Internet issues on Monterey

Anyone else having Internet issues on macOS Monterey? I installed it last night and this morning I can only stay connected to the Internet for about 5-10 minutes before Safari gives a DNS issue. I've switched from using Google DNS to my ISP one, issue still persists. Flushed the DNS cache, issue still persists. Deleted all known networks, issue still persists.


Rebooting is the only way I can get Internet reconnected which is annoying every 10 minutes! was this OS not tested?????

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 12.0

Posted on Oct 26, 2021 2:59 AM

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Posted on Jan 24, 2022 9:02 AM

This is an issue with Intel-based Macbook Pros running Monterey 12.1 and AnyConnect Client 4.9+  It appears AnyConnect Client 4.8.00175 is extremely stable on Monterey 12.1. I installed it yesterday and confirmed stats on UDP protocol remains below 100 at all times using command 


netstat -anxv -p udp | wc -l


With newer versions of AnyConnect client 4.9+, stats exceed 150,000.  Please uninstall your current version of AnyConnect client on your Macbook Pro with Monterey 12.1 and install 4.8.00175

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Dec 16, 2021 5:23 PM in response to Kahantext

That's great news to hear. However, I don't think I'm going to update if 12.1 doesn't naturally fix the issue. I don't see why we'd need to adjust Network settings if they were never changed in the first place.


Waiting to hear back from users in this other thread about their tests. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253335091?answerId=256501234022#256501234022


Happy your speeds are looking better!

Jan 2, 2022 3:41 PM in response to FightingIbis

That's good to hear. FWIW there is no reason to ever install or run any 3rd party "cleaning", "optimizing", "speed-up", anti-virus, VPN or security apps on your Mac.  This user tip describes what you need to know and do in order to protect your Mac: Effective defenses against malware and other threats - Apple Community.  


There are no known viruses, i.e. self propagating, for Macs.  There are, however, adware and malware which require the user to install although unwittingly most of the time thru sneaky links, etc.   


Anti Virus developers try to group all types as viruses into their ad campaigns of fear.  They do a poor job of the detecting and isolating the adware and malware.  Since there are no viruses these apps use up a lot of system resources searching for what is non-existent and adversely affect system and app performance.


There is one app, Malwarebytes, which was developed by a long time contributor to these forums and a highly respected member of the computer security community, that is desshoigned solely to seek out adware and known malware and remove it.  The free version is more than adequate for most users.  


Also, unless you're using a true VPN tunnel, such as between you and your employer, school or bank's servers, they are useless from a privacy standpoint.  Read these two articles: Public VPN's are anything but private and Former Malware Distributor Kape Technologies Now Owns ExpressVPN, CyberGhost, Private Internet Access, Zenmate, and a Collection of VPN “Review” Websites



Jan 24, 2022 7:09 PM in response to simonjhutton84

My WiFi has problems connecting after opening. Often I have to turn off Wifi and turn it back on a couple of times. Then, when it is connected, the icon in the menu bar still shows connecting or not connected. Takes a few minutes to connect.


Also, when I open an app, it doesn't open focused. I have to press Command+Shift+Tab to focus it.


This OS wasn't tested very well.


MacBook Air M1, macOS 12.0.1

Mar 22, 2022 8:47 AM in response to webnetwiz

My symptoms have been a bit different. Every now and then (a few times per day?) my internet connection just stops working for 30 seconds or a minute, and then it comes back. I have a WiFi monitor running and it shows a steady connection at that level, so I was suspecting my ISP. But now I wonder if it's local to my Mac which is running Cisco AnyConnect. I'm on MacOS 12.3 and the problem hasn't gone away yet. So I wonder whether it's the same basic problem or something altogether different...

May 24, 2022 9:08 AM in response to NeoNinjaVII

Just upgraded to 12.4 today and immediately facing the same symptoms. As a Cisco employee, I have immediately reported this issue to my local IT department and surprisingly, they were not aware of this issue, which is very strange.


The only thing that seems to mitigate the problem is to use a different DNS provider other than my own Router.


Any ideas when this will be fixed?


I am running an Intel MacBook Pro 2020.

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