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Do not call ipconfig getsummary unnecessarily if networksetup succeeded: In some cases networksetup has returned the correct SSID, but ipconfig will return a <redacted> value. If the ssid value is still redacted, then throwing an error prevents mysterious timeout failures, and exposes the real cause.
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Incorporate error handling from PR #819 by @autopulated: - Add RuntimeError when SSID is redacted in ipconfig getsummary - Add RuntimeError when SSID is redacted in system_profiler - Add Raises section to current() method docstring This makes debugging easier when macOS privacy features redact WiFi information, providing a clear error message instead of silent failures. Co-authored-by: autopulated <autopulated@users.noreply.github.com>
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On OS X 14.7, I experienced an issue where attempting to connect would timeout. This turned out to be because
NetworksetupWireless.current()was callingipconfigto get the current SSID, even after a successful call tonetworksetup.ipconfigwas returning<redacted>, overwriting the correct result fromnetworksetup.Happily, my problem was fixed by just skipping the
ipconfigcall (which seems like the original intention of this code, and a straightforward bug), but I've also added an explicit exception if a<redacted>value is returned, which will make the cause easier to diagnose if this happens for anyone else.I'm not sure under which circumstances exactly these commands can return
<redacted>values, but it seems like it's a privacy protection measure in recent OS X, which can be resolved by explicitly asking for location services permission.