Customize the Script for your Locationsĭouble-click the “iChatAutoLocationStatus.applescript” file you just put into your scripts folder, to open it in AppleScript Editor.

This will open your ~/Library/Application Scripts/ folder for you.Ģ.

From the “AppleScript handler” menu, select “Open Scripts Folder”.

Download “iChatAutoLocationStatus.applescript” and put it into this folder.

This will open your ~/Library/Scripts/iChat folder for you.

From the “Run an AppleScript script” menu, select “Open Scripts Folder”.

Open iChat (or Messages.app) Preferences.

How to use iChatAutoLocationStatusįor 10.6, 10.7, 10.8 (Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion) IChatAutoLocationStatus works with iChat on Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and 10.7 (Lion),Īnd with Messages.app on Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) and later. Using this IP address and MAC address, the script matches a table you provide, to determine the Where both the IP address and MAC address are the same then something is seriously wrong.) Gateway is IP address 192.168.0.1, so the IP address alone is not always enough to tell you where youĪre, but adding in the MAC address as well makes it reliably unique.

With the prevalence of NAT gateways these days you may connect to many networks where the default

It uses the IP address and/or the MAC (aka Ethernet) address of your current default gateway asĪ “fingerprint” to identify the network to which you are connected. Which it uses as an indicator of your physical location. IChatAutoLocationStatus sets your iChat or Messages.app status automatically, according to your network connectivity,

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