macOS doesn't provide for this. You're better off solving this at the network level and setting up a mesh network so that your devices all just see one network so that you don't have to manage which network you're connecting to.I have a 2-story house with one router in the ground floor and another upstairs; my Mac can see both networks on both floors. Problem is: it will always opt to connect to the one I’ve manually ordered higher-up in the Advanced section of Network Preferences … even if I’m on the floor in which it is quite weak, forcing me to force a reconnect to the proper stronger network every time I change floors. Is there a way, through built-in configuration, nifty terminal/shell scripting, or maybe a 3rd-party tool, to instruct my Mac to connect to whichever known network it scans that happens to have more bars at the time rather than the upper-list-ranked one instead? That might probably mean continuously scanning for saved networks and re-connecting dynamically to only the stronger-signalled one at any given time.
That’s basically what I was going to suggest, use the same SSID for both networks.macOS doesn't provide for this. You're better off solving this at the network level and setting up a mesh network so that your devices all just see one network so that you don't have to manage which network you're connecting to.
That’s basically what I was going to suggest, use the same SSID for both networks.
Good catch. I did forget that.I’d add to this. The network key and encryption method must be exactly the same. Pay close attention to encryption type. If one is WPA2 AES and the other is WPA/WPA2 AES. You’re going to have all sorts of authentication issues.
It is if all the devices are are Apple Airport (Time Capsule, Extreme, or Express) units. I guess it's more of a psuedo-mesh, but it has worked really well for me for years. I think it's worth a try for you even with the D-Link -- maybe it will work. Set identical SSIDs, passwords, and encryption.didn’t think meshing could be as easy as setting the same SSID and encryption!