There are many good GUI apps to do this, but I find it much easier to use the built-in terminal that comes with every mac out of the box. There is a CLI app called ‘screen’ that will allow you to use a USB-C console cable
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There are many good GUI apps to do this, but I find it much easier to use the built-in terminal that comes with every mac out of the box. There is a CLI app called ‘screen’ that will allow you to use a USB-C console cable
The Apple Network Responsiveness test measures the responsiveness of a network, or its ability to multitask when multiple devices and apps are sharing the network at the same time. But what is it actually doing?
Every now and then you need to find out what a client is trying to do. Sure, you could put your favourite packet capture device right next to the device and filter stuff out but sometimes you want to know exactly what the device is trying to reach or do. This will also give you the data that goes over cellular - Great for troubleshooting cellular handoff - if you wanted it.
So after a chat with Ferney this week I wanted to look into AWDL (Apple Wireless Direct Link Multi-peer Connectivity). I hadn't thought too much about it before but I use it all the time (Airplay, Sidecar, Watch Unlock, AirDrop etc.)