Q: OSX Yosemite Wifi issues

theforumenjoyer wrote:

 

Ugh, thought I would finally be able to use my bluetooth mouse and keyboard again after this update. Nope! Still getting download speeds under 0.5 mbps. So frustrating.

Switch your WLAN to 5GHZ Only. Then Bluetooth will not interfere with WIFI

I have also isolated the problem to Yosemite. Took a little while to figure that out, though.

rMBP 2014

I have been having this problem as well, finally got it [kind of fixed] by turning bluetooth off, but now my mouse doesn't work....

Just to chime in; wifi "fixes" in update today did not fix my ongoing issue with wifi connection dropping from the router.   Hopefully Apple fixes it soon.  Upgraded to Yosemite from Mavericks whenever it was available....wifi connection has been dropping ever since.  Never had any trouble prior to Yosemite.  I've lurked the thread here and tried many of the suggested fixes..nothing works for me.  I have to manually reconnect after "idle" time of ~30 seconds or so.  Wifi will come on upon "waking" but will eventually drop.  The only way the connection doesn't drop is if I'm in middle of a download or using my logmein remote connection to my work desktop...  My other apple devices (all mobile devices only) and any other wifi connections all work fine with no dropped wifi.

My router is a d-link DIR-615, never had any trouble with this router.

My laptop is: MBP mid-2012

How old is your router? My Air Port Extreme was only 3.5 years old and after replacing it with a new one few days ago my network is great. Yosemite has something in the program interfering with some routers. Who knows what it is causing. Apple don't know either, therefore are not going to fix it soon. Try a new router if it works you are the winner if not take it back for a refund. None of the "fixes" will work. I think that I'm the only one on this forum who replaced a router and do not have to deal with the WiFi drops anymore.

Jt,

I have/had/ still have your problem (10.10.01) .,  I wrote a script so that it keeps the wifi reconnecting when it drops script keeps me working without too much stress.  Try it., it is not a permanent fix just keeps you working while waiting for the next update from apple.  Its written up here, https://docand.com/news/33975/osx-yosemite-wifi-monitor-restart/  there are no adverts on this site, its just a place to put it.  If it helps please say so so I know it helps on another system.

Clean installs of Yosemite on my MacBook Pro and iMac resolved the wi-fi issue a week ago. Interestingly and I had not thought about it until now but during a previous OS upgrade a couple of years ago, I started having problems with my Airport Extreme router, replaced it with a new one and the issue went away too. I am going to keep both Macs at 10.10 for the time being as I have not heard anything positive about yesterdays "fix" release.

Clean installs haven't worked for me at all, intact this machine had a clean install of Yosemite on it to start with,

I'm seriously thinking about giving up with Yosemite, I wouldn't exactly say that the OS is of merchantable quality - good job it's free!

I wonder just how many millions of dollars have been wasted due to this bug?

I used to advise all my clients now to upgrade to the latest version of Windows, looks like in the future I'm going to have to do the same with Mac OS X.

Apple should know what is wrong, look at is this way....It worked with Mavericks, it doesn't work with Yosemite - so what has been changed?  Take the code back to basic level and add the "features" one by one until it breaks.

And also test with other APs than your own, not everybody has an AirPort Extreme.

OGreat oh okay great as long as I never leave my house ever.

apple gets a sold vote of no confidence.

THey hey keep this up and OSX Yosemite is going to sell a lot of Windows 8.1 machines. I know I'm shopping.

Our router is only 2 months old is is supposedly one of the "best" AC wifi router currently available (ASUS RT-AC87R).

Neither the 2013 iMac or the mid 2012 MBP in our home is able to use the internet. Connection doesn't drop as other have reported, it just doesn't go anywhere. Browser status bar typically stays on "Resolving Address".

We have an Ubuntu 12.10 desktop in the basement and also a Windows 2012 Server, neither of those machines have any problems accessing the WAN.

Update didn't solve the wifi issues for us. mid 2012 MBP and a 2013 imac - neither have any real WAN access. Sometimes it will allow me to have internet access long enough to load 1/2 web page.

Our wifi router is an ASUS RT-AC87R running in AP mode with a hard-wired link to an Actiontec Verizion Fios router. The ASUS provides the wifi access while the actiontec is the gateway/router.

Why does it say that this was Branched to a new discussion. at the top of the page, yet when I click the link it states that I don't have permission?

From day one after Yosemite my wifi drop every 2 or 3 min.

The only think who solve my wifi problem was fix the router in just one band.

At home I fix on N and in my office I fix on G because my wifi printer don't work on N.

After that no more drops, it was + or - 3 weeks ago!

I did the update to 10.10.1 and change the router to auto B,G,N and start drop again...!!! Then I return to a fix band and again no more drops.

I hope this help some one...

I have also lived with this wifi problem, however I have no problem other than when I am in one location and working on a Speedport W921v router. This is very strange as it works for a few days and then starts dropping out and I had to reconnect manually. I have tried numerous suggestions made by people in this discussion and none have worked. The only work around I found was to run Network Diagnostics in the background and this delivered steady wifi access. Yesterday in desperation I rebooted the router and left it for 3 min off power and had steady wifi for 6 hours. Then drop out, Downloaded the latest update 10.10.1 late yesterday and this morning more drop out only difference was it automatically reconnected, so again rebooted and now the wifi is steady and running. How long for? Router is fine in my view the problem seems to be inside Yosemite when it confuses itself and starts to disconnect and reconnect from the router?

Very much the case, one location shows the drop out problem, so it is an OS - router interaction.

Started for me with a Mavericks update a few months ago, continues in Yosemite.

I suspect more and more people are getting caught with the drop out issue, which I also suspect is different to the slow connection / Bluetooth 2.4 GHz issue.

You will find threads on Mavericks' WiFi drop out too.

I have dug deep, but not found the cause within Mac OS, which is where it must lie.

I only occasionally use my MBAir but at the weekend I did notice the inability to connect to my TimeCapsule for backups or the storage area I keep on it also. No issues so far with wifi connection, initially it takes a second or two rather than instant but otherwise no issues.

I use the TimeCapsule for a wifi base rather than the BT Hub as there are so many BT hubs in my locality and this confused all my devices, infact, I find it hard to join any BT based hub anywhere on my iPhone. I blame that on BT.

My solution, was turning both devices off and restarting, they then connected for my use. However, I have to do this everytime I want to connect to the timecapsule storage after putting the MBAir to sleep.

I have been told by Apple that I shouldnt be using my TimeCapsuleG2 for both backup and separate storage but when I bought it, thats what the marketing on the Apple website told me I could do.