Airport as default in Leopard?

I take my MBP to work every day and then back home every night. At work I plug it straight into a switch and at home I use a router. When I had Tiger, if I plugged in the ethernet cable it would automatically use that connection as default and only use airport if the ethernet wasn't available. Since I upgraded to Leopard though it always uses Airport as the default connection regardless of whether or not you have ethernet plugged in or not. Since there is an open wireless connection available at work, I have to turn airport off in order to force it to use a the wired connection. This is really annoying and I was wondering if anyone knew how to get it back to the way it was before.

They go in the order that they are connected. So if Airport is connected then it's on top or if ethernet is then it's on top.
I found this in the System Preferences Help and I'm still looking for it:
To change the priority of a network port configuration:
Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, and then click Network.
Choose Set Service Order from the Actions pop-up menu.
Drag a service, such as Ethernet, to the top of the list. When you try to connect, Mac OS X will try the port configuration at the top of the list.
I don't see any Actions popup menu, but I'll keep looking.

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In Tiger if you go to system preferences>network>airport>configure>preferred network. Double click on the current network (wireless security is WPA in this case). If you click to "show password" it reveals a password that is NOT the one in the router.
In Leopard if you go to system preferences>network>advanced and double click on the current network with WPA security and check show password, the password that was entered to have this computer join the network is fully revealed, the SAME as in the router.
Both of the situations above have admin privileges. I always found in Tiger that as you entered the password, you could click “show password” to confirm typing the right password, but after entering it, it would default to a password that was not the one in the router. This seemed like a good security measure and it still works for me that way in Tiger. Leopard is entirely different as described above.
Is there a way to not reveal the password in Leopard without having to create another account without administrator permissions?

More info:
I have 2 networks in the "preferred networks" pane in Leopard. Double clicking on one of them brings up a window with the network name/wpa security/password not shown(bunch of bullets). If I click show password it will reveal the password I entered in the router.
Double clicking the other brings up a window "System preferences wants to use your confidential information stored in "XXX(name of network)" in your keychain. Always allow/Deny/Allow. Clicking on deny and then clicking on show password changes the bullets to asterisks but doesn't reveal any letters and no password.
When I click allow keychain access, it reveals the password till next login.
I guess this is a keychain issue? Must the keychain password be the same as the login password?
To repeat, I would like to be able to have the mac open to the administrator account, the one account on this mac but not be able to reveal the airport WPA password.

Configuring Airport Express on IMac Leopard

Has anyone had any difficulty getting the built in Airport Express wireless adapter to work with a Linksys router? A relative of mine just bought a Leopard and I tried to configure it to connect wirelessly with his Linksys router, but could not get a connection established. His ISP is Optimum Online, I read on these pages that Airport is not 100 percent compatible with every ISP. I also disabled MAC filtering on the router and made sure Airport is set to 'on' on the Leopard. Can anyone offer any thoughts?

The original "Airport Express - Leopard?!?!" thread was deleted by Apple and the problem was not resolved... Who knows why they didn't want the thread posted on their forums...
Anyway, this is from Google's cached version of the above thread. Worth a try if you have access to Tiger. I quote:
+I have a similar set up (I have an Airport Express that I want to connect to my existing Airport Extreme Base station's network) and spent about 2 hours swearing last night as I tried to sort this out, but after coming back to it tonight I can claim some success, though not without a significant caveat. The good news is that I got my Airport Express (AEXP) connected to my Airport Extreme Base Station's (AEBS) network. The bad news, is that I went back to Tiger to do it.+
+This is a set up I had working previously with WDS, but have recently moved and only am just now getting the AEXP back out to hook up the stereo. I have a TiBook that hasn't been updated to Leopard yet, so after an exasperating night last night, I picked it up and used the old Airport Admin Utility. Note: NOT the current Airport Utility that they introduced with the 802.11n AEBS and is the only option in Leopard. So here's what I did:+
+I just reset my AEXP to the default settings. Then I switched over to it's wireless network (Apple Network fb7... (whateve)+
+I launched the Airport Admin Utility, which detected the AEXP.+
+I clicked on it and the configuration window came up.+
+On the first screen in the bottom half of the window under Airport Network is a Wireless Mode pop-up menu. I chose "Join an existing wireless network".+
+This made another pop-up menu appear where I could choose my existing 802.11n network coming from my AEBS.+
+I believe I was prompted for the network password, so I put that in.+
+Then i made sure that my Airtunes was configured.+
+Updated (restarted) the AEXP+
+When nothing happened I remembered that I had to go back and rejoin my original existing wireless network. So I did that and momentarily both my AEBS and my AEXP popped up in the Airport Utility.+
+Both are there with green lights, internet connection is solid, and AirTunes is working in my living room.+
+So I've joined the AEXP to my existing AEBS's wireless network - which is what I wanted to do in the first place. Honestly I'm still unclear on the difference between "join an existing wireless network" and participating in a WDS network. I thought that WDS was for extending the range of a wireless network (this is how I had previously set up my AEBS and my AEXP). Now I would rather just have the faster 802.11n speed of the AEBS network and merely have the AEXP connected so that I can use AirTunes, but not ever actually connecting to the network through the slower 802.11g speed of the AEXP. So hopefully that's what joining an existing wireless network has done.+
+Either way, my wireless network is functioning, and so is AirTunes. So, for now, I'm happy.+
+Good luck with your respective set ups. Hopefully a copy of Airport Admin Utility is on the install disk for the AEXP. I was able to run it in Leopard, though when I did the configuring it was on the Tiger machine.+

Airport Extreme "default password" error

After resetting Extreme, I cannot rectify the amber light error for "default password in use".
The password is not set to the default.
Have tried various new passwords, but after updating each time nothing changes.
All internet and wireless connections apper to be working 100% - it's just annoying the **** out of me..........

Open AirPort Utility 6.1, click on the AirPort Extreme icon, and click Edit in the window that appears
Click the Base Station tab at the top of the window
Edit out / backspace the Base Station Password and enter a new password. Write that down.
Do the same to Verify Password
Click Update at the lower right of the window and allow 25-30 seconds for the AirPort Extreme to restart
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AirPort "By Default Join"

In my network preferences when I have "Location: Automatic" selected, my AirPort tab's "By Default Join" only allows me to select "A specific network". If I create a new location "Work" I can select "Automatic" and "Preferred Networks". Is this the way it's supposed to be? The problem that I'm running into is I have an AirPort network at home and another at work. I should be able to put the "Location" to Automatic and connect to whichever location I'm at. But that only works if I set my location to work because the automatic is looking for a specific network.?

Hello Rory..Do you have the box checked that says "allow this computer to create networks"??
What I would suggest is to set up at home like this: in system prefs>network> Location :airport > Show Airport> Automatic Check allow this computer to create networks, and check show airport status in menu bar. Get it all set up, and surf away....
When you get to work: system pref's> Location> NEW LOCATION: make your work network settings....,then click to SHOW> network status....
Now go to the menu bar, and turn on airport. Still at the menu bar, click again on the airport symbol after a few seconds, and the signal bars show black not grey.... now the drop down menu should show the emplyer's network. Drag the cursor down so a blue line cover's your boss' network name, and let go: repeat the click: there should now be a check next to the network name.... and any moment too, you should if it is password protected, be challenged for a password,which you enter....
Back at the system prefs, if you click it to SHOW> network status, it should have a green dot next to the airport and say you are connected to the network...
When I have my pref page at Location Automatic Show Airport, and the airport box made blue, I can switch the by default join: to either automatic or
a specific network....
Tell me.... if you switch the SHOW to "network port configurations" which one is at the top and checked? Airport should be at the top, with a checked box.
Uncheck the ones you do not ever use.
If you leave the ethernet checked in port config's, and you need to plug in,then it will still work: if on automatic...otherwise you need to put it on ethernet... (and enter settings if you have always had this machine only on airport)
I hope this helped at all....

How to make Wi Fi Airport the Default connection

I have an Airport and a MacBook Air. There are a dozen or so WiFi nodes near me. I want to specify one (mine) as the default. Every time the MacBook sleeps, I lose the connection and have to tell it where to hook up all over again.
How do I —once and for all— tell my network to always link to my Airport?

Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, and then click Network.
Choose Wi-Fi in the network connection services list, and then click Advanced. If Wi-Fi isn’t in the list, make sure you have an AirPort Card in your computer, and then click Add at the bottom of the list. Choose Wi-Fi from the Interface pop-up menu, give the service a name, and then click Create.
Click Wi-Fi. If the networks you expect to see aren’t in the preferred networks list, click Add at the bottom of the list, and choose the network you want. Enter the network password if necessary. To give a network the highest priority, drag the name of the network to the top of the list. This is the network your computer will attempt to join first.

Using Netgear DG834PN router with Airport on Imac with Leopard 10.5.2

Hello,
I recently got an Imac (at christmas) and began connecting wirelessly using a belkin45g with a WEP key, which i have been told does not work correctly with macs.After this router kept disconnecting me, I then decided to change to a netgear dg834pn router, which connected fine at first.
I had to also set up a PC using Vista which connected perfectly, but after i had set up another WEP key for use with both computers, the PC connected perfectly, but the Imac refused to connect, giving me the error message "connection timeout".
I then removed the WEP, but now when i try and connect it still asks me for the WEP key. This was before i updated to 10.5.2, but i still have the same problem. I have to use an ethernet cable to successfully connect. It's a very annoying problem which has caused me to replace the router twice, but to no avail! If anyone has anything that can help me, it would be greatly appreciated.
Sorry if my explanation is confusing!!

Sorry for your frustrations, hopefully it's just a rinky-**** setting and not your router!
1st thing - while you have any connection, you should use Software Update to update to Leopard 10.5.2. if you haven't already done so.
2nd - If you goto Apple Menu > System Preferences > Network you will see a list of your Network "Services." If you are using PPPoE via your DSL Router, then all you need is Built-In Ethernet or Airport to obtain an DHCP IP Address. This sounds like your config right now and it works, but times out.
3rd - While in the Network preferences, I want to show you something: click on Built-in Ethernet once. Then, you will see an Advanced button in the lower-right corner. Click it. Now click the PPP tab and you will see settings. DO NOT change anything - I'm only showing you what I mean by, "Connect automatically when needed, etc." These type of settings should also correspond to your Router.
Translation: What you see here is sorta what you should see in your Router. Make sure your Router doesn't disconnect you after 3 hours, and make sure your connection is "Always On" etc.
Let me know if you keep getting sporatic drops after you attempted these minor things...

Airport Extreme and Snow Leopard

Hi All,
Hello from Brazil. I just got a new 17" MacBook Pro with the intel Core i7 processor, and Snow Leopard 10.6.4. Love it! Very fast, low heat, and good battery life.
I am trying to set up my old Airport Extreme MB053LL/A base station, but the install disc is not supported on SL. I have all the latest updates from Apple support but it still won't work. Is there a workaround for this? Thanks in advance

Hi Bob,
Thanks for responding. I have figured out it is not a problem with the Airport software, but with the DSL modem and the Airport base station. I have the base connected to the modem in the "wan" port as directed, but when I attempt to connect to it using the Airport setup utility, it doesn't recognize it. It "scans" but does not see it.
I previously had this base station connected to a cable modem on my wife's Macbook and it worked fine. I recently relocated to Brazil and I am wondering if the frequency the base station uses might be the problem. I think I will try resetting the modem as described in the trouble shooting section. If that doesn't work I guess I am sunk. I know my wireless card is working because I can see some other networks here in my neighborhood, and even was able to connect to one that was not secured. Everyone here uses PC. Some of the folks here have never even heard of the Mac!

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I'm running 10.6.2 with every update, and while I have no trouble connecting to my wifi network on the Airport Extreme (about 2 years old), I can't see it in the Airport Utility program (5.4.2) in order to administrate the hardware. I can see the Express that is also joined to the network set up on the Extreme and administrate that device fine.
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thanks,
-c

Welcome to the discussions!
I think you meant to say that you can't "see" an AirPort Express. (The AirPort Extreme has no audio jacks to connect to a stereo system).
Try temporarily connecting an ethernet cable from your computer to the AirPort Express (AX) and open AirPort Utility to see if that helps locate the AX so you can check the configuration settings on the device. Once you have it adjusted and updated, you can disconnect the ethernet cable.
If the ethernet hookup is not successful after a few tries, you will need to reset the AX back to factory defaults and then reconfigure it again. To do this:
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Hold in the reset button and keep holding it in as you plug the AX back in to power
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Welcome to the discussions, rhinoman7!
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Hi, the installation disk for my new Airport Express device says, that it wouldn't run due to my OS, which is 10.5/Leopard.
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