Why does my M1 Mac Mini keep losing sight of all wireless networks?

As of a week (or so) ago, the internet connection on my M1 Mac Mini started dropping. Looking into the issue, it appears when this happens, my Mac not only loses its wireless connection, but also visibility to all wireless networks in range. Restarting or turning wifi off and on temporarily resolves the issue, but it seems to come back after a few hours. Does anyone know a fix to stop this from happening? I've already checked to ensure the OS is up to date.

Mac mini, macOS 11.1

Posted on Jan 8, 2021 10:29 AM

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Posted on Jan 8, 2021 11:02 AM

Poorly shielded USB-C and USB 3.0 cables, drives and other devices can cause Wi-Fi and Bluetooth issues.

see > https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201542

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Jan 8, 2021 12:50 PM in response to den.thed

I've had this setup since early December, but the issue just recently cropped up. Only real change that's occurred since initial setup is that I have an iPad pro sidecar'd to the mini via USB-C that I've disconnected and reconnected. This did cause a bit of a cable jumble behind the mini because I just plopped it there when I reconnected it. I've straightened everything out in case that may have caused the issue, and we'll see if that helps.


Thanks for the info!

Jan 8, 2021 12:59 PM in response to hcsitas

No hubs connected. Network connection is to a linksys router via 5ghz connection. Problem doesn't seem router centric as no other devices connected are having an issue, and when the issue occurs, I seem to lose all wireless visibility to any nearby networks, leading me to suspect that something's going off on the Adapter side. I've cleaned up the cabling in the back to see if that helps the signal. Den.thed mentioned that USB-3 or C cables may cause the issue, so I've also cleaned up everything in the back to see if that helps, too.

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