Questions tagged [wifi]
Wireless local area networking, also known as "Wireless Internet"; stands for "WIreless FIdelity"
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Internet sharing on Macos Ventura 13.04 broken won't give out DHCP leases
I am trying to share my wifi interface with the connected external ethernet port on macbook, after a reboot the connected device on the ethernet port does not get any ip-address, I have looked around ...
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Where is this new SSID coming from? [closed]
I’ve had some invasive issues with my landlord coming in my home unannounced and when I’m not home, and simultaneously I’ve recently noticed a new unknown (to me) SSID coming up when I connect to my ...
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Why is MacBook connecting to network with weaker signal despite stronger (other) network being available?
I can connect to different networks depending on where in the building I am. Some are stronger than others depending on where I am.
The MacBook has credentials for all networks.
Often it chooses a ...
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Check WiFi logs on macOS Ventura 13
I enabled WiFi logging by pressing Option ^ + WiFi icon in menu bar, and then went to check /var/log/wifi.log. The problem is that this file doesn't seem to record what I want, so I'm wondering if ...
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iOS wifi disconnects on certain networks (e.g. eduroam) when switching to another app
Hi all—I'm not sure if others have seen this, but I've been noticing for the last few months that my iPhone (SE 2, currently iOS 16.4.1 [a]), once it establishes a connection with certain networks (...
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M2 MBP WiFI tx rate fluctuates from 1200 to 286 Mbps
I recently purchased an M2 MacBook Pro and the first thing I noticed was that my WI-FI transfer rate consistently alternates between 1200 Mbps and 286 Mbps. This happens every 30 - 90 seconds. No ...
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Can't connect my iPhone 5 to my iPhone 8 hotspot
I'm currently trying to connect an iPhone 5 (10.3.4) to the hotspot of an iPhone 8 (15.3), but it keeps giving a "Unable to join the network" error. The iPhone 5 connects fine to other wifi ...
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xfinitywifi keeps getting connected by default (no admin privileges)
My work macbook, on which I have no admin privileges, keeps connecting to “xfinitywifi” by default. I want to stop this, but any change in network preferences requires admin privileges.
Is there any ...
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Two MacBook Pro with same model number (A1286) but different year
I have a MacBook Pro Unibody Mid 2012 15''
When I looked up the model number online, it says I have A1286
Since more than a month, the WiFi stopped working and shows Wi-Fi: No hardware installed. A ...
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Troubleshooting persistent periodic high ping
Using gping to plot the ping to three different targets - one on my LAN, google.com and cloudflare.com produces the following plot. Notice the repeating pattern of high peaks in an otherwise low ...
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Old iPhone with wifi used like tablet
We recently gave our 10 year old son my old iPhone to use like an iPad. The iPhone is not activated so no cell service but has access to wifi.
Why is he unable to text his grandparents who have ...
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No WiFi with Mac mini M2
New Mac mini M2. The WiFi will not be recognized though all other devices work fine. Our Internet provider checked, and the signal strength is fine.
Apple blames the Internet provider. Clearly it’s ...
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Is there a way to seamlessly switch to wifi before unplugging a wired connection?
When I work at my desk, my laptop (a 2021 macbook pro) is plugged into a thunderbolt dock with an ethernet interface that's connected to my wired network. I am also connected to wifi. Sometimes, a ...
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Macbook can not access personal hotspot
I have a Macbook Pro with Mac OS 12.6.5, and an iPhone 6+ with iOS 12.5.7
On my iPhone, I have turned on "Personal Hotspot", and assigned a password to it.
I can access this Personal Hotspot ...
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MacOS severely slow internet connection
I am running MacOS 13.3.1 (22E261) on MacBook Pro 2019 and ever since about 4 months ago my internet speed is severely reduced and it seems to be getting worse. I've tested speed with fast.com and it'...
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How to analyze slow network speed on Macs
I have 4 machines all on the same network (600mbps/60mpbs ISP link):
M2 Mac Mini - ethernet, sometimes a page needs ~5 seconds to even start loading, when Slack loads it works but I can wait 30 ...
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"Wi-Fi: No hardware installed". Replaced WiFi cable and WiFi/Airport/Bluetooth card. Bluetooth works but not WiFi
The WiFi on my MacBook Pro Unibody Mid 2012 15'' stopped working a few weeks ago and shows "Wi-Fi: no hardware installed". After searching online, I found this post here MacBook is ...
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Remote login and screen sharing to access Mac mini (M2) by MacBook Air (M1)
What I am trying to do
I have a Mac Mini in my office and am trying to remotely access it from home using my Macbook Air. When Mac Mini is always turned on and logged on, it is not a problem because I ...
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Mac file sharing (smbd) wedged, how to debug?
I have a 2020 M1 Mac Mini running Ventura 13.2.1 as a file server, and an old 2015 Macbook Pro running Monterey 12.6.3 trying to connect to the shared drive. The connection gets wedged in some kind of ...
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Macbook DHCP Server
I have an Apple M1 MacBook Pro running Ventura. I have an anti virus software and prior to today, the software used my computer’s host name (____’s Macbook Pro.) to display my device’s name, but today ...
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Indirect route to printer—what's really happening?
This indirect route to an HP printer does work if I jump through enough hoops. But what is actually happening when the MacBook Pro (MPB) can see what kind of printer it is and where it is and can add ...
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Mac Internet Sharing dropping connection to iPod/iPhone
2015 iMac running 10.14.6. Started Internet Sharing, works fine -- Roku, MacBook, iPods, and iPhones all connect and work well. The iMac ethernet connection is very stable, never any dropouts or ...
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Can I or can't I be connected to separate WiFi network while sharing internet over WiFi?
On iOS 16 on iPhone 8 I can share internet over WiFi, where the phone creates a hotspot (apparently always using 2.4 GHz). The phone serves IP addresses over DHCP including setting itself (172.20.10.1/...
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MacBook local host name
I have an Apple M1 MacBook Pro running Ventura. A few days ago I did a factory reset of my Macbook and reinstalled macOS due to an issue with my computer lagging. Yesterday I logged into Eduroam WiFi, ...
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WiFi and Bluetooth stopped working. After replacing the WiFi cable, the bluetooth started working again but WiFi still not working
The WiFi on my MacBook Pro Unibody Mid 2012 15'' stopped working a few weeks ago and shows "Wi-Fi: no hardware installed". After searching online, I found this post here MacBook is ...
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How to connect Mac Mini and Macbook through Universal Control when one is connected through ethernet and the other on Wifi?
I used to connect both through Wifi, and it worked like a charm, but the Wifi was unstable on the Mac Mini. Now I connected the Mac Mini through ethernet but cannot combine both through Universal ...
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Xcode phone simulator shows no Wi-Fi or profile
When running phone simulator via Xcode, there are no settings for Wi-Fi or profile. Doing it on iPhone 14 Pro Max and iOS 16.2
I've enabled everything I can on the developer screen, have restarted the ...
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How do I force Starbucks captive portal and device registration?
Starbucks started this new thing where if you use their Wi-Fi you have to each time approve or deny if advertisers can track you.
But they have a shady UX where it is nested and each time when "...
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iPhone 12 personal hotspot stuck on 2.4Ghz
I have an iPhone 12 64GB and the 5GHz personal hotspot stopped working a few months back.
The "Maximize Compatibility" switch doesn't seem to do anything, it always shows up as a 2.4GHz ...
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Is there a way to detect if you're connected via a shared WiFi Hotspot? [duplicate]
When you connect to your iPhone's personal hotspot, your WiFi icon changes from the signal strength "V" to a chain link. Such as in the image copied from another StackExchange question below:...
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Personal Hotspot: WiFi vs Bluetooth, which uses less battery on the MacBook Pro/iPhone
Note: I read this post, but it didn't answer my question Which Personal Hotspot mode uses least battery?
I often use my iPhone as Personal Hotspot for my MacBook Pro. I found the linked question above ...
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MacOS screen share not working
I have a Mac Mini M1 running Ventura. On the same LAN I have an older Intel iMac running Monterey.
In the past I have routinely connected from the Mac Mini to the iMac using Screen Share. For the last ...
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WiFi ping spikes after disconnecting from wired network
I have been experiencing spikes of high latency on my WiFi (100-200ms) on my MacBook Pro M1, though I have experienced the same on my previous machine, a MacBook Pro (2020) Intel i5. I have seen a ...
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Problems connection new iPhone to Raspberry Pi WiFi
I have setup a Raspberry Pi 3 as WiFi hotspot at home. For this, my home's WiFi signals it tethered to ethernet with connmanctl, showed here :
$ sudo connmanctl technologies
/net/connman/technology/...
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Sometimes my wifi gives out, but it doesn't seem to be thermal throttling?
I have a 16-inch, 2019 MacBook Pro running Ventura 13.2.1
About once or twice a day, something odd happens with my mac:
My wifi behaves like it can't talk to my router.
A kernel_task takes up 80-90% ...
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Connect to Wi-Fi by BSSID in macOS Recovery due to Emoji in the SSID?
My MacBook Pro is booted into Internet Recovery Ventura. However no WiFi access points in the area appear in the WiFi list. I also cannot manually enter my WiFi SSID because my WiFi SSID consists of ...
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M1 MacBook Pro can't join Linux hotspot when other devices can
On a laptop running Linux Mint, I can run these commands to stand up a WiFi hotspot:
nmcli con add type wifi ifname [interface name] con-name test_ssid autoconnect yes ssid test_ssid
nmcli con modify ...
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How do you avoid school Wi-Fi restrictions?
I don't have the Admin Password or anything. But I want to use the Wlan at school without any restrictions. I also don't have access to the Network Settings on my Macbook. I use the MacBook Pro M1 (14&...
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What could be the reason for my internet connection being interrupted every so often?
My internet connection on a new Mac (Apple M1 Pro, macOS Ventura) has interruptions every so often. Some important information:
These interruptions do not happen with other devices that make use of ...
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Xfinity WiFi - Why OK on iPhone but 10x Slower on macOS?
I've got new Xfinity Internet service. On my iPhone, I get ~200 Mbps. But on my MacBook Pro (running Ventura 13.2.1) I get only about 20 Mbps. The two devices are on the same WiFi SSID, sitting ...
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Occasional oscillating ping times that disappear on restart
I'd like help on how to fix long ping times which occasionally (at least once a week) appear on my Mac. To illustrate I've made a plot of ping times I've collected before and after restarting the ...
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macOS 13.2.1 setting menu is superslow for MacBook Pro 2017
After updating for macOS 13, the menu settings, when I want to change network settings, is super slow. For example, when I try to change the network proxy settings for a WiFi network it took 10 clicks ...
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Green bubble SMS not working on strong WiFi with weak cell signal, iPhone 13 + Verizon
I'm using iPhone 13 with iOS 16.3.1 and Verizon Wireless.
In my office, the WiFi signal is very strong, but cell signal is weak, i.e. between 0 and 1 bar most of the time.
From some googling, I ...
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Can't share internet from MacBook using hotspot to phone ("Internet may not be available")
I want to share internet connection from MacBook ethernet using hotspot. I have Macbook Air M1 2020 so i use usb/ethernet hub. When I start the hotspot it shows up on my phone but when I connect it ...
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The difference in behaviors between iOS and macOS when connecting to public Wifi through VPN
I wonder why iOS nicely shows that welcome screen (that makes you click "Accept", you-know-what) when connecting to public WiFi even though you've already connected to VPN, whereas macOS ...
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Cannot update macOS and error while installing Rosetta
I just bought a new MacBook Air M2 and after I connected to WiFi everything worked fine at first. The problem began when I tried to update the Mac. It says that I am not connected to the Internet but, ...
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WiFi intermittent drops. MacBook M1 13" (2020) Ventura
I've been having unstable WiFi for some time. I get seemingly random bursts of lag. Wireless Diagnostics - Performance shows quality between 30 - 40, RSSI ca -50dBm, noise around -90. The rate however ...
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How do I enable Proxy Configuration File for VPN on Mac Terminal?
I'm using a Mac, I have the corporate VPN turned on (Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client)
In the Proxies tab of System Preferences I have "Proxy Configuration File" enabled with the URL (...
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Safari on my 2007 iMac running snow leopard gives me an error that it can’t establish a secure connection to the server (XXXX.com) [duplicate]
I have a 2007 iMac and was recently formatted to give to a friend. It was working perfectly before this and always updated as far as it could go. When formatted I installed snow leopard. When ...
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Can't connect new Macbook Pro browser to Internet
Browsing through WiFi to Internet worked perfect at my work location. At home now my Safari almost always shows "You Are Not Connected to the Internet" Sometimes it shows a page (eg. Yahoo....
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