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  1. imrazor

    MP 1,1-5,1 Wifi won't reconnect after waking

    I have a MacPro5,1 that I've had some luck refurbishing. I've successfully flashed a PC ATI HD 7950 card, and got that working fairly well in the machine (DVI only, crud.) But I'm having ongoing issues with the wifi not reconnecting after a reboot or waking from sleep. I believe it is the...
  2. pedzsan

    All Devices Sync via WiFi

    I can't find where / how to sync via WiFi. By "sync", perhaps what I really mean is "backup" as in "Back up all of the data on your iPhone to this Mac". In iOS 12 and before, I could go to Settings => General and sync (which I took to mean the same thing as "backup" since there is only one...
    • pedzsan
    • Thread
    • backup wifi
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: iOS 13
  3. F

    iPhone X Wifi disconnects while on sleep mode

    Since I updated to iOS 13, my iPhone has begun to disconnect to the wifi when it's locked. When I tap the screen to wake, I see my wifi symbol for like half a second, then it shows 4G, and then after a second or 2, it is once again connected to wifi. The issue is that this eliminates me using...
    • felixen
    • Thread
    • disconnect ios13 iphone x lock screen wifi wifi disconnects wifi drops
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: iPhone
  4. Y

    Resolved Macbook Air 2015 Wifi Problem

    My macbook air 2015 with YOSEMITE everything works normally. But if i update to EL CAPITAN or ABOVE it will have wifi problem, like can't join to the network even i entered correct password. Sometimes it can join to my wifi network randomly but the speed is very slow and its will make...
    • yogie00
    • Thread
    • airport extreme macbook 2015 13" update mac os wifi
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  5. C

    iPhone 11 Pro iPhone 11 Pro WiFi Improvements Over 6s?

    My apologies in advance for this totally clueless question. Can I expect or is it likely that a new 11 Pro will get better reception on the same WiFi network compared to my current iPhone 6s? I'm curious if my new iPhone 11 Pro might be able to stay connected to a wifi network in certain spots...
    • carrodan
    • Thread
    • iphone 11 pro iphone 6s network wifi
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iPhone
  6. clcnyc

    New router?

    I'm getting my new iPhone 11 Pro Friday, and wondering if I should finally replace old reliable Airport Extreme router with a new one that supports WiFi 6, since iPhone 11 Pro does. Thoughts?
  7. P

    WiFi instability in Windows 10 under Boot Camp

    I have a MacBook Pro, 2016, 15 inch. When in OS X, the internet works exactly as expected. Decent speeds, relatively stable ping. However, in the Windows 10 installation under Boot Camp,, it's quite the opposite. The connection frequently drops and reconnects, and when it is connected, the ping...
  8. S

    Wireless bridge, extender, repeater, for Hue Bridge???

    I'm assuming there's a really simple answer for this. The wireless in my apartment is shared by many people. The router itself is in a very inconvenient location for me to physically access however the signal it provides works just fine. I need to connect the "Hue Bridge" to a router with an...
    • Schmactor
    • Thread
    • bridge extender hub hue hue lights network router wifi wireless wireless access points
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Networking
  9. Manzana

    Time Machine over WiFi - Backup Failed

    I have a Mac Pro 5,1 running Mojave 10.14.6 connected over ethernet that I'm using to share a disk for my two laptops to use as Time Capsule. My 11" MBA (2015) running Mojave 10.14.6 - no problem. I pointed time machine to the shared disk and in less than 12 hours it completed a sparsebundle...
    • Manzana
    • Thread
    • high sierra home server mba mojave network time capsule time machine wifi
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: macOS
  10. P

    Problem Catalina WiFi

    Good night, I installed Catalina Beta on my Macbook Air 11 "2015 and the Wifi hardware disappeared. I've searched in several forums and found nothing. Is it possible to downgrade to Mojave? Can I mount a boot disk through windows to use on Macbook? Can someone help me?
  11. P

    Catalina without wifi hardware

    Hello .. Good night. I recently installed the latest version of MacOs Beta Catalina on my Macbook Air 11 ", but after the upgrade the Wi-Fi hardware disappeared. I researched several tutorials and could not solve my problem. can you help me?
  12. hfd19

    iPad Mini 2 WiFi button dissapear

    i had iPad mini 2 Cell+WiFi, but the button for WiFi dissapear. How to solve this? I haven't tried restore. Any solution? See the picture, even the wifi collumn didn't have on/off label any solution? Thanks
    • hfd19
    • Thread
    • gone ipad ipad mini 2 troubleshoot troubleshooting wifi
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: iPad
  13. U

    iOS Shortcuts not working

    Hi! My Wi-fi and Bluetooth toggles for the iOS shortcuts app does not work. It just gets stuck on the loading part of the shortcut and doesn’t do anything. It will give out an error sometimes. I’ve tried restarting my iPad and my phone. Deleting the app and shortcuts and then downloading it...
  14. EEzycade

    HELP, wifi on 2018 MBP is slow

    The wifi speeds on my 2018 MBP w Touchbar 13” are ridiculously slow. On my other devices in the same room on the same network, the download speed is around 35mbps(not great i know). These other devices, phone and ipad, work fine though. Websites load fast and youtube can load videos very...
    • EEzycade
    • Thread
    • macbook pro slow wifi wifi antenna
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  15. H

    Wacky wifi/kernel_task issue

    I upgraded to Mojave a few weeks ago and it was fine for a bit. Now I'm having a big issue with wifi. After a few minutes of use, kernel_task will random shoot up past 100% CPU (sometimes nearing 200%), majorly lag the whole system, and disconnect from wifi. When I click to reconnect to wifi I...
  16. carlcaulkett

    WiFi on an Apple Mac vs an iPad Air 2

    Apple Mac Pro (early 2009) 4,1->5,1 macOS 10.14.4 (thanks to DosDude1) DLink DWA 131 USB WiFi dongle DWA-131_REVE_DRIVER_v5.0.5.B8_MAC driver iPad Air 2 iOS 12.2 Hello, I have tried a broadband test site https://www.broadbandspeedchecker.co.uk with my Mac Pro after changing to a new broadband...
  17. O

    WIFI drops when I connect external HDD to Mac Mini via USB

    I have a Mac mini 2018 i7 256GB storage and 8GB RAM. It runs Mojave. Very happy so far. I had to save money on the storage of course so I was lately running out of space. I sometimes connect my MBP on the network and use my other's Mac storage. A couple of days ago I used an old HDD and...
    • onespeedvelo
    • Thread
    • airport mac mac mini mini network wifi wireless network on mini
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Mac mini
  18. M

    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 1,1 piked running el capitan wifi problems

    Hi This is my first post so forgive me if I am talking rubbish. I have Mac Pro 1,1 that i successfully piked and it is happily running El Capitan (10.11). I decided i wanted it to use wifi so i bought and installed a compatible airport card. It was not instantly recognised by the system as i...
    • MikeAir77
    • Thread
    • disabled el capitan macpro 1.1 pikify wifi
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  19. Reality4711

    IT DIED - JUST LIKE THAT - D E A D

    :(:mad::(:mad: My much loved and well used Epson Stylus Pro 3880 (best of the lot) has just informed me that I have no ink! All bays have epson ink cartridges installed that yesterday were fine - more than fine. Epson say needs service (£450 +vat) - this must be the biggest joke of 2019...
  20. L

    How to force connection to particular Wifi router / strongest signal?

    One of the offsite places I work at regularly has two open wifi routers (same name). macOS 10.14.5 keeps selecting the weakest signal (both on 2.4GHz, one on Ch1, other on Ch8) How do I force connection to a certain BSSID, airport prefs JoinMode=Strongest has no effect. airport -BSSID etc has...
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