I keep having to turn my wifi off and on again to get it to work

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I keep having to turn my wifi off and on again to get it to work

I have an older macbook pro from 2011 and all of my apps and operating systems are completely up to date. Lately i've been noticing that my wifi hasn't been keeping its connection very well. I am able to connect to the wifi network and it will stay connected but I notice that if i'm streaming a tv show or not actively using my internet it will kind of short out even though it says i'm still connected at full strength. Once I turn off the wifi on my computer and reconnect it works just fine but it is annoying to have to do every 20-40 minutes. I've run network diagnostics and the network and router have no issues and work fine for other devices. I'm fairly issue this is an issue that the laptop itself is having. I'm prepared to buy a new computer but would rather save the money since this is the only problem i've had with it. Any suggestions?

MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011)

Posted on Oct 12, 2017 8:50 PM

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Oct 13, 2017 7:18 PM in response to kaz-k

There is another way to do essentially what that article does, that does not require deleting preferences files:

Set it up again, from scratch:

System Preferences > Network > Wi-Fi > (assist me) > (assistant)

... answer the questions and the "wizard" will do the dirty work.

Be sure to specify a NEW Network Location file, with a name that suggests your current location and connection (e.g., "Home")

You can certainly add the change for 1500--> 1435 MTU size if you wish.

When you get to a different place, if it does not work, do Not change any settings directly. Instead, do the same process again, but specify a different Network Location file (e.g., StarBux) and all your settings for the new place will be created and saved with clobbering the ones that worked at "Home".

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