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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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macOS Sequoia network issues

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