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Where did Wi-Fi Scan go in OS 10.8.4?

I realize that Wi-Fi Diagnostics was replaced by Wireless Diagnostics in 10.8.4 but where did Wi-Fi Scan go? It was a sub-program of Wi-Fi Diagnostics and I would have thought that it would not have vanished completely from Wireless Diagnostics. On any given day there are 10-15 visible Wi-Fi networks in my community and sometimes I find myself competing with others using the same radio channel that my Time Capsule is set to. If I were experiencing a problem I used Wi-Fi Scan to find a channel that was not being used. Theoretically, setting the Wireless Options in Airport Utility to Automatic should aleviate co-channel interferrence between my Time Capsule's automatic settings and those of my neighbors but that was not always the case. I found that manually finding an unused channel works best for my Time Capsule.

MacBook, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4)

Posted on Jun 4, 2013 9:15 PM

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Posted on Jun 4, 2013 9:37 PM

In the diagnosis window, press Command-2 or choose Utilities form the Window menu, and you should see the options to scan wifi and perform other tasks.

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Sep 22, 2013 5:04 PM in response to Joe M

Has anyone tried these tricks recently? I am running 10.8.4, and I can't see any of the 'wi-fi scan' options that are mentioned here, even after opening the 'Wireless Diagnostics'. Was there another update to the programs involved following these posts back in June? If so, how do we scan for available channels now?


Thanks,


-J

Where did Wi-Fi Scan go in OS 10.8.4?

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