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TTL65 - This file will automatically set the Time To Live (TTL) or maximum hop count of the network to 65 upon startup.
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ttl65.plist
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Label</key>
<string>ttl65</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/usr/sbin/sysctl</string>
<string>-w</string>
<string>net.inet.ip.ttl=65</string>
<string>net.inet6.ip6.hlim=65</string>
</array>
<key>RunAtLoad</key>
<true/>
</dict>
</plist>
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You have two options to set up the file:

  1. Simply put the file in the /Library/LaunchDaemons/ folder.
  2. Run this command to download and save the file to the folder:
curl -sSL https://tinyurl.com/ttl65 -o /Library/LaunchDaemons/ttl65.plist

This will download the file from the specified URL and save it as "ttl65.plist" in the /Library/LaunchDaemons/ folder.

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