Hi, I wonder if the network order is set wrong for your networks.
1. Go to System Prefs. 2. Into the Network pane. 3. Make sure that WiFI is selected in the Services table. 4. Navigate near the bottom of the pane and press the Advanced button. 5. In the Preferred Networks table, take a look at the list of remembered networks. They are listed in priority sequence. That is, the one at the top will be connected to first, if findable, then the next one down the list, if the first isn't available. It will continue down the list until it finds one in range that is within the list. It adds new ones to the bottom as you add them to your list. So, if your Mini had been connected to one of the other ones at some time, it's possible that one of those is higher in priority. You can remove the ones you don't wish in the list, apply your changes and it may fix the issue. Just be sure that you're connected to your own network when removing the other networks otherwise they won't really get removed. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On 2013-07-18, at 7:59 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: > It's not, it's just an old router from Best Buy. Before I connect, the Mac > identifies the network as WPA/WPA2, and once I connect it says only WPA2, so > it's probably running in the mode you described already. I say probably > because that was not made clear in the router's setup page - all it said was > WPA2 Personal. Is there anything else I might try? I'd rather not go back to > WEP, since it was shown to be incredibly insecure some years ago. As I said, > the Mac is the only device that has trouble, so far as I know at least. > On Jul 18, 2013, at 9:31 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbur...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> If you're using an Apple WiFi device like an Express, Extreme or Time >> Capsule, you can set it to WPA/Wpa2 Personal which may assist the Mini. I'm >> guessing that the Mini's WiFi card is having difficulties with the WPA2 >> protocol. >> >> Later... >> >> Tim Kilburn >> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >> >> On 2013-07-18, at 1:28 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> Sorry this isn't strictly vo-related, but I'm having an odd problem. Ever >>> since my family got wifi back in 2005, we've used WEP and I've been the >>> unofficial tech guy of the house. Recently, I made the long-overdue switch >>> to WPA2 personal, and every device on the network is, to my knowledge, >>> working just fine... except my mac Mini. When I wake it from sleep, or >>> sometimes randomly as I'm using it, it drops my home wifi connection and >>> instead connects to the only open network it can find, one of those "guest" >>> things that require a password on a webpage to get into. With WEP enabled, >>> this never happened once, but now it happens multiple times per day. I've >>> tried channels 3 and 8, but switching once made no difference at all so I >>> didn't see the need to try more channels. I'm no router expert, but I know >>> the basics. Does anyone have any thoughts on what could be going on? Thanks >>> in advance for any help you can offer. >>> >>> >>> Have a great day, >>> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >>> mehg...@gmail.com >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > > > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) > mehg...@gmail.com > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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