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Q: wifi keeps dropping since Yosemite upgrade

Since upgrading to Yosemite, my previously-stable (with Mavericks) wifi connection keeps dropping. I have to click the wifi icon and re-select my network every minute or two. I have turned off bluetooth and uninstalled/reinstalled wifi and my networks. I have rebooted multiple times. No luck so far. It appears that others are having similar problems. Any solutions at this point?


Early 2013 MacBook Pro Retina 13" running OS X Yosemite 10.10

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Oct 16, 2014 11:23 PM

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  • by mattlco,

    mattlco mattlco Oct 20, 2014 8:50 AM in response to tommi0
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    Oct 20, 2014 8:50 AM in response to tommi0

    I had tried most, if not all of the suggested solutions in this thread.

     

    The only one that has consistently allowed me to maintain a stable Wifi connection is the "ping trick" posted earlier by tommi0. It is quite simple to do and besides the small annoyance of terminal running minimized in the background, it has been a great temporary fix.

  • by JackM68,

    JackM68 JackM68 Oct 20, 2014 5:05 PM in response to tommi0
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    Oct 20, 2014 5:05 PM in response to tommi0

    Thanks Tommi0.  The pinging trick is working for me as a temp workaround until Apple releases 10.10.1 upgrade with this bug fix.

  • by desenoch,

    desenoch desenoch Oct 21, 2014 8:06 AM in response to Carolyn Samit
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    Oct 21, 2014 8:06 AM in response to Carolyn Samit

    Hi, I tried that, but no luck, any other suggestions?

  • by Sojourn78,

    Sojourn78 Sojourn78 Oct 21, 2014 8:15 AM in response to mattormond
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    Oct 21, 2014 8:15 AM in response to mattormond

    I had this same problem (iMac early 2014). What solved it for me was unplugging/rebooting my modem.

     

    Unplug the power supply to your modem, wait 5-10 seconds, plug it back in. Wait for everything to get back online and try wifi then.

     

    Hopefully that works for you!

  • by desenoch,

    desenoch desenoch Oct 21, 2014 8:18 AM in response to Sojourn78
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    Oct 21, 2014 8:18 AM in response to Sojourn78

    I'll try it, but I think its more series than that!!

  • by desenoch,

    desenoch desenoch Oct 21, 2014 8:32 AM in response to Sojourn78
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    Oct 21, 2014 8:32 AM in response to Sojourn78

    Tried unplugging the router but still the same problem, my macbook works fine (I haven't upgraded to Yosemite) the iMac will only hold the network for about 30 secs, its connected to the router, on the network diagnostics page, wifi, wifi settings and networks settings are 'green' ISP, Internet and server are 'red'! Any  suggestions ?

  • by desenoch,

    desenoch desenoch Oct 21, 2014 8:41 AM in response to Rob M
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    Oct 21, 2014 8:41 AM in response to Rob M

    Didn't work for me!

  • by desenoch,

    desenoch desenoch Oct 21, 2014 8:45 AM in response to tommi0
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    Oct 21, 2014 8:45 AM in response to tommi0

    The ping option didn't work, sorry!

  • by ecotecit,

    ecotecit ecotecit Oct 21, 2014 8:49 AM in response to desenoch
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    Oct 21, 2014 8:49 AM in response to desenoch

    As far as I see it, we should not be trying to find a work around, or hacks to the system.  This should be resolved ay Apple ASAP.

     

    How can an operating system be released when the fundamental use of most machines require network access.

     

    There are two options...

     

    1...Revert to a previous operating system that functions correctly.

    2...Wait patiently for Apple to resolve the problem.

     

    It just depends on how critical it is for you to have a working machine.

  • by desenoch,

    desenoch desenoch Oct 21, 2014 8:51 AM in response to ecotecit
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    Oct 21, 2014 8:51 AM in response to ecotecit

    is it possible to revert to an older operating system i.e delete yosemite?

  • by Busterbraun,

    Busterbraun Busterbraun Oct 21, 2014 5:09 PM in response to mattormond
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    Oct 21, 2014 5:09 PM in response to mattormond

    WiFi was very reliable when running Mavericks on my MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2013).

     

    But since "upgrading" to OS X Yosemite, WiFi has become very unreliable. My connection drops frequently.


    The only variable in my set up that has changed is the replacement of Mavericks with Yosemite.

     

    I hope Apple will very quickly focus its attention on, and resolve, this very frustrating problem !!!

  • by desenoch,

    desenoch desenoch Oct 22, 2014 1:05 AM in response to Rob M
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    Oct 22, 2014 1:05 AM in response to Rob M

    Thanks! It didn't work for me, seems that this is problem that can only be solved by apple.

  • by Wazza_,

    Wazza_ Wazza_ Oct 22, 2014 2:07 AM in response to mattormond
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    Oct 22, 2014 2:07 AM in response to mattormond

    I have been really apprehensive updating to Yosemite as you may see in another post. Though a friend of mine assured me he is using it an it is fine.

     

    Bit the bullet and...

     

    ...WIFI is now horrendous!

     

    Drops out and has to be reset all the time.

     

    When it does work it is intermittent and slow.

     

    Was simply an amazing piece of machine on Mavericks.

     

    All other existing devices at premises continue to work awesome.

     

    My MacBook it only 5 days old.

     

    Maybe Apple can have it back.

  • by Hevelius,

    Hevelius Hevelius Oct 22, 2014 7:45 AM in response to mattormond
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    Oct 22, 2014 7:45 AM in response to mattormond

    I've also been hit with this problem since the upgrade to Yosemite.

     

    It drops every 15 mins or so but interestingly I only lose WAN (internet) access and not LAN access. The Wifi itself remains active since the LAN connectivity is still up but internet access is down for around 30 seconds each time. Some other people (including posters on Mac Rumors) have noticed the exact same problem (WAN drops but LAN connectivity remains).

     

    It's not the router because I've tried 4 different routers and the exact same problem occurs with the same frequency.

    I also have a Windows 8 PC on the same network which doesn't suffer dropouts.

     

    Here are something of the things I have tried.. ALL without success so far!

     

    1) Disabling Bluetooth

    2) Switching to 2.4 from 5Ghz

    3) Setting IPv6 TCP/IP to local-link only

    4) Using a different router (see above)

    5) Running Wifi in Diagnostics mode

    6) Changing channel settings for 5GHz mode

    7) Removing all the stored Wifi profiles and adding back new ones with a different name.

     

    AFAIK, this is all the solutions offered so far and yet none of them make the slightest difference in my case. They don't even alter the frequency of the dropouts. Meanwhile, my Windows PC chugs along happily without any network issues, just like my MBA did when it ran Mavericks.

     

    So it seems clear to me that this points to a definite issue with Yosemite. The killer for me is that when the dropout occurs Skype calls bomb out also. Since my livelihood partially depends on using Skype then I'm currently forced into the ridiculous kludge of using a patch cable between my MBA and the router every time I make a Skype call.

  • by mattlco,

    mattlco mattlco Oct 22, 2014 7:59 AM in response to Hevelius
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    Oct 22, 2014 7:59 AM in response to Hevelius

    Hevelius, did you try to use the ping trick originally mentioned by tommi0?

     

    In Terminal:

    ping -i 0.2 <router-ip>

     

    That has been the only thing that has worked for me.

     

    Interestingly, I was able to maintain a stable connection on an 802.11n, 5 GHz Wifi signal at the Apple Store without dropping for 15+ minutes. I can't go more than about 5 minutes on my 802.11g, 2.4 GHz router without dropping WAN. After dropping, I just have to manually click connect to the network I was just dropped from (though it is set to automatically connect to that network). Seems like it is not a matter of 2.4 vs. 5 GHz or a specific channel...

     

    Try the ping trick - it's been a godsend. 

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