Q: How to locally sync an iPhone with OS X Mavericks? iCloud is NOT an option.
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Nov 14, 2013 1:36 PMby doctorsuess,Regarding my early use of the internet:
Ah, you misunderstand. I think the LAN used the same protocol used in the remote connection. It was developed first. All that was added was an acoustic modem, probably the same as was then used for teletype machines. Not a lie, an exageration.
The editor was a line editor and, of course, we submitted batch jobs But, it meant many turn-arounds a day instead of one.
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Nov 14, 2013 2:34 PMby petermac87,appid wrote:
someone was on here before and said they had written an app - called "calsynch" I looked for it in the apple store but cannot find it. Is it progressing?
There have been a lot of claims of software being created around these forums. Don't put too much faith in them. There is no indication of any app by that name around these forums. The post may have been removed for breaching the terms of use.
Pete
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Nov 14, 2013 2:38 PMby DiederikStaay,KiltedTim wrote:
Whether or not the LAN used the same protocol is immaterial. You have lost all credibility. It's probably best you just quit while you're ahead.
Always there to help, aren't you? Much appreciated. We're really getting closer to the initial goal of this thread now. Thanks to your numerous and extremely knowledgable helpful hints, tips and tricks. Your profound understanding of the issue described in the heading and your bull's eye's spot on helpful solutions are admirable. Thank you so much! You're a real hero.
Oh, and there i thought you had given up. Fortunately you can still muster the energy to enlighten us in our quest with valuable advice and deep thoughts. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Your stamina is enlightning in comparison with the kiltedTim wannabees that are trying to make us all see our apparent delusion of hope for a better future. Deep respect shall be yours!
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Nov 14, 2013 4:02 PMby fred242,Thanks, this is exactly what I was afraid of. I am sure if I understood what I was doing, I could set up server to do this simple task. I note that I get 90 days free support for server if bought off the app store so if I cannot get it to work through my own research I will see if tha can help. Need a manual really....
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Nov 14, 2013 4:06 PMby Barney-15E,James Richards wrote:
Barney-15E, thanks for posting this. I'll give it a try. I've just got some questions first, if you are able to help.
MAMP sets the Apache port for its server to be 8888. Presumably this will mean that at step 4 under 'Set up the Server' the change should be to 8888 rather than to 8080. (And then 8888 should be used instead of 8080 throughout your instructions.)
Yes.
Under the heading "Adding Calendars and Addressbooks to your Mac" you give a couple of URLs ending in 'username' (e.g. http://localhost:8080/cal.php/principals/username). Should those URLs end with the word 'username' or should I substitute my own username?
Use the username you set up in Baïkal server.
Lower down you refer to the IP address of your Mac. My wifi network uses a DHCP server, so the IP address may change each time I log on. I can get it to issue a fixed IP address, but this will not work if I try to sync on someone else's LAN, or if I use a computer-to-computer network. If I go to System Preferences>>Sharing the pane states that "Computers on your local network can access your computer at: [My computer's network name].local". Can I use that name (including '.local') instead of an IP address when adding CalDAV and CardDAV accounts?
Yes, you should use the address given on the Sharing pane. I don't think you need the .local part (and it might not work).
The "someone else's LAN" won't work unless you have the server open to the Internet. In that case, you'd use the IP address you use to connect to your network from the outside.
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Nov 14, 2013 4:09 PMby Barney-15E,fred242 wrote:
If I wanted to eliminate server and try Baikal do I need to remove server or is it sufficient to just turn it off?
I don't know. OS X Server sets up the Apache web server (which is what Baïkal uses). I don't think you can run two servers, so you would at least have to turn off the Web Server in Server. I don't know how that changes the configuration files. The examples I used were based on the standard client config files.
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Nov 14, 2013 4:38 PMby Drew Reece,fred242,
It seems likely that the OS X webserver setup will have modified Apache's config files beyond recognition, so when Baikal tries to edit them they may be in an unusable state. Sorry a reinstall might be the only way to get back to a state the Baikal can work.
If you do need to reinstall to get the server working, why not go back to something that syncs?
The help menu from server app will usually take you to the online documents.
You'll be better off getting support in the OS X server forums too.
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Nov 14, 2013 4:54 PMby brollyjohn,Thanks goes out to Barney for that heroic level code but most users won't be able to execute that. Users are finding it helpful
However, this is still a consumer rights and privacy issue as well as a technical one.
There is no mention of the loss of local sync in apple's documentation until you read the help info POST-upgrade. But by then a lot of users are stuck in Mavebricks land.
I would have loved to see Phil Schiller recite Barney's code at the Keynote and end with his usual,
"It's THAT simple."
http://themolly.com/blog/2013/10/27/os-x-mavericks-forces-ios-calendar-contact-s yncing-into-icloud/
