Q: OSX Yosemite Wifi issues

Hi there,

I upgraded my Macbook Pro Retina 15" (mid 2014 revision) to OS X Yosemite last night and am now having issues when using my home WiFi connection. Whilst it connects to either the 5Ghz or 2.4Ghz network, it is basically unusable. Web pages take minutes to load (if they even load at all), dropbox doesn't sync because it can't get a connection and even trying to get to the router config page is extremely slow and hit/miss.

Tethering to my iPhone seems to work ok, as does using my home network via wired ethernet.

Are any others having problems with Yosemite? Wifi was working fine on Mavericks.

Tom

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

Posted on Oct 17, 2014 12:37 AM

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by hexdiy,

hexdiy Jan 21, 2015 3:55 PM in response to ausappleuser
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Jan 21, 2015 3:55 PM in response to ausappleuser

Before you switch, ausappleuser, check out https://devuan.org/
Veteran AWOL debian devs hating systemd thus setting up their own clean linux distro. Good luck compadre!
A launchd hater,
hexdiy
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by ausappleuser,

ausappleuser Jan 21, 2015 4:08 PM in response to hexdiy
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Jan 21, 2015 4:08 PM in response to hexdiy

Yosemite on my machine today is almost unusable; I have to power cycle Wi-Fi about every second webpage. Either Apple *really* don't care or they're having a *lot* of trouble correcting the problem. Will it be fixed though? I have ceased to care and will be moving on.

So heyday Apple wrote Launchd but which Linux distributions use it? I can't evidence of Fedora using it?
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ausappleuser Jan 21, 2015 4:10 PM in response to hexdiy
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Jan 21, 2015 4:10 PM in response to hexdiy

Did you mean to say you're a systemd hater?

What's the problem with it? What's the problem with Fedora?
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ausappleuser Jan 21, 2015 4:17 PM in response to hexdiy
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Jan 21, 2015 4:17 PM in response to hexdiy

Did you mean to say you're a systemd hater?

What's the problem with it? What's the problem with Fedora?
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by jndupuis1,

jndupuis1 Jan 21, 2015 4:19 PM in response to ausappleuser
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Jan 21, 2015 4:19 PM in response to ausappleuser

Fedora and PC Linux OS are distros that are spin off from Red Hat Linux. I enjoyed them on my PC along with Open SuSe. Which is another distro that is stable and supported by Novell. All three were a great experience. KDE desktop was favorite. Just my personal choices I experienced.
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by hexdiy,

hexdiy Jan 21, 2015 5:11 PM in response to ausappleuser
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Jan 21, 2015 5:11 PM in response to ausappleuser

Launchd(aemon) is the Apple-only flavour of a very user-uncontrollable set of startup items under Apple BSD/OSX.
Sytemd(aemon) is a Debian flavour of a very user-uncontrollable set of startup items under most Debian variants, and is suspected/documented to be under control of the American (US) military.
Thence the wish of more and more ex-Debian developers to elope to a more clean environment, I guess. Sic entrat Devuan.
But hey, I'm only an amateur IT journalist on my spare time...
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by ausappleuser,

ausappleuser Jan 21, 2015 5:12 PM in response to hexdiy
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Jan 21, 2015 5:12 PM in response to hexdiy

Thanks. How does Fedora fit in to that?
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hexdiy Jan 21, 2015 5:32 PM in response to ausappleuser
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Jan 21, 2015 5:32 PM in response to ausappleuser

Something else, ausappleuser: network keepalive timers under Yosemite. Several tips have been mentioned here , like running Spotify, keep streaming Netflix in the background etc.
Though possibly effective, those will be eating up bandwidth, which is not very desirable.
One solution/ workaround I've found most effective in my reading is having Apple Wireless Diagnostics running all the time.And I don't think this would be eating up as much bandwidth, but who knows?
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ausappleuser Jan 21, 2015 5:36 PM in response to hexdiy
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Jan 21, 2015 5:36 PM in response to hexdiy

I'd rather switch to Fedora than apply band-aids to an injured Yosemite. Seems Apple can't come up with a diagnosis, but do we have a prognosis?

Prognosis Negative.....
I vote to euthanise Yosemite so the suffering can cease.
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by hexdiy,

hexdiy Jan 21, 2015 5:40 PM in response to ausappleuser
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Jan 21, 2015 5:40 PM in response to ausappleuser

Fedora seems to be systemd so to speak. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Systemd
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ausappleuser Jan 21, 2015 5:45 PM in response to hexdiy
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Jan 21, 2015 5:45 PM in response to hexdiy

So you're claiming Fedora is under control of the US military?

Do you also claim Yosemite is under control of the US military?

Is there anything computer related, created in a western country and distributed that is not under control of the US military?

Maybe I'm working for the US military, trying to coerce people to use Fedora?

I think this discussion is in need of facts.
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by hexdiy,

hexdiy Jan 21, 2015 5:52 PM in response to ausappleuser
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Jan 21, 2015 5:52 PM in response to ausappleuser

I suspect Yosemite10.10.2 Beta 6 is nearly there as to WiFi. All the rest will be freak issues.Lets hang on for awhile. Cheers!
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by hexdiy,

hexdiy Jan 21, 2015 8:09 PM in response to ausappleuser
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Jan 21, 2015 8:09 PM in response to ausappleuser

If only suspicions are wiped already,who needs facts? Riddle to whoever reads.
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by ausappleuser,

ausappleuser Jan 21, 2015 9:56 PM in response to hexdiy
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Jan 21, 2015 9:56 PM in response to hexdiy

So Fedora's probably fine then?

Yosemite certainly is not!
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by adangbueno,

adangbueno Jan 22, 2015 7:30 AM in response to tomstephens89
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Jan 22, 2015 7:30 AM in response to tomstephens89

Hi! mi Macbook Pro 15 mid2010 had the same problem. Try this.iOS y OS X: Ajustes recomendados para routers y puntos de acceso Wi-Fi - Soporte técnico de Apple (spanish) or iOS and OS X: Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points - Apple Support (english)
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