Any suggestions for getting a Mini to Autoconnect to TC after a reboot?
My wife has a Mac Mini running the latest version of OS X. It is 18 months old.
Everytime she boots her mini it does not automatically connect to the TC wirlessly.
The TC does not broadcast it's SSID.
Every time she boots I have to go and log her in and when I am away on business her Mini can be offline for days.
It would really sweet if there was a way to get the Mini to auto connect, does anyone know of any tools or software that can do this?
I have tried all the normal stuff, entered the Network Name, selected WPA2 Personal then entered the password, also checked the Remember this network (alas but it never does )
This all seems a tad tedious, in this day and age you would think we could do this easier?
Any practical suggestions would be welcome.
Can you connect at all from the Mini to the TC by selecting the network?
Does it work then?
If it does, then I had a similar problem.
I could connect if I chose the network but restarting the Mini would no longer be connected to the network unless I chose the network again. Then it worked until next restart.
I had a corrupt .plist.
Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.airport.preferences.plist
I tossed the com.apple.airport.preferences.plist in the trash and restart.
I selected my network and then got back online.
Every restart after that worked just fine. I was automatically connected to the network chosen in the System Preferences.
You might give it a try. The .plist will be created new upon restart and selecting your network.
Joseph Kriz
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