At the moment my Internet service occasionally drops out, and it would be interesting to find out how often and when.
Could anyone recommend software that can monitor and simply report when the outside connection fails, and perhaps also performance on the LAN, although that is not as important.
TIA
pqb
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.6
Hi there Peter Blackburn,
If you are having problems with your network connection on your Mac, these steps from Solve internet connection problems on Mac can help resolve what's happening:
Check Wi-Fi recommendations or use Wireless Diagnostics
If Wi-Fi issues are detected on your Mac, you can view the issues and suggested solutions. Click the Wi-Fi status iconin the menu bar, then choose Wi-Fi Recommendations. Wi-Fi recommendations aren’t available for enterprise networks or Personal Hotspots.
You can use Wireless Diagnostics to solve problems with a network you’ve already set up.
If this continues after looking over that and using Wireless Diagnostics, please provide more information on when this occurs and if it only occurs on one network or multiple. That will help us isolate the cause of this behavior further.
Cheers!
Hello Peter Blackburn,
In this case, it may be best to contact your Internet Provider for a recommendation.
Take care.
Hi Peter Blackburn,
Your best bet may be to work with your ISP for that question, but you can always check out the App Store as well. You can check out reviews and details from the developers to see if there might be an app that does what you're looking for. Here's more about how you can Download apps from the App Store on your Mac.
Have a good one.
Thanks for replying.
They have no recommendation, and are, in fact, completely hopeless.
I have searched more and found that there are scripts that some users have written; also a Chrome add-on called Internet Connection Monitor, which can apparently do what I need.
If anyone has used this or a script, that has been successful, I would be grateful for information on how they worked.
TIA
pqb
Thank you, Ben_Z1
The issue is with the ISP’s infrastructure.
I would like to monitor 24/7 to find out when the service is interrupted.
pqb
Thanks for replying. I’ve tried that; they could not recommend anything to check continuously. Nor was the App Store any help.
pqb
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