Network acquisition for wireless clients

A method comprising:

• determining, at a wireless client, a current location of the wireless client;
• accessing, at the wireless client, an event memory storing wireless network access information for one or more wireless networks in association with corresponding locations;
• probing, at the wireless client, for one or more wireless networks using network access information associated with the current location in the event memory by transmitting directed probe requests addressed to at least one of the one or more wireless networks that are associated with the current location of the wireless client;
• and
• updating the event memory after successful association with a new wireless network by adding a new entry in the event memory, the new entry including a location of the wireless client at the time of updating the event memory and network access parameter information for the new wireless network.

A system comprising:

• a wireless network infrastructure node operable to communicate with wireless clients;
• and
• a wireless client operable to:
• query a user of the wireless client to provide a current location of the wireless client through at least one of a text-based entry and a menu selection;
• receive the current location of the wireless client provided by the user of the wireless client through the at least one of a text-based entry and a menu selection;
• access an event memory containing associations between locations and search for one or more wireless networks based on the current location;
• probe for one or more wireless networks using network access information associated with the current location in the event memory by transmitting directed probe requests addressed to at least one of the one or more wireless networks that are associated with the current location of the wireless client;
• connect to the selected wireless network utilizing network information associated with the current location;
• and
• update the event memory after successful association with a new wireless network by adding a new entry in the event memory, the new entry including the current location of the wireless client that was provided by the user through the at least one of a text-based entry and a menu selection and network access parameter information for the new wireless network.