Problem with WiFi Connectivity

Hello everyone.


Since yesterday my Macbook pro (mid-2012;Retina), running El Capitan 10.11.6, has been acting up. I am no longer able to connect to my home router when I'm on OS X. But when I switch to Windows 10 (using bootcamp) it connects to it even before I am able to sign in. Both my IPhone and my IPad have no problems whatsoever. The problem emerged probably a week ago when after I shut down the machine and turn it back on it would not see my router, but it was fixed with a simple restart. However, yesterday evening I came home from university and have not been able to connect or see it at all. I searched the forums, tried all the wireless help stuff, did the trick with the location, reset the preferences and nothing worked. When I go to the university I have no problems connecting to the network over there on either OS. I have not been able to find anything else which could help me so I am turning to the community to see if anyone has had similar problems and hopefully a solution.


Thank you.

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Sep 20, 2016 9:41 AM

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Sep 25, 2016 4:49 AM in response to Kasiopeous

Hey Kasiopeous,

If I understand correctly, the MacBook Pro is not connecting to your home network WiFi. Other devices are able to connect at home and the MacBook Pro is able to connect to other networks. It looks like you have already done some troubleshooting.
I would recommend you read these articles, they may be able to help troubleshoot the issue.

Check for Wi-Fi issues using your Mac - Apple Support

Since it looks like this is isolated to one network we would want to make sure the network has the recommended settings.

Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points - Apple Support



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