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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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Reading this question reminded me that I had dealt with the same problem with my Mac awhile ago.
I fixed it by writing a shell script which was automatically called via launchd whenever /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/ changes.
You'll have to configure a few things, mainly create a list of known SSIDs and passwords for the networks that you join.
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You shouldn't need to disable bluetooth on any recent Apple product - their antennas and drivers are very well engineered, and if you can demonstrate a slow down, you could get it repaired (most likely under warranty) since that's not normal. It is good troubleshooting - especially if your router is on 2.4 GHz.
First off, there may not be a problem. If you ...
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After having issues with my home, office, and school networks (i.e. all networks I tried connecting to), I realized that the only thing these networks all had in common (besides my computer) was that they were all secured networks.
When I tried connecting to an open network, I had no issues at all - thus my realization that some settings on my MBA got ...
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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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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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My first guess is that your work's network configuration could be blocking Bonjour broadcasts. But in my experience doing a migration over WiFi can be a bit flaky anyway. Try it several times and maybe it will eventually work.
Instead of using WiFi, I would recommend using a wired connection if possible. It will go many times faster. If both computers have ...
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