OSX Yosemite 10.10.2 Server - DNS Issue
I am trying to set up Yosemite server a home server for the family - 5 macs. I have a public domain name which is forwarded to a Draytek ADSL router. The Mac Mini running Yosemite (server) sits behind the Draytek on a private network (192.168.6.X). It was a clean install (not an upgrade), DNS works for most things (e.g. safari & Open Directory), but DNS appears to have issues resolving some domain names (particularly anti-virus updates) ... an excerpt from the log follows. it seems no fail to resolve TXT records properly and also partial records e.g../NS/IN.
Any help and/or pointers would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Simon
23-Mar-2015 13:53:17.818 error (host unreachable) resolving 'current.cvd.clamav.net/TXT/IN': 2a01:4f8:160:8421::2#53
23-Mar-2015 13:53:17.818 error (host unreachable) resolving 'current.cvd.clamav.net/TXT/IN': 2001:4b78:2000::1#53
23-Mar-2015 13:53:19.588 error (host unreachable) resolving 'ns.taint.org/AAAA/IN': 2001:500:1::803f:235#53
23-Mar-2015 13:53:19.588 error (host unreachable) resolving './NS/IN': 2001:500:1::803f:235#53
23-Mar-2015 13:53:19.589 error (host unreachable) resolving 'ns.taint.org/AAAA/IN': 2001:503:c27::2:30#53
23-Mar-2015 13:53:19.589 error (host unreachable) resolving './NS/IN': 2001:503:c27::2:30#53
23-Mar-2015 13:53:39.813 error (host unreachable) resolving './NS/IN': 2001:500:2d::d#53
23-Mar-2015 13:53:40.882 error (host unreachable) resolving 'local/SOA/IN': 2001:500:2d::d#53
23-Mar-2015 13:53:40.882 error (host unreachable) resolving 'local/SOA/IN': 2001:500:2f::f#53
23-Mar-2015 13:53:41.749 error (host unreachable) resolving 'local/SOA/IN': 2001:7fe::53#53
23-Mar-2015 13:53:41.749 error (host unreachable) resolving 'local/SOA/IN': 2001:500:3::42#53
23-Mar-2015 13:53:45.005 error (host unreachable) resolving './NS/IN': 2001:7fd::1#53
23-Mar-2015 13:53:45.226 error (host unreachable) resolving 'local/SOA/IN': 2001:7fd::1#53
23-Mar-2015 13:53:45.226 error (host unreachable) resolving 'local/SOA/IN': 2001:503:ba3e::2:30#53
23-Mar-2015 13:53:46.924 error (host unreachable) resolving 'local/SOA/IN': 2001:500:1::803f:235#53
23-Mar-2015 13:54:28.158 error (host unreachable) resolving 's.mzstatic.com/A/IN': 2001:503:a83e::2:30#53
23-Mar-2015 13:54:31.601 error (host unreachable) resolving 'a1.da1.akamai.net/A/IN': 2001:503:231d::2:30#53
23-Mar-2015 13:54:31.741 error (host unreachable) resolving 'su.itunes.apple.com.edgekey.net/A/IN': 2001:503:231d::2:30#53
23-Mar-2015 13:54:32.068 error (host unreachable) resolving 'a2.da1.akamai.net/A/IN': 2001:503:231d::2:30#53
23-Mar-2015 13:58:24.002 error (host unreachable) resolving './NS/IN': 2001:7fe::53#53
23-Mar-2015 13:58:24.002 error (host unreachable) resolving './NS/IN': 2001:7fd::1#53
23-Mar-2015 13:58:24.002 error (host unreachable) resolving './NS/IN': 2001:503:c27::2:30#53
23-Mar-2015 13:58:24.002 error (host unreachable) resolving './NS/IN': 2001:503:ba3e::2:30#53
23-Mar-2015 13:58:24.868 error (host unreachable) resolving './NS/IN': 2001:500:2d::d#53
23-Mar-2015 13:58:24.868 error (host unreachable) resolving './NS/IN': 2001:500:3::42#53
23-Mar-2015 13:58:24.868 error (host unreachable) resolving './NS/IN': 2001:500:1::803f:235#53
23-Mar-2015 13:58:26.581 error (host unreachable) resolving './NS/IN': 2001:dc3::35#53
23-Mar-2015 13:58:27.456 error (host unreachable) resolving './NS/IN': 2001:500:2f::f#53
23-Mar-2015 14:16:46.184 error (host unreachable) resolving './NS/IN': 2001:7fe::53#53
23-Mar-2015 14:16:46.184 error (host unreachable) resolving './NS/IN': 2001:7fd::1#53
23-Mar-2015 14:16:46.184 error (host unreachable) resolving './NS/IN': 2001:503:ba3e::2:30#53
23-Mar-2015 14:16:47.124 error (host unreachable) resolving './NS/IN': 2001:500:2d::d#53
23-Mar-2015 14:16:48.070 error (host unreachable) resolving './NS/IN': 2001:503:c27::2:30#53
23-Mar-2015 14:16:49.964 error (host unreachable) resolving './NS/IN': 2001:500:3::42#53
23-Mar-2015 14:16:49.964 error (host unreachable) resolving './NS/IN': 2001:500:1::803f:235#53
23-Mar-2015 14:16:49.964 error (host unreachable) resolving './NS/IN': 2001:dc3::35#53
23-Mar-2015 14:16:49.964 error (host unreachable) resolving './NS/IN': 2001:500:2f::f#53
As Linc says those examples are all IPv6 lookups.
Even if your Draytek supports IPv6 which I believe some current models do, it is highly possible your ISP does not support IPv6 as far as your connection is concerned. (As an aside since officially IPv4 addresses have run out worldwide, it is outrageous how most consumer ISPs still fail to offer proper IPv6 connections to customers.)
You might want to try experimenting with turning off IPv6 completely on your Mac server and/or clients. This is done in System Preferences -> Network. Or you can do this in Terminal.app as follows.
Turning off IPv6 support for ethernet:
networksetup -setv6off Ethernet
Disabling IPv6 for wireless:
networksetup -setv6off Wi-Fi
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Hmm.
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I've had my mouse set up like that in windows and linux for quite some time now and i hope there is an easy way to set the mouse response like that in OSX as well.
I want to make clear that this isn't just an issue in games where you want to have great mouse precision. I have become really accustomed to this way of mouse response in any type of application. So the problem lies not in any mouse settings of any game/program. The problem lies in how OSX translates physical mouse movement to cursor movement.
Anyway, i ran into this issue about a year ago when i was using my dad's computer. i've had my own windows computer for some time now. An option to disable mouse acceleration in OSX Yosemite might have been implemented properly in the mean time. I have searched this community and found some old posts of people who had this same problem as me, but never read about any fix for it. The main reason i am asking this is because i am considering buying a Macbook.
I'd rather not use any third party software, but if there is any out that that just works and is easy to use, let me know.Please don't be obnoxious to people like tbirdvet trying to help; nobody here owes you an answer, or anything else for that matter.
Anyway, Yosemite seems to enable mouse acceleration by default. You can disable it to get a constant pixels pointer moves / meters mouse moved ratio by typing this in terminal:
defaults write .GlobalPreferences com.apple.mouse.scaling -1
you'll need to logout and log back in for changes to take effect. To restore the standard behaviour:
defaults write .GlobalPreferences com.apple.mouse.scaling 2
should do the trick.
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DNS Issues with Time Capsule - DNS Proxy periodically dies
hi all .... looking for some suggestions
I have a time capsule 1TB, connected to a linksys adsl modem in bridge mode, with the TC acting as DHCP server for my local clients. In the PPPoE settings I also enter the primary and secondary addresses for DNS that my ISP supplied.
I am able to successfully connect to the internet, and all clients successfully pick up an IP address, and each client picks up the TC as the DNS proxy. Everything works perfectly as it should.
Usually once per day, there seems to be a slight hickup with the internet connection (hard to tell whether I am losing the PPPoE or some other issue). When this happens, the PPPoE connection remains active, as I am able to access anything on the internet from an IP level. However, the DNS proxy service on the TC seems to die and as a result, all internet browsing fails. If I reboot the TC, everything comes back to normal. If I dont reboot, the only way to get browsing working is to manually enter the DNS IP address from ISP into the client PCs. However, this is a manual fix that I should not have to perform.
Looking for advice and guidance. Seems like a bug but I cant tell. If I was able to set the DHCP server to pass out the ISP supplied addresses that would also work, but I cant.Just got off the phone with support for this very same problem. DNS Proxy is definitely dying in the TC, looks like a firmware issue to me.
This is the 3rd TC I'm on. First was a 500GB, had this problem, replaced it under warranty at Apple's direction, replacement did the same, just upgraded this weekend to 1GB, and same issue still. All on 7.3.2 firmware.
TC 1TB, PPPoE to my ISP, ISP's DNS Servers listed in the PPPoE config in the TC.
When a host gets DHCP from the TC the only DNS returned is the TC itself, since it proxies the ISP DNS servers.
Once every day or two, the DNS proxy dies. local network works, and I can add my ISP's DNS addresses in my host config and I have DNS again, but this is definitely something dying in the DNS proxy in the TC.
Just for kicks trying to switch from my ISP's DNS servers to OpenDNS now since someone said that worked for them, but I am not hopeful... I don't see this as a host DNS issues at all.
The dead proxy is very clear:
$ nslookup apple.com. 192.168.1.1 # that's the TC
Server: 192.168.1.1
Address: 192.168.1.1#53
** server can't find apple.com: SERVFAIL
$ nslookup apple.com. 208.67.222.222 # that's OpenDNS
Server: 208.67.222.222
Address: 208.67.222.222#53
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: apple.com
Address: 17.149.160.49
I replaced a linksys router with the TC and am kind of unhappy that a $500 router dies every couple of days. My cheapo Linksys router never needed to be restarted, it only ever got rebooted once every year or so when the house lost power long enough for the UPS to run out of battery.
Help us out here Apple, I replaced a $50 router with a $500 because I like the flavor of your kool aid, and this thing dies every day or two. Even if you can't fix why the proxy is dying every couple of days, can you please at least update the firmware to maybe restart the proxy if it quits working? -
Screensaver is not working in OSX Yosemite
Hi,
My screensaver is not working in OSX Yosemite on my macbook pro late 2008
Can't solve it by my self..I had noticed I was having this issue too, and my screensaver never kicking in, and just going to sleep with it never kicking in.
I had gone in and checked to see if any of the settings had got changed or deleted in the system upgrade, but they were all still set at what I had them at prior... so, did as some attempted above also, and adjusted the times for it to kick in, and still nothing. Worked when I would hit 'Preview', but still not kick in at the interval time.
What I just did to get it to work, was just to simply go into System Preferences>Desktop & Screensaver, and just reselected the folder of images that I want to be used, in my case, a folder of images in my iPhoto. And it now works.
Apparently, it wasn't working, because, even though it was still selected to use that folder in iPhoto, something must have changed in the upgrades, which might of had something to to with the iPhoto update too, where it had to update my iPhoto library upon relaunch... and my screensaver settings were set to access that older directed to folder within Library, that was updated in the new release... and so, just repointing it to that folder now in iPhoto, got it to work.
At least, that is my figurin', and I'm stickin' to it! -
OSX Yosemite Wi-Fi: no hardware installed
Hi ASC:
I installed Yosemite about 2 weeks ago, and at first my wi-fi (at home & work) was working fine, but then about a week ago the Wi-Fi icon at the top of the toolbar got an "X" in the middle of it and when I click on the Wi-Fi icon it says, "No hardware installed". I tried resetting the SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own (from another thread) but no luck. I've googled this, YouTube-ed it, but still no Wi-Fi back. Someone PLEASE help
I'm using:
OSX Yosemite
10.10.1
MacBook Pro (15-inch, early 2011)
Thank you.In some cases, this issue is caused by a hardware fault. A loose connection, a short circuit, or a microscopic break in a solder joint may open and close depending on temperature, making the failure intermittent.
Test after taking each of the following steps that you haven't already taken. Back up all data before making any changes.
1. If you can connect to the Internet via Ethernet, Bluetooth, or a USB network device, make sure all available OS X updates are installed. If Wi-Fi is your only means of network access, skip this step.
2.. There are a few reports that the problem was solved by unchecking the box marked
Wake for Wi-Fi network access
in the Power Adapter tab of the Energy Saver preference pane. I can't confirm.
3. Reset the NVRAM.
4. Reset the System Management Controller.
5. Start up in Recovery mode. In the menu bar of the OS X Utilities screen, there's a Wi-Fi menu. Try to connect. If it works, select Install OS X. If your Mac was upgraded from an older version of OS X, you’ll need the Apple ID and password you used to upgrade, so make a note of those before you begin.
6. Make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store, or go to another authorized service provider. -
Directory Server setup issues.
I recently installed the new OS X Server on my new iMac. I have two iPhones, two iPod touches, the iMac and an Air that I want to serve. I registered macserved.com and have a static IP. As far as I can tell, the domain and DNS is set up correctly (to serve internal DNS). I had a wordpress blog running for a while and can access it both internally and externally. MySQL was a pain in the butt to configure, but I figured it out. When I started the config for Profile and OD however, I get this error:
An error occurred while configuring iMac as a directory server. Please check your network configuration and try again.
So I first checked my hostname:
Primary address = 192.168.0.6
Current HostName = macserved.com
DNS HostName = macserved.com
The names match. There is nothing to change.
dirserv:success = "success"
A little dig output:
; <<>> DiG 9.8.3-P1 <<>> macserved.com
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 27076
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;macserved.com. IN A
;; ANSWER SECTION:
macserved.com. 10800 IN A 192.168.0.6
;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
macserved.com. 10800 IN NS macserved.com.
;; Query time: 2 msec
;; SERVER: 192.168.0.6#53(192.168.0.6)
;; WHEN: Fri Dec 7 19:24:36 2012
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 61
I'm not certain it is a DNS issue, but I'm fairly new to DNS setup so I cannot rule it out.
Where should I start looking? What should I be looking for in the logs? I'm cool with scraping everything and starting over as well. Right now I have zero invested in it (no files that need saved, etc) but I would PREFER not to reformat/reinstall OS X though.I figured it out! My certificates were hosed. I rm -rf the Authority in Library/ and recreated the certs after DNS was setup properly. Works great now aside from a few other website issues, but that is another thread :-)
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Aperture no longer works with new osx Yosemite update
I installed new OSX Yosemite update and now it says that my Aperture App. will not work with this version. What can be done other than updating Aperture?
Hi,
It's a five step process
Call Apple Support for Software > Aperture
Answer questions at recorded message (have Aperture serial number ready – it is on a sticker on the back of the 'Installing Your Software' booklet) and you will be transferred to a real person.
Inform them of the issue and they will tell you that this is a known issue with certain users and they will request a 'Redemption Code' for the App Store for a standalone download of Aperture. The issue will be rectified in the next Yosemite release.
Wait for email from Support (they have to contact Support in California for redemption code, so depending on your time zone, there may be some delay).
Visit App Store, enter redemption code, and you are good to go.
Hope this helps.
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