Launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/.plistlaunchctl load /System/Library/LaunchAgents/.plistĪllow an app to communicate outside the system through the application layer firewall: Launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchAgents/.plistlaunchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/.plist Obtain the dns servers used on the Wi-Fi interface: Networksetup -setmanual Wi-Fi 10.0.0.2 255.255.255.0 10.0.0.1Ĭonfigure the dns servers for a given network interface: Ipconfig set en1 BOOTP & ipconfig set en1 DHCPĮcho 'add State:/Network/Interface/en0/RefreshConfiguration temporary' | sudo scutil Set the interface called Wi-Fi to obtain it if it isn’t already Networksetup -ordernetworkservices “Wi-Fi” “USB Ethernet” Networksetup -setnetworkserviceenabled offĬhange the order of your network services: Networksetup -renamenetworkservice Ethernet Wired Rename the network service called Ethernet to the word Wired: List all of the network interfaces on the system: Switch the active location to a location called Work, but also show the GUID of that location so we can make scripties with it laters: Switch the active location to a location called Work: Networksetup -createlocation Work populate Obtain the active location the system is using:Ĭreate a network location called Work and populate it with information from the active network connection: Show a list of locations on the computer: Get information about how en0 got its dhcp on: Ipconfig getoption en0 domain_name_server Same thing, but setting and echoing a variable:

After writing up the presentation for MacSysAdmin in Sweden, I decided to go ahead and throw these into a quick cheat sheet for anyone who’d like to have them all in one place.

Network connect mac 10.10