Macs on network do not show up under Locations in Finder

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Macs on network do not show up under Locations in Finder

I added a third Mac to my network yesterday, running Sequoia 15.1.1. I want to share files between it and the the other Macs. If I go to Finder on the new computer, though, the other two computers do not show up under Locations. If I go to the other computers the new one does not show up under Locations on those. I have file sharing enabled on all three computers and Finder is configured to show items from Bonjour. How can I get the computers to find each other?

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Posted on Nov 23, 2024 8:05 AM

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Barney-15E

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Nov 23, 2024 4:50 PM in response to beirne

beirne wrote:

I think I figured things out. I'm used to working in Ventura, which shows the hosts under Locations. The new computer is running Sequoia, and the two other Macs are under the Network group under Locations. That works for me. And yes, Ventura also has a Network group, but I wasn't used to using it since I saw the hosts under Locations as well.

The Network shortcut in the Sidebar should show them, but I see my file sharing Macs listed directly under Locations.

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beirne Author

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Nov 23, 2024 9:35 AM in response to beirne

A bit more detail. The Path Finder program can see the other two Macs on the network even though Finder does not show them.

Also, I can get to the other Macs from the new one by typing the URI in Cmd-K. They just don't show up under Locations.

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Barney-15E

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Nov 23, 2024 9:50 AM in response to beirne

beirne wrote:

As I mentioned in the original post, I have Finder configured to include Bonjour computers. Is there anything else I need to check?

I don’t know I thought it was network servers, but I’m on my iPhone and can’t check what the actual settings are on a Mac

are you running any sort of VPN network, security or firewall that might be blocking the advertising service?

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beirne Author

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Nov 23, 2024 3:49 PM in response to Barney-15E

All of the boxes for showing things under Locations are checked.

I'm not running a VPN. My only security software is Bitdefender. I still don't get the locations to show even if I disable it. I checked port 5353 between machines with nmap and it is reachable in both directions.

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beirne Author

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Nov 23, 2024 4:14 PM in response to beirne

I'm learning about bonjour. I'm able to do queries with dns-sd and the Discovery GUI wrapper. It gets hits from all the servers with _smb.tcp but not _afpovertcp._tcp, which I think is what Finder wants to populate Location. Can anyone confirm if I'm on the right track?

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beirne Author

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Nov 23, 2024 4:25 PM in response to beirne

I think I figured things out. I'm used to working in Ventura, which shows the hosts under Locations. The new computer is running Sequoia, and the two other Macs are under the Network group under Locations. That works for me. And yes, Ventura also has a Network group, but I wasn't used to using it since I saw the hosts under Locations as well.

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beirne Author

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Nov 23, 2024 4:56 PM in response to Barney-15E

The Network shortcut in the Sidebar should show them, but I see my file sharing Macs listed directly under Locations.

Barney-15E wrote:

beirne wrote:

I think I figured things out. I'm used to working in Ventura, which shows the hosts under Locations. The new computer is running Sequoia, and the two other Macs are under the Network group under Locations. That works for me. And yes, Ventura also has a Network group, but I wasn't used to using it since I saw the hosts under Locations as well.