Ventura 13.2.1 - wifi dropping on MBP and Mini

I'm having the exact same issues, this has been ongoing for 3 months now. Today has been the worst experience because the connection drops every other 5 seconds. I've noticed my MacBook Air stays connected to the hotspot but not the home internet(AT&T). At this point, I can't even use my device.

I am having the issue with my 16” 2019 MacBook Pro. It worked absolutely fine prior to upgrading to Ventura. I normally wait a few months after a new OS release in the hopes that most bugs would be ironed out however it seems this issue is still ongoing and no answer from Apple?

Ive reset DNS cache, reinstalled the OS, turned off VPN, used CleanMyMac X, tried disabling Bluetooth, changed DNS server, used other browsers and nothing has worked. Every other click of a web link gets me the grey screen ‘cannot connect to server’. I then have to reload the page and hope it comes up. My laptop is now pretty much useless to me. iPhone and iPad work fine on the same network with no drop outs at all.

Same problem here. Tried many of the self-fixes mentioned above by @christof21, but nothing. This is my work computer. Either Apple fixes this immediately or I've got to pull my entire company off of Apple and return them to Windows. Imagine that; Windows more reliable that Apple.

I've had a similar issue since 13.2.1, though this manifests slightly differently: the machine (M1 Pro MBP) refuses to connect to my home router (either on the internal or guest networks), but works fine with other connections like tethering or a wifi hotspot from my desktop system. The router settings haven't changed, and all other devices can still connect fine.

Aside from trying the above steps, I've also observed that the issue seems to occur in the recovery OS, and the system can still see the networks, but won't get an IP under any circumstances.

The recent OS updates haven't affected the issue in any way, but it is very frustrating, and I can seemingly only hope that a future update will resolve the issue.

I was happy[?] to find this post, as my late 2017 MBP running Ventura 13.4 is having the problem of the internet randomly dropping out, reconnecting for about 10 seconds, dropping, reconnecting, etc. etc. No other device has any trouble (M1 MBA running Catalina, 2 iPhones running different iOS versions). Restarting the router and then restarting my MBP fixes the problem for a while, with 'a while' being between a few hours and several days. It feels so Windows 3.1.1 like.

I am having the exact same experience as so many others are talking about here, and it began the moment I updated -- not by choice, to be clear -- to Ventura 13.3.1. An endless, tiresome, exhausting series of moments in which, in the middle of a work task or something else, I am suddenly no longer on WiFi. As well as relentless requests to join my phone's 'hotspot,' which does not in fact exist. Finally got that one turned off, but the nonexistent 'hotspot' appears relentlessly on the WiFi list. Quite unhappy with Apple, and have been for some time.

mbp, ventura, 13.3.1

The only element that seems to make a difference is to NOT plug anything into a port.

At least then, the wifi sustains whilst using bluetooth trackpad & keyboard.

Not very helpful.

Apple, please resolve asap. A major problem IMO.

Same here, I thought it was an issue with Cisco Anyconnect but after upgrading to latest it's still happening. I drop off zoom meetings at work, can't access any website, my ssh sessions drop. The connection loss can last from seconds to minutes, then it magically resolves. Horribly frustrating and embarrassing that I've dropped off so many zoom meetings. Seems like Apple has no interest in fixing their broken networking stack.

Do you have bluetooth dropouts as well as WiFi issues? I understand that the wifi and bluetooth are intimately connected in the MBP.

I use a bluetooth keyboard and trackpad, and routinely get total dropout. The onboard keyboard and trackpad on the MBP are not affected. Restart required to get bluetooth operational again.

These dropouts don't coincide with the WiFi failures on the MBP, but are equally aggravating!

I don't use any bluetooth devices but thanks for mentioning it. I'm going to try disabling bluetooth in my settings. I'm also going to try restarting my MBP daily. Usually I just close the lid overnight. Sometimes bugs in power management cause problems.

In my case the problem looked like this: if I tried to ping the router, it delivers and receives 5 packets, then has no route to the router for the next 5-8 packets, then successfully sends/receives 5-6 more and so on.

The problem was with the little snitch firewall. I disabled it under Settings -> Network -> VPN & Filters -> Filters & Proxies.

Not sure if update would help as the little snitch's update server is down at the moment. Could be an OS-level bug of Filters & Proxies.

Thanks @chocking_u for the tip. In my case I have Cisco AnyConnect but I found this similar suggestion to remove the socket filter:

https://help.wfu.edu/support/solutions/articles/13000083563

I followed that instruction and my VPN still works. Fingers crossed that this will resolve it.

Just as a follow-up. With BT disabled and the socket filter removed as I posted above, I have not had a problem since. I don't know which of the above cured the problem but I suspect it was AnyConnect.

Same issue using MBAir M1 running Venture 13.2.1. Turned off BT on both iPhone and laptop. Wifi worked fine. Trashed CA Socket Filter. Wifi good. Turned BT back on -- wifi still good. Launched Cisco Anywhere -- socket filter automatically reinstalled. No wifi issues so far. Appreciate all the tips.