My MBP keeps having to switch between two WiFi networks

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My MBP keeps having to switch between two WiFi networks

Our current WiFi network set-up at home is one Cisco router provided by our ISP (WiFi network: GIORGETTI), connected to another Linksys router (WiFi network: GIORGETTI II) which allows us to use the WiFi upstairs. The signal from both networks reaches my Macbook, but I'm finding that I'm constantly having to swap connections between the two because at some point it the internet connection on my Macbook seems to freeze, websites stop loading or working and I'm forced to connect to whichever of the two networks I'm not currently connected to to access the internet again. I don't know if I'm overloading the internet or something, cause it seems to just happen at random as I browse. I have to do this several times every hour and it's getting really irritating. I've tried restarting the routers and forgetting the networks and re-joining but still the same thing. The internet seems to work fine on my iPhone 6 and iPad Air 2. Any thoughts?

I'm running a Macbook Pro Retina 15-inch, Mid-2014

2.5 Ghz Intel Core i7 - 16GB 1600 Mhz DDR3 - 512 GB

OS X Yosemite 10.10.3

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014), OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on Apr 19, 2015 8:36 PM

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K Shaffer

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Apr 19, 2015 9:28 PM in response to iraisavampire

Do both wi-fi base stations share exact settings and name, if they do, perhaps

there would be a seamless use of either one across all of the devices in use.

•Wi-Fi base stations: Extending the range of your wireless network by adding additional Wi-Fi base stations - Apple Support

With Apple AirPort base stations, you can set them up a special way to extend

a network, if they are using the same setting. - With your other brand, it may be

the fact is their ranges do not overlap well for use with your MacBook Pro. Are

you certain the iPhone and iPad products are using the same wi-fi as the MB/P

or are they able to access by cellular network instead of the wi-fi base stations?

In the past, my wi-fi base station in use was one with an external antenna port

so I was able to obtain an antenna so as to add range to the main base station.

This worked well, so long as I avoided placing wi-fi device by metal walls, or

concrete, or near other devices that generate interrupting similar signals. A fair

way to extend a network is by Ethernet between wi-fi base stations.

There is a possibility of having over-extended or over loaded the wi-fi capacity

of your local internet connection, in some instances. Note this is mentioned in

the above linked article in the section where the topic covers using a single or

more than one base station in a local wireless network.

You may be able to check the MacBook/Pro settings to see if you can allow it to

see and use more than one wi-fi source of your choosing, not 'any' but just those

in your Location for more seamless use. Or re-design the wireless network for

better use in the location the problem currently exists.

•Solutions for connecting to the Internet, setting up a small network, and troubleshooting - Apple Support

•AirPort + Wi-FI -- AirPort Base Stations - Apple Support:

https://ssl.apple.com/support/airport/basestations/

Anyway, there are some workable answers in the above Support site pages and

to discover the best way given your circumstances, and particular settings, may

take some time. You may have to work around a few blind-spots where signals

get dropped or are weaker due to construction of the building or layout of content.

Good luck & happy computing! 🙂

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