Question, has anyone else been experience kind of bizarre internet connections since upgrading to macOS Monterey (even if your device in an M1 Mac)! Is it just me, but I really feel as though it has had some issues connecting to certain servers occasionally?
MacBook Air (2020 or later)
I figured out my issue, in which the root culprit was a VPN service that i had already installed on my system; "Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client".
The above VPN application was already installed on Big Sur OS, and had never caused me issues until the Monterey OS update. I suspect there's a slight working change / compatibility issue between my installed VPN app and Monterey OS.
So what i noticed was, even though AnyConnect VPN wasn't actively connected via the app UI, the underlying VPN "Network Service" was still in a "Connected" state.
Also, i noticed the network service will frequently / regularly auto-connect itself (or re-install itself after removal of network service) in the background..
And so, when the VPN "Network Service" was in a "Connected" state, that's when it caused me local network issues, where i suspect it was overriding and interfering with my perfectly normal network settings.
So what i did to resolve my particular issue each time i experience local network issues on the machine, was the following:
I've also attached an accompanying annotated screenshot which you may follow visually, below.
So for the rest of you, it may / may not be a VPN network service which is causing your issue, but some other connected service that could be interfering / overriding normal local network operations on your machine, which may just need to be disconnected instead 🤷🏻♂️
I have the same issue and thought it was my internet provider. However all my other equipment including my 2 windows machine work just fine with no wifi problem or intermittent internet connection or slowness. I have a mac mini...2014.
Hi, I have observed the very same problem. Here are the config of my computer.
I went so far as to get the connection checked by the network provider.
Their PCs get full connection speed, i.e. 600Mbps.
The MacBook Air only gets between 130 and 200 Mbps, cf below.
I get the same problem, would I connect to Wifi or to Ethernet with a belkin Ethernet adaptor.
If I make the same test on my iPhone, iOs 15.5, the speed is 600Mbps.
How on earth can a MacOs update be that bad as to cut more than half of internet speed?
Please, Apple, this needs fixing'.
Having the same issue as well here on a 2021 MacBook Pro M1 running Monterey. Slows down every couple of days and only a re-boot will fix it. Seems to be an OS issue.
I have the exact same experience with my 2021 macbook M1. Since upgrading to Monterey it will not automatically connect to known Wifi sources, and when selecting manually it will take a minute to find my home networks. Very slow.
It also has problems finding other networks at the office and hotels, so I can rule out sudden interference problems.
Also when it is connected, the wifi symbol at the top of my screen will stay greyed out as if there is no connection.
Never had issues before until the update. Hope they fix this.
Hello green500,
your suggestions did not help solve or improve connection speeds.
My wired Windows desktop device is running with 500Mbit/s up.
Android phone on same WiFi SSID (and same location) 260 down, 200 up.
14" MacBook Air M1, Catalina, 212 down, 300 up.
14" MacBook Pro M1 Pro, Monterey, 400 down, 1.82 (!!!) up.
These upload speeds are ridiculous for video conferencing.
Fresh install of Monteray with all Analytics & Improvements options disabled.
This clearly seems to be an OS level issue.
Any info on whether that's known at Apple & ETA on a fix?
Glad you're providing this evidence because it's pretty annoying to see people offer "solutions" that mean changing system settings that were already working fine before the Monterey update.
I did fill out a ticket reporting this performance issues under the "MacBook Pro" feedback page https://www.apple.com/feedback/macbookpro.html
But I haven't seen any acknowledgment from Apple on this though =(
I've had the following 2 wifi issues since upgrading to MacOS Monterey.
1. When my Mac hypernates an existing wifi connection doesn't automatically reconnect. I have to turn wifi on/off to reconnect.
2. Unable to teather toy Android phone hotspot. This previously worked seamlessly.
I have a 15-inch 2018 MacBook Pro.
They really outta fix this stuff.
Same issue here with my MacBook Pro running on M1. Sometimes I need to restart the computer to get any connectivity. My other MacBook still runs on BigSur and does not have this problem with it. I am hoping that another update will fix the issue.
Here on a m1 2020 mac Mini, same thing only with non Safari browsers... Even firefox which is not Chromium based.
As I'm web developer, I have to test my work on all browsers so it's quite embarrassing and I would like to avoid a temporary fallback to Big Sur where all was ok.
Apple and/or Browser engine devs please make the things fixed !
I already had all of those options deselected (mentioned above in privacy), not sharing anything with Apple, but am having exactly the same problem. There seems to be some kernel task hangup. Restarting helps for a short time & then back to useless.
My macbook air is almost unusable. I'm on someone else's computer now, which is also Monterey and on the same internet connection & in the same room & it's fine, so I have no idea why it has this effect on some computers but not all? But this problem started when I upgrade so I am fairly certain that's the cause.
(Particularly infuriating as I only upgraded because apple support insisted I had to to resolve another issue I was getting help with - I did say there are always issues with upgrades and they acted like I was crazy.)
I still remain with slow internet speeds even after trying everything in this thread on how to fix (new network location, turn off bluetooth, removal of VPN, reset VRAM, unchecking Apple Analytics, etc).
Something I did notice is there is a bug with the Apple Analytics within System Preferences Privacy and Security Pane. When I uncheck the option for Apple Analytics and re-lock by pressing the lock icon in the lower left corner, after rebooting the computer the option is checked again for Apple Analytics. Its like unchecking the box does nothing because upon reboot it is checked again.
Any thoughts?
It's Safari too!
It's not a Google Chrome issue; same problem using Firefox.
I had the same problem of slow loading with Safari and Mail, but not Google Chrome. Seems the analytics suck all the power.
I can't say thank you enough - I've been pulling out my hair all morning working on my network set up, trying to figure out why my Mac Mini (M1) was getting significantly slower speeds than every other device in the house (when it's one of the few that's Wifi6 compatible). Tried this - and my speed tests jumped from ~60-80 Mbps (testing all morning) to 510 Mbps instantly.
Slow internet with macOS Monterey
