It's a known, open wifi. My mini has had trouble automatically joining a network, and I don't have a monitor here. What shortcuts can I push to connect so that I can control it with my ipad?
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Can I use keyboard commands or terminal to connect my mini to wifi without a monitor?
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If your mini isn't connecting to your wireless network, you can't connect to it. You either need a monitor or a WiFi connection. You're out of luck if you have neither.
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that saddens me, especially because it's so easy to connect to wifi. I wish I could just move the mouse the correct distance from the top right corner, and then down. Does the mouse work without a monitor attached? Or is there any terminal trick anybody knows?
that saddens me, especially because it's so easy to connect to wifi. I wish I could just move the mouse the correct distance from the top right corner, and then down. Does the mouse work without a monitor attached? Or is there any terminal trick anybody knows?
Yes, the mouse works, but without a monitor, you can't see where it is or what you're clicking on. Even Terminal or keyboard commands require a monitor for accurate feedback.
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Your absolute best bet (besides getting a hold of a monitor for a short while) is to use another computer as a reference to use the keyboard to enable VoiceOver then use VoiceOver as a guide to connecting wifi.
Your absolute best bet (besides getting a hold of a monitor for a short while) is to use another computer as a reference to use the keyboard to enable VoiceOver then use VoiceOver as a guide to connecting wifi.
Spoken like someone who's never been too lazy to drag a monitor down to a makeshift basement server room.
OP :
Code:
$ networksetup -setairportnetwork enX SSID PasswordCombine with cmd-spacebar to pop up Spotlight and run Terminal :
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/171464/
At least today's monitors weigh a lot less than they did back in the day!Spoken like someone who's never been too lazy to drag a monitor down to a makeshift basement server room.
At least today's monitors weigh a lot less than they did back in the day!
Yes, but the laziness still remains.
You didn't quite read the OP did you ?
sure did
plug an iPhone into it and make a hotspot which you connect your laptop to, or connect it directly to your laptop with an ethernet cable
ta da
I've never been too lazy, but now I have an excuse... I'm too old and tired!Yes, but the laziness still remains.
I've never been too lazy, but now I have an excuse... I'm too old and tired!
So go to bed, and leave young guys to troll tech forums!
The OP didn't say if they have an iPhone or a laptop and what does a laptop have to do with anything, anyway, and where, exactly would you plug an ethernet cable into an iPad? I may be old, but I can read and comprehend the original post!
your right, I missed the iPad part, but that just makes things really simple!
start internet sharing, plug the iPad into the mini, download some vnc app, vnc into it.
Ah, all steps that you didn't mention in your initial reply. Your first reply does make it seem like you didn't read the OP at all, you have to admit.
Now, backtracking, a few problems with your solutions :
- If his network isn't working, what makes you think it will connect to the iPad hotspot ? What makes you think it will work over USB ? Bluetooth ?
- If you plug it with a cross-over cable (do Macs support MDI-X over their internal Ethernet ports ?), then how do you setup the interface so it has a valid netmask/IP address ?
All those lead back to the very simple solution I provided :
- cmd spacebar
- Delete key (in case something is typed there)
- T e r m i n a l <enter>
- networksetup with proper arguments.
So instead of doing all the hoopla you suggest, why not just use the command I spelled out to connect to his wifi ?
How can you start internet sharing or download on a mini with no monitor and no wireless connection?
.... that's what I thought!
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