How do you tell AirPort NOT to connect!
My wife's notebook keeps connecting to every other wireless network in the building EXCEPT ours. Now there's a new one called "default" which to me seems like a ploy to get people to connect to it for who knows what reason.
As far as I can tell there's no way to black list a network.
As far as I can tell there's no way to black list a network.
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apple-->system pref-->network-->configAirport-->By default join "name of network"
fscking apple needs to get it's fscking control panels updated
Lousy, non-intuitive UI.
We have the same problem here, with several neighbors with WiFi that SWAMPS ours. The 'default' is someone who hasn't given their base station a name... see if they've given it a password, even. :P (Seriously - for a while, when one neighbor was swamping us, we realized that we could surf on their connection instead... wide open.)
Some things to try:
1) Change the channel of your station.
2) Reposition your station for a stronger signal.
3) Turn on Interference Robustness.
4) Warwalk your neighborhood, find out who the offending parties are, and ask them to please play nice.
How did you set up your encryption? 64 or 128 bit?
Originally posted by Paul
hehe default is just the default name for most wireless networks
apple-->system pref-->network-->configAirport-->By default join "name of network"
Hmm, not always....Mine's called 'linksys'
Did you at least secure it?
RTFM
There's no white list or black list. Kind of stupid for network security.
Scott, when you go to airport preferences in network prefs, you can direct it to join only specific network. It won't join any other.
This way it will join only yours and not the other guy's.
does that help?
Originally posted by Scott
Yes I'm using 128 bit wep. And I RTFMed before I bought the thing. The problem is not the router it's the OS X software. There still should be a way to tell it not to connect to some networks or only connect to one.
There's no white list or black list. Kind of stupid for network security.
*ahem*
You *can* tell it to connect to *exactly one base station*. See above.
So I'll ask again. Is there a way to tell Airport NOT TO connect to a network. Is there an airport black list or white list?
If it's not on the menu bar, look at the image provided by kickaha. Make sure you click on the box in that window that says "Show airport status in menu bar."
Of course, this completely shuts it off. I would try Kickaha's solution. Nobody in here looks especially rude to me. :-) Peace.
Originally posted by Scott
So I'll ask again. Is there a way to tell Airport NOT TO connect to a network. Is there an airport black list or white list?
Okay, I'll give you the direct answer: There IS NOT an Aiport "black list" or "white list" to tell it NOT to connect to a network.
Your best bet, however, is to use the "Turn Airport Off" and "Join Specific Network" in conjunction with each other. If her computer is joining the one you DON'T want, turn off Airport. When she is in range of the one you want, turn it back on and the computer will join it *first*.
See, OS X and Airport have been designed to keep you connected one way or another. To tell it to avoid those connections is kind of against its very nature. You can tell it, "if you're going to be connected, try this one first," or "just don't even try to connect to anything."
Hope this helps.
Originally posted by Scott
and that doesn't take a wep password.
fscking apple needs to get it's fscking control panels updated
yes it can, just make sure its 13 characters.
gimme make/model and i will walk you through that with every screenshot you'll need.
"My wife's notebook keeps connecting to every other wireless network in the building EXCEPT ours. Now there's a new one called "default" which to me seems like a ploy to get people to connect to it for who knows what reason.
As far as I can tell there's no way to black list a network."
Then you mentioned that it won't accept wap.
So.... i guess you didn't configure it properly, right ?
I have 4 networks at work, plus one at home, and never had any problems with connecting to wrong one. If your wap settings are not correct, then you won't be able to join your own network, so...
*that wasn't one of these rude replies*
Can you tell me how to get it NOT TO connect to a network? If not you cannot help me.
Originally posted by Scott
wep wep not wap
Can you tell me how to get it NOT TO connect to a network? If not you cannot help me.
You don't need it NOT to connect to the other networks but to connect it to the network you want, and then it won't connect to others.
You're making it much harder than it is.