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JBSyracuse Author

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MacOS Big Sur Randomly Drops WiFi

Have a brand new MacBook Air M1 running MacOS Big Sur. Typical download speeds are 450-600 Mbps, but WiFi is just randomly dropped. A "restart" picks it back up. I see I'm not the only one with this issue. Has anyone found a fix?

Posted on Feb 12, 2021 6:55 PM

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Joseph_S.

Community Specialist

Feb 15, 2021 2:48 PM in response to JBSyracuse

Thank you for posting here in Apple Support Communities, JBSyracuse.

We understand that you're experiencing some issues with your MacBook Air randomly disconnecting from Wi-Fi. You've come to the right place, we'd be happy to help. To start, we ask that you give the troubleshooting information within the following resource a try: Solve internet connection problems on Mac - Apple Support

We'd also like for you to check out the following resource as well: Resolve Wi-Fi and Bluetooth issues caused by wireless interference - Apple Support

Let us know if that helps.

Cheers!

MacOS Big Sur Randomly Drops WiFi