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The link you supplied is an intentional attempt... 690 Views / 7 Replies  
The link you supplied is an intentional attempt to overwhelm the memory resources of your computer. From the source of the page:

"This could cause a machine or at minimum a mail client/browser to...
Posted by Watson, on Aug 31, 2012 at 10:43 AM, in macOS
Open the Terminal application in... 690 Views / 7 Replies  
Open the Terminal application in /Application/Utilities

type the following:
cat /etc/hosts

Copy and paste the output (if it isn't too big) so that we may inspect it
Posted by Watson, on Aug 31, 2012 at 09:01 AM, in macOS
The only thing I can think of is that your... 5,455 Views / 22 Replies  
The only thing I can think of is that your Leopard machine for some reason is not finding any legitimate Master Browser service that knows of the share. At the very least you should see any other...
Posted by Watson, on Feb 10, 2008 at 05:22 PM, in macOS
Have you tried to run 'smbtree' in Terminal? This... 5,455 Views / 22 Replies  
Have you tried to run 'smbtree' in Terminal? This should show you the shares on all servers and domains on your network. I know this isn't going to solve the issue, but at least you'll know if your...
Posted by Watson, on Feb 10, 2008 at 01:48 PM, in macOS
This is exactly what the problem is, and note,... 5,455 Views / 22 Replies  
This is exactly what the problem is, and note, you will have to restart your Mac.
Posted by Watson, on Feb 10, 2008 at 11:04 AM, in macOS
I was irked by Samba's new authentication mechanism too... 5,455 Views / 22 Replies  
If you upgraded to Leopard you will find some preference files located in /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration that need to be deleted.
Pretty much everything except com.apple.Boot.plist and...
Posted by Watson, on Feb 10, 2008 at 12:30 AM, in macOS
For future reference 1,955 Views / 19 Replies  
Catfish_Man/Big Mac had the best solution for a quick remedy to this type of problem.
Posted by Watson, on Jun 16, 2006 at 03:53 PM, in macOS
Followup re: Samba 706 Views / 2 Replies  
You could try to use Go>smb://sharedfolder/music$ from the Finder.

If your network has a domain controller, or if the workgroup name is not the default "Workgroup", you may want to use...
Posted by Watson, on Jun 16, 2006 at 03:48 PM, in macOS
In addition to the firewall being turned off by... 921 Views / 12 Replies  
In addition to the firewall being turned off by default, so are many of the services (such as the Apache webserver, ssh remote login, etc.) which could possibly make your computer a target, if they...
Posted by Watson, on Dec 26, 2005 at 10:56 PM, in macOS
If you are using the "private browsing" feature... 616 Views / 2 Replies  
If you are using the "private browsing" feature of the newer versions of Safari, and if the site is logging you based on your IP address + cookie, then you might well be able to log more unique hits...
Posted by Watson, on Dec 21, 2005 at 09:32 PM, in macOS
Why not try sizing your desktop to different... 571 Views / 1 Replies  
Why not try sizing your desktop to different native resolutions and color depths? If there is a problem with your graphics hardware not accepting a certain resolution/depth, it should occur when...
Posted by Watson, on Dec 21, 2005 at 09:19 PM, in macOS
did you try "shutdown now"? 569 Views / 5 Replies  
did you try "shutdown now"?
Posted by Watson, on Dec 21, 2005 at 09:07 PM, in macOS
FWIW, secure empty also obscures the original... 630 Views / 5 Replies  
FWIW, secure empty also obscures the original filename in the disk catalog, so that you can't even determine the nature of the original file (like whether it was thesis.doc or pron.jpg).
Posted by Watson, on Dec 21, 2005 at 09:01 PM, in macOS
Here is another suggestion, then: from working... 1,968 Views / 14 Replies  
Here is another suggestion, then:
from working and nonworking computers try to get an MD5 digest of the automount utility:

md5 /usr/sbin/automount

If the digests match, then it is not a...
Posted by Watson, on Dec 21, 2005 at 08:56 PM, in macOS
If you suspect the windowserver: ... 532 Views / 2 Replies  
If you suspect the windowserver:
Finder->Applications->Utilities->Console

click on Logs, expand /var/log then select windowserver.log

You might want to try the usual Disk Utility repair...
Posted by Watson, on Dec 17, 2005 at 08:50 PM, in macOS
Please accept my apologies JDubb108... I wasn't... 1,233 Views / 10 Replies  
Please accept my apologies JDubb108... I wasn't paying attention to the fact that the thread had been hijacked

intervenetd2, your problem is not the same since you have Deep Freeze Mac installed....
Posted by Watson, on Dec 17, 2005 at 08:28 PM, in macOS
Are you sure that the DNS is configured properly?... 1,968 Views / 14 Replies  
Are you sure that the DNS is configured properly? Maybe somebody hardcoded the IP to the server in your /etc/hosts file or somewhere else?

Do a "dig andersen-x-srv.nmusd.us.nmusd.us" and check the...
Posted by Watson, on Dec 16, 2005 at 08:42 PM, in macOS
Could you tell us what steps you have taken so... 1,233 Views / 10 Replies  
Could you tell us what steps you have taken so far? And your last post indicates that the Desktop "does load". Was that a typo, because you should be able to continue at this point, unless I am...
Posted by Watson, on Dec 16, 2005 at 08:23 PM, in macOS
It won't hurt to try it out. You can always... 518 Views / 3 Replies  
It won't hurt to try it out. You can always re-check it later if it doesn't help. I had problems archiving my 10.3.x boot volume during pre-upgrade backups prior to installing Tiger. I would create...
Posted by Watson, on Dec 15, 2005 at 08:58 PM, in macOS
Hmm, you might check the contents of your... 1,552 Views / 29 Replies  
Hmm, you might check the contents of your /etc/ntp.conf file to see if there are any significant differences. Here is what mine says:

server time.apple.com minpoll 12 maxpoll 17

oh, and you...
Posted by Watson, on Dec 15, 2005 at 08:13 PM, in macOS
I had a broken DVD drive in my G4-iMac, luckily... 890 Views / 14 Replies  
I had a broken DVD drive in my G4-iMac, luckily it was still under Apple Care (1 month left) so I took to the closest Apple Store and had it repaired for free. I ended up with a sweet new Pioneer...
Posted by Watson, on Dec 14, 2005 at 09:54 PM, in macOS
If you are familiar with the terminal, try: ... 1,552 Views / 29 Replies  
If you are familiar with the terminal, try:
sudo ntpdate -q time.apple.com time.nist.gov

This will not reset your clock, it will just tell you what the time should be. You will see the offset...
Posted by Watson, on Dec 14, 2005 at 09:26 PM, in macOS
You might check for the same filename as earlier,... 612 Views / 2 Replies  
You might check for the same filename as earlier, only with ._ (dot underscore) in front of it. You might well have to go into the Terminal to do this. Open Terminal.app in the...
Posted by Watson, on Dec 14, 2005 at 08:59 PM, in macOS
Try using the Apple Hardware Test, which should... 1,010 Views / 14 Replies  
Try using the Apple Hardware Test, which should be on the Software Restore and Install DVD. Hopefully you will not have to grab a Torx 8.

Froom Shanka
Posted by Watson, on Dec 13, 2005 at 10:55 PM, in macOS
I remember that there were issues with TTD when... 768 Views / 7 Replies  
I remember that there were issues with TTD when 10.4 was initially released due to the new case-sensitive filesystem. I have no idea if those issues have been resolved. You should probably check.
Posted by Watson, on Dec 13, 2005 at 10:32 PM, in macOS
You should inspect the Ownership and Permissions... 518 Views / 3 Replies  
You should inspect the Ownership and Permissions to see what user and group are allocated on a file or folder in your home directory, say "Library" for example. Depending upon what version of OS X...
Posted by Watson, on Dec 13, 2005 at 10:23 PM, in macOS
You should try: sudo /usr/libexec/makewhatis 982 Views / 6 Replies  
You should try:
sudo /usr/libexec/makewhatis
Posted by Watson, on Dec 13, 2005 at 10:14 PM, in macOS
The reason I suggested what I did is because a... 1,233 Views / 10 Replies  
The reason I suggested what I did is because a botched upgrade may leave traces in the Receipts folder that will prevent you from successfully performing that update a second time. Also, if your...
Posted by Watson, on Dec 13, 2005 at 12:12 PM, in macOS
My Osx Will Not Start Up 1,233 Views / 10 Replies  
Here is my take, and you will not need an installation CD.

First, startup into single user mode by holding down apple-s at the startup chime.

The screen will change to a DOS-like black...
Posted by Watson, on Dec 12, 2005 at 11:06 PM, in macOS
There used to be some good information about this... 1,670 Views / 15 Replies  
There used to be some good information about this sort of thing on http://www.macosxlabs.org/
Posted by Watson, on Aug 8, 2005 at 10:02 PM, in macOS
In order for the PocketPC to synchronize, it... 641 Views / 4 Replies  
In order for the PocketPC to synchronize, it needs access to ports 5678 and 5679. I would suppose that PocketMac is performing some system calls to ipfw to add these rules to the list. I don't use...
Posted by Watson, on Aug 8, 2005 at 09:52 PM, in macOS
This sound like kiosk mode has been enabled 867 Views / 5 Replies  
Some software allows the kiosk mode to be set. You can check this by bringing up a terminal window and performing the following:

cp /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow.plist ~/
plutil...
Posted by Watson, on Jul 30, 2005 at 12:06 PM, in macOS
the propeller 2,878 Views / 62 Replies  
the propeller
Posted by Watson, on Apr 21, 2005 at 07:47 PM, in macOS
man cp -p Causes cp to preserve in... 686 Views / 9 Replies  
man cp

-p Causes cp to preserve in the copy as many of the modification time,
access time, file flags, file mode, user ID, and group ID as al-
lowed by permissions....
Posted by Watson, on Feb 20, 2002 at 02:21 PM, in macOS
iMac 800 (BTO 512 MB - 1 DIMM) ordered on 15th... 2,130 Views / 79 Replies  
iMac 800 (BTO 512 MB - 1 DIMM) ordered on 15th January, just shipped.
Posted by Watson, on Feb 16, 2002 at 09:07 AM, in Mac Desktops
Thank you, I believe I can pull it off now. 469 Views / 2 Replies  
Thank you, I believe I can pull it off now.
Posted by Watson, on Feb 15, 2002 at 12:03 AM, in macOS
I found while I was in Germany that the standard... 759 Views / 9 Replies  
I found while I was in Germany that the standard form computer/peripheral power cables are available at most stores which carry electronics. I would just pick one up when I got overseas. You probably...
Posted by Watson, on Feb 12, 2002 at 10:09 PM, in Mac Desktops
Migrating user (admin) account to new machine 469 Views / 2 Replies  
My wife and I will be getting a new FP iMac whenever Apple gets off its butt and actually ships it. I intend to give my old iMac to my mother. In the meantime, I am wondering if anyone knows how to...
Posted by Watson, on Feb 12, 2002 at 12:51 AM, in macOS
There is a service in /private/etc/inetd.conf... 1,150 Views / 5 Replies  
There is a service in /private/etc/inetd.conf called ntalkd which is not activated by default, for security reasons (see http://baroque.sdsu.edu/hyper/sdsu_sec/sdsu_sec.jan97/0006.html for an...
Posted by Watson, on Feb 6, 2002 at 09:35 AM, in macOS
The clear command is a shell script consisting of... 571 Views / 2 Replies  
The clear command is a shell script consisting of one line:

exec tput clear

The tput command should read the TERM environment variable to grok how to execute its arguments. Evidently, your TERM...
Posted by Watson, on Feb 6, 2002 at 09:21 AM, in macOS
I believe this is an issue with libtool: libtool... 483 Views / 1 Replies  
I believe this is an issue with libtool: libtool includes some of the libraries twice, because of the way Darwin parses variables, then when it goes to link them, even if you have found a way to...
Posted by Watson, on Dec 16, 2001 at 01:25 PM, in macOS
 
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