Q: Airport Utility Launched and Tried to Connect to Airport While Wireless Was Turned Off
Something very strange this morning when I got to work and unlocked my screensaver. Airport Utility was open and showed an Airport called "Anthony's Airport Express", with a green light and a request to enter a password for it. I have no idea who "Anthony" is (I'm guessing someone else on the work network), but the really odd thing is, I have wi-fi turned OFF on my Mac (I'm connected via ethernet). Is AU still scanning and tries to connect to an Airport if one appears on the network, even though wi-fi is off? That seems like a security issue.
I don't think this was coming over wi-fi, because when I turned wi-fi on and scanned for wireless connections it wasn't there. A few hours later, AU changed to showing "Anthony's Airport Express" was "out of range" and "remembered" (see screenshot). But previously it had showed a solid line from "Internet" to the Airport, with a green light on both. I'm concerned if my Mac is connecting to an Airport without my permission (although it was requesting a password so perhaps it didn't connect to it).
Any ideas what this is about?
--Equus
Mac mini, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4), Quad Core 2.3 Ghz Intel Core i7
Posted on Sep 11, 2013 4:31 AM
