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Access and modify the list of 'remembered' AirPorts
Authored by: rajulkabir on Apr 15, '05 03:40:26PM

Has anyone figured out a way to explicitly choose an access point based on SSID and channel?

I was recently in a hotel where there was an access point on each floor, all with the same SSID. They cycled through the channels (first floor on 1, second floor on 6, third floor on 11, fourth floor on 1, etc.).

The access point on my floor happened to be disconnected from the router, so it was useless. And there was no technician around to fix it (I would have, or at least disconnected the power, but it was locked in a closet).

With NetStumbler, I could see a good signal on the access points above and below me. But the Mac would always grab the one on my floor, which had the strongest signal, thereby keeping me from getting online. I had to ride the elevator downstairs and sit on the floor in the hall. Meanwhile my Windows and Linux colleagues could simply specify the channel they wanted, and get online without a problem.



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