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wifi

  1. wicked271

    Connect to Wifi and LAN at the same time

    Hi I'm using MAC OS Sierra. We have a wired network to our Server in our office without internet. If I connect to it using LAN on my Mac, I have to manually input the details and in the router section, have to put in our server ip - example 192.168.0.05. If I do this, while I can connect to the...
  2. M

    iPhone iOS11 WiFi issue

    hello everyone, i am experiencing stupid behaviour of many apps on my iPhone 7. Even i'm connected to Internet through WiFi network, many apps give me the notification "No internet connection". Apps like Playstation, Instagram, Reddit and others. But for example Safari works fine at the same...
  3. R

    General Wifi and BT in control center & battery usage

    Hello, I think everyone noticed about that little detail that apple introduced this time with control center and turning OFF Wifi and BT connections and I would like to know if leaving it on would impact a lot my battery life or nah. I am tired of manually going to settings and turning off both...
  4. pacmania1982

    WiFi performance issues on 2015 MacBook

    Hi Anyone else had any WiFi slow down issues on High Sierra? I'm running the GM and using Safari. I notice horrible slow downs when trying to search the web or load a web page, so I rebooted and ran a speed test. I got about 38Mbit down and 7Mbit up, compared to 43Mbit down and 9Mbit up on my...
  5. N

    Do not upgrade to iOS 11 if you require public wifi.

    I am required to use institutional public wifi at my work. In iOS 11 There appears to be a problem with the security settings and auto login. Specifically, public wifi networks which require a browser login will not connect fully. This has completely screwed me over. I don’t know whether this is...
  6. Darren_pan

    Compatable wifi card for Hackintosh

    So I am thinking of creating a Hackintosh but I don't know if its worth it. I have a dell inspiron 7359 and everything seems to be compatible except for the wifi card. Right now I'm housing a AC-3165 via M.2 slot. I could always buy a usb adapter but I kind of want it in my computer. So now I'm...
  7. U

    Can an AirPort Express be used to extend wifi from a non-apple router to an imac?

    I live in an apartment with a lot of walls in between me and the router so my imac and even my iphone are constantly disconnecting from the wifi. I just got an AirPort Express to extend it but now that I'm trying to figure out how to set it up I'm seeing a lot of posts saying that you have to...
  8. G

    iPad Pro Wifi login page

    so i live in a rented room near my campus. The wifi here needs the user to enter their account to use the wifi. Similar to hotel's wifi or mall's wifi. The problem is, i can't open the login page. I tried accessing the router's address but it won't work. I can connect using my android phone and...
  9. nt-authority

    How to Find Wifi Password on Mac ?

    This is easy, just go into key finder and then click show password. Then, Mac asks for admin password. You type it in and it spits it out. But, I do not know the admin password. Also, I am running in a standard account, so I can't create a root user. Help, Plz ?
  10. TenthAlmond

    macOS Scripting the sniffer built into Wireless Diagnostics

    I'm interested in using the built-in wireless sniffer (accessible from Wireless Diagnostics by pressing Cmd-Opt-6) as a part of a script. Is there a way to control it via scripting, maybe AppleScript? I only need to start the sniffer and to be able to change the channel and bandwidth. Can the...
  11. Ds2983

    My iPad Air tests faster than my iPhone 7 over wifi..

    Hello, I tried doing some research on this but couldn't find much help. When using the app Speedtest on my iPad Air and iPhone 7 for some reason my iPad test results are significantly faster than my iPhone. iPad tests an average of 65 Mbps download while my iPhone 7 averages 30 Mbps download...
  12. S

    Other Other devices can turn on my iPHone's hotspot?

    So even if I have "Personal Hotspot" turned off on my iPhone, it still appears as available on my Macbook Pro and it can connect to my iPhone which automatically turns the hotspot on and the wifi off on my phone. Is this because they are on the same Apple ID? Is there a way to stop this? I...
  13. Sharasuke

    iPhone 5 WiFi issues

    (not another generic 'help my wifi is slow' post) Hello, Recently I started having strange issues with my iphone 5 (yes it's old) and wifi. I've noticed that it was superslow so I've installed the speedtest (ookla) app. This thing says that the average download speed is 0,50 Mbps (yes, bits)...
  14. F

    Can not connect to wifi/airport problem

    Ok so bought a new imac monday os sierra 10.12.4 and having problems connecting to wifi i will post a few photos to tell you whats wrong As you can see the network window there is no wifi on the left hand side clicking the + brings up a window 'thunderbolt bridge' clicking 'other wifi devices...
  15. F

    Mac Mini WiFi Issues

    Hello - I purchased a 2014 Mac Mini. I took it apart a few days ago to install a SSD. Everything seemed to go well. I installed the OS via WiFi and then upgraded to Sierra the same day. The WiFi worked fine the first couple days, but then today I went to put some files on the external drive...
  16. SinkOrSwim

    iPad Pro 10.5 issues. (IPP 10.5 only)

    What are the IPP 10.5 issues that I should be aware of? -- Looking to purchase it this weekend.
  17. gvnptt

    iPhone 5 Wifi Trouble

    Hi everyone, Had a dodgy replacement phone screen from a cheap shop, (it was jumping about and pressing the wrong bottons) took it back and the guy said doing a network reset should solve the problem, so he went on to do that.. Now ever since my iPhone struggles to to see any Wifi connections...
  18. J

    iMac (2013) problem - WiFi connects, but no internet

    So just the other day, the internet on my iMac started playing up when I try to use WiFi. I can still connect to the WiFi signal (and can even access the router), but I'm getting no data, even though other devices in my house are functioning just fine. It does still connect to the net via...
  19. Djilkosh

    Other (explained) How to make your wifi always on even when phone is sleeping

    Well, all of you know that when you have your wifi on and phone goes to sleep, that wifi goes off in sleeping state (disconnects). I was arguing, well not arguing, lets say chating with some of MR members that they said that I'm lying etc. Now I can prove my point and two of my friends stated...
  20. zocarius

    MacBookPro (Sierra) brings down WiFi network

    Our devices We have a household with two MacBook Pro's (one Sierra, one El Capitan), and iPhone 7 and an Android Nexus 6. The problem Yesterday, seemingly out of the blue, the WiFi stopped working for my wife. When we investigated, it turned out that every time she connects her MacBook Pro to...