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There are two things you can do here.
If you want all your traffic to go via built-in Ethernet if both Ethernet and Wifi are up, you can make it more preferred in System Preferences:
System Preferences -> Network will show you the window with all Network connections defined. At the bottom of the left hand side panel (with the list of interfaces) ...
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The spinning circle icon is simply a means of indicating that network activity is taking place, i.e. loading new data in Facebook or Tumblr. It has nothing to do with which network is being used — for that, check the cellular/Wi-Fi indicator. If the Wi-Fi icon is there, then it's the Wi-Fi network being used.
It's also worth noting that apps can turn on and ...
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MacBook Pro supports 802.11n wifi wireless networking. There are other wifi protocols like 802.11b and 802.11g. MacBook Pro is compatible with these (b and g) as well. Wifi issues prop up when your router supports other frequency and your laptop is trying to catch other frequency.
If your router supports 802.11b/g and compatible with n then it means some ...
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Before making any attempt to use any wireless channel,
you should first analyze your wireless environnment and
its pollution level.
For this kind of analysis, I advise you to use
iStumbler which is a pretty good tool to analyze wireless
environnment.
Once you have sorted all your neighbor networks along their signal
strength, you'll be able to choose a ...
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The 5GHz is all hype. It can be faster, only if you're close to it. 2.4GHz is still superior in range and as you know, WiFi speed drops off the further away you get from your access point.
The only time I've found 5GHz useful is: When many other networks are interfering with mine. (in between two large apartment buildings with 12+ networks bouncing ...
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Bluetooth and WiFi do use the same 2.4GHz1 frequency bands (as do many other things), so they could interfere relatively easily. It also doesn't help that there are a lot of networks in your area. However, I find it highly unlikely that the interference would cause you to lose your connection, given that the video shows a full 4 bars when you are connected.
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According to this Apple support page,
This will clear your current cellular and Wi-Fi network settings,
including saved networks, Wi-Fi passwords, and VPN settings.
So, it will reset your network connection options, and it will affect internet connectivity, both GSM/GPRS/EDGE/3G/4G and WiFi, but it shouldn't impact "classic" telephone services, ...
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You can adjust the order of your network interfaces in the Network panel of System Preferences. This allows you to set the primary adaptor for your network location, which in your case should be the Wi-Fi adaptor, since that provides the actual correct default route to the Internet.
The re-ordering UI is accessible by clicking on the 'gear' icon below the ...
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Your Mac will only automatically join Wi-Fi networks which are in its preferred networks list.
If the non-secure network is not in that list, it will not join it.
If you want to be prompted to join a network when no "known" network is available, turn on "Ask to join new networks."
However, if you do not turn on "Ask to join new networks" then your Mac ...
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