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My Mac (osx Lion) is constantly looking for wifi networks.
I recently changed provider and have a new router and thought this may help but it the same.
On a windows vista laptop I have I found a setting to alter how often the laptop looks for WiFi signal.
Is there a setting on the mac that will do similar?
Thanks
iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011)
I've seen the cats do that since the days of the Leopard. Guess it's a way of acertaining which is the optimal access point to associate with.
If you think it is constantly looking for WiFi networks because it says it is looking when you drop down the WiFi menu, it's not constantly looking. It is updating the menu with currently available networks.
If you've got some other reason to believe it is constantly looking for networks, please post more details on how you know.
AFAIK, the best (and only) thing you can do is uncheck "Ask to join new networks" in Network preferences.
There may be haxies or root operations but they are above my paygrade⸮
how can I stop my mac constantly looking for wifi
