hey tim, thanks for all your help. wish i could test this but i don't want to wipe the system to try. can you give me that command string again? shame you can't copy in recovery but i can put it on something elce and type from there. > On 25 Feb 2017, at 8:34 am, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > No, sorry if any of this was confusing. Brand is immaterial. All you need > is the name of the network, it's password and the interface number. > > • when in Recovery mode, go up to the Utilities menu, down to Network > Utility. In the Info tab, under the Interface pop-up, you can determine > which interface is the Wifi interface on your specific Mac. Usually either > en1 or en0. > • Network name is just the name of the network you connect to, the one that > is broadcast and that you see in the WiFi Extras menu. > • Password is the password for that network. > > That's it. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Feb 24, 2017, at 14:18, Michael Marshall <mightymaggie...@gmail.com> wrote: > > hey, > thanks for the info, so i have to try and find out the brand of router? > Is this correct? >> On 25 Feb 2017, at 7:54 am, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> So, if that is the name of the network you connect to, then: >> >>> networksetup -setairportnetwork en1 "TPG 8F75"WiFi_Password >> >> Like I mentioned, if your Mac has an ethernet port, then "en1" should be >> fine and substitute the WiFi_password argument with your WiFi network >> password. >> >> Later... >> >> Tim Kilburn >> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >> >> On Feb 24, 2017, at 13:35, Michael Marshall <mightymaggie...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> hey, i don't know the make of my router but my network is called TPG 8F75 >> What would be the format with this network? >> I was actually thinking about this yesterday. >>> On 25 Feb 2017, at 6:41 am, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Yes, it should be possible. Using the following command in Terminal will >>> normally connect you to a WiFi network: >>> >>> networksetup -setairportnetwork en1 WiFi_Network_Name WiFi_Password >>> >>> Note that en1 refers to the WiFi card when there is no ethernet present, >>> otherwise WiFi would be en0. You can confirm this in Recovery mode by >>> going up to the Utilities menu and selecting Network Utility. The various >>> network services will have their identifiers listed in the Interface pop-up. >>> >>> Also, note that if your network has a space or any such thing in its name, >>> you'll need to put quotes around the network name. For example, if my WiFi >>> network was named "Home Network", I'd need to put quotes around it because >>> the space would denote a change in arguments to the command. >>> >>> One last thing. For some reason, the network setup Terminal command was >>> not working in Sierra Recovery mode for me, but does in regular MacOS. I >>> believe that it does, though, work in earlier versions of the MacOS, at >>> least that's my understanding. >>> >>> Later... >>> >>> Tim Kilburn >>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>> >>> On Feb 24, 2017, at 04:54, Scott Berry <sb356...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Tim, >>> >>> Yes I didn’t think about this. Now another question so what if you wipe >>> the drive clean and then want to do a full reinstall is that possible then >>> through Command R? >>> >>> >>>> On Feb 23, 2017, at 9:07 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Actually, if your computer is connected to a specific network when in the >>>> MacOS, after you restart it into Recovery Mode, it will be connected to >>>> the same network. So, if you were on your Mac connected to Bob's WiFi >>>> Network, once you restart with cmd-r, it will remain connected to Bob's >>>> WiFi Network. There are Terminal commands that may allow you to connect >>>> to a different network, but I haven't tested them in the Terminal in >>>> Recovery Mode. >>>> >>>> Later... >>>> >>>> Tim Kilburn >>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>> >>>> On Feb 23, 2017, at 19:07, Michael Marshall <mightymaggie...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> hey all, >>>> I was trying to do a clean install on my system this morning and i headed >>>> to recovery and turned on VO, i wanted to download a clean copy of the >>>> system.. >>>> The problem is this, I could not connect to my Wi-Fi network, there was no >>>> way using VO to accomplish this. >>>> No status menus that I could see, VO m twice, still nothing. >>>> Luckily I found a Time Machine backup that I was able to restore to. >>>> has anyone found a way to Connect to a wireless network in recovery using >>>> voiceover? >>>> I find it extremely irritating that apple has not addressed this. >>>> any help would be fantastic. >>>> >>>> Michael >>>> >>>> -- >>>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>>> Visionaries list. >>>> >>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >>>> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >>>> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>>> >>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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