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Sep 24, 2012 5:02 PM in response to tahm77by BDAqua,Hi, this has worked for a few...
Make a New Location, Using network locations in Mac OS X ...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2712
10.7 & 10.8…
System Preferences>Network, top of window>Locations>Edit Locations, little plus icon, give it a name.
10.5.x/10.6.x/10.7.x instructions...
System Preferences>Network, click on the little gear at the bottom next to the + & - icons, (unlock lock first if locked), choose Set Service Order.
The interface that connects to the Internet should be dragged to the top of the list.
Instead of joining your Network from the list, click the WiFi icon at the top, and click join other network. Fill in everything as needed.
For 10.5/10.6, System Preferences>Network, unlock the lock if need be, highlight the Interface you use to connect to Internet, click on the advanced button, click on the DNS tab, click on the little plus icon, then add these numbers...
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
Click OK.
Also, turn off IPv6:
System Preferences » Network » AirPort » TCP/IP tab » Configure IPv6
Or whatever Interface you use.
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Sep 24, 2012 8:36 PM in response to BDAquaby tahm77,I struggled to follow your suggestions.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2712
>>> article starts with "This article has been archived and is no longer updated by Apple." not sure if that means it's obsolete or? There was info about Network Port Configurations
that didn't seem to apply.
10.7 & 10.8…
System Preferences>Network, top of window>Locations>Edit Locations, little plus icon, give it a name.
>>> I created a home location.
The interface that connects to the Internet should be dragged to the top of the list.
>>> My home location cannot be dragged to the top of locations
Instead of joining your Network from the list, click the WiFi icon at the top, and click join other network. Fill in everything as needed.
>>> Home isn't available as a choice.
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Sep 24, 2012 9:11 PM in response to tahm77by BDAqua,Did you try this?
System Preferences>Network, click on the little gear at the bottom next to the + & - icons, (unlock lock first if locked), choose Set Service Order.
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Sep 26, 2012 10:07 PM in response to BDAquaby tahm77,OK, I was able to change my service order, thanks. I put Wifi at the top.
I think I did everything you suggested. I joined my Wifi network as other, entered the password etc.
I slept my computer, and woke it up, and now it is joining a neighbour's insecure network.
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Sep 27, 2012 3:17 PM in response to tahm77by BDAqua,Is the other Network the same generic SSOD/Name?
Not on 10.7 at the moment but in 10.4 in the Network>Airport prefpane>Options, you can have it not automatically join new Networks.
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Jan 18, 2013 1:39 PM in response to tahm77by JAHelms,I found this thread because I was experiencing the same problem. I tried the fix suggested by BDAqua (as well as suggested fixes from similar threads) and nothing worked for me, but I did figure it out on my own. When I went into the Advanced tab in the network preferences window, I noticed that though my home network was listed first in the preferred networks list, it for some reason showed that my network did not have a security setting even though it was WPA encrypted.
I created a new network by hitting the "+" button just below and on the left side of the list pane and gave it the same exact name as my existing home network. I then set it up properly with WPA encryption enabled and the appropriate password. When I saved it, the computer asked me if I wanted to replace the existing network of the same name and of course I did. Boom, problem solved. The MacBook remains connected at all times now.
Hope this helps those of you future readers that, like me, weren't being helped by any of the existing suggestions.
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Jan 21, 2013 7:25 AM in response to JAHelmsby Boopie,Thank you JAHelms! Your suggestion worked perfectly for me.
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Mar 12, 2013 8:07 PM in response to JAHelmsby NorthernMN,YES! Works for my Macbook Air!
My computer got very cold this past winter and I've been trying to get it back to its same self since. Lots of lil complications and that terrible Mailbox problem that was locking up my GB's! Oy!
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Apr 21, 2013 5:08 PM in response to tahm77by ldafrotc,Thank you JAHelms!! This has been driving me crazy for months!!
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May 9, 2013 5:02 AM in response to JAHelmsby grizzley2,Thanks a bunch to JAHelms , tied your suggestion and it worked perfectly , this has been bugging me since I got the new Mac Air, now I can sleep again...........cheers
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May 14, 2013 9:22 PM in response to JAHelmsby ArtS_,You are the Man! this has been driving me nuts for days. Thank a bunch.
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May 25, 2013 6:18 AM in response to JAHelmsby JenW77,Thankyou so much JAHelms, I've spent the past 4 hours trying to crack this one...then stumbled across this thread and your solution. This is the only thing that worked for me too, THANKYOU!!
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Jun 13, 2013 3:25 PM in response to JAHelmsby A11001,I had the exact same problem, Solution was spot on, worked straight away... Thank you JAHelms.