WiFi trouble on university network (MacBo…

WiFi trouble on university network (MacBook, iPad, iPhone); office router MacBook Air M1 (MacOS 14.5) It always connects well to my home WiFi & other public WiFi. It also connects well to my university WiFi through my local office Buffalo router (see below). The Problem: If it has connected to my office router WiFi first, it cannot then connect to the university’s general WiFi (through a standard classroom-based or meeting-room-based WiFi-router). I never had this problem for years with various devices connecting through both types of router, moving effortlessly between them. This problem started in October 2023, after updating to MacOS Sonoma. The only way I can connect this MacBook directly to the university’s WiFi (through one of the standard routers) is if I restart the Mac's system, well away from the range of my office router. iPad Air (4th gen) (4th gen) & iPhone 15 Plus (both iOS 17.4.1) They both connect well to my home WiFi & other public WiFi. On my university campus, I have the opposite problem to my MacBook Air. They always connect well directly to the university’s WiFI through the standard campus routers, but since about last November/December (?), they cannot connect through my office (Buffalo) router. They connect to the router, but not beyond that to the university’s network or general Internet. All of these devices have been registered with the university’s network administration system, through my account, with their model names, OS-types and MAC addresses. The office router (Buffalo WSR Series, AX4, 3200; installed independently by me) is set to “Manual” & “AP”. I installed this because the main WiFi signal is a bit weak in our private offices. It currently works well for my MacBook Air, office iMac, Apple TV and Canon printer.

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Why can't my Mac mini M1 detect a specific Wi-Fi network? Mac Mini M1 macOS 15.3.1 My Mac Mini M1 seems to be unable to detect one particular WiFi network. Unfortunately this is the one provided for free by the care home where I live. What is strange is that my iPhone, iPad and Lenovo ThinkPad which is running Linux Mint 22.1, can all detect and connect to the care home WiFi, just not my Mac Mini M1. What's even stranger is that the working devices are all within 2 or 3 feet of my Mac Mini M1. If I go into `Other...` in System Settings and enter the WiFi SSID and password, I get a Dialog box saying "Network not found" 😮 Also, if I look at the WiFi section of System Settings, I can see 9 or 10 other local WiFi networks, that my Mac Mini M1 has no problem detecting, but obviously, I do not have the required credentials to connect to these. The problem is that this is the machine where I use the internet the most, for emails, programming, music listening and playing, YouTube, software updates, etc. Consequently, I am forced to use a WiFi hot spot from a commercial company EE, and it is not cheap. Has anyone come across a problem like this and can you suggest a solution? [Re-Titled by Moderator]

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OS 26 Causing Wifi Issues talked about across the internet Apple OS 26 Wi-Fi Connection Issues Synopsis of issue: I do Astrophotography, I have a Mini PC connected to my Telescope to run the devices connected. The Mini PC has a built in Access Point which you can Remote Desktop into to run the system Remotely. Below is an explanation of the now issues with Apple’s OS 26. Equipment used: / OS X: Primalucelab Eagle 5s (Win 11) Mini PC X: Desktop PC (Win 10 Pro) X: iPad 6 Gen 10” (Ver 17.7.8) iPad Pro 13” (26) iPhone 16 Pro Max (26) Note: All Systems with X work together through Home and Access Point Wi-Fi Fine. Home Wi-Fi Equipment: Amazon EERO Wi-Fi Mesh Network Each device above can connect to home Wi-Fi with no issues 1: When I use my iPad 6 Gen, And the Desktop PC through Wi-Fi Access Point, all can connect to the Eagle fine. When you connect to the Wi-Fi Eagle0355 Access Point, it shows connected. Below the name of the Wi-Fi Name, it says no internet connection in orange to the right it shows the Lock then Wi-Fi icon with a exclamation mark on it, and then Blue Info Ring. Above top right corner it has the Wi-Fi Icon and Battery level image. 2:When connected with iPad Pro 13” OS 26, And iPhone Pro 16 OS 26 this is the issue. When you connect to the Wi-Fi Eagle0355 Access Point, it shows connected. Below the name of the Wi-Fi Name, it does not display internet connection in orange to the right it shows the Lock then Wi-Fi icon with no exclamation mark on it, and then Blue Info Ring. Above top right corner does not show the Wi-Fi Icon next to the Battery level image. When there’s no Wi-Fi Image next to the battery level image and then when you try to Remote Desktop into the Primalucelab Eagle it says not connection found. Even when connection to the Eagle0355 shows connected, the issue is explained above. Note: When I connect to the Primalucelab Eagle Access Point through my Desktop PC And then Remote Desktop in to the Eagle It works flawlessly. I talked to Apple support; they sent me to above level support. They were scratching their heads on this one. They said they would do come further reviews of my issue and call me back. Before I called, I did the following: Rebooted the Primalucelab Eagle5s Rebooted the IPad Pro 13” Rebooted the IPhone 16 Pro Max Checked to make sure VPN wasn’t on it was off Reset Network Settings Nothing Corrected the issue with the Devices running OS 26 The Sad thing is it was my birthday the other day and I got the iPad Pro 13” So, I could have a bigger screen when I remote into my Eagle when doing my Astrophotography. I was using my iPad 6gen that worked fine with no issues. I hope Apple comes up with a fix. Note: I did see online that others were having issues connecting To Wi-Fi not just Access Points like I’m having, with OS 26 on there devices.

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WiFi trouble on university network (MacBook, iPad, iPhone); office router

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