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Forgot a Wireless Password? Here’s How to Recover Wi-Fi Router Passwords on Mac

Dec 10, 2010 - 41 Comments

If you have ever forgotten a wireless router password, whether it’s your own network or another, you certainly aren’t alone. Typically you just have to enter the password once, save it to your keychain, and you can forget about it, right? Well that’s only true until you actually do need the password again, whether it’s … Read More

Test Wireless Signal Strength from Command Line of Mac OS X

Jul 7, 2010 - 6 Comments
Monitor Wi-Fi Signal Strength from Command Line of Mac OS X

If you’re trying to tweak a wireless router to get the best signal, being able to continuously measure the wi-fi signal strength while you toy with the antennas, placement, and whatever else on the network is really valuable. While most users are best served by using the Mac Wi-Fi Diagnostics app to monitor signal strength … Read More

How to Set a Manual IP Address in Mac OS X

Jan 26, 2010 - 11 Comments

There are times when a user will need to to manually set an IP address in Mac OS X to one which will be compatible with a joined network, either wi-fi or ethernet. Here will cover how to change a Mac IP address to a manual setting, and also how to pick an IP address … Read More

airport – the Little Known Command Line Wireless Utility for Mac

Jan 18, 2007 - 95 Comments
airport wi-fi network command in Mac OS X

Hidden from the casual Mac user is a spiffy command line utility that allows you to view, configure, and troubleshoot your Mac’s wireless connection, entirely from the Terminal of MacOS and Mac OS X. This command has a help file but is otherwise but not much documentation, and judging by the obscure location of the … Read More

iStumbler – Search Wi-Fi Networks Easily from Mac

Nov 20, 2006 - 22 Comments
iStumbler Mac network scanning tool

Want to search for available wi-fi networks quickly and easily from a Mac? Have you ever been on the road with your MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iBook or PowerBook and needed to find a Wireless access point quickly to send a quick email, post an important blog entry, or check the latest news? Me … Read More

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