Once the field is empty, click the plus button and add the two numbers above (or any other public DNS numbers you want to use) and it should resolve the issue immediately. Under the DNS servers box, make a note of your current DNS number(s) (in case you ever wish to restore it) and then click the minus button until the field is empty.
#APPLE SERVER DOWNLOAD HOW TO#
If you use the new public DNS IP's, here's how to apply them: If you're on a Mac, click the wifi icon at the to > open network preferences > Advanced > DNS (tab). I know they are a competitor of Apple but it works and I had to share the solution for this extremely frustrating issue. Those DNS numbers are safe and you can research them first before trying them to ensure they are legit. After switching to Google's free public DNS (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4) I have my 75/75 Mbps speed back. Immediately prior to the switch, my download speeds were in the Kbps speed. Now my connection to Apple is lightning fast again. After the third day (7am this morning) of absurdly slow connections to Apple's servers, I switched my DNS from Verizon's to Google's (hope I can say that here).
I hate to be a 'pioneer' who discovers a remaining 'bug' that could keep me from using my devices until it is remedied.įound the answer. The iOS downloads are huge, and that generates a huge amount of network traffic, potentially slowing things for everyone who accesses an Apple website.įor that reason, EXCEPT FOR CRITICAL SECURITY UPDATES, I typically wait at least few days, minimum, before downloading and installing the latest release. There are hundreds of millions of iDevices, and tens of millions of OS X Mavericks-capable Macs in use.
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In this case, OS X Mavericks 10.9.5 for Mac was released yesterday (on September 18th, 2014) and iOS 8 for iPhone, iPad, and iPod, was released on September 17, 2014, so just one day apart. In my experience, Apple operating system and software downloads are typically slower (and sometimes 'time-out') for the first day or two after new releases and updates because of high demand. I'll speculate that there's nothing seriously wrong with your computer, you simply chose a very busy time to do Apple updates.
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