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Option-Click the Airport Menu for Extra Wireless Info

November 24th, 2009 - 10.6, Mac OS X, Snow Leopard, Tips & Tricks

wireless info airport menu If you Option-Click the Airport Menu you can get extended information about the wireless network you are connected to (and the ones you’re not as well), including Channel information, MAC address of the access point, signal strength, and the transmission rate. This is Snow Leopard only, if you haven’t upgraded to Snow Leopard yet and your Mac is compatible, it’s highly recommended.

Thanks to reader Jim Thorpe for the tip and screenshot!

Posted by: Paul Horowitz

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Comments: 5

Comment from Arpit Jacob
Time: November 24, 2009, 8:31 am

Works on Leopard too but you don’t get as much detailed information.

Comment from Kaboon
Time: November 24, 2009, 11:04 am

Works also for Bluetooth and MobileMe Menu

Comment from Craig
Time: December 15, 2009, 7:38 am

and volume

Comment from Tom
Time: December 18, 2009, 1:09 am

this works for the volume button and bluetooth

Comment from Jon
Time: February 24, 2010, 6:02 am

Could you explain a bit more what they mean. My RSSI is -87 but my Transmit Rate is 30. What does that mean?

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November 24th, 2009