Hi,
As the title suggests - my wifi symbol is greyed out (as it used to look when no wifi was available). However - my wifi is working well (I'm on it now!).
I've done a bit of searching, and the closest problem I can see to this is when people have an exclamation mark on their wifi symbol. However - this isn't the problem I'm having.
Does anyone have any idea?
Thanks. 🙂
Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.4)
When you click on the WiFi symbol does it open up the list of available networks with a check mark next to the one you are currently connected to?
What do you see when you go to System Preferences>Network? WiFi connection with a green light and says "Connected" underneath?
Is the symbol greyed out from the moment your computer starts up?
First try unchecking and checking the box in Network Preferences that says "Show Wi-Fi status in menu bar".
If it the WiFi symbol is still greyed out after doing this, try resetting PRAM: http://support.apple.com/kb/ph14222
I hope this works...
When I click on the symbol, all available networks are displayed. I can click on another network and connect that that fine too. Often, when I swap around wifi networks, the symbol becomes 'blacked out', as I'd expect, rather than greyed out.
When I click on System Preferences - Network, I see a green light with connected underneath.
Typically - yes, the symbol is greyed ouf from when I start the computer.
I hope this helps. 🙂
The bars are greyed out. It looks as you would expect if there was no wifi connection at all.
However - the wifi connection is working absolutely fine (I'm sending this message to you via it!). It's simply the symbol which is wrong.
Do you have greyed out bars or are there no bars at all? If it's the former, you may not be close to a router.
OK - I will have a go at that.
Thanks for your suggestion.
Can you post a picture of it? You said it works fine with other connections so it shouldn't be showing you that unless you are very far away from the access point that you're using.
I've encountered this same issue, intermittently.
I too encounter the same issue intermittently. OSX 10.9.4 fully updated.
Turn Wi-Fi Off & Then On Again. This worked for me.
I have this same issue on my 2009 iMac. Resetting PRAM solved the issue (not sure if it'll happen again though).
Why is my wifi symbol greyed out?
