Use AirDrop on any Mac
This is an fascinating trick. I wonder how long Apple will allow this to work? This allows you to use AirDrop over any network connection including Wi-Fi.
defaults write com.apple.NetworkBrowser BrowseAllInterfaces 1
Tagged: ethernet
Can’t download and have Aggregated ethernet connections?
Apple – Support – Discussions – Downloads Waiting – SOLVED! …. Interesting problem. Apparently this aggregate link causes a failure to download apps from the App Store. Michael J Keller II also helpfully shared the Apple support doc in how to do this.
I have never had to aggregate links simply because most companies I’ve worked for didn’t have the infrastructure or want to buy the ports for this. Still it is a great “best practice” to do.
Ethernet has a self-assigned IP address and will not be able to connect…
No solution at the present. I’ve only had a mac ethernet port go bad once and since it was a desktop it was an easy fix. Simple PCI card. I would get a usb card for a mac laptop instead of replacing the logic board personally.
I once had a Firewire port seem to go bad and not connect the camera. I followed these instructions from Apple and it worked great afterwords. Seems crazy but its worth a try for this problem.
This could be a possible solution:
Steve Justis wrote:
Same issue here, after 10.6.4 and Safari 5 my ethernet port has stopped working, it cannot detect a cable being plugged in. I have tried the following:1. Uninstall VMWare
2. Unchecking the “passive FTP” in the network area of system prefs
3. Resetting the PMU
4. Doing a manual IP addressI am going to call Apple or go to the genius bar next. I have tried the same cable on a macbook and it works fine.
It could also be a mistake on the part of the ISP like in this thread. This is rare occurrence however and I would suspect a hardware/software problem on the local lan.
Gigabit Ethernet: Dude, Where’s My Bandwidth?
Helps to understand and set expectations if you are upgrading from 100 Mb/s to GB. Nicely written. Read more here.