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Created September 5, 2012 06:42
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quick apple script to restart Airport
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restart_airport.sh
#!/usr/bin/env bash
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#
# my iMac drop connections sometimes, a quick restart bring it back
#
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networksetup -setairportpower en1 off
echo "NOW:" `networksetup -getairportpower en1`
networksetup -setairportpower en1 on
echo "NOW:" `networksetup -getairportpower en1`
# even when I am using wifi, but when I check with `ifconfig`, it is still `en1` that holds the IP
# so check ifconfig, if you don't know if you should put "en1" or whatever
# here
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