Namedbench does not appear to work with OS/X Mountain Lion - OS X 10.8 (12A256) Developer release

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Run as normal
2.completes the first portion - with no issues
3. Gets to "Waiting for wildcard cache queries from 22 servers, appears to hang 
or slow down. 

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Expected outcome is for namedbench to complete and provide report -instead it 
sits at the waiting for wildcard cache point. 

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?

OS X 10.8 (12A256), NameBench 1.3.1

Please provide any additional information below.

Have tried it on several occasions with similar/same result - on same machine, 
with os/x Lion - samve version Namebench works fine - no problems.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by hyn...@gmail.com on 1 Jul 2012 at 11:00

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thank you line 17 and 28. worked great. :)

Original comment by MusicaNL...@gmail.com on 8 Sep 2012 at 6:53

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Also waiting for a solution to 49. Made the changes to in line 17 but still 
consistently errors out

Original comment by mbar...@gmail.com on 11 Sep 2012 at 2:11

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I have the some problem as #52 & #40, Fail: List index out of range.
I made the change to line 203.
Very frustrating to say the least.
Why no fix for this?

Original comment by philli...@bellsouth.net on 16 Sep 2012 at 5:59

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@ #53 - hello there. did you try ejecting the install dmg from your desktop as 
mentioned in #42? eject it and delete it from your trash as well. then try to 
run namebench. if worse comes to worse i would delete namebench all together 
(and delete from trash too), redownload namebench and reinstall, eject the 
install dmg from your desktop and trash, then go to comment #28 and go through 
those steps. Hope i didn't confuse you and hope you get namebench to work for 
you.

Original comment by MusicaNL...@gmail.com on 17 Sep 2012 at 1:27

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Also getting stuck on Wildcard check with OS 10.8.1
Source through terminal worked however

Original comment by davecunn...@gmail.com on 19 Sep 2012 at 12:50

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Followed all the instructions at #46 but it failed in the final "health check". 
 However I ran it a second time immediately and it worked.  It would be 
preferable if the code were updated for Mountain Lion.  

Original comment by bernard....@gmail.com on 19 Sep 2012 at 9:35

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Than you #17 your suggestion has worked for me!
OSX 10.8.1
namebench 1.3.1

Original comment by snow.hel...@gmail.com on 20 Sep 2012 at 5:24

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#17 has worked for me.
OSX 10.8.2
namebench 1.3.1

Original comment by higashij...@gmail.com on 23 Sep 2012 at 6:23

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I had same problem with the fail like in comment 49. i was trying it with 
safari. So decided to to change to Alexa 2000 and it worked. Hope this helps!

Original comment by bigboot...@gmail.com on 27 Sep 2012 at 8:20

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Running OS X 10.8.2, MacBook Pro Retina Display, namebench 1.3.1

The fixes at Lines 17 and 28 worked perfectly for me.

Thanks to both of the previous commenters.

Original comment by jbbo...@gmail.com on 27 Sep 2012 at 10:15

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Thanks! #17 worked for me.

OSX 10.8.2

namebench 1.3.1

Original comment by abrec...@sitenix.com on 2 Oct 2012 at 5:23

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yup... now its working. thanks #17

Original comment by jagta...@gmail.com on 6 Oct 2012 at 1:58

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Changing that line and saving it and running the application gives the error 
"Namecheck is damaged" ?

Original comment by Ravi.Raj...@gmail.com on 13 Oct 2012 at 2:18

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It was the security settings in "Preferences" ..

Got it working now.

Original comment by Ravi.Raj...@gmail.com on 13 Oct 2012 at 2:23

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Line 16 = LIKE A BOSS

thank you!

Original comment by fanki...@googlemail.com on 16 Oct 2012 at 10:20

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Got the same problem here with OSX 10.8.2 (Mountain Lion).

I confirm that changing the line 203 as specified in comment #17 make it work.

Original comment by aky...@gmail.com on 18 Oct 2012 at 11:58

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Comment 17 works like a charm! Thanks so much!

Original comment by yier...@gmail.com on 22 Oct 2012 at 7:02

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#17's magic voodoo code worked for me also

Original comment by sayne...@gmail.com on 28 Oct 2012 at 9:52

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Thanks #17. Fixed on Mountain Lion

Original comment by falconer...@gmail.com on 6 Nov 2012 at 2:18

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17 & 28 - thanks so much worked for me too!

Original comment by mjod1...@gmail.com on 7 Nov 2012 at 9:26

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#17's line worked for me.  Mountain Lion 10.8.1

Original comment by kyle.mor...@gmail.com on 22 Nov 2012 at 10:32

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#17 worked great, thanks!

Original comment by nmc.tjen...@gmail.com on 2 Dec 2012 at 6:15

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After amending file line #203 had same error as #40 and #23.  

Followed suggestions of #47 and #59 --- run using Alexa 200 instead of Safari 
and it should complete without error.

Thank you for this.

Original comment by butidi...@gmail.com on 4 Dec 2012 at 7:56

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Thank you, #17. It worked for Mountain Lion 10.8.2.

Original comment by ffmii...@gmail.com on 17 Dec 2012 at 10:53

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I have changed that line to 2**16 but it was a duplicate file. It wouldnt let 
me change the original. And i managed to save that file to my desktop. Now what?

Original comment by jbeirn...@gmail.com on 18 Dec 2012 at 12:04

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Thanks. #17 worked for me, too.

Original comment by yoshihis...@gmail.com on 20 Dec 2012 at 3:59

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Had to drag the app from the applications folder to the desktop in order to be 
able to show the package contents and perform #17. Dragged it back, now it runs 
smoothly. Thanks! 

Original comment by jteuli...@gmail.com on 31 Dec 2012 at 6:00

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Thanks. #17 worked also for me. 

Original comment by bram.c...@aldurio.net on 5 Jan 2013 at 1:06

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I also am experiencing the "hang" at Waiting for wildcard cache queries." Would 
it have anything to do with my modem being set up in bridge mode?

Original comment by mckempe...@gmail.com on 6 Jan 2013 at 6:51

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@mckempe: Probably not. Reading the comments above, it seems like this is an 
issue with the mac application. If you want to be sure, try the command line 
version (see the wiki).

Original comment by ratberry...@gmail.com on 6 Jan 2013 at 7:59

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Hi,

Mine gets to "Sending 250 queries to 11 servers" and hangs at [53/2750], anyone 
have any idea how I can fix this? It got past the "Waiting for wildcard cache 
queries" after I changed line 203. This is massively frustrating as my internet 
is failing to load the page like 50% of the time now so I'm desperate to get it 
fixed! Thanks

Original comment by rthompso...@gmail.com on 7 Jan 2013 at 12:43

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#17 fixed the wildcard cache problem. 

Now it hangs at "Sending 250 queries to 11 servers".  (See possible solution 
below.)

The command line instructions in #14 and #15 worked. You need to download the 
source code:

http://code.google.com/p/namebench/downloads/detail?name=namebench-1.3.1-source.
tgz&can=2&q=

NOTE: My *original* DNS was OPENDNS that I had manually entered some time ago. 
After running the command line namebench, it recommended going back to COMCAST, 
my ISP.  Using the recommended DNS, I ran the GUI namebench on 10.8.2 again and 
it completed.

Original comment by strand....@gmail.com on 18 Jan 2013 at 10:16

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i tried #17's solution, but ran into the same problem as #23.   i am not 
running namebench on a .dmg, and the solution proposed by #46 didn't help.   
However, the solution from #59 did help.   MB Air running 8.1.2, and namebench 
1.3.1   

Original comment by tod.sto...@visitube.com on 24 Jan 2013 at 10:07

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I don't know enough about computers to change command lines in a program.  How 
about it gets fixed.  It's not like 10.8.2 has only just come on stream.

Original comment by Bikewom...@gmail.com on 2 Feb 2013 at 11:56

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I'll jump through the hoops. But this ought to be fixed; We're in month 8. 

Original comment by JohnA...@gmail.com on 6 Feb 2013 at 5:22

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When I edit I keep getting application damaged move to trash.. any ideas what I 
am doing wrong?

Original comment by MattRoch...@gmail.com on 10 Feb 2013 at 12:36

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@Matt: Try first launching the app once, then quit it, and then edit the line. 

Original comment by zaaj...@gmail.com on 10 Feb 2013 at 12:43

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Thanks #17 ! You rock !

Original comment by laurent....@gmail.com on 17 Feb 2013 at 5:43

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For those still having problems after implementing the fix in #17, try this:

In System Preferences, Security & Privacy

1. Click the lock and authenticate
2. Write down your setting for "Allow applications downloaded from"
3. Change "Allow applications downloaded from:", to "Anywhere"
4. Click "Allow From Anywhere" in the confirmation box.
5. Close System Preference and run Namebench - it should complete successfully 
now.

Important: After running and getting your report, go back into System 
Preferences and change the "Allow Applications Downloaded From" back to where 
it was.

Original comment by gap...@gmail.com on 22 Feb 2013 at 4:43

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Thanks #17 !!

Original comment by sachdev....@gmail.com on 23 Feb 2013 at 3:03

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name bench gave me a slow dns sever and when i try yo change it, it will 
automaticly change it to the slow dns server. i cant seem to change it
i need help!

Original comment by drajx...@gmail.com on 24 Feb 2013 at 10:47

Attachments:

• dns.jpg

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#17 did it for me too!

Original comment by a...@clickmantra.in on 1 Mar 2013 at 11:40

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I'm trying to make this change now, but its been like 8 months since reported, 
how come its not updated yet??

Original comment by amityweb...@gmail.com on 5 Mar 2013 at 9:07

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For those having trouble using Terminal I found on Youtube this very good and 
straightforward video that will get Namebench up and working on Mountain Lion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myASfZzbFp0&feature=youtube_gdata

Works great...

Original comment by mrgund...@gmail.com on 5 Mar 2013 at 10:33