Screen sharing Mac Mini M2 over ethernet? openthread issue?

i just set up my Mac Mini (13.4.1) and verified that I could control it via my MacBook Air (13.4.1) so I can run it headless but still work on it. That worked fine while both devices were on wifi. I shut down the mini, moved it to its new location (away from a monitor), connected it to the router via an ethernet cable, rebooted it and attempted to fire up Screen Sharing. Instead of seeing the Mini in my network locations, I see openthread.thread.home.arpa with no option to share a screen.

I see that the openthread is related to HomeKit. Do I have to disconnect the ethernet to use screen sharing? the Mini is going to be used as a Channels DVR server, among other things, so the ethernet connection is desired for internet speed.

Posted on Jul 26, 2023 3:58 PM

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BDAqua

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Posted on Jul 27, 2023 1:20 AM

Ethernet should be fine.

What may be needed is...

Make a New Location, Using network locations in Mac OS X ...

System Preferences>Network, top of window>Locations>Edit Locations, little plus icon, give it a name.

System Preferences>Network, click on the little gear at the bottom next to the + & - icons, (unlock lock first if locked), choose Set Service Order.

The interface that connects to the Internet should be dragged to the top of the list.

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