Seems like for no reason it drops the WiFi connection. I've a very strong signal and use 5Ghz. I've restated and have had it forget WiFi and then reconnect with the password. I'm sitting at home next to my router which is about a year old. It is dropping the wifi not losing the internet. When connected the internet is there. Any suggestions on what I can try next?
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 15.5
Wi-Fi Radio Signals from your Router fall off as the cube of the distance. Provided you are close to your Router and have clear line of sight and no competition from neighbors' Routers or known interference producers like microwave ovens.
All others need to do a more careful analysis to find out what is happening.
Wireless diagnostics:
Hold down the Option key while you click on the Wi-Fi icon on the menubar to open up the tools for investigating and fixing Wi-Fi issues
First is "Open Wireless diagnostics", which opens the wireless diagnostics Assistant, but does not proceed.
There are about eight different things you can do from here, but the top-level is to choose Diagnostics off the Window menu, or simply click continue, to do a quick check for Gross misconfiguration or operating problems. Your Admin password will be required. If any recommendations are shown, you should consider then seriously.
Next is to hold down the Option key and click the Wi-Fi icon as before. The screen that opens shows operating parameters of your Wi-Fi network. Screenshot, transcribe, or photograph the results and post back in a reply on the forums. Looks like this older one.
Wi-Fi Radio Signals from your Router fall off as the cube of the distance. Provided you are close to your Router and have clear line of sight and no competition from neighbors' Routers or known interference producers like microwave ovens.
All others need to do a more careful analysis to find out what is happening.
Wireless diagnostics:
Hold down the Option key while you click on the Wi-Fi icon on the menubar to open up the tools for investigating and fixing Wi-Fi issues
First is "Open Wireless diagnostics", which opens the wireless diagnostics Assistant, but does not proceed.
There are about eight different things you can do from here, but the top-level is to choose Diagnostics off the Window menu, or simply click continue, to do a quick check for Gross misconfiguration or operating problems. Your Admin password will be required. If any recommendations are shown, you should consider then seriously.
Next is to hold down the Option key and click the Wi-Fi icon as before. The screen that opens shows operating parameters of your Wi-Fi network. Screenshot, transcribe, or photograph the results and post back in a reply on the forums. Looks like this older one.
You have RSSI signal strength of -71, where -40 is right next to your router and -70 is too weak, and not acceptable.
Despite not having enough signal for reliable connection and operation, you have managed to make a very basic connection on channel 64. Although it says nominal 80 MHz wide, you have made the slowest possible connection speed on each of two antennas. Together they add up to only 68 M bits/sec, where 1200 M bits/sec is possible if you had enough signal strength.
These data suggest you are too far from your Router, or there is too much construction material blocking your signal and basic signal strength is atrocious.
it is also possible they your Noise at -88 could be an indication of direct interference from another Router nearby. ('Nice clean signal' can have noise in the neighborhood of -95).
Let me know whether that corresponds with your reality.
Nothing showed on WiFi diagnostics. Thank you for your help.
My MacBook Pro Sequoia 15.5 drops WiFi often
