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Internet Randomly Drops😡
I see it isn't just me who is having issue with T-Mobile's Home Internet service. My wifi randomly drops throughout the day everyday. I've contacted customer service numerous times. We've done all...
On your MacBook Pro tick the Apple Icon at the top left of the screen. When the window opens it will have the “Overview” information. On the top line it should state the year of manufacture. If you select the link button System Report then a new dialog box opens with more detail, much more. It will have various category headers like Hardware, Network, Software. in the expanded Network section if you select Wi-Fi then it will report the wireless Ethernet interface(s) information.
For example my MacBook Pro is a Mid 2014
The wireless adapter information reports:
Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x112)
Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (7.77.111.1 AirPortDriverBrcmNIC-1680.11)
MAC Address: 6c:40:08:c0:ff:ee
Locale: FCC
Country Code: US
Supported PHY Modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac <-Guessing yours reports the same PHY Modes
Supported Channels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140, 144, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165
Below that information it has a heading, Current Network Information & Other Local Wi-Fi Networks
If the adapter does not have knowledge of the current live wireless network SSID it should not be listed here. If there are Other Local Wi-Fi Networks information listed it might be interesting to know what is reported in the Wi-Fi wireless networks listing as that might provide some clues to how it is operating. I would expect it to possibly report the channels, network type, and security (WPA WPA2 WPA3)
Farther down in the left hand side the Software header has sub-headings. The most interesting for this would be the Logs (select) On the right there are a number of Name headings. Scroll down the list till you see Wi-Fi log then select that. Below that the wi-fi logging information is recorded. If there are indications of problems I would expect there could be a listing of errors or something to help explain the operation of the wireless adapter with regard to the network connection or lack there of.
I am not sure just what to look for in the wireless log. I am not an Apple expert. Since mine seems to just work I have not explored this log in detail. At the top of the lower window there is a link to the right of the Source: /var/log/wifi.log which is the location where the logs are stored. Mine stores 12 wifi logs each with a different name. So, there are historical records. If there are strings that look interesting you might find some information on the web with a search.
