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Q: LinkSys Router Support For Yosemite

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

Posted on Jun 9, 2015 11:41 PM

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  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Jun 10, 2015 6:50 AM in response to Gmouse1
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    Jun 10, 2015 6:50 AM in response to Gmouse1

    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.

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    Gmouse1 Gmouse1 Jun 10, 2015 8:59 AM in response to Linc Davis
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    Jun 10, 2015 8:59 AM in response to Linc Davis

    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.

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Jun 10, 2015 9:05 AM in response to Gmouse1
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    Jun 10, 2015 9:05 AM in response to Gmouse1

    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.

  • by Gmouse1,

    Gmouse1 Gmouse1 Jun 10, 2015 9:14 AM in response to Linc Davis
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    Jun 10, 2015 9:14 AM in response to Linc Davis

    Linc, I checked out CNET's router reviews.  Would the ASUS RT-AC3200 or Apple AirPort Extreme be better to use?

     

    Thanks.

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Jun 10, 2015 9:15 AM in response to Gmouse1
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    Jun 10, 2015 9:15 AM in response to Gmouse1

    I don't know anything about third-party routers. Any current model Apple router will work.