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Stolen Mac mini
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I use Undercover on all my household's Mac's (and on my daughter's MacBook Pro while she is at university)...
http://orbicule.com/undercover/mac/
http://orbicule.com/undercover/mac/
That support article is about iCloud in general, not the Find My Mac specific functionality.
Yes, wired Ethernet will provide access to iCloud, but not Find My Mac (unless WiFi is also turned on).
Same thing for using Apple Maps. You can use it fine on wired Ethernet, however you won't be able to locate yourself on Apple Maps unless you turn on WiFi.
Try it yourself.
Yes, wired Ethernet will provide access to iCloud, but not Find My Mac (unless WiFi is also turned on).
Same thing for using Apple Maps. You can use it fine on wired Ethernet, however you won't be able to locate yourself on Apple Maps unless you turn on WiFi.
Try it yourself.
Your best bet is to notify the police and then let-go. Hope you aren't in the UK if you do report it to the police though lol.
2nd that, tested and proven find my mac and location services works with wifi only.
;ogin to iCloud.com and click on find my iPhone. see if your mac mini is listed. if it is, when they connect to the internet if gives you options to "erase" the mini and then "lock" it too.
Then i would report it stolen. see if you can report it stolen to apple with your serial number, that way when thief tries to bring it to apple to "unlock", maybe they will help you
Then i would report it stolen. see if you can report it stolen to apple with your serial number, that way when thief tries to bring it to apple to "unlock", maybe they will help you
As the other poster said, it would also work using ethernet
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2593?viewlocale=en_US
Again, the support document linked above refers to iCloud services in general, not specifically about the Find My Mac service.
Apple's OS X implementation of Location Services relies on WiFi triangulation as Macs don't have cellular circuitry or GPS chips. It appears that Apple is choosing not to use IP address for geolocation (which can probably give misleading information, and wouldn't work on a large subnet of systems anyhow).
But by all means, try it yourself.
Go ahead: use Find My Mac to search for a computer connected via WiFi, then on Ethernet only.
And then on the Mac, try Apple Maps geolocation on WiFi, then on Ethernet only. The Mac will not be able to locate itself when on a wired Ethernet connection. Location Services only works when WiFi is turned on and you are connected to a WAP that has been mapped by Apple.
Apple's OS X implementation of Location Services relies on WiFi triangulation as Macs don't have cellular circuitry or GPS chips. It appears that Apple is choosing not to use IP address for geolocation (which can probably give misleading information, and wouldn't work on a large subnet of systems anyhow).
But by all means, try it yourself.
Go ahead: use Find My Mac to search for a computer connected via WiFi, then on Ethernet only.
And then on the Mac, try Apple Maps geolocation on WiFi, then on Ethernet only. The Mac will not be able to locate itself when on a wired Ethernet connection. Location Services only works when WiFi is turned on and you are connected to a WAP that has been mapped by Apple.