Bonjour is Gone After Updating to Safari 11.0

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Bonjour is Gone After Updating to Safari 11.0

I am using Sierra 10.12.6 on iMac. Yesterday I updated to Safari 11.0 and now Bonjour is gone from my Favourites Bookmark. Internet searches say to go to Safari > Preferences > Advanced tab and check off Bonjour but there is nothing there regarding Bonjour. A search for Bonjour in Finder comes up blank. How do I get Bonjour back? I use the Bonjour link to access my wifi router.

This is the screen shot of the Advanced tab:

iMac, macOS Sierra (10.12.6), Safari 11.0

Posted on Sep 20, 2017 9:36 PM

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Answer 1

Sep 21, 2017 7:50 AM in response to McBigiMac

I had the same problem. I used Bonjour to access two web servers on a different computer on my network for home automation and security camera. I bypassed the missing bonjour by entering the ip address for that computer followed by the port number for the web servers I was accessing. You enter this into Safari. When you get to it, bookmark it and then no problem. If you don't know what your router ip address is, use a network analyzer software program and it should show you the ip address of everything on your network. You might be able to find it in the airport program as well. If you have the ip address and port number (example 192.168.1.2:8100) and enter it into Safari, them bookmark it, you don't need Bonjour. Hope that helps. I no longer need Bonjour after doing it this way.

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Answer 2

Sep 27, 2017 4:09 AM in response to McBigiMac

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Eric Root

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Sep 21, 2017 8:36 AM in response to McBigiMac

Send Apple feedback. They won't answer, but at least will know there is a problem or a suggestion for change. If enough people send feedback, it may get the problem/suggested change solved sooner.

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McBigiMac Author

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Sep 21, 2017 7:49 AM in response to Kenneth Hayden

Thanks Keneth,

Entering the IP address works as you said. It is a good way to get around the issue. I labelled the Bookmark "Au Revoir". 😁

I would still like to get Bonjour back so if anybody has has the answer it would be appreciated.

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Answer 5

Sep 21, 2017 7:41 AM in response to Kenneth Hayden

Correction. I don't think you need a port number for the router, just the ip address. I just needed the port number because I am accessing two different things at the same ip address. Your wifi router will just have an ip address.

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Answer 6

Sep 21, 2017 7:57 AM in response to McBigiMac

You are welcome. I suspect the answer will have to come from Apple. Maybe something is coming with the new OS X. It's been quite a while but I seem to recall there being some security issues with Bonjour and maybe they are phasing it out or making some changes. Time will tell. Good Luck.

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