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wifi

  1. h4rdlines4

    Wifi No Hardware Installed

    Hey guys I'm refurbing 2009 mbp13 and came across a problem. After replacing the battery and redoing to thermal paste, my airport no longer works. It's not my first rodeo, but I checked and re-checked my connections inside. I've also reset the PRAM and SMC controller, run in safe mode. The...
  2. Sovon Halder

    Request Timeout for icmp_seq

    We(flatmates & I) are unable to access select websites from our devices(iPhone, MacBook, Dell laptop, Android phone etc.) Pinging the host returns the following "request timeout for icmp_seq xx". Tried rebooting & resetting the router and all our devices, didn't help. We took a new ISP...
  3. Kyle1519

    MBP not detecting 5GHz Channel 144

    Hi Everyone, Need some help with an issue I'm having with a Mid 2012 15" MBP. My 5GHz channel is setup to use channel 144 for wifi. This channel gets the best speeds and signal in my apartment so I don't want to change to another channel. The issue is, the channel doesn't show as a supported...
  4. W

    Printing, obsolescence and WiFi

    I operate in a small family business office. I am a family member, and we have been in construction since 1984. I manage the office and serve as IT. Over a decade ago, a local corporation downsized, eliminating some personnel and also liquidating some equipment. They eliminated some nice office...
  5. balonchiks

    MBP 13inch, 2017 model slow 5GHz wifi

    Hi, I am currently having an issue with the wifi on my new 2017 model, non touchbar 13 inch macbook pro. My setup is the following: Archer C7 router with the OpenWRT firmware installed Macbook pro 13" 2017, non touch bar model with latest High Sierra installed and updated Lenovo Carbon X1 3rd...
  6. S

    Wifi 5 GHz not working on OSX Yosemite 10.10.5

    Recently, the wireless adapter had issues reconnecting when waking up from sleep mode on my MacBook Pro (Retina 13", Late 2012). I tried solutions on the internet of deleting the configuration files on /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration, resetting SMC, and creating new location, all...
  7. mikelamar

    Wireless Printing

    Hi guys, I'd like to buy a printing/scanning machine but I don't want to use other cabling apart from power! I would like the machine to be in another room to be host. What characteristic should it have in order to work with my iMac 10.11.6 Can you please enlighten me. PS: I'd like an epson
  8. mrfrim

    High Sierra drops WiFi after roaming...

    Hi, Beside the usual roaming problems with Mac there is now a new problem with our Macs. When the client finally changes AP it first connects then the connection seems to come and go for a few seconds and finally it loses the connection and I have to manually connect to the WiFi again...
  9. Lunder89

    MacBook Air mid 2013 and Wifi after sleep

    I have recently purchased a used MacBook Air 13" from mid 2013 (Originally purchased October 2013). I know there have been a few owners before me. So it has seen some reinstalls in its lifetime. When the Mac has been in sleep for a while, and you wake it up, it does not automatically connect to...
  10. willmtaylor

    Help a Networking Noob

    So we just signed up with SuddenLink internet again, and as a part of the promotion, we get a free modem/wireless router combo (Arris) for 12 months. I already have a modem and an AirPort Extreme (and will return to them when the 12 mo. promo is up). Here's my question(s): With a 2,100 sq.ft...
  11. S

    Airport Extreme problems

    Hey folks. I'm after some advice. I currently have an Apple Airport Extreme as a router and a Virgin SuperHub acting as the modem for our fibre broadband. I keep experiencing various problems with our internet and our wifi and I'm not sure where to begin in establishing whether the Airport...
  12. M

    6 got weird WiFi network problems.

    I've got an iPhone 6 with latest iOS version installed that I'm using since the release day. Two weeks ago it suddenly started having connection problems. Even when I'm in a very close proximity to the router it shows 1-2 wifi bars. I thought it might be the router, changed the channel to...
  13. macduke

    Airport Extreme issues bridging with ISP router/modem

    EDIT: Solved. Disable residential gateway function and put the Airport back into regular DHCP/NAT mode from bridged. Well, this is a weird one. I've got my Airport Extreme basestation (802.11ac) setup in bridge mode connected to an ISP provided cable modem (Hitron CGNVM) that has routing...
  14. agurley94

    HomePod HomePod WiFi Problems

    Okay so I have royally screwed up my entire ecosystem of Apple products. The last several weeks my iPad has been unable to connect to my WiFi at home. I tried everything; resetting network settings on the iPad, changing my SSID and network password, I checked the blocked devices list for my...
  15. S

    Wifi to ethernet bridge

    Hi, I am looking for a way to setup a wifi to ethernet bridge under OSX. This is not officially supported, only Thunderbolt to Thunderbolt or Thunderbolt (to Gigabit adapter) to ethernet, however, maybe there is a workaround. Internet sharing is ruled out as it turns OSX into its own DHCP...
  16. RealAngel

    Air 2 - Incorrect password/Unable to join wifi network | 11.2.5-11.3b2

    Help! I'm having this terrible issue occur and nothing I have done has helped. Little back story, I like betas :D I was going through the 11.2.5 betas just fine with no problems until the last one, 7 or 8? Then I started having this issue connecting to my home wifi network giving me the...
  17. T

    Windows 10 Boot Camp can’t connect to WiFi

    Hi everyone, I’ve been trying to install Windows 10 on my 13 inch MacBook Pro 2016 with Touch Bar and having problem with WiFi. When I connect to my WiFi network, it keeps failing and shows the message “Can’t connect to this network”. WiFi works fine on macOS and my phone and other people’s...
  18. kabalove

    macbook air stoped showing ANY wifi network

    is it a hardware problem or can i do something about it?
  19. BulkHedd

    2017, 9.7" iPad WiFi Streaming Issues

    I have a 128GB 2017 iPad. Frequently when streaming video, like YouTube or Netflix, the video will just stop and I get the buffering/loading wheel on the screen. It usually won't start back up again until I bring up Control Center and toggle WiFi off and back on. Then it starts back up again...
  20. AlexGraphicD

    iMac won’t connect to my WiFi network

    I have a really weird issue with my iMac it suddenly cannot connect to my WiFi network like it used to before. The problem started with my iPhone, suddenly it lost connection to the WiFi on my home giving me the wrong password error message even though the password was correct, although I could...