Yosemite random Crash - discoveryd_helper[147]: Basic RemoteControl com.apple.discoveryd_helper Starting XPC Server

Hi Everyone,


i have a crash every now and then. Looks like it has something to do with Networking or Bonjour.


Nov 10 23:55:34.018358 Chriss-iMac.local discoveryd_helper[147]: Basic RemoteControl com.apple.discoveryd_helper Starting XPC Server

Nov 10 23:55:34.018593 Chriss-iMac.local discoveryd_helper[147]: Detailed RemoteControl com.apple.discoveryd_helper XPC connection 0x7ff9d0600210: start (pid=50, <unknown> not root)

Nov 10 23:55:34.018358 Chriss-iMac.local discoveryd_helper[147]: Basic RemoteControl com.apple.discoveryd_helper Starting XPC Server

Nov 10 23:55:34.018593 Chriss-iMac.local discoveryd_helper[147]: Detailed RemoteControl com.apple.discoveryd_helper XPC connection 0x7ff9d0600210: start (pid=50, <unknown> not root)


anyone got any idea what it could be ? I learned that


there is no more com.apple.mDNSResponder.plist in OS X 10.10. The service that controls mDNSResponder is now discoverd. The plist file you are looking for is actually:

/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.discoveryd.plist

You want to add

--no-multicast
to the ProgramArguments in that file.

  <key>ProgramArguments</key> <array> <string>/usr/libexec/discoveryd</string> <string>--udsocket</string> <string>standard</string> <string>--loglevel</string> <string>Basic</string> <string>--logclass</string> <string>Everything</string> <string>--logto</string> <string>asl</string> </array>

Becomes

  <key>ProgramArguments</key> <array> <string>/usr/libexec/discoveryd</string> <string>--udsocket</string> <string>standard</string> <string>--loglevel</string> <string>Basic</string> <string>--logclass</string> <string>Everything</string> <string>--logto</string> <string>asl</string> <string>--no-multicast</string> </array>


but doing this (adding

--no-multicast)
disables finding and communicating with printers in my network and my timemachine backup drive can't be found.


..... any clues ? this is driving me mad.

Posted on Nov 11, 2014 10:48 AM

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