I connect to the internet with a ethernet dongle, instead of wifi. It's been really spotty for a while. I had the thunderbolt ports & logic board replaced recently because of corrosion, but now I think the problem might have been more software than hardware, because it persists. I think it might have been when I updated to Ventura.
The workarounds seem to work for a while, but not solve the problem. I can't seem to use the internet for several hours without having a problem. I've heard some people are experiencing this problem. I'm kind of wondering what we/our macs might have in common - like age of the mac.
I have a macbook pro from 2019, (so not Apple Silicone/ M#). I think it coming toward the end of the line for updating this machine (which seems too soon).
I'm wondering if upgrading to OS Sonoma will help the connection issue or make the situation. (I'm afraid it might make the situation worse. It seems like I in the past, I've regretted upgrading a mac's OS when it was on the older side of the ones listed that would run the OS.)
(I feel like going back to Monetary might technically work to solve this problem, but that feels hard to do and might create different problems, so I would prefer not to try that.)
I'm also wondering if upgrading to a Apple Silicone/ M# would solve the problem, or (gasps and shutter) if macs are just no longer reliable for connecting to the internet with ethernet - that seems like bad theory, but if that were the case, I think I would likely transition to something other than a mac (again gasp and shutter).
On the other hand, I would be willing to upgrade now/soon to an Apple Silicone mac, if I knew for certain that that would solve my connection issues. (I would prefer a reliable workaround to my problem and then to wait at least for the M3 macbook airs).
The workarounds seem to work for a while, but not solve the problem. I can't seem to use the internet for several hours without having a problem. I've heard some people are experiencing this problem. I'm kind of wondering what we/our macs might have in common - like age of the mac.
I have a macbook pro from 2019, (so not Apple Silicone/ M#). I think it coming toward the end of the line for updating this machine (which seems too soon).
I'm wondering if upgrading to OS Sonoma will help the connection issue or make the situation. (I'm afraid it might make the situation worse. It seems like I in the past, I've regretted upgrading a mac's OS when it was on the older side of the ones listed that would run the OS.)
(I feel like going back to Monetary might technically work to solve this problem, but that feels hard to do and might create different problems, so I would prefer not to try that.)
I'm also wondering if upgrading to a Apple Silicone/ M# would solve the problem, or (gasps and shutter) if macs are just no longer reliable for connecting to the internet with ethernet - that seems like bad theory, but if that were the case, I think I would likely transition to something other than a mac (again gasp and shutter).
On the other hand, I would be willing to upgrade now/soon to an Apple Silicone mac, if I knew for certain that that would solve my connection issues. (I would prefer a reliable workaround to my problem and then to wait at least for the M3 macbook airs).
