My husband has a MAC running Monterey version 12.7.6 and I have MacBook Pro. We are connected to WiFi and can print documents but can’t get safari or Google websites & bookmarks
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Original Title: Connecting to a network
I understand your Mac is connected to your wireless network and you can print documents over Wi-Fi but no Internet pages are loading. Assuming all that is correct If your Mac isn't connecting to the internet over Wi-Fi – Apple Support describes the applicable steps to follow.
Do you have and use a VPN? If so unless you're using a true VPN tunnel, such as between you and your employer's, school's or bank's servers, they provide false security from a privacy standpoint. Read these articles: Pubic VPN's are anything but private and Security Risks: The Dangers of Using Free VPNs (eccu.edu).
Additionally a new study ("Apple Offers Apps With Ties to Chinese Military”) is specifically about VPN apps in Apple’s App Store.
If you have a VPN uninstall it according to the developers instructions and see if that will let you connect to the internet.
Otherwise try the following:
1 - shut down you Mac, router and modem.
2 - restart the devices in this order: modem, router and then the Macs.
How to Use the Script
1. Save the script
Copy the code into a new file, for example:
save the script and renamed
fix_network.sh
2. Make it executable
open the terminal app
input the bold command
chmod +x fix_network.sh
3. Run the script
Since it needs admin rights, run:
sudo ./fix_network.sh
On macOS Monterey, there is a known bug with Wi-Fi and DHCP.
Sometimes, after your Mac goes to sleep or loses power, it connects to Wi-Fi but does not get an IP address. This means you see the Wi-Fi as “connected,” but the internet does not work.
This is not your router’s fault. It’s a Monterey system problem caused by the way it handles network setup. Sometimes the Mac’s software tries to connect too quickly, and the network settings don’t load correctly.
That’s why rebooting, reconnecting Wi-Fi, or using a VPN may suddenly “fix” it — because they restart the network process
Unable to access Safari and Google websites on Macs connected to Wi-Fi
