Laptop Wi-Fi connection issues
The WIFI connection doesn’t stay connected. I tried restarting the laptop, unplugged the router, forget the network. Still the same thing. Does anyone else having issues with this?
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 26.1
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.
NB> Wireless Diagnostics is an App that puts up its own MenuBar.
Using its Window menu, 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.
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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. There is a great deal, of valuable information in those numbers.
Readers are eager to interpret what is going on from the values there. Screenshot, transcribe, or photograph the results and post back in a reply on the forums. Looks like this older one.