I own a Mac Mini late 2012 and today I noticed that if I enable my Wi-Fi, the Mac Mini does not detect any wireless networks. It's not really a big issue for me since I am constantly connected via Ethernet but I would like to know if there's something I can do to regain wireless functionality.
One thing that pops to my head and could be related is that a few months back, I opened my Mac Mini in order to install a second hard disk. Although I was extremely careful not to break any connectors, I guess it might be possible that something went wrong.
On the other hand, If I had damaged the wi-fi, should't OSX refuse to detect my WiFi card to begin with? When I go to "System Preferences", "Network", I am able to turn on Wi-Fi on without problems, it's just that I can't detect any wireless networks around me whatsoever. I am also pasting the output from wi-fi section of System Information
Software Versions:
CoreWLAN: 5.0 (500.35.2)
CoreWLANKit: 4.0 (400.35)
Menu Extra: 10.0 (1000.33.2)
System Information: 9.0 (900.9)
IO80211 Family: 7.0 (700.52)
Diagnostics: 4.0 (400.68)
AirPort Utility: 6.3.4 (634.17)
Interfaces:
en1:
Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x10E)
Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (7.15.124.12.10)
MAC Address: 88:53:95:2c:25:b9
Locale: ETSI
Country Code: X3
Supported PHY Modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Supported Channels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140
Wake On Wireless: Supported
AirDrop: Supported
Status: Not Associated
I have tried all the obvious troubleshooting steps (reboot Mac Mini, reboot Modem/Router, disable Ethernet on Mac Mini, disable and reenable Wireless on the Router but nothing seems to help. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
One thing that pops to my head and could be related is that a few months back, I opened my Mac Mini in order to install a second hard disk. Although I was extremely careful not to break any connectors, I guess it might be possible that something went wrong.
On the other hand, If I had damaged the wi-fi, should't OSX refuse to detect my WiFi card to begin with? When I go to "System Preferences", "Network", I am able to turn on Wi-Fi on without problems, it's just that I can't detect any wireless networks around me whatsoever. I am also pasting the output from wi-fi section of System Information
Software Versions:
CoreWLAN: 5.0 (500.35.2)
CoreWLANKit: 4.0 (400.35)
Menu Extra: 10.0 (1000.33.2)
System Information: 9.0 (900.9)
IO80211 Family: 7.0 (700.52)
Diagnostics: 4.0 (400.68)
AirPort Utility: 6.3.4 (634.17)
Interfaces:
en1:
Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x10E)
Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (7.15.124.12.10)
MAC Address: 88:53:95:2c:25:b9
Locale: ETSI
Country Code: X3
Supported PHY Modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Supported Channels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140
Wake On Wireless: Supported
AirDrop: Supported
Status: Not Associated
I have tried all the obvious troubleshooting steps (reboot Mac Mini, reboot Modem/Router, disable Ethernet on Mac Mini, disable and reenable Wireless on the Router but nothing seems to help. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.