Just bought the 12" MacBook, which must be used wirelessly (my iMac is wired), and seeing issues with Back To My Mac. After going to LinkSys' support site, it seems my router (WRT 1900AC) is NOT listed as supporting Yosemite. In fact...NONE of the LinkSys routers are listed as supporting that version of OS X.
Do I need to get another vendor's brand of router?
Thanks.
MacBook, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3), 12" rMB 1.3 GHz, 512 GB
You need a router that supports both Bonjour and NAT-PMP or UPnP. I don't know whether yours does as there is no way I would ever use any Linksys product.
Thanks, Linc. I don't see any setting for Bonjour (is that just enabling a port or something?), I DO have UPnP checked, and I do have Use NAT checked, but, don't see a setting for NAT-PMP. From Googling, it seems Windows needs UPnP, while OSX needs NAT-PMP? But then I found something saying Back To My Mac will work with either--but, I still get the warning when I turn it on.
Funny but my iMac has a wired connection to the same router, and it does NOT get the error message, just the wireless MacBook...
Thanks.
Bonjour is multicast DNS. BTMM works with either NAT-PMP or UPnP; the latter is much more common on Windows-oriented routers.
The warranty on the MacBook entitles you to complimentary phone support for the first 90 days of ownership.
Linc, I checked out CNET's router reviews. Would the ASUS RT-AC3200 or Apple AirPort Extreme be better to use?
Thanks.
I don't know anything about third-party routers. Any current model Apple router will work.
LinkSys Router Support For Yosemite
