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New Mac Mini M2 has constant issues with wifi. Its unusable. Ethernet works perfectly, but when using wifi the connection will consistently drop packets. Wifi works perfectly with older Mac mini M1, MacBook Pro, Intel Mac in the same small office. I have turned off all other devices and still have same issue. Did a factory reset and same issues.
Mac mini (2023 with M2)
Chiming in to say I'm still having the same issues. Thankfully I have access to ethernet in my spot in my home office, which is the ultimate band-aid fix. If I didn't, my computer would be unusable. Sadly, I've found it more convenient to just plug it in and let it ride with poor wifi but a strong hardwire connection.
Some other bandaid fixes that have worked for me:
I've also had some issues with my OWC Thunderbolt 4 Dock with transferring data from one drive to another (both being plugged into the dock). Not sure if this is an issue with the Power Delivery of the dock or its relationship to the computer, or something with Ventura or Silicon. All of these things feel like a symptom of the same issue, but I can't be sure.
Truly depressing that Apple has put out a product that is borderline unusable unless the consumer uses a specific setup. I can't believe this thread with almost 300 replies and tens of thousands of views has still been ignored by Apple. A huge betrayal of the company's power users. Shame on them.
I use Ethernet also since 3 days. But I just discover that on my 4 SSD m2 connected keep disconnecting and fill up the screens with warnings
there is definitely a huge problem (not only software) messing up the Mac mini m2 pro.
after 2 months or more fighting with it, also fed up . Will sell the Mac mini and never look back.
Just to keep you guys up to date regarding my case:
I am still in exchange with the Apple software engineers. They are mentioning that it could be a software issue but they have not verified this yet. This statement was made by the engineers for already more than 4 weeks. The case itself is already opened for several months.
For me this means that I am still waiting on a solution for my reproducible WiFi issues with my Mac mini M2 pro.
An exchange is not an option for Apple because there was no issue reported during the hardware diagnostic in the Apple Store.
A thousands of euros that can not be used as sold by Apple. Slowly I am getting "angry".
doubt it’s a software issue. i had the mac mini M1 and it had the same problem but nowhere near as bad as the M2.
every other apple device connects to wifi with no lag whatsoever.
Update: i had to connect back to the ethernet even after using the hdmi to USB-C adapter. worked great for one day. i don’t have the patience to further troubleshoot this disaster of a product.
I have following update: after a little while the WiFi dropping issue returned connecting the monitor by USB-C to HDMI. This time I analyzed my router settings that offer both 2.4GHz as 5GHz network. For this I logged on to the router as admin. Per default 5GHz uses bandwidth of 20/40/80MHz, 2.4GHz only 20 MHz. I noticed no devices would connect to 5GHz anymore with the Mac Mini online.
After changing the bandwidth for 5GHz to 20/40 only, my WiFi stabilised. All devices (iPhone, iPad) connected to 5GHz, including my MacMini. I also connected the monitor back with HDMI-to-HDMI cable.
More than 2 weeks the WiFi connection has remained stable like this. Below link contains more information. Still I need to emphasize that I never ever had issue with my previous Mac on the same network with other devices connected to WiFi simultaneously.
https://computermesh.com/wifi-channel-width-20-mhz-vs-40-mhz-vs-80-mhz/#iii_80_MHz
Hi, I would just like to share the solution to this issue. After going around in circles trying different things this is how to fix the slow wifi issue. First, the culprit is the HDMI cable, there is interference when using a regular HDMI cable from from those off brand at amazon. This threw me off because I had just purchased brand new ones for 4k 120hz so I thought how could this be? Well it was, after many hours of testing, this was my result. I begrudgingly purchased expensive "Certified" "Low EMI" Cables from amazon and after swapping them, the issue was gone instantly. Tried this with different cables and sure enough the expensive cable tripled the speed instantly!!!
If you don't want to spend the money, you can also fix this by using a USB-C to HDMI adapter. That seemed to work as well with the cheaper cables. But you will not get 120hz refresh rate on your monitor, you'll be limited to 60hz.
Anyways, this is probably a design flaw by the position of the Apple's wireless card or it might be a software issue, who knows. It is what it is.
Here is the link the amazon cable i purchased: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YF7QMNK?th=1
I bought the mac mini pro 2and connected 2 samsung displays to work from home march 2023. It has been a night mare. I was able to connect to VMware (work network) for 1 day. I have talked with Apple, Samsung, Work IS , AT&T computer genius, Verizon and No one has been able to fix the problem. I am able to connect with my iMac, ipad and even my phone but not the expensive mac mini. My other platforms are single displays and I want to get this expensive set up to work. After reading a few chats I guess I have to take it into the apple store to try to figure this out. If any one has any ideas that may help, please let me know. My co workers think this is funny since they are all using non mac products and they work fine.
Fusion8K HDMI 2.1 [Certified] Cable Supports 8K @60Hz and 4K @120Hz is expensive on Amazon. About $59.99.
I bought 3ft HDMI Cable 8K / 4K – 3ft – with A.I.S Shielding – Designed in Germany (Supports All HDMI Devices Like PS5, Xbox, Switch – 8K@60Hz, 4K@120Hz, High Speed HDMI Cord with Ethernet, Black) by CableDirect for under $7.00
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DI89Q2Y/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1
No interference to the WiFi by touching the cable. It been running great for over a week.
Me too...I returned the first mini M2 Pro and the same issue on 5Ghz, it is a bit slower just on initial hook up, but then after a few minutes to ~a day, it will lose data rate and be non useable.
Swap to 2.4Ghz, and it works normal.
Reboot to temp-fix the 5Ghz , then the same issue happens again and again.
Eimer92, are you able to try this to see if touching and holding the display cable while holding another finger on the Mac mini's metal case helps at all?...
I think the grounding of the video cable shows that the Mac mini is not unaffected by HDMI, DVI-D, DisplayPort, etc interference just as previous Mac mini's, MacBooks Pro's, and others have shown to be. HDMI to DVI-D cables are notorious for causing 2.4GHz Wi-Fi interference. HDMI cables have been reported to cause 5GHz Wi-Fi interference.
https://tech.ikarus.sg/wfh-bad-wifi-hdmi/
Some people have found well shielded HDMI cables are eliminating Wi-Fi inference for them.
That is a fact, true. HDMI can interference with 2.4GHz WiFi.
In my case, this issues are happening in 2.4GHz and 5GHz and, further on, even without using the HDMI port and using only two times USB-C to DP or even only once USB-C to DP.
Moving my thunderbolt hub help my issues a lot. I had it on top on my Mac mini. When I moved it to side a few inches away, my airdrop started working again and my Wi-Fi started connecting to the 802.11 ax bands correctly.
My problems resolved once I moved the hub off the top of the Mac mini. Now airdrop works! It’s the first time I’ve run into anything like this with a Mac but it certainly is sensitive compared to the studio system.
The Mac Studio at work does not have the interference is with the same thunderbolt hub placed on top of it as far as I know.
is there a thunderbolt hub that is more shielded? Or is there a baseline shielding requirement for these hub devices?
From what I've been reading people have been experiencing Wi-Fi interference from hubs for years. I wonder if the much physically different Wi-Fi antennae between the Mac Studio and Mac mini or that the Mac Studio is taller than the Mac mini raising a hub an extra distance from a hub makes the difference.
Mac Mini M2 wifi issues
