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Apple’s OS X 10.10.4 finally kills ‘discoveryd’ networking nightmare for Mac users

“Apple today released OS X Yosemite 10.10.4, an under-the-hood update that introduces several bug fixes and performance improvements,” Juli Clover reports for MacRumors. “Most notably, 10.10.4 includes the removal of the problematic Discoveryd process, which has caused multiple networking issues for some users in OS X Yosemite.

“Discoveryd is a networking process that was introduced in Yosemite to replace mDNSresponder, but it caused problems like slow wake from sleep, failures to resolve DNS names, duplicate machine names, WiFi disconnects, excessive CPU usage, battery drain, and more,” Clover reports. “In 10.10.4, discoveryd has been replaced with the older mDNSresponder process.”

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MacDailyNews Take: Finally!

SEE ALSO:
Apple releases OS X Yosemite 10.10.4 – June 30, 2015
Yes, the fix for OS X Yosemite’s Wi-Fi problems is finally on the way! – June 12, 2015

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