Mac Studio Wi-Fi Connects but No Internet on Startup

Hi there,


I'm experiencing an issue with a brand new Mac Studio running the latest version of macOS Sequoia (15.4). Although it connects to a Wi-Fi network at startup, it doesn't have internet access right away.


I've tested this on two separate networks from my router and encountered the same problem on both. I also tried disabling the "Private Wi-Fi Address" setting for each network, but that didn’t resolve the issue.


The only workaround I’ve found is to manually toggle the Wi-Fi off and then back on—after that, the internet connects normally.


Any ideas or suggestions?


Thanks in advance!

Mac Studio, macOS 15.4

Posted on Apr 3, 2025 1:19 AM

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Apr 3, 2025 8:00 AM in response to leroydouglas

nikolas.grigoriou wrote:

Hi there,

I'm experiencing an issue with a brand new Mac Studio running the latest version of macOS Sequoia (15.4). Although it connects to a Wi-Fi network at startup, it doesn't have internet access right away.

I've tested this on two separate networks from my router and encountered the same problem on both.

I also tried disabling the "Private Wi-Fi Address" setting for each network, but that didn’t resolve the issue.

The only workaround I’ve found is to manually toggle the Wi-Fi off and then back on—after that, the internet connects normally.

Any ideas or suggestions?

Thanks in advance!




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Apr 3, 2025 7:54 AM in response to nikolas.grigoriou

nikolas.grigoriou wrote:

Hi there,

I'm experiencing an issue with a brand new Mac Studio running the latest version of macOS Sequoia (15.4). Although it connects to a Wi-Fi network at startup, it doesn't have internet access right away.

I've tested this on two separate networks from my router and encountered the same problem on both.

I also tried disabling the "Private Wi-Fi Address" setting for each network, but that didn’t resolve the issue.

The only workaround I’ve found is to manually toggle the Wi-Fi off and then back on—after that, the internet connects normally.

Any ideas or suggestions?

Thanks in advance!




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Apr 4, 2025 3:18 AM in response to leroydouglas

Hey @leroydouglas!


I restarted the router a couple of times, but I also decided to change the password for all networks. After making that change, even though the "Private Wi-Fi Address" was set to "Fixed," everything is now working fine.


Thanks for your reply and feedback!

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Apr 4, 2025 7:23 AM in response to nikolas.grigoriou

nikolas.grigoriou wrote:

Hey @leroydouglas!

I restarted the router a couple of times, but I also decided to change the password for all networks. After making that change, even though the "Private Wi-Fi Address" was set to "Fixed," everything is now working fine.

Thanks for your reply and feedback!


Good computing nikolas.grigoriou !

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