Hi
Recently upgraded my Air to 10.8.4 but ever since the wifi connection has dropped in and out. Tried rebooting machine and router and tried deleting the network and rediscovering it but nothing has fixed the problem. My other devices are connecting fine so it seems to be a problem with mac. It's incredibly annoying so any help is appreciated.
MacBook Air, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4)
All wireless networks, or only one?
I've only tried it on my home connection so far but all other devices --ipad, Apple TV -- are working fine on the network. It's only laptop that is having connection issues.
Reportedly this issue has been resolved by deleting one or more AirPort network passwords from the keychain. Try that first. If there's no change, see under "Symptom: The network connection drops unexpectedly" in this support article.
Thanks Linc. I've tried deleting the WEP password from Keychain and hasn't changed anything. I've also been through the support article you linked to and followed its advice but have not seen any improvement.
You should be using WPA2 security, not WEP. If your router doesn't support it, it needs to be replaced.
That may be so but will it help fix this specific problem?
Maybe. Whether it does or not, you shouldn't use WEP. It's worthless.
Thanks Linc. I will look into it once I can actually connect to the Internet again using my computer
Thanks Eric. I have tried the solutions you posted (I saw them on a similar thread) but they have had to effect at all.
I had similar problems after upgrading to 10.8.4. I used the Wifi Diagnostics tool in 10.8.4 (press the Alt key together with clicking on the Wifi icon at the top right of your screen); this reported that the were a number of nearby wifi stations using the same channel as my own router. I then installed the Airlock Dashboard Widget from the link below.
This confirmed that there were a number of strong wifi stations nearby and showed their channel numbers (many of which were the same as used by my router). It was then simply a matter of setting my router to use a channel that did not conflict with any nearby routers. This has resolved the problems I was having...... So far! I speculate that 10.8.4 may have improved the detection ability of my iMac and, as a consequence, co-channel interference became a problem. It's very quick, easy and safe to do what I did and, if you try it and it doesn't help, you haven't lost anything.
http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/networking_security/airlock_danielpimle y.html
Thank you so much. The tip you provided solved the problem
Not really solved the problem, I take it back (I still thank you, tough)... The connection drops AGAIN, I tried all the channels. The issue is persistent and it is not only related to overlapping Giga or Mega Hertzs as Apple people have to take some action here ! Cheers
Sorry to hear that - it's always very frustrating when you think you have solved a problem only for it to reappear. There are quite a number of threads in this forum that address issues of wifi so it's worth trawling through these to see if you can find a solution. Did your problem occur only after upgrading to 10.8.4? If so, and it resists all efforts to cure, perhaps reverting to 10.8.3 would help.
Hi all, for me it's the same issue. All iOS devices works as expected but the retina and the air disconnect after some random time. I started also the wireless diagnostic tool but everything works fine......
That's really annoying?
Wifi connection dropping after 10.8.4 upgrade
