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Possible to connect to two WiFi routers at once?
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<blockquote data-quote="DThompson55" data-source="post: 1753654" data-attributes="member: 384967"><p>I need to connect to two WiFi routers at once. Here's why. I have a little Drone made by a company called Parrot. It provides a WiFi hub on 192.168.2.1, and once I connect to it I can send command packets and have it do stuff. But for the project I'm working on I also need a second WiFi connection so I can stream real-time video to the internet and let people control my drone remotely. Cool huh? (I wrote something that exposes the Drone's command packets and provides them as REST calls to the outside world.)</p><p></p><p>On a Windows 7 box I was able to plug in a little WiFi USB adapter and see both networks and it all worked.</p><p></p><p>Does the Mac allow two WiFi connections at once? I've tried to use the same WiFi USB on the Mac. And while it is recognized, it doesn't appear to function.</p><p></p><p>On the Mac, (About This Mac / System Report / Hardware ) I can see the USB NIC:</p><p>802.11n WLAN NIC:</p><p> Product ID: 0x8179</p><p> Vendor ID: 0x0bda (Realtek Semiconductor Corp.)</p><p> Version: 0.00</p><p> Speed: Up to 480 Mb/sec</p><p> Manufacturer: Realtek</p><p> Location ID: 0x14200000 / 9</p><p> Current Available (mA): 500</p><p> Current Required (mA): 500</p><p> Extra Operating Current (mA): 0</p><p></p><p>But on the Network/WiFi tab it only shows the AirPort Extreme:</p><p>Software Versions:</p><p> CoreWLAN: 11.0 (1200.25.1)</p><p> CoreWLANKit: 12.0 (1200.25.1)</p><p> Menu Extra: 12.0 (1200.41)</p><p> System Information: 12.0 (1200.3)</p><p> IO80211 Family: 12.0 (1200.12.2)</p><p> Diagnostics: 7.0 (700.5)</p><p> AirPort Utility: 6.3.7 (637.5)</p><p> Interfaces:</p><p>en0:</p><p> Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x152)</p><p> Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (7.21.171.68.1a5)</p><p> MAC Address: ac:bc:32:c1:65:37</p><p> Locale: FCC</p><p> Country Code: X0</p><p> Supported PHY Modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac</p><p> Supported Channels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140, 144, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165</p><p> Wake On Wireless: Supported</p><p> AirDrop: Supported</p><p> AirDrop Channel: 149</p><p> Auto Unlock: Supported</p><p> Status: Connected</p><p></p><p>And in the System Preferences / Network it only shows the one network adapter available:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]26286[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DThompson55, post: 1753654, member: 384967"] I need to connect to two WiFi routers at once. Here's why. I have a little Drone made by a company called Parrot. It provides a WiFi hub on 192.168.2.1, and once I connect to it I can send command packets and have it do stuff. But for the project I'm working on I also need a second WiFi connection so I can stream real-time video to the internet and let people control my drone remotely. Cool huh? (I wrote something that exposes the Drone's command packets and provides them as REST calls to the outside world.) On a Windows 7 box I was able to plug in a little WiFi USB adapter and see both networks and it all worked. Does the Mac allow two WiFi connections at once? I've tried to use the same WiFi USB on the Mac. And while it is recognized, it doesn't appear to function. On the Mac, (About This Mac / System Report / Hardware ) I can see the USB NIC: 802.11n WLAN NIC: Product ID: 0x8179 Vendor ID: 0x0bda (Realtek Semiconductor Corp.) Version: 0.00 Speed: Up to 480 Mb/sec Manufacturer: Realtek Location ID: 0x14200000 / 9 Current Available (mA): 500 Current Required (mA): 500 Extra Operating Current (mA): 0 But on the Network/WiFi tab it only shows the AirPort Extreme: Software Versions: CoreWLAN: 11.0 (1200.25.1) CoreWLANKit: 12.0 (1200.25.1) Menu Extra: 12.0 (1200.41) System Information: 12.0 (1200.3) IO80211 Family: 12.0 (1200.12.2) Diagnostics: 7.0 (700.5) AirPort Utility: 6.3.7 (637.5) Interfaces: en0: Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x152) Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (7.21.171.68.1a5) MAC Address: ac:bc:32:c1:65:37 Locale: FCC Country Code: X0 Supported PHY Modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Supported Channels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140, 144, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165 Wake On Wireless: Supported AirDrop: Supported AirDrop Channel: 149 Auto Unlock: Supported Status: Connected And in the System Preferences / Network it only shows the one network adapter available: [ATTACH=FULL]26286[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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