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| From | Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? |
| Date | 2015-02-05 19:51 +0000 |
| Organization | People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates |
| Message-ID | <cjhvu6Fqf75U2@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <X_CdnS-IJK_yKk7JnZ2dnUU7-cOdnZ2d@giganews.com> |
On 2015-02-05, Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote: > > I was just checking the WiFi settings on this iMac and noticed that it > is populated with SSID's that this iMac has never been close to: > > - two work WiFi SSID's > > - Many hotels > > - A city admin centre > > etc. > > Those were visited by either my laptop or iPhone, but never this iMac > unless someone's been trotting it around ... > > Indeed my "home" WiFi SSID has been pushed down in the list! (I don't > use WiFi for this iMac, I hardwire, but connect occasionally to see > what's going on in the 'hood (iStumbler)). > > Does the cockamamie iCloud copy SSID's amongst devices in an account? > That would (possibly) make sense for mobile devices, but certainly not > for a 27" iMac. Makes sense for laptops, though. And I'm sure someone on planet Earth has moved a desktop computer around expecting them to be there. For the rest of us, the delete key works fine. -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR
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Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-05 13:33 -0500
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2015-02-05 10:47 -0800
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-05 19:51 +0000
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-02-05 21:46 +0000
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-05 23:44 +0000
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-02-05 19:00 -0500
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-06 00:05 +0000
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-02-05 19:11 -0500
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-06 00:18 +0000
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-06 08:49 -0500
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-06 14:23 +0000
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-06 13:46 -0500
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-06 08:47 -0500
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Matt Simpson <usenet@news.jmatt.net> - 2015-02-06 17:24 +0000
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-06 13:50 -0500
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-06 18:54 +0000
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-06 08:46 -0500
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-06 14:21 +0000
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-06 08:45 -0500
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-06 14:20 +0000
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-06 08:44 -0500
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-06 08:50 -0500
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-06 14:24 +0000
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-06 13:47 -0500
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-06 18:52 +0000
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-06 15:55 -0500
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-02-07 04:41 -0800
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-02-05 21:45 +0000
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-06 08:45 -0500
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-02-05 16:30 -0800
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-06 08:50 -0500
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-02-06 08:52 -0800
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-06 13:49 -0500
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-02-06 15:25 -0800
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-06 23:41 +0000
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-02-06 20:04 -0500
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-07 02:00 +0000
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2015-02-06 18:49 -0800
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2015-02-06 21:41 -0800
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2015-02-06 21:57 -0800
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2015-02-07 14:41 -0800
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-07 14:09 +0000
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-02-06 20:41 -0800
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-02-07 18:13 +1300
Re: Why are WiFi SSID's my iMac has never been near in my WiFi list? Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-02-07 06:18 -0800
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