Late 2013 Macbook Pro Retina 13'' Wifi Issues

guys,

i bought a Netgear R6300 Router today. After my bad experience with the airport extreme i was really curious.

Result:

1. No problems, delays or disconnects so far!

2. Pretty constant 20-22 MB/s throughput

3. Streaming of 1080p 5GB file without problems

@johnniecache

If only we could all choose which routers we used at work and when we're traveling... maybe it wouldn't be such a big deal. As it stands, there's an Airport Extreme at work and I can't make the company replace it just because I have a new computer that's broken and won't work with it.

Sure, this is not a solution to all of the WiFi problems, yet it is interesting that it works well with some routers and it wont with others.

Next step: I am trying to get that 10.9.2 beta. Then i will re-test with 2.4 GHz N and G networks.

I think this worked for some people in this thread?

10.9.2 beta4 is released. No difference in wifi driver between beta3 and 4 however

Interesting. Is there a driver difference between 10.9.1 and 10.9.2 beta 1,2 or 3?

10.9.1 and beta1 are buggy, beta2 fixed it, beta3 has a newer version, beta4 has the same version as beta3

Ok, so i really have to try the beta3 build 13C44. (which *apparently* can be found on the web)

I had the pre-version 13C44 from the web but not very confident if it's safe or not. I am building a bootable Mavericks USB drive so I will apply the 13C44 on it.

After that, would it be possible to extract the WIFI driver from it to install it into the 10.9.1 ?

Ok, I built the bootable drive with 10.9.1 and I applied the 13C44 (so I got a 10.9.2 beta). Then I extracted the wifi driver. I used the AppleScript someone gave us in a thread above to replace the driver by the new one.

I could not test the scripts before monday because my rMBP is at the store. So I tested it on my mac mini which does not have the ping problem but at least it shows that the new driver works.

As soon as I am done with the testing on the MacBook Pro, if it's a success, I will post a link to the scripts to apply the patch. At the end, we should be able to install the new driver without the entire 13C44.

Hi guys,

I tested the script and it's all fine. It fixed the ping latency issue.

You can download the patch right here :

https://mega.co.nz/#!8VIj3CgZ!aWve67RDLRVDzhHWA5tOoG3C8TIAH4JHxrBx2oDWXlY

It will replace the wifi driver 6.0 with the 6.3 of the 9.2 beta.

It's very simple to install but please follow the instruction carefully. I ran it without any problem at all but be conscious you will use it at your own risk.

Cheers,

Denis.

Nice work, but I suggest you remove this as you are not allowed to distribute the beta or is parts. It is purely for the paid developer community. Apple will delete this thread some or later

Haha! Kind of weird downloading my own script again! But I'm glad they came of use! 😀

I just tested this new beta driver and in my case it seems to solve all my network issues! No more ping latency, no more stuttering airplay and no more issues with safari browsing or the app store! Great! 🙂

I have testes the files... At Point 5 my System crashes.. 😮 no mouse etc...

I pushed POWER for a few seconds, and after restart THANK YOU GOD it seems the ping problem etc. has been fixed 🙂 All runs good, and Ping is always stable and fast!

However... i wanted to check if the replacement suceeded (point 6). There is a different number:

Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (6.30.223.154.63)

It's not the number in the How-To!? Is that correct?

Hi Alex,

The script tries to restart the system, but it may be that sometimes it takes a while before gets a "lock". I can image that it could crash if this process takes too long - never experienced it though. The script in the terminal probably also said it was "done" before it crashed? Anyway, it seems you're fine because you succesfully replaced your driver!

The latest driver indeed reports "Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (6.30.223.154.63)" in the system info. Denis changed the driver in the package, but not the Howto description. 🙂

Yes, i didnt wait very long for restart 😉 The graphic freeze makes me nervous...

Yes, the script was done i think, and says something like it wants to, or will, REBOOT now.. nothing happend for seconds, than the freez.

Cool, so i have the newest wireless driver installed!? It seems to work fine 😎