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Some OS X Yosemite Users Plagued With Wi-Fi Connection Issues
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InterestingLY, Apple launched the Wifi movement. They were one of the first companies to provide wifi in laptops as a standard. It took a couple of years for PCs to catch up.
I wouldn't blame this entirely on Apple. Blame it on the myriad of technologies that need to be balanced carefully. Between the different versions of 802.11 that are available, the different frequencies, and the insane number of wifi networks that now surround us, it's gotta be a tough challenge for a device to select and connect to a given network quickly and effortlessly. I've noticed the wifi connection process getting slower every year.
Thankfully, I don't experience any wifi issues. I was experiencing problems (on Mavericks) when connected to my Airport Extreme, but not when connected to other networks. I reset the router and switched the entire house to use 5Ghz, with an Airport Express providing a 2.4GHz network as an extension. Has been smooth sailing every since.
You should see if you even have the problem rather than waiting. Not everyone is having issues. Sad, the glass half empty rule is more powerful on MR than the glass half full.
I know right. Same deal with iOS. Seems they can never get wifi stable on the first try. I guess since wifi technology is so new it takes a while to work out the kinks.
Truthfully though, probably since they need to maintain compatibility for b, g, n, ac and 2.4ghz and 5ghz and different chipsets it makes it a wee more difficult but good grief.........
I think it is WPA2 Enterprise networks. That is what I have at the university, and it drops very frequently there sometimes as often as every 30 seconds. I experience no wifi problems on any network except ones using this authentication. I have had this problem since the first Yosemite beta.
I was wondering why services would alert me as being disconnected and reconnected a lot on a nMP and MacMini upgraded to Yosemite.
No issues with Mavericks. Sometimes my shared devices don't show up in Finder sharing like they use to on 10.9.
Wake for Network access also doesn't seem to always take.
No issues with Mavericks. Sometimes my shared devices don't show up in Finder sharing like they use to on 10.9.
Wake for Network access also doesn't seem to always take.
While I agree completely that these chronic issues are absurd and avoidable on Apple's part, you've got to be high as **** if you think there's a finite number of variables with ANY network implementation of any kind. You are in control of the mac, but not the router, underlaying network infrastructure, and servers in-between your mac and the connection in question.
There are hundreds of routers, and thousands of possible home network configurations, and even more variables that can affect a WiFi connection (a university network or shared building network, for instance).
No problem with Wi-FI here... OH wait... Damn it.... Reconnect....
So guys I don.t know what this fuss is all about. Yosemite is very stab....
What the mother of ....
Reconnecting....
Stop posting these useless news....
Reconnecting....
Ah forget it.
So guys I don.t know what this fuss is all about. Yosemite is very stab....
What the mother of ....
Reconnecting....
Stop posting these useless news....
Reconnecting....
Ah forget it.
Dear Apple,
It's now 2014 and many of us have been dealing with these Wi-Fi and networking issues in OS X and iOS in nearly every release. What will it take for you to finally get some engineers who can fix these problems? Microsoft, despite being half the company you are in design and integration, has NEVER exhibited these kinds of problems. This embarrassment needs to stop.
It's now 2014 and many of us have been dealing with these Wi-Fi and networking issues in OS X and iOS in nearly every release. What will it take for you to finally get some engineers who can fix these problems? Microsoft, despite being half the company you are in design and integration, has NEVER exhibited these kinds of problems. This embarrassment needs to stop.
Wireless Issues
I have the problem on a late 2011 17" Macbook Pro. My wife has a new 15" MBP running Mavericks on the same network at home with no problem. I keep thinking the internet is out while she continues surfing just fine. Like some others have posted, I installed all of the betas with no problem, but the latest release has caused my wifi to lock up regularly. Usually turning wifi off and on will reset it. Sometimes it takes doing that twice.
I have the problem on a late 2011 17" Macbook Pro. My wife has a new 15" MBP running Mavericks on the same network at home with no problem. I keep thinking the internet is out while she continues surfing just fine. Like some others have posted, I installed all of the betas with no problem, but the latest release has caused my wifi to lock up regularly. Usually turning wifi off and on will reset it. Sometimes it takes doing that twice.
The point he was trying to make here is that there are a finite number of Macs that are supported, with a finite number of network hardware. The problem is clearly with the hardware or the OS. The point he was making is that despite way more variables, Windows has never exhibited the kind of ridiculous networking issues that OS X is STILL dealing with for over a decade.
Except that a lot of people are using AP base stations or Time Capsules.
In addition the rest of the underlying and servers between the Mac and the net have absolutely no bearing at all.
Me being connected to my Wifi will still be possible even if the entire internet disappeared tomorrow.
The MacBook Air is a piece of crap on WI-Fi.
I have had ones bought in 2010, 2011,2012,2013 all have issues with different versions of OS X. I can sometime get them to work for a month or so, then its back to deleting the entire network settings and starting from scratch, this will sometimes work for just an hour or two or for longer. I am just thankful that none of them were mine and that they did not cost me my money. I would NEVER buy a MacBook Air !
Equally IOS7 (every version) and IOS 8 can not remember the log/pass for authenticated HTTP proxies. So every day at work I have to turn wifi off otherwise I have to "Cancel" 20-30 times a day.
Tim Cook should worry less about being proud to be gay and bring back more pride in their products by making them actually work as expected.
I completely agree that the wifi issues are ridiculous. HUGE lack of quality control on Apple's part.
However, notice that the WiFi issues are not consistent with all macs? Some users have it some some do not? There are not a finite number of variables; microsoft and apple have the SAME challenges when building WiFi software -- Microsoft just needs to support drivers for more hardware. However there are hundreds, maybe even thousands of potential WiFi setups and causes for error. The router you have, the OEM of the router, the settings you've got, the type of password being used, the type of connection, authentication mech, range, frequency, TCP/IP settings, proxy settings, etc.
I'm not defending apple. They've screwed up here and have been consistently screwing up on WiFi for a long time now. However, the point would only be valid if the issue affected ALL macs. Because it does not, its obvious that Apple's wifi management software was not tested thoroughly enough and does not support all wifi configurations. Anybody familiar with networks can tell you that.
Interesting. I had noticed WiFi issues at school (but not at home, where I have an Airport Extreme) in the last week or so, but hadn't realized it might be related to Yosemite, not just my school's occasionally dodgy WiFi.
We have the same issue - On the MacBook Pro, The MacBook Air and the iMac - all running Yosemite
Our MacMini connected to the TV works... It runs Mavericks
But our iPhones are also very bad on WiFi at the moment :-/ iOS 8.1
AND NOOOO ! Our network is SUPER 100/50 mBit and it works with everything else, so it's Yosemite and iOS 8.1 thats annoying at the moment.
Our MacMini connected to the TV works... It runs Mavericks
But our iPhones are also very bad on WiFi at the moment :-/ iOS 8.1
AND NOOOO ! Our network is SUPER 100/50 mBit and it works with everything else, so it's Yosemite and iOS 8.1 thats annoying at the moment.
The OEM of the router is irrelevant. I'm talking about the potentially thousands of configurable network options available in the router, the mac, and the modem.
I'm not talking about the server connections made AFTER you've reached the internet. I'm talking about the potentially MILLIONS of configurations of a LAN. If you're at a university or in an office space, this is all possible.
Again, not defending apple. They've screwed up here with lack of quality control. The WiFi management software was clearly not tested on a wide enough pallet of network configurations, and its clear that some configs and Yosemite do not get a long.
But suggesting that there are a finite number of variables is just plain stupid. Network management software does not work that way. If the issue were affecting 100% of macs, you'd be correct. But in so far that it is only affecting some users, and some users are reporting success on some networks and not others, there is no finite quantity of variables.