Why is my Wifi dropping on iMac but not other Apple devices?

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Spoon1998 Author

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Why is my Wifi dropping on iMac but not other Apple devices?

I am trying to figure out why my iMac constantly drops the Wifi connection. My router is new and only a couple feet from my iMac. My husband's macbook pro does not drop the Wifi connection. Usually, the Wifi connection is lost for a matter of seconds or minutes and reconnects without me doing anything. My Wifi works at lightning speed when it is connected but drops off several times a day and sometimes multiple times an hour. This is so frustrating!

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Dec 2, 2013 12:11 AM

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Paul_31

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Dec 2, 2013 12:30 AM in response to Spoon1998

WiFi Problems:

Wifi problems seem to crop up a lot on here and unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a 'one fix' solution.

However, sometimes any one of the following can help although, unfortunately, not always. In no particular order:

Check wifi security - if it's WEP change it to WPA or WPA2 (preferably, as it's more secure)

Change the wifi channel on the router

Create a new Network Location: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5289

Reboot the router

Also take a look at this link and the links within the article for other ideas. They mainly reference Lion, but still seem to be relevant to Mountain Lion and possibly Mavericks:

http://osxdaily.com/2011/11/06/lion-wi-fi-problems-solution-mac/?utm_source=feed burner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+osxdaily+%28OS+X+Daily%29&utm_conte n t=FaceBook

...and this link:

http://osxdaily.com/2012/11/30/resolving-stubborn-wi-fi-connection-problems-in-m ac-os-x/

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Answer 2

Cåts

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Jan 9, 2014 9:31 PM in response to Spoon1998

I'm wondering if you've found a solution for your wifi dropping. Are you using Mavericks? Is your husband?

Since I updated to Mavericks, I have the problem only on my late 2009 21.5 iMac.

My MacBook (Tiger OS) and iPad (IOS 7) do not lose the connection.

@Paul_31, resetting my router did not work. I have an old (2006) Apple Express, but it works fine on MacBook, iPad 2 and even my iBook and 2nd Gen iPod Touch.

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