my imac keeps losing the connection to wifi

I have an older iMac from 2011 that was working perfectly, but now I keep running into issues where it will lose it's connection to wifi periodically. Any suggestions? I have high Sierra, fyi.

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Dec 13, 2021 9:56 AM

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rkaufmann87

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Dec 13, 2021 9:58 AM in response to REYF8

Have you ever changed the DNS settings? If not then you are likely still using your ISP's setting and may need to update them. Pleaser refer to: How to Change DNS Server Settings in Mac OS X (osxdaily.com)

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