Connectivity
Why does Safari fail to connect to a site the majority of the time?
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Why does Safari fail to connect to a site the majority of the time?
If it’s happening across all devices, it’s likely your Wi-Fi router, or its settings, or your local network, or your W-Fi is encountering interference or congestion, or it’s your ISP.
Start by updating the firmware on your Wi-Fi router.
If your Wi-Fi router or anything you’ve installed on most or all of your devices has any network-filtering or ad blocking or other such features, or if you’re using a custom DNS server setting other than the DNS server settings of your ISP, revert and remove all that.
A specific site? Any site in general? Do other browsers exhibit the same behaviour?
SaAudrey ~ On what device & model? ...And what version of its OS?
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any site. It can be a link from a search, a link from an email or a site I type in. Sometimes I can get it to connect later a 23nd or 3rd try but that is rare. I can get google top connect.
it happens on may Mac, iPad, I phone and air book. all have the latest version of the operating system. All are new with the last year.
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