When AirPort base stations don't appear over Ethernet<article>
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Henry Albert writes in with a puzzle related to using AirPort Utility to configure his network’s Apple base stations:</p>
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On my MacBook Pro and my iPhone, the access points appear correctly, just not on [
my wired] iMac. What’s different on the iMac? It’s wired to the network. Its Wi-Fi is just lurking—on but not connected to any access point. The other gadgets are using Wi-Fi.</p>
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Henry might be suffering from an interface selection problem. Most people probably never click on the Other Wi-Fi Devices menu in the upper-left corner of the AirPort Utility overview. When you do, it shows other configurable base stations—but also reveals network interfaces if more than one is active.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3024512/networking/airport-base-stations-dont-appear-over-ethernet.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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When AirPort base stations don't appear over Ethernet
