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The Macintosh or Mac is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc.

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Getting an IP's MAC address from behind a router

I want to know, if possible, how to get a MAC address of an IP address if I am behind a router. I tried doing a ping to the IP and checking the arp table, but the only entry is the router's MAC. Any ideas? Thanks for reading.
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how to set the shmmax parameter on mac os x

how should I set the shm* values in Mac Os X 10.5.6 Leopard in a persistent manner?
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What are the advantages of adding a Mac to Active Directory?

I was surprised to learn (from this question: How to add a Mac to Windows Active Directory) that you could add a Mac to AD. What are the advantages of doing so?
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Best way to restrict some SSH users to publickey authentication only (disable password authentication)

I'm running Mac OS X Server.app on Yosemite and I have SSH enabled for users with the default settings in /etc/sshd_config (publickey and password auth enabled by default). However, I need to restrict the git local user to have publickey access…
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Your favorite website/forum for Mac OS X Server?

I'll get the ball rolling: http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=96 Apple Discussions http://afp548.com http://macenterprise.org http://krypted.com/ Charles Edge's blog http://www.bombich.com/mactips Mike Bombich (re:…
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Is it possible to install Mac OS X Server on a Mac Mini without hacking it?

I'd like to have a Software Update Server (SUS) for my clients. Since this service would not be critical, redundancy and availability are not an issue for me. Given the fact that SUS is only available on Mac OS X Server (I'd be happy to be denied),…
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What needs to be done/added on Apple MacBook Air in order to join domain and be managed?

We are a fully windows active directory company. I now have a MacBook Air (first in company) - that needs to be connected. What are the things I need to install/set in order for me to be able to manage it from my domain controller? I have WSUS ( I…
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OSX /var/log/system.log -- where do i define pruning interval?

I have a script that periodically checks /var/log/system.log and I've noticed across our network that some machines keep logfiles for a month through reboots and other activities, while some purge the file each night or each reboot. Does anyone…
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Log out graphical user from command line

Just curious mostly. Say I have someone logged into their Mac in the normal way -- ie. a graphical logon -- and the system becomes mostly unresponsive and I need to log them out. I can reboot the system easily enough (and if things lock up it may be…
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stuffit compression on linux?

I have a stuffit archive (.bin). I only have access to linux, how do I uncompress it? File Roller claims the ability to uncompress the archive, but it is unable. Wikipedia lists two resources to compress unstuff it on linux but one of the resources…
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Reboot after power failure for Mac running Ubuntu (server)

I have Ubuntu 10.04.1 (Lucid) running on a 2010 Mac Mini (4,1). It's a server, so I want it to be able to restart after a power failure ("server mode"). In Mac OS X, you can check "Start up automatically after a power failure" in the "Energy Saver"…
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how to convert a case-insensitive FS to case-sensitive on MacOS X 10.6.1

I have a Snow Leopard with a case-insensitive file system. I wonder is there a way to convert the FS to case-sensitive without having to format and then reinstall the whole OS. In Linux there are utils like parted that enable to change the…
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Find IP address of a device?

Open question: How to find the IP address of a device? As I understand, there are no guaranteed methods that work always, but there's a hundred approaches that work in specific situations, and I'd like to learn as many as possible. The typical…
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Ratio of PC to Mac support hours?

For purposes of a purchase of laptops for everyone in my small (15 people) organization, I have compiled a spreadsheet containing what I think is an apples to apples comparison of the cost of, among other things, supporting those seats. I am trying…
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Ensure Macs get correct machine name from DHCP?

I have a problem in our network where our Mac's occasionally get given the wrong machine name while, I guess, getting a new DHCP lease. The DHCP servers are Windows based - the bulk of our network is Windows, but we have some Linux machines and an…
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