WiFi looking for network

mid 2009 mbp.10.8.3. When clicked on Airport icon on menu bar "Wi-Fi: looking for network.."show up. When networks are found,"Wi-Fi:On" would display. Five seconds later Airport would re-scan and the whole thing would repeat itself and it goes on and on. I thought once it has found the prefered network it would lock on and that's it. Is this behavior normal?Or is there somewhere I should make a selection or something?

I'm not referring to the battery. I'm referring to the regular scan every 5 seconds......which if I remember correctly......was the subject of this post.
The battery question is a different issue, probably related to operating system "upgrades" that you have made. For example, we saw lots of posts on this subject when folks updated to Lion and Mountain Lion. Same for Mavericks. I saw the same behavior on a laptop when I "updated". Went back to Snow Leopard, and the battery began to work much better.
But, we're off topic on battery life now. That would be a post in the support forum for the operating system that you are using on your Mac.

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If it is constantly searching for networks every five seconds or so, then it is the bluetooth - wifi problem discussed on other threads. I find that system preferences > network and clicking at the bottom on the 'Show wi-fi status in menu bar' button to switch it off, and then back onto the menu bar, solves the problem. Sometimes on waking I lose wi-fi completely and have to reload, but that's infrequent.
Hopefully Apple will come up with a solution soon.

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Hopefully Apple will come up with a solution soon.

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When you see an exclamation point in the Wi-Fi menu, from the menu bar, select
 ▹ System Preferences... ▹ Network
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Hello ronnieluv1960,
The following article provides a host of tips that can help stabilize your WiFi.
Wi-Fi: How to troubleshoot Wi-Fi connectivity
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4628
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Allen

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Oh and the screen is unstable! willy nilly all over the place!
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My WiFi is on and then looking for network and then on again for a little while and then looking for network and so on.
The result is a lot of waiting...
Very slow connection.
Is this normal

You seem to understand it. I believe that when you tether, you have a separate allowance (I believe mostly it is 2GB) aside from your normal data balance. When you tether, it automatically uses the 3G to tether, not the wifi and the data will be subtracted from your tethering allotment. When you use data on your phone, it is subtracted from your normal data allowance (the pool not reserved for tethering) but only when using 3G. If you are on wifi on your PHONE (not tethering) it won't subtract. Hope that sort of makes sense.

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I've been trying to find the answer to this for what seems like weeks. My macbook (Lion), my girlfriends macbook pro (Snowleopard) an iPhone 3G and an iPhone4 all seem to be unable to simply keep a steady connection to my WiFi.
They all connect, but then "looking for network", then "on" and repeat this cycle over and over.
I know this is effecting the signal and data transfer, because if i do a speedtest, you can see the signal drop off to next to nothing when its "looking for network" and come back to strength when "on"
This sometimes causes the connection to hang, or disconnect completely. The cycle length seems to vary, but is generally around 5-8 seconds. Then sometimes it is connected for say 7 secs and then looking for 12 secs.
This is not specific to my network either. My brother who lives 1.5 hours away has the same thing happening on his iMac, and if i log on to his network with my iPhone 4, it shows the same behaviour.
What the **** is going on?
My IP has tested stuff from their end, all is fine. If i connect via the ethernet, no problems. They have changed the router twice and are now sending another, but it must be a problem with Apple devices.
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It should but then Mountain Lion who knows..
I recommend you reset the TC and use proper SMB network names.. for TC itself, wireless and hard disk.
Use fixed channels.. and different name for 5ghz.
And WPA2 Personal security.
Did you upgrade install ML?? Or was it supplied with Mountain Lion... ?

Im completely new to Mac. Im swapping my windows laptop for macbook pro and looking for network storage solution which the Time Capsule seems to do. Is it possible to use this as NAS for my desktop Windows PC - windows 7

Im completely new to Mac. Im swapping my windows laptop for macbook pro and looking for network storage solution which the Time Capsule seems to do. Is it possible to use this as NAS for my desktop Windows PC - windows 7

Broadly speaking I want some sort of network storage( wireless or through my existing wifi router) that I can access files for both my windows PC and Macbook and also to access files to my iPad/ iPhone. Some sort of backup and sychronisation so that I can access certain files remotely.
Buy a real NAS.. synology or QNAP are the standard... although companies like Netgear and Western Digital and Seagate make them as well.
There is no problem sharing between Mac and PC now.. you do not even need a NAS to do that.. you simply share the hard disk directly. Mac talk SMB.. everything talks SMB nowadays.. so it is easy.
ipad and iphone are not designed to use NAS.. they are designed to backup only to the cloud or itunes.. but you can load an app like file browser if you want.
http://www.stratospherix.com/products/filebrowser/
Remote access to the Apple TC is somewhere between difficult, to impossible from a PC.. Apple use BTMM and iCloud but the service is not offered to PC.
A real NAS will offer HTTPS or SFTP or several other methods.. that both Mac and PC can use.
You simply plug it into the current wireless router.. it is a network device and assessable over the network. It is not necessary to buy another router.. in fact that is a waste.

Upgrade/patch to Lion to fix the wifi iLooking for Networks"?

Can we expect an upgrade/patch to Lion to fix the wifi issue of "Looking for Networks" constantly coming on? I've read the suggestions, etc. and had a couple make incremental improvements. However, I'm ready to give up wifi until there's a fix. Anyone heard anything on when this might happen?

summerwood wrote:
One of the error mesages I get while trying to log into wifi "Could not scan for wireless network"
I'm hoping there will be a fix, I like my 4s 64 gb....anyone?
So, you've done every step listed in iOS: Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections - http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1398?
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HT1338 My Mac keeps Looking for Networks? The ICON in menu when clicked shows the WI- FI (in gray) ON then goes to Looking for Network again. Shutting down the connection.

My MAC keeps looking for networks? The ICON in menu bar when clicked shows the WI-FI (in grey) it keeps shuting off and disconnecting. Any Ideas???

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2. Follow the instructions in this support article under the heading "Symptom: The network connection drops unexpectedly."
3. Make a note of all your settings for Wi-Fi in the Network preference pane, then delete the connection from the connection list and recreate it with the same settings. You do this by clicking the plus-sign icon below the connection list, and selecting Wi-Fi as the interface in the sheet that opens. Select Join other network from the Network Name menu, then select your network. Enter the password when prompted and save it in the keychain.
4. From the Location menu at the top of the Network preference pane, select Edit Locations. A sheet will drop down. Click the plus-sign button to create a new location. Give it any name you want. In the new location, set up the Wi-Fi service with the same settings you used before. Click Apply and test.
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Macbook air keeps 'looking for networks'

My Macbook Air keeps 'looking for networks', and the upload speeds are slow -- should be 50 plus, are 25-30 mps.
Upstairs, my iMac gets 60mps upload and 30 mps download. So Verizon is providing what they promise, its just
that the MacBook Air seems to have a bit of a problem.
Verizon has done what they could to tweek the system, and it make make a small improvement -- from 20 to the 25-30 mps.
The tech suggested, politely, it was time to talk to Apple, and I will make a Genius appt.
But I was wondering if other with MacBook Airs had had this problem of the computer constantly 'searching for netsworks'.
Thanks,
Hal

Open System Preferences > Network > Advanced then select the Wi-Fi tab.
Drag your network to the top of the list.
Select: Remember networks this computer has joined
Click OK.
Keep in mind, everytime you click the AirPort icon in the status menu bar, it will automatically "look" for networks.

Finder crashes when "looking for networks" - workaround that helps

I've read through most of the messages about finder crashes, but what's going on in my case I haven't seen. As I have a work around, I thought I should post.
If for whatever reason the wireless connection pauses or gets interrupted (for example, by closing the lid), the finder hangs in the process of "looking for networks." Most of the time I can still pull up the dock -- the spinning beach ball only clicks in if I mouse over the top menu bar. Sometimes (but not always) I can quit open applications through the dock before I have to do a hard reset.
My workaround is this: I turn wi-fi off before I close the lid. When I open the lid, I wait a short time -- 30 seconds, about -- and turn the wireless back on, and this way I can avoid the finder crashing. If the wi-fi pauses for some other external reason, when "looking for networks" starts up, the finder will hang again.
It's way past time that Apple coughs up a permanent fix, but this might help somebody who's having the same problem. And maybe somebody has a better workaround, in which case, I'd love to hear about it.

Fire_Bird wrote:
1. Going into a folder on my external hard drive that contains the installer for divx for mac.
Divx has been a source of problems with both Tiger & Leopard. See for example Mac OS X 10.5: Finder may not fully "load". If you have installed it, it is probably at least part of your problem.
then i erased the whole thing, and used the Mac OS X 10.5 install DVD that came with my mom's iMac (still happens)
This is not recommended. The install disks that come with specific Mac models do not necessarily install the same things or do all the error checks that the retail Leopard installer disk does. (It is also a violation of the software license to install it on another Mac.) If you want a trouble-free, supported installation of Leopard, use only the retail installer or a disk specifically intended for your exact Mac model.

Airport is connected but Airport menu icon looks like it is looking for networks

Status in menu bar appears to be disconnected and looking for networks (cycling through the bars), when it is in fact connected. Is that expected? I can't see how good my connection is as a result.

It is indeed the default - the spinning ball and the message: wi-fi: looking for networks. Your device is NOT constantly looking but only looks again when you click the airport icon in the menu. One may want to change networks or one may have come into the range of a new network that was not previously in the list, you see.
(This is the case in osx 10.8 whether the box is checked or unchecked pertaining to "asking before joining new networks" in the system preferences.)
Think of the light which only comes on when the refrigertor door is opened.

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