At home, I have a Synology machine situated in my residence. 192.168.1.180. My iPhone can seamlessly connect to the machine via IP address when connected to WiFi without requiring any additional authentication. My laptop computer, connected to the same WiFi network, fails to:
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Using a Synology app on your cellphone effectively connects you to the desired IP address, delivering reliable results. When I attempt to use the Equal app on my laptop, it consistently fails to connect.
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When accessing the IP address in Safari on my cellphone, I’m presented with a login prompt. If you enter the IP address in Safari on your laptop, it is likely to crash or freeze occasionally. When I access the IP address in Chrome on my laptop, I quickly receive an
ERR_ADDRESS_INVALIDdisplay screen.
Terminal output revealing insights into laptop’s system configuration and performance.
phrogz@PhrogzBook ~ % ping 192.168.1.180; (no response) PING 192.168.1.180 (192.168.1.180): request timed out PING 192.168.1.180 (192.168.1.180): request timed out ^C --- 192.168.1.180 ping statistics --- 3 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss phrogz@PhrogzBook ~ % sudo traceroute 192.168.1.180; (output) unavailable due to firewall being disabled. phrogz@PhrogzBook ~ % sudo /usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/socketfilterfw --getglobalstate; Firewall is currently disabled. (State = 0) phrogz@PhrogzBook ~ % ifconfig lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 16384 choices=1203<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,TXSTATUS,SW_TIMESTAMP> inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 inet6 fe80::1percentlo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1 nd6 choices=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD> gif0: flags=8010<POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST> mtu 1280 stf0: flags=0<> mtu 1280 anpi0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 choices=400<CHANNEL_IO> ether c6:83:5f:2c:6e:40 media: none standing: inactive anpi2: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 choices=400<CHANNEL_IO> ether c6:83:5f:2c:6e:42 media: none standing: inactive anpi1: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 choices=400<CHANNEL_IO> ether c6:83:5f:2c:6e:41 media: none standing: inactive en4: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 choices=400<CHANNEL_IO> ether c6:83:5f:2c:6e:20 nd6 choices=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD> media: none standing: inactive en5: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 choices=400<CHANNEL_IO> ether c6:83:5f:2c:6e:21 nd6 choices=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD> media: none standing: inactive en6: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 choices=400<CHANNEL_IO> ether c6:83:5f:2c:6e:22 nd6 choices=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD> media: none standing: inactive en1: flags=8963<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 choices=460<TSO4,TSO6,CHANNEL_IO> ether 36:f3:65:f4:1f:80 media: autoselect <full-duplex> standing: inactive en2: flags=8963<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 choices=460<TSO4,TSO6,CHANNEL_IO> ether 36:f3:65:f4:1f:84 media: autoselect <full-duplex> standing: inactive en3: flags=8963<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 choices=460<TSO4,TSO6,CHANNEL_IO> ether 36:f3:65:f4:1f:88 media: autoselect <full-duplex> standing: inactive bridge0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 choices=63<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,TSO4,TSO6> ether 36:f3:65:f4:1f:80 Configuration: id 0:0:0:0:0:0 precedence 0 hellotime 0 fwddelay 0 maxage 0 holdcnt 0 proto stp maxaddr 100 timeout 1200 root id 0:0:0:0:0:0 precedence 0 ifcost 0 port 0 ipfilter disabled flags 0x0 member: en1 flags=3<LEARNING,DISCOVER> ifmaxaddr 0 port 10 precedence 0 path price 0 member: en2 flags=3<LEARNING,DISCOVER> ifmaxaddr 0 port 11 precedence 0 path price 0 member: en3 flags=3<LEARNING,DISCOVER> ifmaxaddr 0 port 12 precedence 0 path price 0 nd6 choices=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD> media: <unknown kind> standing: inactive ap1: flags=8802<BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 choices=400<CHANNEL_IO> ether 7e:e9:1e:89:0f:cf media: autoselect en0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 choices=6460<TSO4,TSO6,CHANNEL_IO,PARTIAL_CSUM,ZEROINVERT_CSUM> ether 5c:e9:1e:89:0f:cf inet6 fe80::a8:c850:c9ad:8dbcpercenten0 prefixlen 64 secured scopeid 0xf inet 192.168.1.13 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255 nd6 choices=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD> media: autoselect standing: lively awdl0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 choices=6460<TSO4,TSO6,CHANNEL_IO,PARTIAL_CSUM,ZEROINVERT_CSUM> ether 36:37:dd:14:37:1b inet6 fe80::3437:ddff:fe14:371bpercentawdl0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x10 nd6 choices=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD> media: autoselect standing: lively llw0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 choices=400<CHANNEL_IO> ether 36:37:dd:14:37:1b inet6 fe80::3437:ddff:fe14:371bpercentllw0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x11 nd6 choices=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD> media: autoselect standing: inactive utun0: flags=8051<UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 inet6 fe80::9ea:f549:1e53:80efpercentutun0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x12 nd6 choices=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD> utun1: flags=8051<UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1380 inet6 fe80::acdc:d2ca:9927:72dapercentutun1 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x13 nd6 choices=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD> utun2: flags=8051<UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 2000 inet6 fe80::b851:13d6:ae77:3168percentutun2 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x14 nd6 choices=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD> utun3: flags=8051<UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1000 inet6 fe80::ce81:b1c:bd2c:69epercentutun3 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x15 nd6 choices=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD> utun4: flags=8051<UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1380 inet6 fe80::5346:3701:5013:df6fpercentutun4 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x16 nd6 choices=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD> utun5: flags=8051<UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1380 inet6 fe80::bd02:a0ec:bc51:9adcpercentutun5 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x17 nd6 choices=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD> en7: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 choices=6464<VLAN_MTU,TSO4,TSO6,CHANNEL_IO,PARTIAL_CSUM,ZEROINVERT_CSUM> ether b0:4f:13:25:b8:advert nd6 choices=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD> media: autoselect (none) standing: inactive phrogz@PhrogzBook ~ % route -n get default path to: default vacation spot: default masks: default gateway: 192.168.1.1 interface: en0 flags: <UP,GATEWAY,DONE,STATIC,PRCLONING,GLOBAL> recvpipe sendpipe ssthresh rtt,msec rttvar hopcount mtu expire 0 0 0 0 0 0 1500 0 I have VPN software installed on my laptop computer and phone, but none are currently active. I’m uncertain about what to search for right now to determine how a VPN might be interfering with my online activities?
