iMac Airport - Ho to Find Wireless Information

davedave · davedave #1 (**permalink**)

07-30-2008, 10:18 PM

I notice that when I goto System preferences, network I can see that my airport card on my imac is connected to my wireless network. I cant see any information about the speeds, data transfer etc... Where can this information be found in Leopard? Do the 4 bars that represent the wireless icon also represent strength?

Thyamine · Thyamine #2 (**permalink**)

07-31-2008, 07:24 AM

I'm not sure where it's built in, but I've seen widgets that will do similar things like: http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashb...ssgrapher.html

I don't have one to recommend myself, but I'm sure there's one that will match what you want.

davedave · davedave #3 (**permalink**)

08-01-2008, 05:55 PM

Thanks for the link. I downloaded and installed this widget - unfortunately it's very brief. I guess I was hoping to find some sort of wireless manager or similar that numerically detailed up/down, wireless strength, link speed etc. Here are some screen shots of the actual widget.

Thyamine · Thyamine #4 (**permalink**)

08-01-2008, 06:09 PM

Another one you can try out is iStat which has lots of interesting info regardless. But network info is included as well.

Mark W · Mark W #5 (**permalink**)

08-01-2008, 06:10 PM

Applications --> Utilities --> Network Utility

davedave · davedave #6 (**permalink**)

08-01-2008, 06:32 PM

Thanks guys, the inbuilt network utility is sufficient.

en0 is my Yukon Gigabit Adapter 88E8055 Singleport Copper SA
en1 is my Wireless Network Adapter (802.11 a/b/g/n),
and fw0 is described as fw (Firewire maybe???)

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davedave #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 24, 2007 Posts: 64	07-30-2008, 10:18 PM I notice that when I goto System preferences, network I can see that my airport card on my imac is connected to my wireless network. I cant see any information about the speeds, data transfer etc... Where can this information be found in Leopard? Do the 4 bars that represent the wireless icon also represent strength?
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Thyamine #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 23, 2007 Location: Coatesville, PA Posts: 377 Mac Specs: MBP 15", 2.33 GHz, 2Gb	07-31-2008, 07:24 AM I'm not sure where it's built in, but I've seen widgets that will do similar things like: http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashb...ssgrapher.html I don't have one to recommend myself, but I'm sure there's one that will match what you want.
	QUOTE Thanks

Thyamine #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 23, 2007 Location: Coatesville, PA Posts: 377 Mac Specs: MBP 15", 2.33 GHz, 2Gb	08-01-2008, 06:09 PM Another one you can try out is iStat which has lots of interesting info regardless. But network info is included as well.
	QUOTE Thanks

Mark W #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 08, 2008 Posts: 213	08-01-2008, 06:10 PM Applications --> Utilities --> Network Utility
	QUOTE Thanks

davedave #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 24, 2007 Posts: 64	08-01-2008, 06:32 PM Thanks guys, the inbuilt network utility is sufficient. en0 is my Yukon Gigabit Adapter 88E8055 Singleport Copper SA en1 is my Wireless Network Adapter (802.11 a/b/g/n), and fw0 is described as fw (Firewire maybe???)
	QUOTE Thanks

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