[physman]

Is there any way to turn the airport/bluetooth on and off automatically with the network location? Depending whether I am at home or on in the library, would like to have these devices turn on and off automatically.. not a big deal, but saves a little bit of time and helps me get the most out of the battery by not forgetting to turn bluetooth/wireless off when I'm not somewhere that I need them!

Thanks!

[mdc]

would this work:

system preferences > network:
location > new location > name it (airport bluetooth off ((for example))
show > network port configurations
uncheck airport / bluetooth

do this again but for a location for airport bluetooth on

then in the apple menu > location > airport bluetooth off

and i would _assume_ that that will turn off airport and bluetooth.
then when you want airport and bluetooth on location > airport bluetooth on

off the top of my head...


[edit] hmmm... just tested this and it does not turn airport back on. <.<
i'm clueless

[RealMadrid]

Wow! Thanks a lot.

I have been thinking of that solution for that for some time but never tried it! Just disabled the Airport port for my office location and now when I am at work, Airport is disabled. Going back to my home location turns it on again. Great!

[physman]

It seems to work provided that I first turn the wireless options on in the locations where the ports are on. Then when I go to "wired" they are turned off! Thanks for the help!

[Sophus]

BTW, for those of you with reconnection probles after the last security fix, Airport 3.3.1 is out on versiontracker (not seen it in sw-update so far) Allegedly, it fixes the reconnection problem:

Product Description:
This software update provides improved AirPort wireless networking software, and is recommended for all users with an AirPort Extreme enabled computer or an AirPort Extreme base station.

What's new in this version:
AirPort Update improves reliability of AirPort connections when changing network locations. The update is recommended for all users with an AirPort Extreme and AirPort enabled computer or an AirPort Extreme base station.

Product Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.3 or higher