Q: Wifi Constantly Dropping in Lion

Well, for now, I can say that wi-fi, on my iMac, has been connected after waking twice from sleep.  Hopefully, this most recent update has remedied the problem, and most of us can move on.  If it continues, however, I will be sure to further voice my disappointment here on this forum.  With almost 200,000 views, and almost 1,500 replies, I hope that Apple sees that such problematic issues can be just as problematic for them as the user.  Anyhow, hope everyone has good luck with the new update, and also does not hesitate to continue voicing their experiences here.

I have an 27″ iMac Mid 2011 with every update and a first generation Time Capsule and the problem still exists. Wi-Fi constantly loses the internet connection. AirTunes still works but the internet is gone for several seconds. The Wi-Fi update made it actually worse.

after the update I am home now and guess what, still the same drop issues during use.. How is apple a $500 share company with the crap software they just put out..

The update says that it fixes the "waking from sleep" wifi problem as quoted below ...... and not "wifi random drop" problem which seems to be another matter altogether ?  My iMAC has gone to sleep many many times today and has woken to connect to wifi every time.

"About iMac Wi-Fi Update v1.0

This update resolves an issue that may cause an iMac to not automatically connect to a known Wi-Fi network after waking from sleep.

It is recommended for all iMac (Late 2009 or newer) users running 10.7.3."

They could be related. I didn’t have the waking from sleep problem but the random drop problem. After the update my internet connection drops much more often than before.

Where do you find the IMac Wi-Fi update information?

Thanks

georgefromcoffeyville wrote:

 

Where do you find the IMac Wi-Fi update information?

Thanks

Do a software update.

Maybe I should have been more specific. Where can you check for the version of v 1.0.

Also, I have the 10.7.3 update, and so far my wi-fi has not disconnected!! Hope!!

Any idea when the fix for the Macbook Pro is coming for not being able to connect to WiFi after waking up form sleep? Do we know if Apple is even aware of this issue on the Macbook Pro?

I was wrong, the WiFi is still not staying connected.

I reinstalled the 2.7 Firmware update with my Macbook Pro plugged in and now the wifi connects perfectly!

The fix may be out as of today: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1501

About iMac Wi-Fi Update v1.0

This update resolves an issue that may cause an iMac to not automatically connect to a known Wi-Fi network after waking from sleep.

It is recommended for all iMac (Late 2009 or newer) users running 10.7.3.

Apple posted this on Friday 2/24.

Worked for me flawlessly.  No problems auto connecting after sleep since Friday!

wifi update here:

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1501?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

Mine has worked flawlessly since yesterday

Mine, too. I knew they'd fix it sooner or later. Must've been a tough one for it to have taken this long.

Cheers,

Cameron

The update did not fix my problem, which is of the more serious variety; my WiFi only stays connected for a couple of minutes. It THINKS it's still connected, but you cannot get anywhere. Pings time out for a while, then one hangs -- forever.

Sigh,

Alan Shank

Woodland, CA, USA