[badtz]

I usually have my network settings set up as "Locations" , so that my network settings easily change when I change network locations .... [public, school, home, friend's house, etc]

Does anyone find it weird that you have to enter all of the networks that you join in a "preferred list" now, instead of having each location be binded to a specific network that you want to join?


For instance, would I list my friend's house as the 4th one down my list? (with home, school, public Wireless networks ahead of it?)

any clues on why it's done like this ?

[Big Mac]

Can't you still have a specific network to join for each location (in Network, "by default, join: a specific network")? If so, I imagine that this preferred network list you're describing is really just a list of trusted networks that the system used to refer to when you would first join a particular network, a list that in Panther could not be seen in the GUI. I may well be wrong, since I have not yet used Tiger.

[selowitch]

This script works under Tiger:

Code:
tell application "Terminal"
       activate
       do shell script "scselect Wired"
-- You can replace the last word of the preceding line with any preset network configuration (see System  Preferences --> Network
      end tell
      quit application "Terminal"

[badtz]

Originally Posted by Big Mac

Can't you still have a specific network to join for each location (in Network, "by default, join: a specific network")? If so, I imagine that this preferred network list you're describing is really just a list of trusted networks that the system used to refer to when you would first join a particular network, a list that in Panther could not be seen in the GUI. I may well be wrong, since I have not yet used Tiger.

that's what i meant.

When I put "join preferred network" ... it gives me only the option to add a network to a list (i assume it goes down in that order until it finds one available) .....

i'm just wondering how would it be SURE that you logged into the network that you wanted to [dependent on your location setting] ....... ?

[the network preferences even says "it will join a network in the order of the list" ...]

[Big Mac]

Yeah, well, I assume that if it does not find the preferred network for that location that is on the list, it sees if there are any other preferred networks available to automatically join. Otherwise, it will wait for you to select a particular network, and then it will ask whether you wish to add it to the list.

[generationfourt]

how do you make it so it automatically connects to a certain network upon startup?? with xp it used to always log me on, but now i have to go to system preferences all the tiem