my mac is working fine when i connect to wifi by taking my laptop far away from the router but it is not connecting near the router

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my mac is working fine when i connect to wifi by taking my laptop far away from the router but it is not connecting near the router

My mac does not connect to wifi when it is near the router while it is working fine far away from it.Please give me a solution to this.

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012), OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Sep 18, 2016 3:54 AM

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brenden dv

Community Specialist

Sep 18, 2016 5:42 PM in response to rajatfromshamli

Hi rajatfromshamli,

I understand that you are having some issues connecting to your Wi-Fi network when you are near the router, but if you move away from the router, you are then able to connect. I use Wi-Fi all the time on my MacBook Pro so I can understand the concern. I will be happy to provide some information for you.

To start, let's have you boot the MacBook Pro into safe mode and then try to connect to your Wi-Fi network.

Try safe mode if your Mac doesn‘t finish starting up

Starting up in safe mode

Follow these steps to start up into safe mode.

Start or restart your Mac.

Immediately after you hear the startup sound, press and hold the Shift key.

Release the Shift key when you see the Apple logo appear on the screen.

After the Apple logo appears, it might take longer than usual to reach the login screen or your desktop. This is because your Mac performs a directory check of your startup disk as part of safe mode.
To leave safe mode, restart your computer without pressing any keys during startup.

If you are still experiencing issues connecting to your Wi-Fi network after booting into safe mode, please restart the MacBook Pro and then try to connect to it from a test user account.

How to test an issue in another user account on your Mac

If you are still experiencing issues, please use the Wi-Fi Diagnostics and report back with the results.

Use Wireless Diagnostics to help you resolve Wi-Fi issues on your Mac

Here are some additional articles you may find helpful as well:

Potential sources of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth interference

Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points

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