Help no internet access, VPN issues?

[badsimian]

I installed XCode last night as well as a couple of other things like Windscribe. My internet now no longer works and I see “Failed to write key 1950826801 to SMC with error code 86” in the console. I have removed Windscribe using AppCleaner and can find no trace of it now. After a reboot the internet works for a few seconds and then drops.

Any ideas

 

[badsimian]

I have also tried creating a new user account and that exhibits the same issues

 

[adrianlondon]

I think Windscribe is still for Intel only so would have had to run via the Rosetta thing.

Check your network preferences and see if it installed a VPN.

I was going to suggest resetting the SMC, but apparently M1 macs don't have that as there's no SMC. It could be that your SMC error is not related, and that these were being logged from before you installed Windscribe,

Macbook Air M1 - Kernel Error code 86 - Apple Community

discussions.apple.com

 

[badsimian]

Nothing in network preferences for VPN

 

[badsimian]

False alarm, it unplugging from TB3 LG5K monitor through which I had ethernet resolved it...strange though

 

[snakes-]

ok I was too slow delete please

 

[badsimian]

Actually this has been happening to me again and I think I have it narrowed down to when I use a VPN. The VPN works but after enabling it once, my Mac refuses to connect to anything once the VPN is disabled from that point until I reboot. I am using Windscribe. Anyone else got VPN problems?

 

[snakes-]

Failed to write key 1950826801 to SMC with error code 86 have nothing to do with vpn.

 

[badsimian]

Yes I know - that error message is a coincidence. the issue still stands though.

 

[snakes-]

i recommended to use the wireguard protocol for windscribe. and don't use the windscribe client. if you use the wireguard client (mac app store) you only need the configuration file from the windscribe website. this is the most stable way you can go.

 

[badsimian]

Great minds think alike I’ve just done exactly this and it works great. Better than the actual client in fact.