Fast fixes for Mac
Help!What’s up with my network?
Is your Mac having trouble on your home network? Try these tricks
THESE DAYS, WE rely on our home networks more than ever, especially when working wirelessly, remotely or from home. Macs are easy to connect to home networks with Wi–Fi, but you can still encounter problems. Here we explore some of the more common issues, what you can do to identify and address them, and how sometimes switching things off and on again is the only thing that works. If you can’t get on to the internet, or communicate with other devices on your network, your first step should be to turn off the router, count to 20 and turn it on again. You’ll be amazed how often this solves the problem.
Another method to try early on is Apple’s Wi–Fi Diagnostics. Quit all open apps. Press and hold Option on your keyboard, and click the Wi–Fi icon in the menu bar. The menu that appears is larger than the one you get if you click the icon without holding Option. Choose Open Wireless Diagnostics, and follow the on–screen instructions for a complete diagnostic of your network.