Network identification

while installing a bluetooth d-link I somehow wound up with "linksys" as the chosen network for my Airport Express. How do I get back my old "Apple Network...whatever the numbers and letters were...." so Itunes will beam to remote speaker? Thanks.

Hi Hank
You didn't contribute to the intrusion, it was just there waiting for you to pick it.
We have a wireless setup in the house here as I don't want to run cables up the stairs to the girls' bedrooms. Both upstair macs see only the home network- but if I take the ibook outside the front door I get 2 more on the list (Using istumbler).
Yesterday I put an airport card in this old iMac - which is currently in the back of the house. This afternoon it had connected itself to a network called Netgear (don't ask me how as my network is an Apple one with a suitable apple name), it was also seeing 2 other networks - one of which I had not seen before on the ibook (I hadn't seen Netgear before either).
A couple of weeks back I walked up the street with the ibook and istumbler - there were 20 or so networks transmitting - and about a third were open networks.

Similar Messages

  • Clearing Network Identification Property List

    How do I go about clearing the network identification property list?
    /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.network.identification.plist
    I have tried deleting it, but it always regenerates with the same data. I want the property list to just show my current network information and not previous connections.
    Thank you.

    What exactly are you trying to clear out? If you are referring to wireless networks that you previously joined then go into System Preferences/Network/AirPort/Advanced/AirPort and delete unwanted network info from the 'Preferred Networks' pane

  • Networking - Identification via MobileMe??

    Hi, I have 3 Macs speaking with each other...normally fine...
    But I want to use the Identification via UserID and PW. when to connect to one of the Macs...
    When I enter a shared Volume in the Finder Window - left side, sometimes it connects with my MobileMe Account and gives the Access free.... Is there a possibility to stop that, so for connection you´re forced to enter the UserID and the PW..?
    Thanks
    Chris

    Yeah...in meantime, i deleted also the mobile me key for the network access and did, what you described.... Thanks!!!!

  • How can I add or change the Network I'D for the TouchPad?

    Most devices on a network have names for the device for one reason or another. This helps to distinguish between connected devices and the legitimacy thereof.
    So far I have been unable to add a Network ID to this TouchPad.
    With the Amazon Kindle Fire had seen the network ID as "My Phone" which I really wanted to change, and fast. Did manage to change it with an Android app called Fing, which allowed me to use a rather unorthodox network identification name.
    Would like to find another network utility that can do the same for the HP TouchPad. Any ideas as to a utility, or a more manual method? Fing via the Kindle Fire shows no network ID for my TouchPad.
    Post relates to: HP TouchPad (WiFi)
    This question was solved.
    View Solution.

    Hello Xelkos,
    What you're talking about is actually a feature of DHCP. When asking for an IP address, a client can send a hostname to the server so that it can be easily identified in a human-readable way.
    By default, this is disabled on the TouchPad. To enable it, you're going to need to edit a text file on the device. There's lots of different ways to do this, so pick your favorite and then follow these insturctions.
    Find /etc/dhclient.conf and open it
    Find the line that starts with:
    # send-hostname
    Delete the "#" sign in front of the line and change the text inside the quotes. This text should be whatever you want your hostname to be:
    send-hostname "TouchPad"
    Once you've done that, save and close the file
    Next, turn Wi-Fi off and then back on. You should now see your hostname show up on your Access Point / Router.
    NOTE: Remember that in order to make these changes permanent, you must set the file system as read-write:
    mount -o remount,rw /
    You must also set it back to read-only when you're done:
    mount -o remount,ro /

  • Auto-assigned IP address on an open network

    Hi Mac users,
    I guess somebody else has already had that problem (or I would really be the unluckiest person in the mac world), but I can't find any solution to it, so PLEASE help me!
    I have had my MBP for 6 months, it came with Leopard, and in November I upgraded to Snow Leopard (with someone else's CD that I can't get back do please don't tell me to do a clean Snow Leopard install). I'am not really a Mac pro cause I used to be a Windows user (yeah I know) and I never really got any problems with my Mac so please explain clearly if you have a solution for me!
    Here's my problem :
    I need to access an open network at my school. You're supposed to connect to this network without entering any weep or pa key, than you get to a page where you login with your school information. Then you get full internet access (web, skype,…)
    The thing is that I can't event connect to this network… it says "Airport has an auto-assigned IP address 169.254.143.75 and won't be able to connect to the internet" (my computer is in french so my translation may vary from the english message). This occurs with Automatic DHCP for IPv4, and whether IPv6 is in Automatic or in Disabled setting.
    The exact same thing happens whan I connect to the network using the Ethernet cable... I get the auto-assigned IP address and all...
    Of course, I tried disabling and enabling Airport, and renewing the DHCP, but I always get this auto-assigned IP address.
    I know the problem doesn't come from the hardware because I can connect without any problem to my wireless network at home.
    I am using the 10.6.2 version of Mac OS and I already checked that all the available updates are installed.
    I had a similar problem before upgrading to Snow Leopard : I could connect once to this open network, but then if I closed the lid of the computer, and then reopen it after a while, it wouldn't connect and I had to restart it entirely...
    One of my friends has a Mac running with Leopard, and he has no problem connecting to the network, and neither do the windows user. I don't think it's a problem with the number of connections available on the network because I can NEVER connect to it…
    Please help me!!! I'm hoping a Mac genius pops out of the computer and tells me what to do

    Bonjour
    The weirdest thing is that wired ethernet is not working, not getting an IP address. This may be some kind f incompatibility with the hardware but I doubt it.
    Did you check in Airport and Ethernet settings that 802.1X is not enabled and that Ethernet negociation is "Automatiquement".
    Also, you can completely wipe network profiles by removing those files from /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/ :
    NetworkInterfaces.plist
    com.apple.network.identification.plist
    com.apple.airport.preferences.plist
    Then reboot

  • Why does my iMac appear many times in my network and labelled 1,2,3, etc

    why does my iMac appear many times in my network and labelled 1,2,3, etc

    Ok, I solved it.
    I followed this steps:
    1- Turn Off Wi-Fi from the Wireless menu item
    2- From the OS X Finder, hit Command+Shift+G and enter the following path:
    /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/
    3- Within this folder locate and select the following files:
    com.apple.airport.preferences.plist
    
com.apple.network.identification.plist
    com.apple.wifi.message-tracer.plist

    NetworkInterfaces.plist

    preferences.plist
    4- Move all of these files into a folder on your Desktop called ‘wifi backups’ or something similar – we’re backing these up just in case you break something but if you regularly backup your Mac you can just delete the files instead since you could restore from Time Machine if needed.
    5- Reboot the Mac
    6- Turn ON WI-Fi from the wireless network menu again

  • X301 "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks" removed at re booting (XP SP-3)

    Even if I run the “Network Identification Wizard” (under System properties/Computer Name) to join a Workgroup, the box ‘File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks’ remains unchecked.  If I ticked it manually, it remains checked for the current session, but it is unchecked at booting.
    The same occurs with the Windows Firewall (I am running that from Symantec). I switch the Windows Firewall off, but after rebooting, it appears selected again!.
    This happens only with my brand new ThinkPad X301, which came with Vista. The package included a kit to convert to XP, but this installed a ‘naked’ XP, which required downloading from Lenovo and Windows about 1Gb of files (bad service, Lenovo guys!).
    I wonder which “safety” issue of the X301 causes this, but how can I stop this happening? (It does not occur with any of my two old ThinkPads, also running XP SP-3 and Lenovo software).
    Solved!
    Go to Solution.

    See -> http://www.vistax64.com/vista-networking-sharing/72537-file-printer-sharing-turned-off-reboot.html  Here is the text. Re: File and Printer sharing turned off on reboot
    I FOUND MY SOLUTION!!!
    In my case, it was in Lenovo's "ThinkVantage Access Connections" applet. It
    is additional security that is applied at the CONNECTION level.
    Here is how I fixed it:
    1. Double click on the ThinkVantage Access Connections applet in the
    notification area.
    2. Click on the MANAGE button on the toolbar
    3. Select the SSID where you want File Sharing to work, and click EDIT
    4. Click on the ADDITIONAL SETTINGS tab
    5. Next to "Network Security", click the SETTINGS button
    6. The first option in Security Settings is "Disable file and printer
    sharing". UNCHECK this box. Click OK for 3 levels of dialog boxes, then
    close Access Connections
    Although these directions are specific to ThinkPad notebooks, the same
    principle may apply for other manufacturers' connection managers.
    Best of luck!

  • Error joining the Airport network with 10.4.11

    I have 2 machines at home, an aluminium iMac and a very old iBook (Icebook, dual usb port running all teh same software and OS 10.4.11). A couple of days ago while using the AEBS to serve music files to iTunes and surf the net it all stopped working. One minute it was ok, then it slowed right down then I got the error message and this was all on the iMac.
    The thing is I've now reinstalled (clean) the OS on the iMac, done a few hard resets of the base station and I still can't connect, yet the old laptop can get on straight away and do all the things it always has done.
    I've tested the strength of the AEBS by moving the laptop about and I know the airport card is working on the iMac because I can see and connect to my neighbours BT home hub.
    My main problem is connecting the iMac to the AEBS, everything else works fine.
    Does anyone have any suggestions as to what's happening or how I can get this to work again?
    many thanks.

    Saul,
    Try each of these on the iMac and see if it improves connectivity to your network.
    *Reset Airport Service*
    Launch System Preferences --> Network Preferences.
    Highlight the Airport Service on the left.
    Click the Action menu (tiny gear button) in the lower left.
    Select "Make Service Inactive".
    Then select "Make Service Active".
    Click "Apply".
    *Delete & Add Airport Service*
    Launch System Preferences --> Network Preferences.
    Highlight the Airport Service on the left.
    Click the “-” button in the lower left to remove the Airport Service.
    Next, click the “+” button and add an Airport Service.
    Click “Apply”.
    Note: Removing the AirPort interface resets your preferred AirPort networks.  You will need to add preferred networks again.
    *Reset Network/Airport Settings*
    1. Go to Macintosh HD --> Library --> Preferences --> SystemConfiguration Folder
    Drag the following files to the desktop:
    com.apple.airport.preferences.plist
    com.apple.network.identification.plist
    NetworkInterfaces.plist
    preferences.plist
    Restart your Mac.
    Go System Preferences --> Network.
    From the “Location” menu select “Edit Locations”.
    Click the “+” button and name it “Home” or “My Network”.
    Click “Done”.
    Highlight “Airport” on the left, and verify that your network appears beside “Network Name”.
    Click “Apply”.
    Click “Advanced…”.
    Click the “Airport” tab, and add your network to the “Preferred Networks”list.
    Click “OK” and then click “Apply” once more.
    Now see if your connectivity issues are resolved. Later you can Trash the .plist files you dragged to the Desktop.
    *Archive & Install*
    As a last resort, an Archive & Install using your Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) installation DVD will usually resolve this issue. Then use Software Update to bring your system up to date. It appears that reapplying the recent updates in this condition, does not cause the problems to return.
    Let us know if any of the above suggestions helped to resolve your connectivity issues.
    Cheers!

  • Summing up the networking grief

    I'm apparently having similar issues as many others with internet/network performance following update of my MacBook to 10.5/10.5.1. Possible solutions are spread out over many threads here, so I'd like to try to pull them together and note that they don't fix the problems. I have read something to the effect that "Apple is working on a fix;" this message is basically an alternative to sitting on my hands until that happens.
    The problems:
    - Very slow download speeds; streaming AV can't keep buffers full (was no problem on same connection with Tiger)
    - Large downloads (>15MB) routinely stall, with connection dropping (Activity Monitor incoming data line drops to zero)
    - AIM unusable, whether through iChat or Adium: constant bogus "signed on from 2 locations" messages and server request timeout errors.
    The environment:
    - 2Ghz Intel Core Duo MacBook
    - PPPoA DSL via Actiontec GT701 modem/router, both wired and wireless, 1280/640 Kbps
    - 1997 iMac running 10.4.9 on same network has no apparent trouble; outperforms MacBook in network speed and stability
    The attempted solutions:
    - Upgrading router firmware (Actiontec GT701)
    - Using Airport Express instead of DSL modem/router's native wireless
    - Going from open wireless to WEP to WPA, public to closed SSID
    - Disabling router firewall
    - Changing AIM port to 443
    - Using OpenDNS instead of ISP DNS
    - Deleting NetworkInterfaces.plist, preferences.plist, com.apple.airport.preferences.plist, com.apple.network.identification.plist
    - Trying Adium instead of iChat
    - Trying Firefox instead of Safari
    - Changing QuickTime streaming connection speeds to max
    - Enabling 802.1X login
    - Bypassing airport/wireless altogether and plugging straight into the DSL modem/router.
    - sudo ifconfig en1 mtu 1400
    Going to OpenDNS and setting the mtu to 1400 both seem to have a small positive impact on the problems, but are far from completely resolving them.
    I'm pretty sure the DSL or this particular modem/router is a key part of the problem, because connecting to other networks, wired or wireless, is nowhere near as bad.

    MTU 1400 is not going to kill your speeds at any bandwidth home users have. Please do the math before making a statement like that.
    The MTU values are not a craps shoot and can be calculated. I believe I made the recommendation to go to 1400 during a troubleshooting session because if it does not work, then the issue is not with packet size since that value would account for PPPoE/A overhead, any sort of IP/GRE tunnel overhead, and any additional TCP options that may be set by the user. If it does work, then the real MTU can be calculated.
    If you ONLY have PPPoE in the loop (probably most people), 1492 would be fine since it's an 8 byte header. Taking it any lower than that should be uncommon.
    In reality, you should never have to touch the MTU. You should transmit at the size your local media will support. Other protocols, such as PMTU-D, kick in to auto-adjust things down. It can't adjust up. If you have to touch this, it's due to one of those protocols not being able to function currently either due to a router or firewall (possibly your systems built-in firewall). MSS should normally be adjusted before the MTU is. However, that setting doesn't seem to take in Leopard.
    Taking your window size down to 65535 would cause a heck of a lot more impact than a 1400 byte MTU. There's a good reason why it is increased.
    At 65535 byte window and 100ms of latency, which is quite possible over the Internet, you're going to be limited to about 5 Mbps. It's set high for a reason. To get 30 Mbps, which many of us do have to our homes, you'll need a 375,000 byte buffer. Once you have a buffer that large, the other speed improvements provided by Leopard such as SACK need to be enabled or if you drop a packet you'll be in a world of hurt.
    Message was edited by: mreckhof

  • Multiple same-manuf/model AirPrint printers on the same network

    Our business uses the same Make/Model of an AirPrint-compatible printer (HP LaserJet PW1102w) at several separate workstations (3) on the same WiFi network.  AirPrint works perfectly from an iOS device to any of the printers, unfortunately, all 3 printers show up with the same name in AirPrint when you go to select a printer.  Is there any way to distinguish the different printers from each other when you go to choose a printer in AirPrint?  All workstations use Windows 7; I tried simply renaming each printer in the Printer Properties of "Devices and Printers"  in the Control Panel, giving each a workstation name to identify them.  This does not work; AirPrint seems to only show the actual model name given to it by the manufacturer, which I have not been able to find a way to change.  Can anyone help with this?  It is a rather frustrating guessing game at choosing a printer out of the same printer names, only to have your print job show up at someone else's workstation.

    Hello nabqtchamps,
    If you can acquire the IP address of each printer, please post again if you cannot, and input the IP address of your printer into the address bar of an internet browser and hit "Enter". This should take you to the printer's Embedded Web Server.
    1. Click the "Network" tap on the top of the page.
    2. Click the "Network Identification" option on the left-hand side.
    3. You should now see an option for "Bonjour Service Name", that is the name that appears for AirPrint from your iOS devices.
    4. Change the name as you see fit and click "Apply".
    Please let me know if you need any further assistance.
    *I work for HP*

  • My mac picks up my home network but will not accept the password

    Just got my mac intel and started it up, went through the start up process and it picked up my home network. When I put in the password that works will all other items on the network eg I Phones, printer and playstation, it tells me there was an error with the airport.
    Any help please.

    Greetings,
    What type of router and what type of encryption does it use?
    1. Remove the following files to the trash:
    Macintosh HD > LIbrary > Preferences > System Configuration >
    com.apple.airport.preferences.plist
    com.apple.nat.plist
    com.apple.network.identification.plist
    com.apple.smb.server.plist
    NetworkInterfaces.plist
    preferences.plist
    2. Remove the the saved password for the network:
    Open "Keychain Access"
    Search the keychain for the name of your wireless network and delete all references to it
    3. Shut the computer down entirely
    4. Turn off your wireless router for 5 minutes. Usually unplugging the power to the router is how you turn it off.
    5. Turn the wireless router back on
    6. Turn the computer back on and attempt to join the network and very carefully enter the password for your network.
    Hope that helps

  • Issue with connecting to encrypted network after logging in.

    I work for an academic institution and we have two networks that the students are able to access the web by; open and encrypted. We have made each computer in the library default to access the encrypted network through an app called Xpress Connect and a majority of them work properly. However, after logging off a user and then logging back in, some of the computers claim they are connected to the Encrypted network and have the proper IP, however are unable to access web pages. When system preferences is opened, the 802.1X encrypted network still has the button to connect to encrypted. When the button is pressed, internet access is gained.
    I have deleted the following files from Library>Preferences>System Configuration:
         com.apple.airport.preferences.plist
         com.apple.network.identification.plist
         com.apple.smb.server.plist
         NetworkInterfaces.plist
         preferences.plist
    Then I restarted the computer and manually set the preferences to connect to the Encrypted network. The same issue occured where it says I am connected but I have no internet access. I then click the connect button under the Network panel of System Preferences and then it finally works.
    Is there any way I can set the computer to automatically start the connection to the 802.1X encrypted network?

    You'll have to talk to the Xpress Connect people, perhaps it requires a update.
    Mac's connect automatically to encrypted networks if it's stored in the keychain, provided they are not hidden and not WEP Encrypted networks since that's worthless standard now.

  • Rename a Project Network ID

    We have a project that has the Network assigned with the wrong network Identification.How to rename these networks?

    Is does not matter if it is external or internal numbering - changing the number afterwards is not possible at all, because it is stored in a key field on the database in several tables during creation.(in difference to WBS elements which provide internal and external identifiers)
    If it's not about changing the network number but only the WBS assignment: this can be changed in CN22 on the header assignments.

  • Wi-fi login page no longer loads in Safari: can't join network

    We have paid wi-fi in our apt building. My Mac Mini gets on fine: I pick the network from the AirPort menubar drop-down, launch Safari, the login page comes up, I enter my name & password and that's it. My MBP used to do the same. Now, I can still pick the network in the menubar drop-down, launch Safari, type some crap in the Google box, but the blue progress line only makes it to the "p" in the "http://www.google..." string. I dumped my /Library/SystemConfiguration folder and replaced it with the one from TimeMachine (and, yes, I did a cold shutdown to prevent "com.apple.network.identification.plist" from being overwritten by the "bad" settings in RAM).
    Has this ever happened to anyone else? What do I delete, reinstall, or otherwise do?

    I cannot get to the point of logging in.
    Normally, after selecting my apt's network, Safari will automatically load the wi-fi's login page. This can be hurried, as you know, by typing crap in the Google field and hitting return.
    Suddenly, this page is not loading anymore on my MBP: the light-blue progress bar only makes it to the "p" in the "http://www.google..." string.
    It's not the wi-fi's fault: here I type to you on my Mini.

  • Airport not available on MacBook Pro 15 unibody mid 2009, PLEASE HELP!!!!

    Ok, so I just recently put in a new hard drive and battery by myself, since my original MacBook Pro hard drive became "corrupted" most likely due to a parallel desktop software I was using. Anyway so I finally install everything on the new hard drive and airport is not working. The icon is NOT EVEN THERE on the menu bar. I go into Network and the only thing I've got is Ethernet and Firewall. I've tried the "+" thing, and it didn't work. I then went into "Assist Me" , then "Diagnostics" and the airport option is greyed out, so is the external modem. Oh, and the operating system is Snow Leopard  OS X 10.6.3. Has a 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor.
    I also deleted the "SystemConfiguration" Folder and found something interesting. The "com.apple.airport.preferences.plist" was never there and when I reboot, the "com.apple.network.identification.plist" also disappeared. I had to drag it back into the folder from the desktop where I put a copy just in case something weird happened, which it did.
    I checked System Profiler, clicked on AirPort and it gives me stuff under "Software Versions", so I'm guessing it's acknowledging that THERE IS a card and can give me all the information for it, but I can't get the mac to use it. I reset the PRAM AND SMC and still nothin.
    So, I figured it must be hardware, right? So I open the mac like i did when I installed the new hard drive and battery, and I CANNOT FIND THE DARN AIRPORT CARD. On the mid 2010 models it's with the bluetooth card at the top and I've tried looking online for ANYONE, who has tried to get to the airport card on the mid 2009 model for the MacBook Pro 15 unibody. And found nothing. I think it's in the clutch, but I'm too scared to touch that area. Does anyone else have any ideas or have I covered all my bases?
    I REALLY DO NOT want to go to Apple. I don't have AppleCare and don't have the money to have them poke around and tell me the same thing I already know. And I spent way too much on this computer to not be able to use it to full capacity. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!

    From Mac Basics: AirDrop lets you send files from your Mac to nearby Macs and iOS devices
    Your 2009 MBP is not compatible with AirDrop to an iPhone

Maybe you are looking for