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macOS Sequoia network issues

Like many others, Sequoia started behaving very sluggish from the very beginning. The computer itself was slow, but I also had trouble accessing the company's Microsoft 365 environment. I couldn't access SharePoint, OneDrive repeatedly asked me to log in, DNS resolution frequently didn't work, Teams refused to allow me to join meetings, the browser versions of Office, Excel etc didn't work, etc.


First thing was to uninstall the VPN software I sometimes have to use to connect to the office network from home. I'll wait for the vendor to release an update.


While at the office, my MacBook Pro is connected to both WiFi and cabled Ethernet. Once I unplugged the cable, things started behaving better - that's clearly a bug, and it has always worked just fine in older versions of macOS.


Setting Private Wi-Fi address to "fixed" helped with the frequent network disconnects. I've now set it to "off" (because I rarely use public Wi-Fi networks).


Things are now mostly back to normal. I hope this helps others struggling with similar issues.

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 15.0

Posted on Sep 19, 2024 2:07 PM

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Posted on Sep 26, 2024 6:25 PM

Yes, this is a widely reported bug in Sequoia (just google intermittent internet connection Sequoia). As stated turning off the firewall usually works, it did on my 2019 imac and 2023 mac studio. This appears to be the only workaround until Apple fixes the network bug(s). The real question is, of course, why did Apple release an operating system update where many Mac owners have to to turn off the built-in firewall to get a stable internet connection?

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Sep 30, 2024 5:29 AM in response to etresoft

I looked at the wifi site and it says "fixed". It's just that I don't have any previous Sonoma OS backup. I don't know if it's really so, but today I was told by the helpline that on Macbooks with an Apple silicon chip, you can't return the old operating system for a new one. What is your experience?

My configuration is a MacBook Pro 14 M3

Oct 8, 2024 11:49 AM in response to etresoft

Apple releases a new operating system every year. People line up with their download buttons like the biggest Black Friday sale ever held. They will even download special software to hack up their system just so they can run the operating system on unsupported hardware.

There is no number or severity of Apple bugs that could possibly stop this addiction to updates.


This is true, but alas, the urge is too strong to resist. Must...hit...red...button...


I need to download whatever is available for macOS 16x, right now...this is the last time, I swear... :)


For anybody with this issue still, and who are on a corporate machine like me that fortunately is controlled by profiles requiring firewall, VPN, and content filter, you can't turn those off. What seems to have done the job after days of being disconnected/reconnected to company meetings 4x per hour is turning "off" private WiFi address, not just making it static. On static I still had the random high pings to the router whenever things went awry, turning it off made everything smooth as butter at 2-3ms per ICMP request.


If that really is a reasonable short-term fix, shouldn't take much time for security tool vendors to catch up with how the new network stack services are making their requests and processing responses.

Oct 17, 2024 3:47 AM in response to Starbreeze

At first I thought it was my internet service provider or modem. No, it wasn't, but, I now have a new modem coming. Doh! I also tried almost everything listed here on the issue.

I use an ethernet cable and rarely use WiFi on my M1 MacMini. Following a hunch, I turned WiFi ON, got a random message (forgot what it said), then I turned WiFi OFF and the endless internet service drop-outs stopped. It's been working well the past hour. Fingers crossed, for me and all of you!

macOS Sequoia network issues

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