Hello,
I have a MacBook Pro (M1 2021) using Sequoia 15.3 and using Lightburn 1.7.06
I cannot get Network permissions set. Lightburn does not give me access to set Network permissions in Privacy & Security-> Local Network:
Am I missing something or is this a compatibility issue? Should I revert back to an earlier OS?
Than you for your time.
Iâm running the same OS on a 2020 M1 Mini.
Is your Lightburn installation looking for network resources by default? Mine connects to my Ruida via LAN, so as soon as I open it, it requires network access. If Lightburn isnât looking for anything on the network, it doesnât require acess.
What is the issue youâre having?
I just bought a Thunder Bolt Plus and want to connect Lightburn to it through Ethernet. The Ethernet network IP addresses are set on the computer and the Laser. However, when I try to import the files from thunder Bolt, it cannot find the dongle.
I think the bottom line is how do I get my OS to grant Lightburn network access?
Tim (and anybody at Lightburn) I found this on the apple community board:
Local Network Privacy is new in Sequoia. The developer would have to update the app with a âmulticast entitlementâ so that it can be granted access by the user. You canât do it yourself.
How can we get Lightburn techs to fix this?
Thank you
Itâs there. I have it in my system. I installed Lightburn several OS versions ago, prior to Sequoia. I donât remember if it asked when I upgraded to Sequoia or just carried forward. This morning I installed the Release Candidate of Lightburn and the first time I opened it, the OS asked if I want to grant network access.
Are you trying to connect directly to the Thunder, or going through a LAN? I connect to my Omtech via LAN, not directly. It is on my network and my computers access via WiFi.
Iâm not sure about that part. I think your computer would see the dongle(you are talking about an ethernet dongle, correct?) regardless of what software would be trying to access it. Yes, you still need to have Lightburn set in Local network for it to connect, but if your computer isnât recognizing the dongle, that needs to be resolved first.
Go to Settings> General> About, scroll down to System Report on the bottom of menu. When that comes up, go to USB. You should see your Ethernet Dongle listed as one of the devices. You can connect and disconnect to verify which device it is if it isnât clear. Click â R to refresh the screen after each movement.
If you donât see it listed in USB, you need to find out why. Make sure the dongle is fully engaged in the Thunderbolt port on computer(not Thunder Bolt, very confusing when mfg.'s use the same name). I have had instances where I didnât âClickâ something in fully and it wouldnât work because there was not a proper connection.
Good tracking Tim (@thelmuth), these troubling shooting steps will help isolate and confirm current configuration and suggest corrective measures. Thank you.
Shared this with @JoeSpanier, from our dev team, as he has a Bolt in his shop. He shared he is currently away from shop, but will take a closer look later this eve and offer back what he discovers.
My system report shows that it recognizes the correct dongle. Iâm using an Ethernet to USB-C adaptor from Belkin.The system report says itâs USB 3.0âŚCould that be the issue? Again, if I look at the network, the network light for the Ethernet shows green.
I can ping my Thunder Laser successfully. I do NOT see the Lightburn app in my Privacy->Local Network list of apps. So I canât give it permission.
Thanks
I removed Lightburn from my machine. I reinstalled Lightburn(1.7.06) with the same issue. It never asks for me to grant network access. Is this in version 2.0 only? Do I want to try the 2.0 pre-release? Iâm glad to be the guinea pig.
Not for Ethernet, it has been an issue for USB connections though.
You never answered if youâre using direct connection or via LAN.
It canât hurt to try it. I have a whole hour into working with it and no issues so far, LOL.
Iâm not sure what criteria needs to happen for Lightburn to request access. Did you go through the setup process in Lightburn for connecting your laser via Ethernet? It may not request access until you go through this step.
Edit: Show a screenshot of your devices window with your laser highlighted, like this.
I am using direct connection to my laser. I went through the pre-processing instructions per Thunder(setting up the network for IP addresses that donât conflict with my house router). That all works fine. Are you talking about manually adding the device? Thatâs where this all came from. Supposedly, After the laser can communicate with Lighburn, when I manually import the laser, it dumps all the Bolt settings into Lightburn. But Lightburn doesnât recognize the macâs network permissions.
I appreciate your help.
Nick
Did you go through the Lightburn Device Setup process where you tell Lightburn the IP Address of the Bolt? Not an Import of any file, itâs a Manual setup?
Please show your Device window that I asked for above.
I did not do that. I will do that.
That. was it, Tim. When I entered data for the Ruida controller, Lightburn then asked to access the network. When I said yes, all was good. I went to Privacy->Local Network and Lightburn app was there!
Thank you for your help. Youâre the best.
Awesome! Now we both know at what point in the process it requests access. Happy Lasering!
Nice job, thank you both for working this through. @nickditrolio when you get a chance, please mark this topic solved to assist others when searching for similar solutions. 
Just adding⌠to mark the post that was actually the solution and not write solution in a post and mark it as the solution.
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