MacOS drops internet connection when Safari is open, that affects my RDP sessions

[unbrokendub]

Hello everyone.

I frequently use RDP connections for work, and if Safari is opened i always get 0x407 error - that means that internet connection was dropped.

Tested with another browsers, like Chrome or Edge - and never get a single error.

Maybe somebody know how to resolve the problem and where to dig for the problem?



Also i checked the logs via Console and found that when Safari is opened - macos doing something with wifi(even if its disabled) and reconnects internet.

macOS Sonoma 14.3.1 (23D60)

RDP client - Microsoft Remote Desktop Version 10.9.5 (2179)

 

[Bigwaff]

I frequently use RDP connections for work, and if Safari is opened i always get 0x407 error - that means that internet connection was dropped.

Does the RDP connection require an active VPN session?

 

[unbrokendub]

Does the RDP connection require an active VPN session?

Yes. But i tested the issue without VPN, connecting to local windows machine in my home network via ethernet. And macos also drops internet connection. I found a topic, looks like it correlated to this issue: https://talk.macpowerusers.com/t/safari-killing-internet-connection/28393

 

[profdraper]

Yes. But i tested the issue without VPN, connecting to local windows machine in my home network via ethernet. And macos also drops internet connection. I found a topic, looks like it correlated to this issue: https://talk.macpowerusers.com/t/safari-killing-internet-connection/28393

Well yes. Apple do like to spy on us. FWIW I rarely have any problems using NordVPN on Win 11 & Edge.

 

[Nermal]

Just to give another data point, I've been RDPing into work for ~4 years, I frequently use Safari, and I don't recall ever seeing this issue. I'd likely have been using OS 10.13 through 14 along with the associated latest Safari versions.

No VPN involved in my case, as work uses RD Gateway instead.

 

[unbrokendub]

Just to give another data point, I've been RDPing into work for ~4 years, I frequently use Safari, and I don't recall ever seeing this issue. I'd likely have been using OS 10.13 through 14 along with the associated latest Safari versions.

No VPN involved in my case, as work uses RD Gateway instead.

how you connected to internet? wifi or ethernet?

I found in console logs, that after safari doing something, macos reconnect my ehternet connection via usbmuxd service( ethernet connected via usb-c hub). I tested with different hubs, but always the same story.

 

[Nermal]

Ethernet. I'm on a 2020 iMac so have built-in Ethernet, no dongles/hubs involved.