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Hi, Can anyone tell me if it's possible to start the 802.1x supplicant (wired) on startup? What about with Tiger? I know that previous versions require you to login first then run "Internet Connection" to enable the supplicant. Thanks.

Hi, I've been looking for an answer to this for sometime. So far zilch. I'm trying to get the 802.1x client(supplicant) to start before anyone logs into the system. The only way to initiate an 802.1x session is to log in and manually run Internet Connect. I haven't found any...

Hi, I'm trying to start Synergy client at startup. I added a directory in /Library/StartUpItems called "Synergy" the script is this --------------- #!/bin/bash /Users/Shared/synergy/synergyc -f iconoclast.iqcd.ucsb.edu --------------- the plist file is this =============== { Description...

Hi, It's apparent that Mac os x can't connect to Windows 2003 servers shares by going through Go > Connect to Server without modifying some security policies on the domain controller. However, you can use the terminal command $> smbclient \\\\server\\share -U DOMAIN\Username Which...

Hi, I come from the Windows/Linux world. I'm sort of new to macs. I'm going to get a Macbook Pro and plan on dual booting Windows XP. I'd like to know how well the mac hardware is supported in XP. As in usb ports, firewire, wireless, bluetooth, etc. Any issues I should be...

Hi, My mail.app is slow on my 10.3.9 machine. It's using Imap with an inbox of only about 60Mb. When I use Entourage or Thunderbird it's very fast. This makes me beleive that it's mail.app that's the problem. Is there any way to speed up mail app or diagnose this problem? Thanks.

Hi, I've got a mac G4 running tiger. I need a wireless card that connect to it's PCI slots or USB ports. Any suggestions? Has anyone tried this one? http://www.welovemacs.com/mawlusb.html Thanks.

Hi, I just installed the openafs client for Tiger. everything seemed to go well but, when I reboot and log in, the screen fades to black and I get a message saying "You need dto restart your computer. Hold down the Power button for several seconds or press the Restart button" No keyboard...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone has gotten wpa_supplicant to work on Mac OS X, particularly 10.3. I need the supplicant on OS X to start authentication on boot and not at the login windows. 10.3 can't do this. I'm still testing to see if 10.4 can or not. If I can get wpa_supplicant to work...

Hi, I'm running 10.3.x and 10.4.x on some of my machines. I need to get 802.1x on these machines without a wireless card. I don't see the airport icon on the task bar so configuring the 802.1x options just aren't showing up. Is there a way to get this to work? What about 3rd party...

Hi, I'm using uw-imap and dovecot IMAP. I can't seem to figure out how to create folders in Mac mail. It works with Thunderbird and other clients. I've tried to append a '/' to the end of a new folder but that doesn't work. Any hints?

Hi, I have a roommate that has a japanese ibook. It's currently running OS 9. We would like to upgrade it to OS X but, i'm not entirely sure if a US version of OS X will work on it. Other than the Japanese fonts, is there any other things to consider? Thanks,

Hi, I have a powerbook G4 running 10.3 I tried to upgrade to 10.4 but, the installation fails due to a damaged volume. I use the disk utility and do a verify which fails, then I do a verify permissions with sites all kinds of wrong permissions. So I do a repair permissions which...

Hi, I have someone with a webcam and MS Messenger 7x for Win. I've got a mac os 10.2.8 machine with its latest version of MS Messenger 4.0.1. It seems that they are not compatible. Is there a patch that I can apply or work around? Thanks,

Hi, I have a user that has a bunch of files on her mac with non-windows standard characters. Is there a tool/script that can do a batch conversion over to windows compatible format? Thanks,

Hi, I have a windows 2000 AD domain and a mac client that needs MS UAM authentication to login to Windows shares. I go to appletalk and try to login as guest so I can install MS UAM Installer but, I can't login as guest. I went to the Windows 2000 server that I was trying to login to...

Hi, I'm trying to edit the /etc/syslog.conf it's owned by root but, there is no 'root' login how do I edit config files owned by root? Thanks,

HI, I have a user whose keyboard suddenly stoped working correctly. Most keys don't work and others are giving out the wrong characters. Is there some wierd key combination that could have caused this? Is there a way to reset the keyboard like on Dell laptops. The keyboard...

Hi, I'm running OSX 10.2 and when ever I run an application that isn't made by Apple it fails and gives this error..... Application Launch Failure The application "Word" ( or "Acrobat Reader" or whatever you like that isn't made by Apple) could not be launched because of a shared...