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From: Conor on 7 Aug 2010 06:03
On 2010-08-07 10:25:35 +0100, Cat said:

> When holding the option-key and clicking the Airport symbol in the menu
> bar I was able to see other networks in the neigborhood. Not anymore.
> What has changed?
> Logging on to my non-Apple router it shows four networks nearby. Strange.
>
> SK.

I've never needed to hold in the option key, just click on the icon.
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Conor
www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk

From: Tim McNamara on 7 Aug 2010 11:48
In article <4c5d3dd0$0$29890$e4fe514c(a)dreader24.news.xs4all.nl>,
Cat <0kevi(a)accessforall.invalid> wrote:

> In article <8c4pbqFp9iU1(a)mid.individual.net>, Conor <conor(a)gmx.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
> > On 2010-08-07 10:25:35 +0100, Cat said:
> >
> > > When holding the option-key and clicking the Airport symbol in
> > > the menu bar I was able to see other networks in the neigborhood.
> > > Not anymore. What has changed? Logging on to my non-Apple router
> > > it shows four networks nearby. Strange.
> > >
> > > SK.
> >
> > I've never needed to hold in the option key, just click on the
> > icon.
>
> My bad. The option key reveals additional information about the
> network.

Not on my Mac (running 10.4.11). What additional information does yours
show with the option key?

--
That'll put marzipan in your pie plate, Bingo.
From: Tim McNamara on 7 Aug 2010 14:44
In article <4c5d8e04$0$23847$e4fe514c(a)dreader21.news.xs4all.nl>,
Cat <0kevi(a)accessforall.invalid> wrote:

> In article <timmcn-D72FAC.10480707082010(a)news-1.mpls.iphouse.net>,
> Tim McNamara <timmcn(a)bitstream.net> wrote:
>
> > In article <4c5d3dd0$0$29890$e4fe514c(a)dreader24.news.xs4all.nl>,
> > Cat <0kevi(a)accessforall.invalid> wrote:
> >
> > > In article <8c4pbqFp9iU1(a)mid.individual.net>, Conor <conor(a)gmx.co.uk>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > On 2010-08-07 10:25:35 +0100, Cat said:
> > > >
> > > > > When holding the option-key and clicking the Airport symbol in
> > > > > the menu bar I was able to see other networks in the neigborhood.
> > > > > Not anymore. What has changed? Logging on to my non-Apple router
> > > > > it shows four networks nearby. Strange.
> > > > >
> > > > > SK.
> > > >
> > > > I've never needed to hold in the option key, just click on the
> > > > icon.
> > >
> > > My bad. The option key reveals additional information about the
> > > network.
> >
> > Not on my Mac (running 10.4.11). What additional information does yours
> > show with the option key?
>
> You need a newer cat...

Well, "need" is subjective.

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy3kOpL7tPw
> or
> http://db.tidbits.com/article/9339
>
> SK.

--
That'll put marzipan in your pie plate, Bingo.
From: Tim McNamara on 7 Aug 2010 14:45
In article
<michelle-CEC46D.09191107082010(a)reserved-multicast-range-not-delegated.e
xample.com>,
Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote:

> In article <timmcn-D72FAC.10480707082010(a)news-1.mpls.iphouse.net>,
> Tim McNamara <timmcn(a)bitstream.net> wrote:
>
> > > > > When holding the option-key and clicking the Airport symbol
> > > > > in the menu bar I was able to see other networks in the
> > > > > neigborhood. Not anymore. What has changed? Logging on to my
> > > > > non-Apple router it shows four networks nearby. Strange.
> > > > >
> > > > > SK.
> > > >
> > > > I've never needed to hold in the option key, just click on the
> > > > icon.
> > >
> > > My bad. The option key reveals additional information about the
> > > network.
> >
> > Not on my Mac (running 10.4.11). What additional information does
> > yours show with the option key?
>
> Here's what mine shows:
> <http://members.cox.net/michelle10042002/pictures/airport%20menu.png>

Interesting, thanks.

--
That'll put marzipan in your pie plate, Bingo.
From: David Empson on 8 Aug 2010 00:44
Tim McNamara <timmcn(a)bitstream.net> wrote:

> In article
> <michelle-CEC46D.09191107082010(a)reserved-multicast-range-not-delegated.e
> xample.com>,
> Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote:
>
> > In article <timmcn-D72FAC.10480707082010(a)news-1.mpls.iphouse.net>,
> > Tim McNamara <timmcn(a)bitstream.net> wrote:
> >
> > > > > > When holding the option-key and clicking the Airport symbol
> > > > > > in the menu bar I was able to see other networks in the
> > > > > > neigborhood. Not anymore. What has changed? Logging on to my
> > > > > > non-Apple router it shows four networks nearby. Strange.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > SK.
> > > > >
> > > > > I've never needed to hold in the option key, just click on the
> > > > > icon.
> > > >
> > > > My bad. The option key reveals additional information about the
> > > > network.
> > >
> > > Not on my Mac (running 10.4.11). What additional information does
> > > yours show with the option key?
> >
> > Here's what mine shows:
> > <http://members.cox.net/michelle10042002/pictures/airport%20menu.png>
>
> Interesting, thanks.

It is a new feature in Leopard and later, and very useful.

Holding down the option key when clicking on the Airport menu shows
details about the currently connected network in indented grey text.

In Snow Leopard, it also shows basic information about each other
visible network as a tooltip if you point the mouse cursor at the
network in the list.

--
David Empson
dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz
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