Filed under: UNIX / BSD, Snow LeopardThe other night I needed to change Wi-Fi networks on a computer that I was connected to via ssh. Just about every page that I found via Google led me to try the exact same thing (type "airport -A") with one minor problem: it didn't work.
Let's back up a little bit. You may know that there is a commandline tool called "airport" which is buried fairly deeply in the filesystem:
System » Library » PrivateFrameworks » Apple80211.framework » Versions » Current » Resources » airport
Not the usual place to find a commandline utility. Translation? "This is here for Apple to use
