Two options work for me for managing wifi like this. first easy one is rather than move btopenzone, and btfon and the other variations down the list, just remove them from the list all together.
The second option assumes that you actually do want to use btopenzone occasionally, like in starbucks or something (tip. you get free wifi access if you get one of their coffee card things) Create a second network location called openzone, then join the btopenzone network there, and remove btopenzone from your normal "automatic" location's preferred list of wireless networks, so when you want to use the openzone you change to the relevant network profile in the apple menu. I favour the profile switching method for a slightly different reason, at home my network is called bebox, because I haven't bothered to rename it, and at work there is also a network called bebox very close by which I don't actually want to use, so I have a work profile that doesn't have bebox in its list, and a home profile that does, otherwise it takes a while to get on the wifi at work while my computer tries and fails to connect to the stronger bebox network (that i dont have the password to) Toby On 4 June 2011 16:11, Jason Davies <[email protected]> wrote: > Every time I (or my girlfriend) go near a BT Openzone hotspot with our > laptops (eg each other's house), BTOpenzone seems to leap ahead of the other > networks to connect to. So you have to manually connect by selecting the > right one. They are always first in the list while the others 'wake up'. > Anyone know how to sort this? we've both tried puting it lower in the list > of preferred networks over and over again -- the problem seems to be that > it's somehow recognised quicker than others (somehow) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
