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Resolves may return an IPv6 address in Panther
(HTML)
QA1298: Explains why you get an IP address of 0.0.0.0 when resolving a Rendezvous service.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation, Rendezvous |
2005-01-10 |
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Sending an Email
(HTML)
QA1084: Shows how to create an email in the user's prefered email application.
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Internet & Web |
2004-11-05 |
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Rendezvous enforces the TXT record format in Panther
(HTML)
QA1306: Explains how mDNSResponder enforces the proper TXT record format in Panther.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation, Darwin, Rendezvous |
2004-07-14 |
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Rendezvous service types used in Mac OS X
(HTML)
QA1312: Provides a list of common Rendezvous service types used in Mac OS X.
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Rendezvous |
2004-07-14 |
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Updating the TXT record of a Rendezvous service
(HTML)
QA1302: Explains how to update a Rendezvous TXT record while running on either Jaguar or Panther.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation, Darwin, Rendezvous |
2004-07-14 |
Getting a Packet Trace
(HTML)
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QA1176: Lists tools available for looking at the network packets on the wire.
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AirPort/802.11, AppleScript, Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation, Darwin, Device Drivers, Hardware, Internet & Web, Mac OS X Server, Printing, Rendezvous, Security |
2004-07-13 |
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Discovering all advertised Rendezvous service types
(HTML)
QA1337: Explains how to discover all Rendezvous service types being advertised on the local network.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation, Darwin, Hardware, Rendezvous |
2004-06-01 |
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Generating an NMI Without a Programmer's Switch
(HTML)
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QA1264: Explains how to generate a non-maskable interrupt (NMI) on CPUs without programmer's switches.
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Device Drivers |
2004-04-26 |
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Rendezvous enforces the service type format in Panther
(HTML)
QA1198: Explains why registering a Rendezvous service might fail on Panther.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Rendezvous |
2004-03-23 |
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The Rendezvous Name is not the Rendezvous name
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QA1228: Explains why you should use the Computer Name when advertising a Rendezvous service.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Rendezvous |
2004-03-05 |
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Clearing mDNSResponder's cached records
(HTML)
QA1310: Clearing the Rendezvous service cache (mDNSResponder's cached records) for testing purposes.
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Rendezvous |
2004-02-11 |
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Duplicate Rendezvous services while browsing
(HTML)
QA1333: Explains how to work with multiple network interfaces when browsing for Rendezvous services.
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Rendezvous |
2004-02-06 |
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The state of mDNSResponder
(HTML)
QA1339: Explains how to obtain information regarding the internal state of mDNSResponder.
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Darwin, Hardware, Rendezvous |
2004-02-06 |
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Use empty string for Rendezvous domains
(HTML)
QA1331: Explains what to specify for the domain parameter when using Rendezvous API's.
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Rendezvous |
2004-02-06 |
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Downloading through a proxy server in Mac OS X
(HTML)
QA1296: Explains when downloading through a proxy server will work, and when it will fail.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation |
2003-10-29 |
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URL Access vs. CFNetwork
(HTML)
QA1291: Explains when to choose URL Access or CFNetwork when downloading files from within your application.
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Carbon |
2003-10-29 |
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Installing an I/O Kit KEXT Without Rebooting
(HTML)
QA1319: Describes the state of the art of installing I/O Kit kernel extensions (KEXTs) without requiring a restart.
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Device Drivers |
2003-10-28 |
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Registering a Rendezvous service multiple times
(HTML)
QA1311: Explains why registering the same Rendezvous service twice on the same machine doesn't cause a name conflict.
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Rendezvous |
2003-10-23 |
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Rendezvous TXT record rate limiting in Panther
(HTML)
QA1293: Explains how mDNSResponder implements TXT record rate limiting in Panther.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Rendezvous |
2003-10-23 |
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Don't forget to cancel your Rendezvous resolve
(HTML)
QA1297: Explains why it's important to cancel a Rendezvous resolve operation.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Rendezvous |
2003-10-15 |
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NSL and how it relates to Rendezvous
(HTML)
QA1299: Explains the relationship between NSL and Rendezvous.
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Rendezvous |
2003-09-18 |
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Rendezvous and wake from sleep
(HTML)
QA1290: Explains why applications that use Rendezvous should stay registered and continue browsing on sleep.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Rendezvous |
2003-09-18 |
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PPPoE Server for Testing
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QA1252: Describes how to configure Mac OS X as a PPPoE server for testing purposes.
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Carbon, Cocoa |
2003-04-11 |
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Internet Connect Speed
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QA1165: Describes how to get the modem connection speed from the System Configuration framework dynamic store.
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Carbon, Internet & Web |
2003-03-26 |
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Accessing HTTPS Proxy Settings
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QA1234: Describes how to programatically access Secure Web Proxy information.
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Carbon, Mac OS X Server |
2003-02-19 |
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URL Access and the Missing Progress Dialog
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Deprecated - QA1140: Explains a known bug in URL Access related to progress dialogs.
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Carbon |
2002-09-23 |
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SCSIAction and IOSCSIUserClient on Mac OS X 10.2
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QA1201: Describes migrating to a new API for SCSI Parallel devices starting with Mac OS X 10.2.
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Printing |
2002-09-13 |
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Setting request headers in URL Access
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Deprecated - QA1073: Explains how to work around a bug in URL Access when setting request headers.
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Carbon |
2002-09-10 |
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Retain Counts of io_object_t Objects in IOKit.framework
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QA1195: Distinguishes between the retain counts of an I/O Kit kernel object and its io_object_t user space proxy.
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Printing |
2002-09-04 |
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IODeviceTree & the IORegistry
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QA1120: Describes the IODeviceTree plane in the Mac OS X IORegistry.
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Device Drivers |
2002-02-13 |
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Power Management; Policy Maker vs. Power Controller
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QA1121: Describes the differences between a Power Management Policy Maker and a Power Management Power Controller.
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Device Drivers |
2002-02-13 |
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IOKit Framework Headers
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QA1107: Describes the differences between the headers in IOKit.framework and the I/O Kit headers in Kernel.framework.
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Device Drivers, Hardware |
2002-01-15 |
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Getting the User and Computer Name
(HTML)
QA1078: Describes how to get the user and computer name on Mac OS X.
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Carbon, Core Foundation |
2001-10-30 |
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How to use URL Access with proxy servers
(HTML)
Deprecated - QA1074: Explains how to use URL Access with proxy servers.
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Carbon |
2001-10-02 |
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Open Transport Libraries
(HTML)
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NW18: Lists the Open Transport libraries and what to link with for PowerPC and 68K.
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Carbon |
2000-11-03 |
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The "chosen" node in the device tree
(HTML)
HW88: Describes how to find the "chosen" node in the Open firmware device tree.
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Device Drivers, Hardware, Internet & Web |
2000-09-05 |
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The "packages" node in the device tree
(HTML)
HW90: Describes the "packages" node in the Open Firmware device tree.
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Hardware |
2000-09-05 |
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Open Transport Versions
(HTML)
NW64: Lists the current versions of Open Transport and their features.
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Carbon |
2000-05-08 |
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Is the Open Firmware device tree object oriented?
(HTML)
HW80: Discusses the object-oriented attributes of the Open Firmware device tree.
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Device Drivers, Hardware |
1999-11-15 |
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When to use PCMCIA, PC Card, and CardBus
(HTML)
HW77: Explains the differences between PCMCIA, PC Card, and CardBus.
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Device Drivers, Hardware |
1999-11-15 |
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Raw IP and Open Transport 2.5.x
(HTML)
Deprecated - NW63: Discusses Open Transport 2.5's change to the behavior of raw IP endpoints with IP_HDRINCL set.
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Carbon |
1999-10-25 |
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Are the Name Registry device tree nodes unique?
(HTML)
Deprecated - HW64: Discusses whether Name Registry nodes copied from the Open Firmware device tree are unique.
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Device Drivers |
1999-10-11 |
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Launching the Default Internet Browser
(HTML)
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NW60: Shows with sample code how to invoke a user's default browser to open a specific URL.
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Internet & Web |
1999-10-11 |
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Sample code for allocating an amount of dictionary space
(HTML)
HW71: Discusses the allocation and the setting of memory for Dictionary space in Open Firmware.
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Hardware |
1999-10-11 |
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What is the "dump" word and how do I use it?
(HTML)
HW68: Describes the function of the Open Firmware word "dump" and how it can be used.
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Hardware |
1999-10-11 |
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What numeric base is the default for the Open Firmware user interface?
(HTML)
HW65: Describes how the default numeric base used by the Open Firmware user interface is hexadecimal.
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Hardware |
1999-10-11 |
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Allocate and Disk Full Error
(HTML)
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FL12: Discusses a problem with AFP volumes displaying incorrect free space, and returning disk full errors.
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Carbon, Cocoa |
1999-07-21 |
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TCP/IP Option Sizes
(HTML)
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NW62: Enumerates the TCP/IP options and their sizes for Open Transport.
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Carbon, Device Drivers, Hardware, Internet & Web |
1999-04-26 |
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Determining Open Firmware configuration variables
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HW56: Discusses how to determine the Open Firmware variables on a system.
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Device Drivers, Hardware |
1999-03-29 |
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Expansion ROM device properties
(HTML)
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HW50: Describes the Open Firmware properties that should be included in a boot device's expansion ROM.
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Device Drivers, Hardware |
1999-03-29 |
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Getting started with Forth
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HW53: Describes where FCode driver developers can get information about the Forth programming language.
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Device Drivers, Hardware |
1999-03-29 |
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Why did the name of the PCI bridge change?
(HTML)
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HW59: Explains the name change of the PCI bridge to the generic name "pci" in Open Firmware.
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Hardware |
1999-03-29 |
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fBroadCastAddr Always Zero
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Deprecated - NW58: Explains why the fBroadcastAddr field may be zero after a call to OTInetGetInterfaceInfo and includes the workaround.
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Carbon |
1999-03-08 |
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Difference between using Restart or Shut Down in the Finder's Special menu in Open Firmware
(HTML)
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HW47: Explains the differences between using Restart or Shut Down on Open Firmware
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Hardware |
1999-02-15 |
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What are snag keys in Open Firmware?
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HW35: Explains Open Firmware snag keys, including examples of their function.
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Hardware |
1999-02-15 |
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Determining if a Drive is a Network Volume
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NW09: Shows how to determine if a volume is mounted over the network.
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Carbon |
1998-06-01 |
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Numerous Small Packet Exchanges Resultin Poor TCP Performance
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NW26: Explains why numerous small package exchanges result in poor TCP performance.
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Carbon |
1998-05-25 |
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Open Transport Errors -3151/-3160 and Option Management
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NW54: Gives possible causes of errors -3151 and -3160 when making an OptionManagement call to set an endpoint.
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Carbon |
1998-04-12 |
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Receiving UDP Broadcasts
(HTML)
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Deprecated - NW53: Explains why UDP endpoints may never receive UDP broadcast messages.
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Carbon |
1997-11-17 |
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OTScheduleDeferredTask When Task Running
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NW52: Describes what happens when you use OTScheduleDefferedTask to schedule a task that is running.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Device Drivers |
1997-10-13 |
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68K Open Transport Code on Power Macintoshes
(HTML)
Deprecated - NW48: Explains why running Open Transport 68K code on a PowerPC may not always work.
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Carbon |
1997-03-14 |
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Changing the TCP Window Size
(HTML)
NW47: Describes how to change the TCP window size in Open Transport.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Device Drivers |
1997-03-14 |
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T_DATA_REQ vs M_DATA TPI Message Blocks
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NW42: Explains why OT passes data to a TPI module using M_DATA message blocks instead of M_PROTO+T_DATA_REQ.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation, Device Drivers, Hardware, Internet & Web |
1996-10-25 |
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Server Endpoint 'qlen' Limit
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Deprecated - NW38: Tells how to determine the maximum 'qlen' value which limits the number of supported handoff endpoints.
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Carbon |
1996-08-21 |
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Calling CloseOpenTransport When Writing an App
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Deprecated - NW36: Identifies a bug in Open Transport 1.1 which means your application must CloseOpenTransport before quitting.
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Carbon |
1996-07-03 |
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OTScheduleSystemTask Cleanup
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Deprecated - NW37: States the proper way to clean up any pending system tasks scheduled with OTScheduleSystemTask.
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Carbon |
1996-07-03 |
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Aborting a OTConnect in Progress
(HTML)
Deprecated - NW29: Describes the proper way to abort OTConnect, and why after calling OTSndDisconnect you may receive "kOTOutStateErr".
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Carbon |
1996-05-14 |
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Handing Off TCP Connections to a Different Port
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NW25: Explains that a passive TCP connection cannot hand off the connection to a different port address.
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Carbon |
1996-05-14 |
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PSetSelfSend in Classic AppleTalk vs. Open Transport AppleTalk
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NW23: Describes the relationship between PSetSelfSend in Classic AppleTalk and Open Transport AppleTalk.
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Carbon |
1996-05-14 |
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Synchronous TCP OTConnect Client Call Completes Before Server Responds
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Deprecated - NW24: Explains why an OTConnect call will complete before the server responds.
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Carbon |
1996-05-14 |
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TCP Application Acquires Different Port Address After Relaunch
(HTML)
Deprecated - NW28: Explains why a server application acquires a different TCP/IP port address after restarting.
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Carbon |
1996-05-14 |
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TCP Option Sizes
(HTML)
Deprecated - NW27: Tells where to get more information on TCP Option sizes and setting TCP Options.
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Carbon |
1996-05-14 |
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Error -3168 (kOTStateChangeErr) and Handoff Endpoints
(HTML)
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Deprecated - NW22: Explains why a kOTStateChangeErr -3168 occurs when there is a handoff endpoint involved.
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Carbon |
1996-04-08 |
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Closing the Connection: OpenTransport
(HTML)
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Deprecated - NW20: Describes an orderly disconnect situation in Open Transport between two nodes.
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Carbon |
1996-03-04 |
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Open Transport Error -3208: kEBADFErr
(HTML)
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NW21: Explains why a call to OTSnd may result in a kEBADFErr -3208.
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Carbon |
1996-03-04 |
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PCI Type 1 Cycles
(HTML)
HW26: Describes the circumstances when the PowerMac generates a Configuration Type 1 command.
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Hardware |
1995-07-15 |
