I wonder if there is a way to make a wifi adapter connect to an access point but based on its mac address instead of SSID?.
The situation I have is that there´s two APs with the same SSID but diferent signal strengts, both open, no encryption, and using different back end providers.
I do not control the APs, I just want to connect to the farther one, which I receive with 30% signal quality, instead of the closer one, with 90% signal.
I run F16 and the adapter is a USB cantenna.
TIA FC
On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 5:42 PM, Fernando Cassia fcassia@gmail.com wrote:
I wonder if there is a way to make a wifi adapter connect to an access point but based on its mac address instead of SSID?.
Manually create a wireless connection in NetworkManager's configuration and enter the MAC address in the "BSSID" field.
The situation I have is that there´s two APs with the same SSID but diferent signal strengts, both open, no encryption, and using different back end providers.
I do not control the APs, I just want to connect to the farther one, which I receive with 30% signal quality, instead of the closer one, with 90% signal.
I run F16 and the adapter is a USB cantenna.
-T.C.
On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 22:17, T.C. Hollingsworth tchollingsworth@gmail.com wrote:
Manually create a wireless connection in NetworkManager's configuration and enter the MAC address in the "BSSID" field.
Thanks!. Seems that will do the trick.
Wonder if perhaps there should be a clearer indication besides or below the BSSID field indicating it´s usually the AP´s MAC?
FC
On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 8:14 PM, Fernando Cassia fcassia@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 22:17, T.C. Hollingsworth tchollingsworth@gmail.com wrote:
Manually create a wireless connection in NetworkManager's configuration and enter the MAC address in the "BSSID" field.
Thanks!. Seems that will do the trick.
Wonder if perhaps there should be a clearer indication besides or below the BSSID field indicating it´s usually the AP´s MAC?
KDE's NetworkManager utility explains that in the tooltip. It might be worth filing an RFE bug to get GNOME to do something similar.
-T.C.
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