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l008com · Nov 13, 2006, 03:37 AM

How come in the Airport tab of the network system preferences, the "Join A Specific Network" is only there sometimes, for some locations, and not others? There is always an option for "Automatic" and "Join Preferred Networks" How can I add "Join A Specific Network" to that list at will?

ink · Nov 13, 2006, 06:31 PM

Remove all but one SSID from the list for that specific profile, and you'll see the "specific network" option.

It's often easier to simply prioritize the list in the Automatic profile (location).

l008com · Nov 13, 2006, 06:36 PM

Is the list of trusted networks global or can you customize it differently for each Location?

ink · Nov 13, 2006, 07:06 PM

No, it's global. It would be nice if it were per-location.

l008com · Nov 13, 2006, 07:10 PM

So then your suggestion doesn't help me, if the list is global and I want different specific networks for each location. There must be a way, because I used to have OS X set up like that.

l008com · Nov 13, 2006, 07:27 PM

Actually I just tried what you said and I still didn't get the "Join a specific network" option

ink · Nov 13, 2006, 08:52 PM

What I meant is that if there is only one option, then that is what will be chosen. You *can* order the list, if that helps. OSX should join the first one it encounters in the listed order, but I've seen it ignore that (as well as refuse to join any of them until you manually select one from the drop-down list, for whatever reason).

Good luck.