MacBook Air :: Keep Wifi Always On?
Apr 10, 2012Is it possibile to keep wifi on and connected to my home network even when I close the lid of my macbook air (OSX LION)?
Info:MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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MacBook Pro :: Wifi Reception Is Terrible / Constant Wifi Dropouts?
Apr 27, 2010My 2010 15" MBP has constant Wifi dropouts, sometimes minutes at a time. Sometimes I have to reconnect. Yet it gets 4 bars. My MacBook never had these problems. It's generally slower, too. It's now useless for online video like Hulu. Anyone else seeing this? I wonder whether it's hardware (e.g. they moved the antenna, and/or because of the metal case) or software/drivers? I'm going to submit feedback after input from ya'll.
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.3.x)
MacBook :: Won't Work With Wifi Network / Drops Wifi
Jan 10, 2011MacBook. 2Ghz Intel Core Duo. OS Snow Leopard 10.6.6. I'm running a 2006 MacBook with Snow Leopard. A few months back it started dropping wifi connection. Airport would show no connection but would list my network along with others in my building. If I tried to connect with my WPA password it would just time out. At this time I was running Leopard.
Since then I've done a few things.Tried running the Netgear router with no encryption at all (same thing happens). Will lose connection and then time out trying to connect
I've tried the MacBook in a coffee shop with wifi access and at my parents (same NetGear router) and at my new apartment with a horrible Orange Livebox.
Taken the MacBook in to see the genius bar at Glasgow Apple store. Worked fine for them, but I explained it was intermittent but we could not force it to fail. I'm sure if it ran for an hour it would.
At present if I have the MacBook in the living room (where the Livebox router is situated) its fine and wont drop connection. If I walk some 5m to my bedroom it will work for approximately half and hour and then lose it. A few days ago I bought the Snow Leopard upgrade and installed it last night. MacBook runs a hell of a lot faster (yay!) but moving it away from the router and its dead as disco in half an hour.
So to clarify, the MacBook has been tested on 4 wifi networks/ locus with same issue. iPhone, Xbox 360 and PS3 all have no issues with dropping connection no matter where they are in the apartment.
Apartment is a new build and its walls are not made out of lead or kryptonite. Is this a hardware issue rather than software? When updating to Snow Leopard it was an update to the existing OS of Leopard not a clean install.
AIRPORT says the following in System Profiler.
Software Versions:
Menu Extra:6.2.1 (621.1)
configd plug-in:6.2.3 (623.2)
System Profiler:6.0 (600.9)
Network Preference:6.2.1 (621.1)
AirPort Utility:5.5.2 (552.11)
Share Wifi Data Between IMac And Windows Based Computer On Wifi Network?
May 17, 2012I have an unsecured wifi network at home and need to easily share photos between computers. I have an iMac and a couple window based computer.Is ther an easy way instead of using a thumb drive?
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iMac (27-inch Mid 2010), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
OS X V10.7 Lion :: Can Define IMac To Use ONLY HOME WIFI Instead Of Other Unwanted WiFi Networks?
Jun 12, 2012I am using at home an iMac connected ( with cable ) to my Home WiFi Router. All other products are using the same WIfI home network ( Without a cable ).Can I define my iMac to use ONLY MY HOME WIFI instead of other unwanted wifi networks ?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
OS X V10.7 Lion :: Can Use New IMac As A Wifi Hotspot For Wifi IPad 2
May 5, 2012it is possible to generate a good wifi signal with my new imac which will allow mw to connect to the net with my wifi ipad2?
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iPad 2
OS X :: Won't Work With Wifi / Wifi Drops
Sep 7, 2009At first i thought it must've been a hardware related thing but now it's happening on my new unibody MBP 17'' again too even though I hoped this issue would be fixed with SL.
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Info:MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011)
MacBook Pro :: Pro Can't Get Wifi
Apr 28, 2012I am away from home but why can't my MacBook pro get wifi? My iPad connects to the Internet no problem
Info:iMac, iOS 5.0.1
MacBook Air :: I Cannot Use Wifi
Jun 15, 2012I cannot use the Wifi for my MacBook Air and the error image is as follows:
This computer was unable to join the Wi-Fi Network you selected.You may have entered an incorrect password or network name, chosen the wrong type of wireless security, or you may be out of range of the station. To change your previous choices click start over.
Info:MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
MacBook :: Looking For WiFi Dongle?
Nov 2, 2010I have a iBook, possibly G3, Model No. A1005. I was wondering if I could get hold of a WiFi Dongle for this machine? It is sat here idle at the moment and I don't want to buy a charger if it isn't possible.
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Jun 23, 2009I have an aluminum Macbook on a wireless network. My network is configured as follows: In the area covered by the AP, I have the Macbook and an old, busted PC. The PC works fine, and internet is as fast as if it was plugged in. The mac says it has full signal, but the internet speed varies greatly. This Macbook tends to show full bars even when the signal is weak, though. Sometimes it loads pages fast, sometimes, it takes almost a full minute to load pages. While I haven't tested it on many other networks, it appears to work fine elsewhere. Anyone have any idea what the problem is? It's almost as if the Macbook isn't connecting to the AP and is connecting straight to the main router which is far away. As I was typing this post, the Macbook completely lost wifi signal.
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Sep 16, 2009I have the original 1st generation Core Duo MacBook, and I'm having some trouble with the wifi. Often, when I go to a new location like to a library or a friend's house, I won't be able to connect to the wifi (it will timeout) or it will connect, but the signal strength will be very weak or the internet will be very slow.
It's not that it's out of range, I'm in an area that's known to have wifi and others around me can pick it up fine with full strength. At home, my wifi works fine, but the router is in the same room I use the computer in.
Mac :: MacBook Pro Won't Connect To Wifi?
Mar 25, 2010Iphone will, the dell behind connects, but my MBP won't
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Feb 29, 2012My Macbook Pro has been great since I got it last June. Recently I just did an software update that I believe included something with the wifi/airport setting. Now I cannot connect to ANYTHING. My work wifi network I can connect with my iPhone and others have connected to my "puck" wifi from CLEAR. I have ruled out that the connections I am trying to connect to are the problem. When I try to connect with my MBP I it tries and then gets greyed out in the top with the exclamation point. It says:Â
Alert: No Internet ConnectionÂ
When I have tried to "fix" using the normal processes when clicking on it it says it cannot help me. I have researched and cleared the network settings in the keychain access. There was another thing that said to delete the apps.apple.alf.pfile or something like that but when I went to the area in Library/Preferences that file didnt exist. I need my Macbook to access the Internet.Â
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
MacBook Pro :: Wifi Is Not Working On It?
Apr 3, 2012i delete wi-fi,and i cant connect over wi-fi,so how to get it wrk again?how to setup this again?but airpot is working only with cabel no over wifi
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
MacBook Air :: It Won't Connect To Wifi
Apr 4, 2012I have a MacBook Air that is refusing to connect to the home network. The MacBook is a late 2011 model 3,1 core 2 duo, 4Gb RAM 128Gb SSD connecting to a virgin media super hub. Tried the hub with and without enabled security. Sometime the MacBook sees the hub when you try to connect it immediately errors with could not join..... A network timeout occurred. Â The Bluetooth seems to be just as flaky. Won't connect to my iPhone?Thinking the wifi/Bluetooth card may be dodgy. Â
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MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7)
MacBook Pro :: Keep Wifi On/off For Shutdown?
Apr 4, 2012i was wondering what the general consensus was for turning wifi on and off. i normally shut down my MBP during the night, and turn my wifi off as well.
is it worth to turn the wifi off at all, or can i just leave it on? Â
the reason i ask is because it would be nice to just power on and have it set up without taking the extra (5 seconds) to turn it on.
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iPad 2, iOS 5, 16GB Wi-Fi
MacBook Pro :: Wifi Will Not Turn On?
Apr 17, 2012MY wi-fi will not turn on. It was functioning just fine when I shut down, now it will not turn on, the system status is "off" and when the button is selected to turn Wi-Fi on it will highlight but not respond. The Network Diagnostic requests the Wi-Fi to be turned on when the box is checked the Wi-Fi still remains off. The Network Diagnostic then runs continuously.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3), 2.6 GHz Core 2 Duo, 4 GB SDRAM
MacBook Air :: Can Connect To Wifi On 801.11g Only?
May 31, 2012I have a MacBook Air. WIFI has been working just fine, until yesterday, after I turned it off to use a LAN network via USB adapter. Ever since I have not been able to reconnect via WIFI, and I get the message (that a lot of people get) of "wifi has the sel-assigned IP address and will not connect to the Internet." I've tried restart, shut-down and wait, tossed preferences, removed preferred networks, renewed DHCP Lease, all repeatedly, but to no avail.Â
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MacBook Pro :: Wifi Connection W New
Jun 5, 2012Just got a new MacBook Pro, and it is having wifi connectivity issues. Every time I fully shut down and restart the computer, it will not connect to my house's wifi. Rebooting the wifi solves the problem. This didn't happen w/ my old macbook, and no one else in the house is having wifi connection problems.
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
MacBook Pro :: It Can't Connect To WiFi
Jun 13, 2012Just bought my daughter a 13.6" 2.4 GHz MacBook Pro, and it connects fine to my Apple TimeCapsule in 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz mode with no issues using DHCP. However, when my daughter brings the laptop to her mother's house, and attempts to connect it to her Cisco 2Wire160 (802.11g using WEP) router with DHCP, it doesn't connect. She can select the router, but it doesn't prompt for a password.
When she goes into System Preferences -> Network, WiFi say something about a self-assigned IP address of 169.x.x.x., when that router is chosen.
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MacBook Pro :: It Cannot Connect To My Wifi
Jun 15, 2012I received my new Macbook Pro 13 inch on Wednesday this week. I was so excited to get it, however, it's not all been rosy!!! I turned it on and expecting it to connect to my wifi straight away but oh no, it was having none of it. I tried for 3 hours to figure out a way to connect it but it wouldn't work.I have since tried again yesterday and today but still no joy.It can't be the router as our iphones are connected to it fine.
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MacBook Pro :: Getting Internet When There's No Wifi?
Jun 18, 2012lets say i was on the train and had no wifi, how would i get the internet on my macbook pro? would i have to buy a dongle or can i use the 3g internet from my phone in anyway?
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MacBook Pro
MacBook :: How To Print To A PC By WiFi
Jun 19, 2012I have a printer (Canon MF6530) connected to a PC Windows XP ServicePack3, i want to know, how can i print from my mac (MacBook Black Intel Core 2 Duo(/Lion)) to the PC by using WiFi, i´ve been trying several times, made my research and cant make it. I don´t know how can i use the PC´s IP, in order to connect the computers. Beside i don´t understand the difference between the Options IP and Windows when i try to install the printer in my mac.
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
MacBook Pro :: How To Connect To Wifi
Jun 27, 2012I have been trying to connect to my wifi but it won't connect
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MacBook Pro with Retina display
MacBook Pro :: Why Does It Keep Disconnecting From WiFi
Dec 8, 2014After downloading Yosemite, my computer (macbook pro) keeps disconnecting my home wifi. I had no problems with my wifi before and my roommates have no problems with it still (they do not have macs). This is only happening at home though, when I go anywhere else, my wifi stays connected. I have tried deleting/forgetting my wifi network and reconnecting, restarting my computer, i searched through my settings but I don't know what to do. It disconnects like every two minutes. When it disconnects and i go to reconnect, the wifi is still there and has full bars, my computer just doesn't stay connected to it.
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MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)
MacBook :: Can't Print Using WIFI
Dec 5, 2014I can't get my new MacBook Air (OSX 10.9.5) to print using WIFI. I have a cable modem from Comcast, which also works as a router. I have no problem connecting to the internet. The printer is set up for the correct network and the network key has been entered and accepted. The printer appears in System Preferences, but it says it is offline. If I try to print, it says it is not connected. (The printer software has been updated).  If I connect the printer using a USB cable, it prints fine. I need to be able to print using WIFI
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MacBook Air, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5), HP Officejet 4500 G510n-z printer
MacBook Air :: No Internet With WiFi
Jun 24, 2014Cannot connect to the internet with WiFi other than my own. With all other networks, I connect to WiFi, but not the modem. Getting a message that "WiFi has the self assigned IP address 169.254.3.132 and will not be able to connect to the internet." Using a 13" MBA, 2011, 1.8Â i7, Mavericks 10.9.3.
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