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Wifi issues? M1 Macbook Air or Pro
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I report 2 full weeks of no wifi problems after putting at my DNS 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4
Well, now I’m not so sure… And looking at my DNS settings for my Belkin Dock, they are identical to what WAS listed for my Wireless DNS settings. So, that implies that if my wired connection is working with specific DNS settings in place and my wireless has those same DNS settings, something else would be causing the WiFi dropouts, no? When I posted this on Friday, I had used my MBP all day wirelessly. Since then, though, I’ve been mostly connected to my dock. I haven’t had any dropouts the few times I’ve been working wirelessly here, but still.. Doesn’t make sense for settings to be the same for both and one connection work and the other not.So far so good! Thanks
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I can no longer get an IP via DHCP after updating my Mac Mini M1 to 11.6 from time to time. I had to restart the machine to get it to work and after a while (maybe after sleep) it stops working again. Instead of restarting I have just manually configured the IP address now which works.
Just noting that I'm still having WiFi connection issues. I can reboot or toggle WiFi off/on and then I'll have a connection for maybe 30-90 seconds or so, and then it drops. Rinse and repeat. I've tried adjusting my DNS Settings and have tried forgetting my own SSID connection & then rejoining. Still not seeing any change. I've also been updating Feedback # FB9535114. If anyone's still having any issues I strongly encourage you to file Feedback in the app and to reference my filed Feedback, too. You can get to this by entering applefeedback:// in Safari.
Problem solved! In my situation anyway - and this was an unexpected mechanical thing. I have a MacBook Pro 16" with M1 Pro chip. It has 1Tb inside and so I have an external larger Thunderbolt SSD for video connected by an OWC Thunderbolt 4 cable. That all works fine.
To make cable routing tidier I bought a nice little metal 90deg. USB-C connector to direct the T4 cable straight backwards rather than sticking out to the left. I half assumed it might not work at all on fussy Thunderbolt, but in terms of data and power pass-through it worked just fine.
But then the WiFi problems started as reported elsewhere: lousy speeds, dropout, and computer falling off the network. I spent much of the day rebooting routers etc. as we do, assuming it was a software/IP issue somewhere. But then SpeedTest showed me I was getting good WiFi and full speed with nothing connected to the laptop's ports but things fell off a cliff with the SSD plugged in. And then... eliminating the tiny adapter and just using the OWC cable between the laptop and the drive solved things entirely.
Such a thing hadn't occurred to me and I don't know what leaky radiation is interfering with the Wi-Fi signal from such a tiny physical element, but clearly it is. So... if you have WiFi problems, it might be worth looking at what's plugged in and what other interference there might be nearby.
And if anyone can explain the science, that would be of interest.
To make cable routing tidier I bought a nice little metal 90deg. USB-C connector to direct the T4 cable straight backwards rather than sticking out to the left. I half assumed it might not work at all on fussy Thunderbolt, but in terms of data and power pass-through it worked just fine.
But then the WiFi problems started as reported elsewhere: lousy speeds, dropout, and computer falling off the network. I spent much of the day rebooting routers etc. as we do, assuming it was a software/IP issue somewhere. But then SpeedTest showed me I was getting good WiFi and full speed with nothing connected to the laptop's ports but things fell off a cliff with the SSD plugged in. And then... eliminating the tiny adapter and just using the OWC cable between the laptop and the drive solved things entirely.
Such a thing hadn't occurred to me and I don't know what leaky radiation is interfering with the Wi-Fi signal from such a tiny physical element, but clearly it is. So... if you have WiFi problems, it might be worth looking at what's plugged in and what other interference there might be nearby.
And if anyone can explain the science, that would be of interest.