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  1. JayAgostino

    Resolved Questions About Verizon Fios

    I currently have Xfinity cable internet, but due to the pandemic and all of the video conferencing that I will most likely be doing, I’m going to need faster internet for my house. Verizon Fios is available in my area, so I’ve been eyeing it for a while. Thanks to optical fiber, the symmetrical...
  2. R

    Network Shared Folder - Not Working

    Public Beta. Can't access any shared folders on Big Sur. Connecting via SMB. Login and Password are rejected. Works fine on Catalina. Anyone else has this problem?
  3. organisum

    Photos keeps scanning library, heating up machine, causing network congestion

    delete
  4. S

    Apple Mail and Safari lose connection to internet, but Firefox does not

    I have an intermittent problem. Some times I will be using my MacBook Pro (Mid 2012) and Safari will lose the ability to reach the internet. At the same time, so will Apple Mail However if I then use Firefox or Chrome, or another application like Twitter, they will be able to connect to the...
  5. eds93

    Unable to connect to Apple services

    Hi all! I'm running macOs 10.15.4 con a Mid-2012 MacBookPro. I'm experiencing problems logging in to Apple services, such as iCloud.com, idApple.apple.com, login into iCloud from System preferences. The problems occur only when I'm connected to my network with Wi-Fi, while connecting the Mac via...
  6. B

    Asking for recommendations for repurposing Time Capsule

    Good morning! First, I hope you are all healthy and staying well. We've had a 2013 TC in the house since moving in here, and with everyone home ALL the time we figured now was a good time to upgrade. Bumped our internet to 400 mbs and a 2nd Gen Eero mesh is moving in later today. I'm...
  7. S

    Mac mini: Network time machine to external drive + some quetions.

    Hello everyone, I have a couple of quetions: I’m using a Mac Mini (2010) for my home network (running macOS 10.13 (no never edition) 1) External backup over network I WD 3TB element hard drive plugged up to the Mac Mini, it shows up on the file sharing along with a option to use with Time...
  8. R

    Safari/Chrome Unable to Open Website - Firefox does

    Hello, I have a problem that's been getting progressively worst. Safari and Chrome will not open websites anymore. Firefox does, although slowly. Other internet services work fine (email, FTP). I can trace route websites. It does not appear to be website specific - NO sites will open in...
  9. D

    MP 1,1-5,1 Network issues with Mac Pro 3,1(fixed)

    I have a Mac Pro 3,1 that I have updated with dosdude1's update patcher. When I updated to High Sierra the network failed and when I go into network in system preferences, The location disappears every time I exit the network page. In addition when I am in the network page and manually set the...
  10. Thefirethief

    Home sharing (to Apple TV, iPhone, etc.) no longer works

    So this causes me such a headache, I actually upgraded myself from lurker to registered user here... I use my Apple TV 3 to stream the media I have in my iTunes (now Apple TV) library to my living room. Occasionally, I stream some media to my I-devices. Everything used to work fine, even with...
  11. arkmannj

    planning home network

    Hello, I’m getting ready to rotate out my old Airport Extreme & Time Capsule. I’m thinking of going with ubiquity products * Security Gateway router * pro or HD access point * maybe a switch, but This might be overkill for now. * controller gen 2 teo features I’d like are: * The ability to...
  12. T

    Late 2013 MBP 15" - Network slows after time

    So this is an odd one. A couple times now my '15 MBP (late 2013) will completely slow down my internet speed on my Mac, both wired and wireless. I have gigabit internet from FIOS and I was limited to about 5mbps on my Mac. On my iPhone 11 it was normal internet speeds. Initially I thought it...
  13. X

    RIGHTS issue with SMB access from Catalina to Mojave Disk

    Hey, Since I have updated my 2012 MacBook Air to Catalina (latest version) I have sometimes no access to a network shared Disk on my Mac Pro 5,1 with latest version of Mojave - other shared disks on the same computer like Macintosh SSD (Mac Pro System Disk), TimeMachine Backups can be mounted...
  14. Jehosophat

    iPad Comic reader for files on NAS?

    I’m thinking with iPadOS’ SMB support that multiple apps might support this need but since I just got an iPad and haven’t setup SMB yet, I’m not sure. Basically I’m looking for a comic/manga reader app. My comics are stored on a shared hard drive connected to my router. I *don’t* want to store...
  15. D

    MP 1,1-5,1 Slow Ethernet Connection on Mac Pro 2009, 5.1

    I just moved my 2009 Mac Pro from my basement to a room we're going to use as an office. Prior to the move I did an Xfinity speed test and it showed 994 Mbps on my ethernet connection. I have Gigabit ethernet, installed in March 2019. After the move using the same Cat 7 cable I'm getting 300...
  16. C

    iPhone 11 Pro iPhone 11 Pro WiFi Improvements Over 6s?

    My apologies in advance for this totally clueless question. Can I expect or is it likely that a new 11 Pro will get better reception on the same WiFi network compared to my current iPhone 6s? I'm curious if my new iPhone 11 Pro might be able to stay connected to a wifi network in certain spots...
  17. S

    Random Apple TV shows up as Output Device?

    Hello, how are you doing? Since a few days a random Apple TV shows up in the list of output devices for sound on my Mac. Now, I was already wondering why my AV receiver showed up in the output devices without me connecting my mac to it but I figured that it is because it is connected to the...
  18. H

    Google Chrome - ERR_NETWORK_CHANGED

    Hi folks, we are using Google Chrome on 2 MacBooks and 2 iMacs, they are all showing the same problem: Several times a day the following error occurs in Google Chrome: Your connection was interrupted A network change was detected. ERR_NETWORK_CHANGED I went through several websites for...
  19. J

    Acceptance usage Page Problems

    On our guest network we have an acceptance usage page for our guests. It simply goes to 192.0.2.1 and to get on the guest internet you would need to click accept. The issue here is when the guest clicks on the guest wireless she does not get directed to the acceptance usage page. In the past...
  20. S

    Wireless bridge, extender, repeater, for Hue Bridge???

    I'm assuming there's a really simple answer for this. The wireless in my apartment is shared by many people. The router itself is in a very inconvenient location for me to physically access however the signal it provides works just fine. I need to connect the "Hue Bridge" to a router with an...