Preventing connection to open wireless networks

Dan Shoop shoop at iwiring.net
Wed Aug 15 17:16:01 PDT 2007


On Aug 15, 2007, at 3:08 PM, R.L. Grigg wrote:

> Is there a way on OSX 10.4.10 to disable it from connecting to open  
> wireless networks? Ie to make it only able to connect to WPA  
> networks? System Prefs doesnt seem to have that option.
>

You have the ability to limit connections to only networks you have  
defined.

Not sure what, if any, merit there is to limiting connections to only  
WPA wifi points. If the need/concern is "security" than this is  
woolly thinking. Use a VPN.

-dhan

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