Summary  I was recently provided with a 2018 MBP by my employer. The network throughput slows gradually until I'm forced to reboot.  Setup  The following machines are connected via wired ethernet to a gigabit switch:   2018 MBP (the problematic machine, 10.14.4) 2015 MBP (the control, thunderbolt ethernet adapter, 10.14.4) 2010 iMac (the test target, built in ethernet, ubuntu)   The 2018 MBP has a usbc-thunderbolt adapter, with a thunderbolt display attached and the ethernet cable connected to the display.  When the throughput drops, I've tried the following:   Switch to WiFi - doesn't help, speed starts off around 300MBit/s but drops to the level the wired connection is currently at. Use a different switch port / ethernet cable - doesn't help Test speed on control MBP using 2018 MBP's ethernet cable &amp; switch port (it's fine) Connect thunderbolt monitor to control MBP and test throughput (also fine)  Disconnect usbc-thunderbolt adapter incase it's doing something odd (no difference) Disconnect power from 2018 MBP (no difference) Sleep/Wake 2018 MBP (no difference)   I setup a test to show the problem: rebooted the 2018 MBP then looped  making connections to the iMac and plotted the results, sure enough after a couple of days I'm getting 10MBits/s across a gigabit switch:    The problem isn't the iMac (test target) as I also made periodic tests from the control MBP to the iMac which consistently showed ~940Mbits/s.  I've been using the 2015 MBP and thunderbolt display with it's ethernet connection for years without issue, and have ruled that out as a cause. Also WiFi shows the same problem, which suggests its not related to a specific interface. I suspect a software problem with the networking stack on the 2018.  Potentially suspicious software:   Symantec Endpoint Protection (mandated by employer) Pulse Secure (required for VPN connection to employer, but not connected during these tests) Docker (required for development, does add bridges etc to local networking - this doesn't cause a problem on the 2015 MBP though.)   Questions   Any idea what this might be about? Is there any way to reset the networking stack or some workaround that doesn't involve a reboot?   Unfortunately removing SEP is not an option :(
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Recently I've noticed that internet speeds on my MBP 2018 (Mojave 10.14.4) are decreasing with time. For example, after a day it will go from 100 MB to 60 MB and it will continue to decrease. The plot below shows download speeds sampled every 15 minutes over the course of ~3 days.    A few things:   This is not my ISP, since it works perfectly on other devices.  After restarting the computer, it goes back to the maximum speed and countdown starts again. It is both for wi-fi and ethernet. Logging out and back in doesn't fix the issue. There is no software that runs in the background and utilizes that bandwidth. Network diagnostics don't show anything. Trying iperf between Mac and PC over Ethernet and WiFi, gives same low numbers as on Mac. Speedtest on PC is OK. Running Speedtest from Parallels Ubuntu VM also yields low download speeds. For Ethernet, I am using Belkin HD dock.   Would appreciate any help or guidelines on how to debug this issue.
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We have an iMac in the office, and I have been getting inconsistent access when trying to log in to it. The firewall isn't going down, since I can connect to the VPN. After discussing it with the people at the office, we suspect that the iMac is going to sleep.   Is it possible to keep the iMac "awake" 24 hours a day? How do I instruct the people at the office to configure the iMac? What settings should be changed? The iMac is running OS X Lion 10.7.3.
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I'm really hoping someone here can help me, as I'm getting pretty frustrated with my macbook now. I have a late 2011 model 15" macbook pro running OSX 10.9.5 that refuses to connect to Internet on my home network. I have the same problem whether it's WiFi or through ethernet cable, I have full signal but not getting online. Every other device connects fine; android phones and tablets,xbox one, iPhone and other macbooks, all online and browsing the net. I have had no problems connecting to other networks with my macbook pro before and I just tried at a friend's house to check, with no problems. A little something, that may be a clue to someone: when I open network diagnostic tool, my macbook pro connects for something that seems like a microsecond and it tells me I'm connected to Internet and everything seems fine. My IP is 192.168.0.5 subnet mask 255.255.255.0 and IPv6 is set to automatic. None of the options are checked under the proxies tab. Now I've tried the following, in different order and a number of times, to no avail:   Renewing/turning off&amp;on/inputting manually DHCP.  Restarting/resetting the router and the macbook.  Turning WiFi on/off. Remove &amp; add services (WiFi &amp; ethernet). Checked and copied all network settings from another macbook pro that's connected and online on my network. Ran network diagnostic and assistant tools Duplicated/removed/added location Removed the /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration folder. Removed network password from keychain.      I've tried other things too, but can't remember what else right now.  Response from ifconfig en1:  en1: flags=8863&lt;UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST&gt; mtu 1500              ether 28:cf:da:e6:95:0a              inet6 fe80::2acf:daff:fee6:950a%en1 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x5               inet 192.168.0.5 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255              nd6 options=1&lt;PERFORMNUD&gt;              media: autoselect               status: active    I'm praying that someone out there has the magic words or the 2-click solution for me, but I would be grateful for a long thorough guidelines to solve it too! &lt;3        Regards Trond
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When using Migration Assistant to move users, files, and folders from an old Mac to a new one, you have a few different choices, depending on the Macs involved. Presuming that both Macs have appropriate ports, which ports should be used in a real-world situation? Please do not provide quotations of theoretical port speeds; I'm looking for real-world experiences as to what will get the job done faster.  Port choices:   FireWire 400 in target disk mode FireWire 400 to 800 in target disk mode FireWire 800 in target disk mode 100 Megabit Ethernet to Gigabit Ethernet in the OS Gigabit Ethernet to Gigabit Ethernet in the OS Thunderbolt cable in target disk mode
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I am sure many of you guys know the flashing folder icon which shows up when the Mac cannot find a drive to boot from. My 2017 MacBook Pro has this issue for some time now, but recently I found something interesting.   The MBP won't find the boot drive, as long as the battery level is at > 70%.   The Mac boots just fine at lower battery levels; no issues whatsoever. Now, the problem is, I don't want to run my MacBook via battery the whole time or keep on disconnecting the AC power when 70% is reached every time.   Does anybody have similar symptoms and did find a better solution? Do you think there is a hardware issue with my device?   I've been to the Apple store before (when I didn't knew this was connected to the battery level) and they couldn't find anything. They suggested I reinstall macOS, which of cause didn't change anything.  Edit: One detail I forgot to mention was that when I charge my MBP and close the lid, it crashes and gets really hot (fans turn on slowly). I'm not totally sure on this, but I think this also happens with lower battery levels.  Battery Info:
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I have a Toshiba z830 with ubuntu 12.04. I could use without problems the DSL connection (I have no router, only a modem) at home until a couple of days ago:   It stopped to work when while connected with the DSL connection via CiscoVPN (to my workplace), I had to leave the laptop unattended for a while and I guess the laptop tried to go to suspend. When I came back there were many messages on a black screen (sorry, I cannot attach an image because of my low reputation) and the laptop was not responding. I had to reset the it.   After rebooting it, the internet connection didn't work as did before (no browsing, no ssh, no skype, etc) although it says it is connected. I only can browse, etc when I connect to CiscoVPN to the same place where I was connected when it crashed.  When I am physically where I connected via VPN (at work) I can use the wireless, which I am not able to use now anymore since the incident described above.  Some additional information:  martillu@ubuntu:~$ cat /etc/resolv.conf   domain km.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp   nameserver 10.240.12.134   nameserver 10.240.12.135    martillu@ubuntu:~$ route -n   Kernel IP routing table   Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface   0.0.0.0 61.127.116.199 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 ppp0   61.127.116.199 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 ppp0   169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 1000 0 0 ppp0    martillu@ubuntu:~$ ifconfig   eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr e8:e0:b7:2f:bc:5a   inet6 addr: fe80::eae0:b7ff:fe2f:bc5a/64 Scope:Link   UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1   RX packets:17620 errors:0 dropped:1 overruns:0 frame:0   TX packets:13168 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0   collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000   RX bytes:19452232 (19.4 MB) TX bytes:2568218 (2.5 MB)   Interrupt:20 Memory:c0700000-c0720000    lo Link encap:Local Loopback   inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0   inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host   UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1   RX packets:134 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0   TX packets:134 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0   collisions:0 txqueuelen:0   RX bytes:36316 (36.3 KB) TX bytes:36316 (36.3 KB)    ppp0 Link encapoint-to-Point Protocol   inet addr:219.167.252.226 P-t-P:61.127.116.199 Mask:255.255.255.255   UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1454 Metric:1   RX packets:17608 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0   TX packets:13129 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0   collisions:0 txqueuelen:3   RX bytes:18993590 (18.9 MB) TX bytes:2221195 (2.2 MB)    wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 9c:b7:0d:d9:21:f3   UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1   RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0   TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0   collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000   RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)    I think that: domain km.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp in the resolv.conf may be suspicious, since if I am not connected via CiscoVPN I do not know why it should appear "km.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp" (this is where I connect via VPN).
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I have just had my broadband upgraded to  which means my router has had to change. Previously I was using a Thomson TG585v7 ADSL thingy provided by my ISP. One nice thing about that router was that it would act as a local DNS and allow me to find my other machines on the network by using &lt;hostname&gt;.lan instead of IP addresses.  I've now switched to a Linksys WRT320N ethernet router which connects to my fibre modem, and which I've updated to the latest firmware (1.0.04). I have 2 machines on the network which I regularly want to connect to each other; one is running Windows 7 and the other is running OS X Lion.  The problem I'm having is that I'm unable to connect to my Win7 machine from the OS X machine using the Win7 machine's name. However, I'm able to ping the OS X machine from my Win7 machine using the hostname.
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so i change my MAC address with macchanger -A wlp68s0b1 at boot with crontab, here is what happens when i disconnect and reconnect :  while connecting after boot :  rahman@debian:~$ macchanger -s wlp68s0b1 Current MAC:   00:22:31:c6:38:45 (SMT&amp;C Co., Ltd.) Permanent MAC: 00:00:00:00:00:00 (FAKE CORPORATION)   after disconnecting :  rahman@debian:~$ macchanger -s wlp68s0b1 Current MAC:   16:7b:e7:3c:d3:cd (unknown) Permanent MAC: 00:00:00:00:00:00 (FAKE CORPORATION)   after reconnecting :  rahman@debian:~$ macchanger -s wlp68s0b1 Current MAC:   00:00:00:00:00:00 (FAKE CORPORATION) Permanent MAC: 00:00:00:00:00:00 (FAKE CORPORATION)   and so on, and with every disconnect i get a different random MAC address which fades on reconnecting giving me my real MAC address , what causes that and how to stop it ?  some outputs :  rahman@debian:~$ lspci -nn |grep 14e4 44:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Limited BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter [14e4:4727] (rev 01) rahman@debian:~$ uname -a Linux debian 4.9.0-3-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.9.30-2+deb9u5 (2017-09-19) x86_64 GNU/Linux rahman@debian:~$ sudo ifconfig  enp0s25: flags=4099&lt;UP,BROADCAST,MULTICAST&gt;  mtu 1500         ether 00:24:c0:7b:a8:8b  txqueuelen 1000  (Ethernet)         RX packets 0  bytes 0 (0.0 B)         RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0         TX packets 0  bytes 0 (0.0 B)         TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0         device interrupt 20  memory 0xd4800000-d4820000    enp0s25:avahi: flags=4099&lt;UP,BROADCAST,MULTICAST&gt;  mtu 1500         inet 169.254.9.109  netmask 255.255.0.0  broadcast 169.254.255.255         ether 00:24:c0:7b:a8:8b  txqueuelen 1000  (Ethernet)         device interrupt 20  memory 0xd4800000-d4820000    lo: flags=73&lt;UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING&gt;  mtu 65536         inet 127.0.0.1  netmask 255.0.0.0         inet6 ::1  prefixlen 128  scopeid 0x10&lt;host&gt;         loop  txqueuelen 1  (Local Loopback)         RX packets 9436  bytes 6584515 (6.2 MiB)         RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0         TX packets 9436  bytes 6584515 (6.2 MiB)         TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0  wlp68s0b1: flags=4163&lt;UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST&gt;  mtu 1500         inet 192.168.1.5  netmask 255.255.255.0  broadcast 192.168.1.255         inet6 fe80::6711:9875:eb78:24fc  prefixlen 64  scopeid 0x20&lt;link&gt;         inet6 fd9c:c172:b03b:ce00:f1e0:695e:7da0:91a  prefixlen 64  scopeid 0x0&lt;global&gt;         ether 00:00:00:00:00:00  txqueuelen 1000  (Ethernet)         RX packets 484346  bytes 641850809 (612.1 MiB)         RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0         TX packets 368394  bytes 44259668 (42.2 MiB)         TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0  rahman@debian:~$ sudo iwconfig  lo        no wireless extensions.  enp0s25   no wireless extensions.  wlp68s0b1  IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"3bdo"             Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.447 GHz  Access Point: 9C:C1:72:B0:3B:D4              Bit Rate=65 Mb/s   Tx-Power=30 dBm              Retry short limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off           Encryption key:off           Power Management:off           Link Quality=54/70  Signal level=-56 dBm             Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0           Tx excessive retries:4  Invalid misc:183   Missed beacon:0
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I have this strange problem of my Mac rebooting. Everything was normal until I started syncing photos from iCloud (this could be coincidental, maybe not). First time I noticed a problem after 1-2 days as my system fan started going crazy, with CPU utilization at a max, several minutes later followed by system shut down. I traced the 100% CPU to Spotlight reindexing constantly; I temporarily disabled indexing:  sudo mdutil -a -i off   Problems with fans went away, but now photos service was going at very high CPU, accelerating fans again. I disabled Photos app (as much as I knew how) to avoid performing any analysis. This solved the fans and CPU going crazy problem. I could live without Photos on this Mac, no problems here.  Photos/Spotlight searching might just be coincidental, this part I'm not sure. Just so my system was more or less stable for at least several month before this addition.  But, here's the problem:  As soon as I leave my computer alone, after several minutes of inactivity, something happens that my computer goes into sudden reboot. I can't even leave it for 5 min for bathroom break. For information: putting computer to sleep was always disabled on my Mac, only screen saver and later on monitors were to trigger. Now I disabled it all, with no difference. I tried: 'caffeinate' with no difference as well.  Also, working on my Mac, performing various tasks has no effect whatsoever, but leaving it idle, goes to reboot soon.  Please help. What I was trying to find is if there's some kind of log that I could dump of a system on freeze, some entry to trace of what was the final activity before my Mac reboots. Any idea?
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I'm new to the world of Apple, I bought a new Macbook Pro, mid-2020, Intel i7, 16GB RAM. I'm a developer, I run apps like VS Code, Sublime Text, Slack, Chrome (Multiple Windows), I play videos/songs in the background. I have been keeping a track of the energy consumption on my Mac, and it only runs for 4 hours. I have reset my SMC after I upgraded to Big Sur. Is 4 hours normal? or should I go to the service center? Update on 3 Feb 2021: I submitted my Mac to the Apple service center they said they conducted a few tests and the conclusion was that the battery is fine (I don't know what type of test they did). So I guess I'll be using it on AC Update on 12 Feb 2021: Took it to the service center, they didn't find any issues so I started using Safari for work and my battery has improved by 1 hour on Average.
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I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014) running on MacOS 10.14.3 (18D42) and since some time I have been unable to connect to any 5GHz WiFi networks while 2.4GHz networks from the same routers are ok.  I have tried several things to no avail:   deleting the network in my wifi settings using three separate and different brand routers  resetting SMC and NVRAM deleting settings in /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/ directory made the 5GHz open without passwords Changed SSID names   The Macbook is able to see the network; however, when I try joining the network, and I enter the password I keep getting an error "the wi-fi network requires a WPA2 password".   Interestingly, I get the same error when the authentication method is set to "Open".    I am 100% sure that the password is correct as I've tried several times (also setting up the 5GHz on different routers).  The networks are working (e.g. from my iPhone, Android phones).  Lastly, below are some of the details of the network setup in my Wi-Fi router.
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Is there any way to get Mac OS X to connect to a specific access point by BSSID? I have a network with the same SSID for multiple access points, and I would sometimes like to specify which specific access point to connect to. Is this something Mac OS X can do natively, or is there a third party tool that can do this?
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I have a network wired connected heatpump with a static IP address on my LAN, my son's Nintendo Switch has an identical MAC address. Even though it connects via Wi-Fi from an access point, it refuses to connect to the internet. I can get it to see the local network and it appears briefly in the access point log but will not connect out to the internet. It would seem impossible to alter either bit of kit's MAC address.   Any ideas how I can get them working?    I have turned off MAC filtering but all that achieved was enabling the Switch to connect to the network, it could not make the next step to the internet.  Update: The MAC in question is 98:e8:fa:53:c1:01 and is the same on both the Nintendo Switch and the Nibe Heat pump. I keep all my permanent devices locked on static IP addresses (from a reserved list) and hardwired back to the router, there is a uplink to my wireless Access point (Ubiquiti) which then serves both main and guest WiFi networks with its own DHCP server function using a specified range not used anywhere else on my networks. I had thought that giving the switch its own static IP address might work but although it appears in the WiFi log it refuses to connect and it looks like the MAC id takes precedence over the static IP address I assigned it.   @Tonny, the VLAN option might work as the Ubiquiti has this capability, although I have never explored it before - so will give that a try, wish me luck. Otherwise I agree with you about changing the NSwitch although it is over three months since we got it (this Christmas was the first time we tried the internet connected aspect of it) so Currys may not play ball. (Sorry for the duplication of the question but the original was not showing up on my account and was very hard to search for every time.)
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I have an external monitor with a VGA connection. What is the best adapter to use for my Retina MacBook Pro? I think I've seen Thunderbolt to VGA, or USB to VGA? Or HDMI to VGA? What are the differences?
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Here is my setup.   A Linksys Cisco E3200 wifi router.  A MacbookPro running OS X Lion 10.7.4.  A Seagate GoFlex 1TB hard drive connected to wifi router via the USB port.   When I try to transfer data from my MBP to the HDD, the data transfer rate is very low. I'm getting around 3MB/s write speed. This is very slow compared to the speed I get when HDD is directly connected to the MBP.  The HDD is NTFS formatted. And the router provides access to HDD using Samba share. So I connect to the HDD using smb://.  What is the limiting factor here affecting the data transfer rate?
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Cannot connect MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) (10.13.3) to the internet through my Apple USB Ethernet Adapter. I am receiving this error under System Preferences/Network:   "Apple USB Ethernet Adapter has a self-assigned IP address and will not be able to connect to the Internet." IP Address: 169.254.59.248 Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0   I can connect to the internet with the same ethernet port on my Windows 10 machine. When I replace the IP address with a the Wi-Fi IP address I use to successfully connect to the same network under "Using DHCP with manual address", the Apple USB Ethernet Adapter icon is green and displays the message "Apple USB Ethernet Adapter is currently active and has the IP address xx.xx.xx.252." However there is no actual internet connection (i.e., I cannot visit any website).  According to  to a similar problem, I can:   Find and disable whatever firewall is intercepting the DHCP return traffic. According to System Preferences/Security &amp; Privacy/Firewall, my firewall is off. Is there anywhere else I can check for additional firewalls? Would firewalls somehow impact ethernet and Wi-fi differently?  Inspect the network traffic or the router logs to see if and why the Mac DHCP broadcast packet is being ignored. How do I check network traffic on my Mac? I am comfortable using the terminal.   I have also tried steps listed as potential solutions in :   To reset the firewall, go to the /Macintosh HD/Library/Preferences/ folder and remove the file called "com.apple.alf.plist," and then restart your computer. On my computer I went to /Library/Preferences/ and ran sudo rm com.apple.alf.plist If that was already set, try the "Advanced" button, then "Renew DHCP Lease" Removing their "Ethernet" config from the Network settings and then re-adding   Does anyone have other suggestions? Thanks in advance
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Been having some issues with the STA drivers from bcrmwl-kernel-source. While the drivers do function, they only seem to function after putting the laptop to sleep, by either closing the lid, or manually putting it to sleep, and waking it up. The laptop here is a MacBookPro7,1 (Mid 2010 13-inch MacBook Pro), running Ubuntu 17.04.  While the issue isn't bad enough to deter me from using the laptop, it is not an elegant solution, and I believe that there can be a solution found somewhere.  For reference, here are the outputs from the Wireless Info script for both before and after: , . Hopefully these are of some use. If you need additional information about the computer, I will be happy to answer.