VMs can't boot with Network Mode set to Bridged on Apple M5 Pro machines (github.com)
65 points by IndySun 7 hours ago
Aurornis 5 hours ago
Classic GitHub issue thread: Someone shows up and tries to explain it’s not a bug and never could have worked. Everyone else points out that it does work on other Mac hardware. Person doubles down and tries to claim that the bug was that it ever worked, and not working is the correct behavior. New Mac OS beta release fixes the bug and makes it work. Nothing related to the repo was changed.
fouc 3 hours ago
Also classic, someone finally jumping in with a full and insightful explanation. What a turnaround!
subarctic 2 hours ago
So, are they gonna add official support for this in the wifi standard someday? It sounds like the way that this works is a non-standard workaround
aurelian15 2 hours ago
You might be looking for https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_distribution_system
This is a standard way to form bridges in WiFi networks and does not require any ARP proxying. In practise this requires certain OS/driver/firmware/chipset combinations to work though.
tosti 2 hours ago
> the bug was that it ever worked
montjoy 5 hours ago
This is actually what’s interesting
doctorpangloss 5 hours ago
remember how there used to be people whose lifestyle was answering Stack Overflow questions? 3 years from now we're going to be looking at charts showing engagement from GitHub Lifestyle people going straight down too.
lloydatkinson 3 hours ago
Like that probably still open huge github issue with hundreds of comments, the one about how docker will blow your firewall wide open.
billti 4 hours ago
I couldn't get bridged networking to work with my M5 machine and VMs running on Parallels. This thread here would seem to indicate it's a known issue (with no updates or resolution :/ ) - https://forum.parallels.com/threads/m5-macbook-air-windows-1...
arjie 4 hours ago
The OP has a thing that solves it for many: update to a beta version.
ArchOversight 4 hours ago
The linked Github also states that updating to 26.6 works.
juancn 4 hours ago
I love when things work out in the end!
(issue is fixed in the latest MacOS 26 and 27 betas)
TheqO 5 hours ago
The M5 Pro and M5 Max support Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 via Apple's N1 wireless networking chip, while the base M5 supports Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3.
mcfdoesdev 6 hours ago
That's super weird.
kazinator 5 hours ago
Remember, if shoes were like software, they would explode while you're trying to tie the laces, because the first of the month landed on a Tuesday.
pjmlp 5 hours ago
Unfortunately most consumers put up with it, instead of handling it like shoes, returning them to the shop for a refund, or if surviving the explosion, a lawsuit.
kazinator 5 hours ago
phoghed 5 hours ago
amelius 4 hours ago
Don't try to do professional work on consumer hardware ...
tecleandor 4 hours ago
What kind of, ahem, "non consumer hardware" should I buy to run a virtual machine?
pram 3 hours ago
A 15 year old Thinkpad is the HN approved machine for Serious Work.
sam_lowry_ 2 hours ago
lostlogin 2 hours ago
There was a good article here yesterday on Colossus.
ChrisMarshallNY an hour ago
NeckBeardPrince an hour ago
What hardware do you think Apple uses to build their "professional" software on?
r_lee 4 hours ago
you say that while I'm pretty sure the macbooks are the most popular laptop platform for developing software?