Terminal command to check Apple router status. natutil

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There is a terminal command that allows you to see some details of what your Apple router is up to.. !! It is not hugely useful.. very little of the info is absent from the airport utility but I did discover one interesting thing. It is also returning some mixed up or wrong info. The command is listed here. https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Darwin/Reference/Manpages/ man8/natutil.8.htmlor in terminal type man natutilIt took me a bit to get output from it. But this did work. $ natutil -v -sSearching for Internet Gateway Devices...2 IGDs foundGetting IGD status...okWAN connection details:Connection type: EthernetLink status: UpDownload bps: 10000000Upload bps: 10000000(this is the only really useful bit to me.. I can see with pppoe the link speed to the modem which is slow).WAN IP connection details:Connection type: IP_RoutedConnection status: ConnectedIP address: 202.6x.xx.1xxUptime: 2025RSIP Available: falseNAT Enabled: trueLAN DHCP configuration:Configurable DHCP: trueForwarding DHCP: falseLow IP: 10.0.1.2 (This info is wrong)High IP: 10.0.1.200 (This info is wrong)Netmask: 255.255.255.0DNS domain: (unknown)Getting IGD status...okWAN connection details:Connection type: EthernetLink status: DownDownload bps: 0Upload bps: 0WAN IP connection details:Connection type: IP_BridgedConnection status: DisconnectedIP address: 192.168.2.109Uptime: 336564RSIP Available: falseNAT Enabled: falseLAN DHCP configuration:Configurable DHCP: trueForwarding DHCP: falseLow IP: 10.0.1.2 (This info is wrong)High IP: 10.0.1.200 (This info is wrong)Netmask: 255.255.255.0DNS domain: (unknown)The wrong info is interesting.. because it actually implies some of the things are hard coded and why people have issues.. maybe. You can alter the output to get XML and you do get a tiny bit more info. natutil -vx -sSearching for Internet Gateway Devices...2 IGDs foundGetting IGD status...okWAN connection details:Connection type: EthernetLink status: UpDownload bps: 10000000Upload bps: 10000000WAN IP connection details:Connection type: IP_RoutedConnection status: ConnectedIP address: 202.xxx.xx.xxxUptime: 2404RSIP Available: falseNAT Enabled: trueLAN DHCP configuration:Configurable DHCP: trueForwarding DHCP: falseLow IP: 10.0.1.2High IP: 10.0.1.200Netmask: 255.255.255.0DNS domain: (unknown)&lt;?xml version&#x3D;"1.0" encoding&#x3D;"UTF-8"?&gt;&lt;!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"&gt;&lt;plist version&#x3D;"1.0"&gt;&lt;dict&gt;          &lt;key&gt;status&lt;/key&gt;          &lt;dict&gt;                    &lt;key&gt;lan&lt;/key&gt;                    &lt;dict&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;dhcpConfigurable&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;true/&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;dhcpForwarding&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;false/&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;ipRange&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;dict&gt;                                        &lt;key&gt;high&lt;/key&gt;                                        &lt;string&gt;10.0.1.200&lt;/string&gt;                                        &lt;key&gt;low&lt;/key&gt;                                        &lt;string&gt;10.0.1.2&lt;/string&gt;                              &lt;/dict&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;netMask&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;string&gt;255.255.255.0&lt;/string&gt;                    &lt;/dict&gt;                    &lt;key&gt;ssid&lt;/key&gt;                    &lt;string&gt;TC24ghz&lt;/string&gt;                    &lt;key&gt;usb&lt;/key&gt;                    &lt;dict&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;usbFlags&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;integer&gt;1104&lt;/integer&gt;                    &lt;/dict&gt;                    &lt;key&gt;wan&lt;/key&gt;                    &lt;dict&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;DNSServers&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;array&gt;                                        &lt;string&gt;203.24.100.125&lt;/string&gt;                                        &lt;string&gt;202.76.170.40&lt;/string&gt;                              &lt;/array&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;connection&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;string&gt;Ethernet&lt;/string&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;domain&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;string&gt;&lt;/string&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;downSpeed&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;integer&gt;10000000&lt;/integer&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;ipAddress&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;string&gt;202.xx.xx.xx&lt;/string&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;ipConnection&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;string&gt;IP_Routed&lt;/string&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;ipLink&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;string&gt;Connected&lt;/string&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;link&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;string&gt;Up&lt;/string&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;nat&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;true/&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;rsip&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;false/&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;upSpeed&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;integer&gt;10000000&lt;/integer&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;uptime&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;integer&gt;2404&lt;/integer&gt;                    &lt;/dict&gt;          &lt;/dict&gt;&lt;/dict&gt;&lt;/plist&gt;Getting IGD status...okWAN connection details:Connection type: EthernetLink status: DownDownload bps: 0Upload bps: 0WAN IP connection details:Connection type: IP_BridgedConnection status: DisconnectedIP address: 192.168.2.109Uptime: 336944RSIP Available: falseNAT Enabled: falseLAN DHCP configuration:Configurable DHCP: trueForwarding DHCP: falseLow IP: 10.0.1.2High IP: 10.0.1.200Netmask: 255.255.255.0DNS domain: (unknown)&lt;?xml version&#x3D;"1.0" encoding&#x3D;"UTF-8"?&gt;&lt;!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"&gt;&lt;plist version&#x3D;"1.0"&gt;&lt;dict&gt;          &lt;key&gt;status&lt;/key&gt;          &lt;dict&gt;                    &lt;key&gt;lan&lt;/key&gt;                    &lt;dict&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;dhcpConfigurable&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;true/&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;dhcpForwarding&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;false/&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;ipRange&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;dict&gt;                                        &lt;key&gt;high&lt;/key&gt;                                        &lt;string&gt;10.0.1.200&lt;/string&gt;                                        &lt;key&gt;low&lt;/key&gt;                                        &lt;string&gt;10.0.1.2&lt;/string&gt;                              &lt;/dict&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;netMask&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;string&gt;255.255.255.0&lt;/string&gt;                    &lt;/dict&gt;                    &lt;key&gt;ssid&lt;/key&gt;                    &lt;string&gt;TC24ghz&lt;/string&gt;                    &lt;key&gt;usb&lt;/key&gt;                    &lt;dict&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;usbFlags&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;integer&gt;1104&lt;/integer&gt;                    &lt;/dict&gt;                    &lt;key&gt;wan&lt;/key&gt;                    &lt;dict&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;DNSServers&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;array&gt;                                        &lt;string&gt;192.168.2.1&lt;/string&gt;                              &lt;/array&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;connection&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;string&gt;Ethernet&lt;/string&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;domain&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;string&gt;&lt;/string&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;downSpeed&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;integer&gt;0&lt;/integer&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;ipAddress&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;string&gt;192.168.2.109&lt;/string&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;ipConnection&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;string&gt;IP_Bridged&lt;/string&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;ipLink&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;string&gt;Disconnected&lt;/string&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;link&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;string&gt;Down&lt;/string&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;nat&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;false/&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;rsip&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;false/&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;upSpeed&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;integer&gt;0&lt;/integer&gt;                              &lt;key&gt;uptime&lt;/key&gt;                              &lt;integer&gt;336944&lt;/integer&gt;                    &lt;/dict&gt;          &lt;/dict&gt;&lt;/dict&gt;&lt;/plist&gt;It seems to allow you to set ports to open or closed and to check port forwarding.. that could be useful. I only post it as it seems no one has listed the info. I am running standard Mountain Lion not server.

johan2y · Answer

Hello there LaPastenague, This is great news to me. Ive been struggling with a very slow transfer rate to and from my TC and support has been unable to assist. I did run your command and got only a shorter version of what you got but I am not sure what it really is telling me. Could I kindly ask you for a bit of assistance?Here is the return of my natutil command ( I did set it up to extend an existing network but it doesnt really care about that :-))Getting IGD status...okWAN connection details:Connection type: EthernetLink status: DownDownload bps: 0Upload bps: 0WAN IP connection details:Connection type: IP_BridgedConnection status: DisconnectedIP address: 192.168.0.197Uptime: 87580RSIP Available: falseNAT Enabled: falseLAN DHCP configuration:Configurable DHCP: trueForwarding DHCP: falseLow IP: 10.0.1.2High IP: 10.0.1.200Netmask: 255.255.255.0DNS domain: (unknown)

LaPastenague · Answer

Describe how it is configured.. is it in wireless join to network.. ??A full network description will help. If so it is getting 0 bps on both upload and download even if it has a network connection.. which it does. I would recommend you move it to the main router and plug in by ethernet. There is nothing else I can particularly see from this.

johan2y · Answer

I have a D-link DWR-923 ROUTER transforming a 3G or 4G incoming signal from a mobile internet broadband provider. The DWR-923 is configured in DHCP and distributes the IPs for all computers. Whereas some of the computers have in the passed somtimes been static, they are not now. The TC is set to extend a network, of course the one of the router. At todays operation however, it was directly cabled to the DWR-923. Due to the poor performance of the TC, Its currently residing on its own with the router having only one computer, being my macbook Pro connected to it, and then through Wi-Fi.I said that the TC is set to extend but in reality I always get the feeling that its only joining. Does this infomormation suffice or is there any other info that could be useful to you?I truely appreciated your input.Thankx,Johan

LaPastenague · Answer

I think you might have the TC setup wrongly.. Actually let me make that clear.. it is wrong. TC cannot extend the wireless.. nor should you join the wireless from dlink. 1. Factory reset the TC. The Factory Reset universalUnplug your TC/AE. Hold in reset. and power the TC/AE back on..  all without releasing reset and keep holding in for about 10sec. The time is not important.. it is the front LED rapid flashing that indicates you are in factory mode.Release reset.If it doesn’t flash rapidly you have released reset at some point and try again.Be Gentle! Feel the switch click on. It has a positive feel..  add no more pressure after that.TC/AE will reboot after a couple of minutes with default factory settings and will wipe out previous configurations.No files are deleted on the hard disk.. No reset of the TC deletes files.. to do that you use erase from the airport utility.2. Configure the TC with airport utility. Plug WAN TC to LAN port dlink with ethernet cable. Setup the TC to bridge mode. Set it to create a wireless network.. not extend or join. The name can either be identical to the Dlink wireless with same wireless security and password or different is up to you. For roaming you use same.. for two separate wireless networks that are connected use different. I strongly recommend all names comply to SMB rules.. ie short, no spaces and pure alphanumeric.

johan2y · Answer

WOW,   thanks. !!