If you hold down the Option key and click on the WiFi indicator at the top right of your screen in the toolbar, you will get additional information about your current WiFi connection. You’ll find out your signal strength and WiFi channel. You’ll also see your MAC address, which you sometimes need to give out to be allowed to connect to closed WiFi networks.

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2 Responses to “WiFi Indicator Extras”

1. neuhausen says:

   12/16/08 at 4:14 pm

   Thanks. I appreciate your content here.

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2. Matt says:

   3/20/09 at 9:37 am

   I didn’t know that! Thanks!

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