Re-establishing wireless connection on MacBook Pro

In article ,
Bob Harris wrote:

> Not the answer you were looking for, but might I suggest a UPS for
> your comm gear?

That is an excellent suggestion and I may do that. It is something I
never thought of.

However, I still would like to know if there is an easy way to reset
Airport without having to restart the computer.

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In article ,
Robert Peirce wrote:

> In article ,
> Bob Harris wrote:
>
> > Not the answer you were looking for, but might I suggest a UPS for
> > your comm gear?
>
> That is an excellent suggestion and I may do that. It is something I
> never thought of.
>
> However, I still would like to know if there is an easy way to reset
> Airport without having to restart the computer.

When I have had Airport issues, I've turn off Airport, and then
turned it back on.

I actually have a Network location I named "Off-Line". This
Location has all the networking interfaces disabled.

I then switch my location to the "Off-Line" setting, which kills
all networking, then I switch back to my normal network location
(either my Home location, or my Work location), and I initiate a
new connection to the net.

You can also use the Airport menu bar icon and select "Turn
Airport Off", and then "Turn Airport On". I find that my custom
"Off-Line" location is useful for a few other cases where I do not
want to have network access via any means, so it is useful to me.

And I didn't even remember this trick until tonight, otherwise I
would have mentioned it yesterday.

Bob Harris
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In article ,
Bob Harris wrote:

> When I have had Airport issues, I've turn off Airport, and then
> turned it back on.

I've tried this and it doesn't work in the situation where my modem and
router have rebooted because of a hit on the line.

> I actually have a Network location I named "Off-Line". This
> Location has all the networking interfaces disabled.
>
> I then switch my location to the "Off-Line" setting, which kills
> all networking, then I switch back to my normal network location
> (either my Home location, or my Work location), and I initiate a
> new connection to the net.

This sounds like a good possibility. How did you set it up? I will
give it a try until I get around to tracking down a UPS.

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Robert B. Peirce, Venetia, PA 724-941-6883
bob AT peirce-family.com [Mac]
rbp AT cooksonpeirce.com [Office]
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In article ,
Robert Peirce wrote:

> In article ,
> Bob Harris wrote:
>
> > When I have had Airport issues, I've turn off Airport, and then
> > turned it back on.
>
> I've tried this and it doesn't work in the situation where my modem and
> router have rebooted because of a hit on the line.
>
> > I actually have a Network location I named "Off-Line". This
> > Location has all the networking interfaces disabled.
> >
> > I then switch my location to the "Off-Line" setting, which kills
> > all networking, then I switch back to my normal network location
> > (either my Home location, or my Work location), and I initiate a
> > new connection to the net.
>
> This sounds like a good possibility. How did you set it up? I will
> give it a try until I get around to tracking down a UPS.

Mac OS X 10.4.11
o Network system preferences
o Location Popup menu at the top of the panel
o Select New Location... and give your it a name such as "Offline"
o Show Popup menu just under location at the top of panel
o Select Network Port Configurations
o Uncheck ALL the entries. This will disable all network
interfaces while using this location.
o Click on Apply Now
o On Mac OS X 10.4, you can use the blue Apple menu to quickly
switch between network locations.

Mac OS X 10.5
o Network system preferences
o Location Popup menu at the top of the panel
o Edit Locations...
o Click on + (plus) sign
o Give your new location a name such as "Offline", and then click
"Done".
o On the left will be a list of all your network interfaces
o- One at a time, select each interface
o- Click on the gear next to the + and - at the bottom of the
list panel
o- Select Make Service Inactive
o Click on Apply
o On Mac OS X 10.5, you can use the gray Apple menu to quickly
switch between network locations.

NOTE: If you click on Apply after creating this Offline location,
and you happen to be doing this via VNC, Back to my Mac, or other
remote access method, you will immediately loose network access
with your remote system. I know, I just did this to my Leopard
system which I was accessing via Chicken of the VNC from my Tiger
system :-)

Bob Harris
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In article ,
Bob Harris wrote:

> In article ,
> Robert Peirce wrote:
>
> > This sounds like a good possibility. How did you set it up? I will
> > give it a try until I get around to tracking down a UPS.
>
> Mac OS X 10.4.11
> o Network system preferences
> o Location Popup menu at the top of the panel
> o Select New Location... and give your it a name such as "Offline"
> o Show Popup menu just under location at the top of panel
> o Select Network Port Configurations
> o Uncheck ALL the entries. This will disable all network
> interfaces while using this location.
> o Click on Apply Now
> o On Mac OS X 10.4, you can use the blue Apple menu to quickly
> switch between network locations.

Done. Now we'll see how it works if I take a hit on the power line
again.

--
Robert B. Peirce, Venetia, PA 724-941-6883
bob AT peirce-family.com [Mac]
rbp AT cooksonpeirce.com [Office]
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