Checking you wireless speed on a Mac

Want to quickly get some details around your wireless connectivity on your Mac, well that is pretty easy when you know how. Just hold down the Option key when clicking on your wireless icon in the menu bar.

 

As you can see it gives additional information:

• Wireless AP SSID
• Your Wireless AP MAC address
• Channel used
• Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) value
• Transmit rate (in this case 54Mbps)