WiFi connectivity issue (5GHz, MacBook Pro)
OK, this is going to sound weird, but I'll try to explain my issue.
My internet connection is constantly "dropping", whenever I type an address or click on a link safari will just "freeze" on a blank screen (and a progression bar that doesn't move on the search field) as if I was trying to connect using a very VERY slow internet...
UNTIL I hover my mouse over to the top of the screen to reveal the Menu bar and I click on the little WiFi logo! Then everything works and the page I was trying to load actually loads. Just as if my connection was re-established by that click. (WEIRD, I KNOW) And it sometimes works for up to 3 minutes until I'm stuck again.
Some data I gathered through some experiments:
- This only happens while I'm using my 5 GHz connection (2.4 GHz works flawlessly as usual)
- Tried control+click on the WiFi logo and things seem OK (although I'm not an expert, clearly)
- Security is set for WPA2
- I've tried turning everything off and on (router, MacBook, WiFi settings etc), but the problem persists
- I've tried "forgetting" the 5GHz network and reconnecting to it, yet nothing changed
- My iPhone works perfectly on that same 5GHz network in the exact same place as my MacBook (i.e. same room, distance to router etc)
I'm using a late 2017 13" MacBook Pro (w/ Touch Bar), with the latest version of Mojave (10.14.6).
Any help would be greatly appreciated especially since I'm going crazy with this and I don't want to take my computer to any support.
Thanks in advance.
MacBook Pro with Touch Bar