Getting Wi-fi not configured message

Tried several fixes I found in online support community posts but nothing is working so far. Is there a quick way to determine if it is the WiFi card? Using MacBook Pro with Mojave IOS

MacBook Pro 13", 10.11

Posted on Feb 3, 2019 12:26 PM

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Posted on Feb 3, 2019 1:16 PM

Is there a quick way to determine if it is the WiFi card?

Here are a few quick ways to know:

  • First determine if macOS recognizes that the internal AirPort card in your MacBook Pro exists:
    • Hold down the option key, then, click on the Apple logo in the upper-left of the macOS menu bar, and then, select System Information...
    • On the left-side, click on Network. On the right-side window, does Wi-Fi show up under Active Services with a valid IPv4 IP address for the network that it is connected to?
    • If you click on Wi-Fi under Active Services, the window below it should provide you with all of the details. Does it?
  • The second quick method would be to use the Terminal app, as follows:
    • Run the Terminal app, located in /Applications/Utilities
    • At the command prompt, enter: ifconfig -a, and then, press the enter key.
    • Locate the network interface that is giving you trouble. In this case, it would be the Wi-Fi interface, which should be: en1.
    • Review what is presented in the Terminal window from the previous command.
    • A functional AirPort card would include the following:
      • Enabled = flags: <UP, BROADCAST, SMART, RUNNING, SIMPLEX, MULTICAST> & status: active
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Feb 3, 2019 1:16 PM in response to erzulie77

Is there a quick way to determine if it is the WiFi card?

Here are a few quick ways to know:

  • First determine if macOS recognizes that the internal AirPort card in your MacBook Pro exists:
    • Hold down the option key, then, click on the Apple logo in the upper-left of the macOS menu bar, and then, select System Information...
    • On the left-side, click on Network. On the right-side window, does Wi-Fi show up under Active Services with a valid IPv4 IP address for the network that it is connected to?
    • If you click on Wi-Fi under Active Services, the window below it should provide you with all of the details. Does it?
  • The second quick method would be to use the Terminal app, as follows:
    • Run the Terminal app, located in /Applications/Utilities
    • At the command prompt, enter: ifconfig -a, and then, press the enter key.
    • Locate the network interface that is giving you trouble. In this case, it would be the Wi-Fi interface, which should be: en1.
    • Review what is presented in the Terminal window from the previous command.
    • A functional AirPort card would include the following:
      • Enabled = flags: <UP, BROADCAST, SMART, RUNNING, SIMPLEX, MULTICAST> & status: active

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