Matchka007
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Q: Browsers and Mail keep loosing connection and reconnecting randomly.

Connected to a wifi network that has always worked fine.

Only change is Yosimite upgrade.

Browsers intermittently report no network connection, then make connection seemingly randomly.

Mail keeps taking accounts off line in spite of always being connected.

I do have 16 gigs of ram.

Does anyone know what has happened and how to fix?

MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3)

Posted on Nov 6, 2014 10:47 AM

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Q: Browsers and Mail keep loosing connection and reconnecting randomly.

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  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Nov 6, 2014 1:36 PM in response to Matchka007
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    Nov 6, 2014 1:36 PM in response to Matchka007

    Wi-Fi: How to troubleshoot Wi-Fi connectivity

     

    Wireless Diagnostics

  • by Matchka007,

    Matchka007 Matchka007 Nov 6, 2014 3:38 PM in response to Eric Root
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    Nov 6, 2014 3:38 PM in response to Eric Root

    The only change has been switching to Yosimite.

    The wireless diagnostic says "Basic failure..." contact apple support.

    Other devices and computers are connected to same wifi without a problem.

     

    The wifi network is not the issue, something has changed in how the OS is connecting.

     

    The browsers, (Safari and Firefox) will loose connection and say not connected to internet from onwe moment to the next.

    A page can be refreshed then a new will report that I am not connected to internet, then after a few attempts to try again, it works.

    Mail also seems to loose connection and asking if I want to connect.

    The wireless and mail and all browsers have worked with out a problem for years.

  • by Matchka007,

    Matchka007 Matchka007 Nov 6, 2014 5:21 PM in response to Matchka007
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    Nov 6, 2014 5:21 PM in response to Matchka007

    Genius bar suggested deleting system configuration folder and re starting on the theory that Yosimitee fails to carry over network configurations.

     

    It appears not have worked.

     

    Still looking for answer to browser and mails failure to maintain a connection.