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fix_sleep_osx

Fix sleep when waking from network in OSX

Bonjour is done via mDNSResponder and this sucker prevents a Mac from sleeping when other Macs poll the serverlist in Finder. To fix this, use the following configuration

sudo launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.mDNSResponder.plist
sudo vi /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.mDNSResponder.plist
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    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
        <string>/usr/sbin/mDNSResponder</string>
        <string>-NoMulticastAdvertisements</string>
    </array>
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sudo launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.mDNSResponder.plist
fix_sleep_osx.txt · Last modified: by herwarth