wasn’t found. (2000)”
I try and bind a Mac running 10.7.3 to a Windows 2008 active directory using System Preferences and Directory Utility. It comes back saying "Unable to add server. Node name wasn’t found. (2000)”. ...
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osx 10.6 sendmail submission: Postfix launchd stops before queue is empty
A PHP script run on a localhost development machine, needs to send 53 mail messages. After having sent 37 messages, sending stops. The postfix queue is not empty yet. The remaining messages will be ...
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how to map Linux (CentOS) drive to Mac (Snow Leopard)?
Anyone know how to map a Linux (CentOS 6.2) drive to a Mac (Snow Leopard)? I have root privileges. The Linux machine is not in a local network, but accessed via the internet.
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nohup command on Mac
I connect to some mac machine using SSH and run a command similar to:
nohup /var/root/install.sh param1 param2 </dev/null >/var/root/vvv.out 2>&1 & echo '' ; echo ERROR_CODE:$?
It ...
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Mac OS X web server memory depletion issues
I have a Mac mini ram 4GB setup as a web server which has low traffic - it is running single WordPress instance and a forum.
Why is available memory dropping to ~20MB after a while, bringing the ...
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Is it a good idea to install ubuntu server on mac mini server machine? [closed]
I bought this to do LAMP development, but I'm tired of all the restrictions and simplicity that comes with Mac Lion Server,
I wanna install ubuntu server on that machine and say good bye to all the ...
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Do Mac OS X servers have a security mechanism that blocks a user if they log in from two different IPs?
A trusted friend and I had ssh'ed into a Mac OS X Web Server (either snow leopard or lion) from two different locations. Then my password stopped working when trying to log in.
I can safely rule out ...
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Setting up single sign-on between Mac client & OS X Server
I'm not "single sign-on" is the right terminology for what I'm trying to accomplish, so please correct me if I'm wrong.
We have a Mac OS X Server and Mac clients. Kerberos and Open Directory are ...
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Forward Http Request to different machine
I am working on a MAC machine and expected to use some of the Webservices which are present on a different network. The general way to access these webservices is through VPN to that network and then ...
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Creating a 'nix server to remote desktop from a Mac [closed]
For the last couple of months I've been using a Windows server with AWS to remote desktop into when I need a high-speed connection (big FTP transfers, connecting when Virgin Media fail in the UK) etc ...
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How to Set Up Network Profile Sharing/Single Sign On
I guess this would be the appropriate place to ask this sort of question. At university, our IT staff has set up network profiles, where you can use the same login credentials to gain access to any ...
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RDP with Mac and Server Essentials
Using Windows Server Essentials 2011, can a Mac connect through the remote web portal and (possibly using a third-party tool, if necessary), create a remote desktop connection to their work machine? ...
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Auto-Update Office for Mac using Apple Remote Desktop
We have approximately 20 Mac desktops in a Windows Server 2008 environment - that are managed with Apple Remote Desktop. These desktops have a variety of Office for Mac installations - Office 2008, ...
