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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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simonjhutton84 Author

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Posted on Oct 26, 2021 1:18 PM

Well the issue only happened after the Monterey update and only affects the only Mac that’s been updated to Monterey so you can see why I’d think that might be the issue.

As mentioned in my post only rebooting the Mac fixes the issue. Restarting just the browser does nothing. Nor does flushing the DNS cache, swapping to a different network, changing from wired to wireless, changing DNS from Google to ISP or trying a different browser. I can browse the Internet on Safari for about 10 minutes then Safari presents a DNS error that it’s not able to resolve the address. This issue also is present if I use Chrome, Edge or Brave browsers. So I think I’ve tried plenty of things to allow me to “draw the conclusion” that the issue has been caused by Monterey.

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Old Toad

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Nov 13, 2021 9:42 AM in response to steppinwolf

If you're interested in a good adblocker that does not interfere with Safari's performance give Ghostery a try. You can get it at the App Store for free.

Nov 17, 2021 7:45 AM in response to Old Toad

Not running any AV or cleaning software on the Mac although 2 others in the house are and they are not having this issue

Nov 19, 2021 3:54 AM in response to PRP_53

It is not a network or router issue. The issue is definately in Monterey after the upgrade.

Nov 19, 2021 3:56 AM in response to simonjhutton84

Simon, did the new Mac come with Monterey already installed or did you have to update to Monterey?

Nov 19, 2021 3:57 AM in response to simonjhutton84

I’ve completed the reinstall of Monterey on my brand new MacBook Pro and so far it seems to be behaving. There is a definite bug in the OS though that Apple need to patch ASAP

mtohidn

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Dec 13, 2021 3:32 PM in response to simonjhutton84

macOS 12.1 is out now, you may try to upgrade. Release note does not indicate a bug fix related to this issue, but you never know. It does still make sense to upgrade if you are running 12.0.1.

Dec 17, 2021 5:19 PM in response to Old Toad

Not really sure if a beta release is the best solution.

Dec 18, 2021 12:52 PM in response to Old Toad

Gotcha! I listed my solution in my reply to OP. I created a new network location and it fixed the upload speed issue for me.

Dec 20, 2021 5:52 AM in response to satcomer

What do you mean with a new name? A new location? I have the same problem.

Old Toad

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Dec 21, 2021 2:54 PM in response to simonjhutton84

Try using the OpenDNS servers:

208.67.222.222

208.67.220.220

Reboot after changing the servers.

Dec 21, 2021 3:01 PM in response to Old Toad

Already using OpenDNS.

Old Toad

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Dec 21, 2021 3:04 PM in response to simonjhutton84

"There goes another rubber tree plant."

Dec 22, 2021 5:57 AM in response to simonjhutton84

Issue for me is present in Safe Mode as well

Dec 24, 2021 8:55 AM in response to steppinwolf

I have AdGuard as well and have no issues on LAN using a 3rd-party USB hub, but my WiFi connection occasionally drops and can't connect. I don't think AdGuard would be causing this issue.

Jan 2, 2022 12:09 PM in response to pjarnts

Shame, it seemed to work, but just got the problem again. 😟

Internet issues on Monterey