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WiFi Problem on new MacBook Pro 13
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<blockquote data-quote="krs" data-source="post: 1814426" data-attributes="member: 67742"><p>Let me just ste up front that I know very little about setting up the Mac network configuration, but I think what we did, if I look at the old MacBook pro where we "fixed that problem, was</p><p></p><p>1. Under Network Preferences create a new location called "Public WiFi" (you can call that anything you like - it's just a name</p><p>2. Go to "Advanced" and make sure uder TCP/IP you have selected "Using DHCP" for Configure IPv4 (Configure IPv6 is "Automatically"</p><p>3. And then under "Advanced" DNS there are no servers selected - that whole "DNS Servers" field is empty</p><p></p><p>I think what happens if you have a DNS server entry, the Mac tries to connect to one of the servers on the list and if you are in a public place, that is not the DNS server they allow you to use.</p><p>With the DNS server field empty, the router will assign the server.</p><p>The explanation may be way off base, but I'm pretty sure that is what we did - create that new location with no DNS server entries and we have not had a problem since.</p><p>Back at home we just go back to the original setting</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="krs, post: 1814426, member: 67742"] Let me just ste up front that I know very little about setting up the Mac network configuration, but I think what we did, if I look at the old MacBook pro where we "fixed that problem, was 1. Under Network Preferences create a new location called "Public WiFi" (you can call that anything you like - it's just a name 2. Go to "Advanced" and make sure uder TCP/IP you have selected "Using DHCP" for Configure IPv4 (Configure IPv6 is "Automatically" 3. And then under "Advanced" DNS there are no servers selected - that whole "DNS Servers" field is empty I think what happens if you have a DNS server entry, the Mac tries to connect to one of the servers on the list and if you are in a public place, that is not the DNS server they allow you to use. With the DNS server field empty, the router will assign the server. The explanation may be way off base, but I'm pretty sure that is what we did - create that new location with no DNS server entries and we have not had a problem since. Back at home we just go back to the original setting [/QUOTE]
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