I’ve noticed that the situation with finding output devices seems to have become less problematic under Mac OS Tahoe – one still has to access the network settings as described in your post about macOS Sequoia Roon Server, but it seems to work immediately without having to restart the computer. Have there been other reports along these lines?
Hi @Scott_Foglesong,
Apple often introduces draconian security changes with a new OS rollout and then fine-tunes them gradually with later updates.
Sequoia’s changes to local network security didn’t play well with RAATServer from the initial release MacOS 15 through 15.6.3. Roon relies on the loopback interface to communicate with the local RAATServer instance on MacOS; Sequoia policed that connection overzealously, retracting RAATServer’s network permissions on a hair trigger after restarts, updates, etc. There were other related bugs on the Roon side for Sequoia that we’ve addressed in recent builds.
Our QA team and most users found the 15.6.3 update onward to be less sensitive to these Sequoia network security issues.
MacOS Tahoe retained the refined local network security settings from the later Sequoia releases, so toggling Local Network permissions for Roon after updates and restarts is still best practice.
Please let us know if we can assist with any particular issue you’re having with Zones or otherwise. Thanks!
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I have suffered this issue since Sequoia’s release but it decreased in frequency over the year and prior to the release of Tahoe it was a relatively rare occurence for me. Since Tahoe was released this occurs every time I reboot my MBP which is probably several times a day. I just “do the local network toggle” then quit Roon server from the menubar item, then reopen Roon to fire up the app and Roon Server. This results in all network endpoints returning. In my case I never had to reboot my system, merely quit the Roon Server app from the menu bar then re-start, no reboot required even in Sequoia.
I think a lot of Roon users on macOS have just grown used to this. Shouldn’t be the case but it is what it is.
The easiest way is to turn WiFi Off & WiFi On.
But this workaround is maybe only an iMac M1 !?
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