Below are pointers to information about OIT-supported networking-level software and services specific to Macintosh use at Princeton University.

Mac OS X Network-Level Software

Mac OS X 10.8.x Network Configuration

This document describes how to configure Mac OS X 10.8.x on a Mac connected to the campus network via OIT Ethernet Service, OIT Wireless Service, or OIT PPTP VPN Service. This is also where you'll find information about current versions of the 10.8.x networking software, and other OIT notes and caveats.

Mac OS X 10.8.x Network Configuration: OIT Notes and Caveats

General OIT notes and caveats about Mac OS X 10.8.x network configuration and behavior.

Mac OS X 10.7.x Network Configuration

This document describes how to configure Mac OS X 10.7.x on a Mac connected to the campus network via OIT Ethernet Service, OIT Wireless Service, or OIT PPTP VPN Service. This is also where you'll find information about current versions of the 10.7.x networking software, and other OIT notes and caveats.

OIT Network Systems' support for the use of Mac OS X 10.7.x on the campus network will end July 15 2013.

Mac OS X 10.7.x Network Configuration: OIT Notes and Caveats

General OIT notes and caveats about Mac OS X 10.7.x network configuration and behavior.

OIT Network Systems' support for the use of Mac OS X 10.7.x on the campus network will end July 15 2013.

Do Not Use Internet Sharing Feature on the Campus Network in Mac OS X 10.2.x - 10.7.x

A warning that Mac OS X's Internet Sharing Feature should not be used on a Macintosh attached to the campus wired or wireless network, if that Mac is running Mac OS X 10.2.x - 10.7.x.

Miscellaneous

How to Determine Your Device's Ethernet or Wireless Hardware Address

Instructions for determing the Ethernet or Wireless hardware address of some common kinds of hardware.

Mac OS X 10.5.x Releases DHCP Lease, Keeps Using IP Address

This describes a bug in Mac OS X 10.5.x; the bug was corrected in Mac OS X 10.6.

Mac OS X Networking: Support History at Princeton

A history of OIT Network System's support history of Mac OS X networking, and a brief chronology of versions of Mac OS X and related networking software.