How to make below changes

TCP/IP Kernel Parameters

net.inet.ip.fw.verbose = 1 net.inet.ip.fw.verbose_limit = 65535

net.inet.icmp.icmplim = 1024 net.inet.icmp.drop_redirect = 1

net.inet.icmp.log_redirect = 1 net.inet.ip.redirect = 0 net.inet.ip.sourceroute = 0 net.inet.ip.accept_sourceroute = 0

net.inet.icmp.bmcastecho = 0 net.inet.icmp.maskrepl = 0 net.inet.tcp.delayed_ack = 0 net.inet.ip.forwarding = 0 net.inet.tcp.strict_rfc1948 = 1

windows domain.

MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.5)

Posted on Aug 7, 2016 11:33 PM

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Aug 9, 2016 11:51 AM in response to ChitlinsCC

What are you trying to do? The big picture.


Are you trying to performance tune your networking?

https://rolande.wordpress.com/2010/12/30/performance-tuning-the-network-stack-on -mac-osx-10-6/

https://rolande.wordpress.com/2014/05/17/performance-tuning-the-network-stack-on -mac-os-x-part-2/


You trying to get on the internet?

If your trying to establish an internet connection, you should try ignoring them.

I'm not familiar with these parameters. They seem like standard stuff and low level stuff. Should not have to bother with them. Ignore them. The internet software on a machine is meant to be interoperable with any other internet machine without needed low level configuration. You may want to configure after you get it working to improve performance.


Are you trying to change your firewall parameters?

net.inet.ip.fw.verbose = 1

net.inet.ip.fw.verbose_limit = 65535


I think it should have been formatted as such.


TCP/IP Kernel Parameters

# these look like firewall parameters

net.inet.ip.fw.verbose = 1

net.inet.ip.fw.verbose_limit = 65535

# these look like TCP/IP parameters to me

net.inet.icmp.icmplim = 1024

net.inet.icmp.drop_redirect = 1

net.inet.icmp.log_redirect = 1

net.inet.ip.redirect = 0

net.inet.ip.sourceroute = 0

net.inet.ip.accept_sourceroute = 0

net.inet.icmp.bmcastecho = 0

net.inet.icmp.maskrepl = 0

net.inet.tcp.delayed_ack = 0

net.inet.ip.forwarding = 0

net.inet.tcp.strict_rfc1948 = 1


windows domain.

R

Aug 9, 2016 11:59 AM in response to ChitlinsCC

This may be an administrator asking how you configure this stuff on a mac.


Answer: It's unix. You do it like you would on any other unix machine. 😉 [ see prior post ]


The TCP/IP stack had a common origin. At one time, it was common for operating systems to be using a cloned copy of the same TCP/IP Stack. I think the common one was UC Berkeley. Made interoperability real likely. Which was a good thing for all concerned.

R

Aug 9, 2016 12:36 PM in response to Mohan.pr

You sure it applies to you? Is this for individual machines or perhaps only the corporate backbone?


Be sure to do a complete backup of your machine before applying them.


In reality, you need to know what these parameters do before messing with them. You should be able to write a more detailed question before messing with these parameters.


You should not need to mess with these parameters to add an end user mac to your corporate network. If you do need to for an end user machine, your network is messed up. You might want to mess with these parameters for adding a server.


R

Aug 9, 2016 12:27 PM in response to Mohan.pr

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