Internet slowed, then random connectivity

So I purchased my MacBook roughly 2 years ago some time this month. It was fine for the first year and my dad didn't want to get AppleCare because nothing had happened to it yet. As I reached the end of my warranty, the internet connection started slowing down gradually. About three months after my warranty expired, my hard drive died. I had to shell out $100 for a new one and installation. At this point in time, my internet connection was at it's worse. It would show full signal strength to my router, however would not allow internet access. I called my ISP and had them reset it and my internet was not better. Thinking it was my router I went out and got another. With that router, I was able to achieve random connectivity whenever my MacBook felt like it. We have since purchased another router in the hopes that it would get better, but it didn't. It's stayed the same, or gotten worse. I can achieve internet through wired means, directly to the wall, but it's rather bothersome and defeats the purpose of having a laptop if you can't move it. If you think you know what the problem is, let me know. If you know how much the repair would be, let me know. If it's too high, as a simple look-over costs $50, I would rather purchase a new computer.

Hi,
Have a look through this discussion. There might be an answer.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1345209&tstart=15
Good luck,
Alan

Similar Messages

Internet slow and wireless connection keeps dropping

So, my iMac crashed and I had to reinstall. That really sucked.
Pre-crash I was amazed by the speed and reliability of my internet connection. We're talking girlish glee.
Post-crash/reinstall, my internet is a plodding monster that takes forever to load simple websites at times and drops the connection a couple of times a week.
Can anyone help? I'm assuming it's a software issue since my wireless connection was fast and reliable before reinstalling.

Hi,
If you are still having problems.......
I'm assuming it's a software issue since my wireless connection was fast and reliable before reinstalling.
Try changing the Airport channel.
Open AirPort Utility (Applications/Utilities)
Select the device you’re setting up on the left and then click Manual Setup. Enter the base station password if necessary.
Click AirPort in the toolbar, and then click Wireless.
Choose a new channel from the Channel pop-up menu.
If that doesn't help, on your iMac, go to /Library/Preferences. Move all the files in the System Configuration folder to the Trash, restart the iMac.
Carolyn

Internet freezes then network connections drop?

New iMac with OS 10.7.2 Lion, I am experiencing frequent internet freezes and then all my network connections drop and I have to reboot the machine
to continue working. It works fine for awhile then same thing! Anyone else having this issue? I am not using Wifi, we are using ethernet connection through a network. All of our other macs and pc's have no issues at all so it leads me to believe its the new Mac?

William, here's what I get.
Dec 12 09:13:15 Ricks-iMac crashdump[1554]: smbd crashed
Dec 12 09:13:15 Ricks-iMac crashdump[1554]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/smbd.crash.log
Dec 12 09:13:20 Ricks-iMac mDNSResponder: ERROR: getOptRdata - unknown opt 4
Dec 12 09:13:21 Ricks-iMac mDNSResponder: ERROR: getOptRdata - unknown opt 4
Dec 12 09:13:23 Ricks-iMac mDNSResponder: ERROR: getOptRdata - unknown opt 4
Dec 12 09:13:27 Ricks-iMac mDNSResponder: ERROR: getOptRdata - unknown opt 4
Dec 12 09:13:35 Ricks-iMac mDNSResponder: ERROR: getOptRdata - unknown opt 4
Dec 12 09:13:38 Ricks-iMac crashdump[1561]: smbd crashed
Dec 12 09:13:38 Ricks-iMac crashdump[1561]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/smbd.crash.log
Dec 12 09:13:51 Ricks-iMac mDNSResponder: ERROR: getOptRdata - unknown opt 4
Dec 12 09:14:29 Ricks-iMac crashdump[1568]: smbd crashed
Dec 12 09:14:29 Ricks-iMac crashdump[1568]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/smbd.crash.log
Dec 12 09:16:14 Ricks-iMac crashdump[1582]: smbd crashed
Dec 12 09:16:14 Ricks-iMac crashdump[1582]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/smbd.crash.log
Dec 12 09:16:35 Ricks-iMac crashdump[1588]: smbd crashed
Dec 12 09:16:35 Ricks-iMac crashdump[1588]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/smbd.crash.log
Dec 12 09:17:26 Ricks-iMac crashdump[1597]: smbd crashed
Dec 12 09:17:27 Ricks-iMac crashdump[1597]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/smbd.crash.log
Dec 12 09:18:34 Ricks-iMac crashdump[1614]: smbd crashed
Dec 12 09:18:34 Ricks-iMac crashdump[1614]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/smbd.crash.log
Dec 12 09:18:44 Ricks-iMac automount[139]: Could not resolve Bonjour service [Prepress 4] because our we hit our resolution timeout of 5 seconds\n
Dec 12 09:19:05 Ricks-iMac crashdump[1625]: smbd crashed
Dec 12 09:19:05 Ricks-iMac crashdump[1625]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/smbd.crash.log
Dec 12 09:19:15 Ricks-iMac crashdump[1628]: smbd crashed
Dec 12 09:19:15 Ricks-iMac crashdump[1628]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/smbd.crash.log
Dec 12 09:19:38 Ricks-iMac crashdump[1635]: smbd crashed
Dec 12 09:19:38 Ricks-iMac crashdump[1635]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/smbd.crash.log
Dec 12 09:20:27 Ricks-iMac mDNSResponder: ERROR: getOptRdata - unknown opt 4
Dec 12 09:20:28 Ricks-iMac mDNSResponder: ERROR: getOptRdata - unknown opt 4
Dec 12 09:20:28 Ricks-iMac mDNSResponder: ERROR: getOptRdata - unknown opt 4
Dec 12 09:20:28 Ricks-iMac crashdump[1641]: smbd crashed
Dec 12 09:20:29 Ricks-iMac mDNSResponder: ERROR: getOptRdata - unknown opt 4
Dec 12 09:20:29 Ricks-iMac crashdump[1645]: smbd crashed
Dec 12 09:20:29 Ricks-iMac crashdump[1641]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/smbd.crash.log
Dec 12 09:20:29 Ricks-iMac crashdump[1645]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/smbd.crash.log
Dec 12 09:20:30 Ricks-iMac mDNSResponder: ERROR: getOptRdata - unknown opt 4
Dec 12 09:20:34 Ricks-iMac mDNSResponder: ERROR: getOptRdata - unknown opt 4
Dec 12 09:20:36 Ricks-iMac mDNSResponder: ERROR: getOptRdata - unknown opt 4
Dec 12 09:20:37 Ricks-iMac mDNSResponder: ERROR: getOptRdata - unknown opt 4
Dec 12 09:20:39 Ricks-iMac mDNSResponder: ERROR: getOptRdata - unknown opt 4
Dec 12 09:20:42 Ricks-iMac mDNSResponder: ERROR: getOptRdata - unknown opt 4
Dec 12 09:20:50 Ricks-iMac mDNSResponder: ERROR: getOptRdata - unknown opt 4
Dec 12 09:20:58 Ricks-iMac mDNSResponder: ERROR: getOptRdata - unknown opt 4
Dec 12 09:22:11 Ricks-iMac crashdump[1661]: smbd crashed
Dec 12 09:22:11 Ricks-iMac crashdump[1662]: smbd crashed
Dec 12 09:22:11 Ricks-iMac crashdump[1661]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/smbd.crash.log
Dec 12 09:22:11 Ricks-iMac crashdump[1662]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/smbd.crash.log
Dec 12 09:22:13 Ricks-iMac crashdump[1664]: smbd crashed
Dec 12 09:22:13 Ricks-iMac crashdump[1664]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/smbd.crash.log
Dec 12 09:22:35 Ricks-iMac crashdump[1670]: smbd crashed
Dec 12 09:22:35 Ricks-iMac crashdump[1670]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/smbd.crash.log

Is connecing thru a datasource slower then handling connections thru code?

We have an application that connects to a database using the latest Oracle 10g thin drivers. When a connection is made the response from the database takes anywhere from 15 - 25 seconds. When we make a connection thru the code base using the same connect string it takes less then 1 second. Is this normal?
We see that the response comes back in 30 packet chunks over the network regardless of the size of the query, it just show up more the larger the query is. Is this 30 byte chunk set a WebLogic limitation? Can it be bypassed?

Is yours an external application, either making direct JDBC connections to the DBMS or using a WebLogic server and a WebLogic DataSource?
If so, then the result is expected. Going from application to weblogic and then to the DBMS is expected to be slower than going directly from application to DBMS.

Mail app intermittently fails to connect - internet accounts preferences cannot connect, then unable to verify name or password. Why?

Running 10.10.2 on early 2011 MBP, 8 GB RAM.
Mail app intermittently fails to connect - message: internet accounts preferences cannot connect, then unable to verify name or password. No problem with iPhone to connect same 3 accounts. Have run Disk Utility and rebooted. What is happening?

Same issue, too. But I have nothing better to do than try to fix Apple problems that appear mysteriously and randomly; I'm sure you're the same way.
The REAL REASON, which can no longer be overlooked, is that Apple's (probably underpaid sweatshop Chinese) employees build toys for grown-ups and do little more than that. I wish I had never bought my Mac (2009) since few things about Apples are "intuitive" unless you've been an Apple cultist since Jobs introduced the first Mac. Oh, and because things mysteriously stop working, something I don't recall happening with any of the PCs I've owned.
Apple's version of Excel is a total joke and on an update that I did not ask for, the "Save As" feature, a convention that was 30 years old and worked well, was removed in favor of "Duplicate, Rename, Save." What 22 year-old Apple product manager was allowed to make this change?
I foolishly compounded my Mac purchase error by buying an iPhone 4S. On that lovely ($200 Verizon-subsidized) product, I can no longer discover my home network, rendering my ($100) Airplay for outdoor music useless. (But I probably can post a picture directly to Facebook or something! More toyish behavior in which Apple specializes.) Can I get support on these POS with a phone call? No, I need to rely on a Aapl cultist to devise some esoteric key combo or a "jailbreak" on a Support board or blog site.
I'm eligible for a phone upgrade on 8/13 and I'm counting the days. Will upgrade to a good large-screen laptop asap as well and then throw the Mac out my office window. Junk, just junk. Apple's stock is at $433 from $700 and it's still overpriced. How long will this rant last before it's sanitized by the Cupertino Big Brother? Maybe what the children who design product ought to do instead is BUILD BETTER STUFF.

Ipod touch 2nd Gen connects to the internet and then quits

I have a 2nd gen Ipod touch that connects to the Internet and then it quits. I will then get the message the Ipod can not connect to the Internet.
I have a Linksys WTR 610n wireless router (I have upgraded to the new firmware). My Ipod worked fine for about almost 2 years and then it started dropping the connection. I am not sure if was as a result of upgrading the Ipod to 4.2.1. but things started to go bad right after. It will connect from anywhere from 1 min to 20min and quit. I can't downgrade to a previous OS the Ipod because I don't have a previous version of the firmware. Also Apps and Apple remote will not connect to Itunes when the internet shuts down. The Ipod recognizes all of the wifi routers in the area and its shows that it connects but then still nothing works.
Sometimes it just says it won't connect to the server. I have tried no security, WEP WPA and WPA2.
I have also tried:
1) restoring my IPOD;
2) resetting the network settings;
3) rebooting the IPOD;
4) forgetting the network and renewing the network lease;
5) rebooting the router;
6) resetting the router;
7) upgrading the firmware of the router;
8) setting the router to "G" only;
9) setting the router to "N" only;
10) praying to Steve Jobs; and
11)
I think that is everything that I could find on the discussion or elseware. If any one knows how to fix this, I would be extremely grateful.
Thanks
Dean8888

My 2nd gen works fine with WPA2 and AES encryption.
You may need to go back and start over. Reset the router back to factory defaults, log on as the admin, set up security, DHCP, and make sure the IP address pool has enough IP addresses to lease to ALL of the computers/devices that will connect to that the router.

When I try to play a movie on itunes on my tv that is connected to a windows 8 pc the tv loses connection and then randomly regains connection. Is this a windows error (guessing it is) or something with iTunes?

When I try to play a movie on itunes on my tv that is connected to a windows 8 pc the tv loses connection and then randomly regains connection. Is this a windows error (guessing it is) or something with iTunes?

Delete and redownload them if doing so is free in your country.
(106637)

Hi, every time i try downloading ios5 it reaches 100% and then the connection times out and nothing happens after that; though the internet connection is fine as i can access other sites etc. what could be the problem?i tried using 2 different modems.

Hi, every time i try downloading ios5 it reaches 100% and then the connection times out and nothing happens after that; though the internet connection is fine as i can access other sites etc. what could be the problem?i tried using 2 different modems. Where can i download the ios5 from as my itunes is on my desktop which uses windows xp. Please help

Download iOS 5.1
iOS 5.1 (build 9B176) is compatible with iPad 1, iPad 2, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch 3rd & 4th gen, and iPad 3. Additional builds are available for Apple TV 2 and Apple TV 3. The below download links are all direct downloads of iOS 5.1 from Apple.
iPad 1
iPad 2 Wi-Fi
iPad 2 GSM (AT&T)
iPad 2 CDMA (Verizon)
iPad 2,4
iPhone 3GS
iPhone 4 GSM (AT&T)
iPhone 4 CDMA (Verizon)
iPhone 4S
iPod touch 3G
iPod touch 4G
iPad 3 Wi-Fi
iPad 3 GSM
iPad 3 CDMA
Apple TV 2 (9B179b1)
Apple TV 3 (9B179b1)
Source: http://osxdaily.com/2012/03/07/ios-5-1-download/

HT1338 Software Update can't connect to the update server. Make sure you're connected to the Internet, and then try again

I have been getting this message on MAC OS 10.6.3 "Software Update can’t connect to the update server. Make sure you’re connected to the Internet, and then try again". Internet is working fine for everything else. Updating to 10.6.8 and applying all the security updates and patches [directly downloading from the apple website] has not resolved the issue. Read somewhere about a software update enabler for 10.6, installed it, but not helping.. [not sure of the update server settings to be entered] .Is there no way to make the software update work from the Apple Start Menu??

Problem solved.. Expired rules in Little Snitch caused the glitch

I have a problem when i am connecting my mbpr to a monitor , the internet is going very slow when i connect to the monitor plz help me if i buy a vga to minidisplay it will help??

i have a problem when i am connecting my mbpr to a monitor , the internet is going very slow when i connect to the monitor plz help me if i buy a vga to minidisplay it will help??

dovdov2,
are you saying that when you connect your MacBook Pro to a monitor, your Internet connection slows down, but when you disconnect the monitor, it speeds up again, and that this is reproducible from one day to another?
Does this happen both under OS X and under Windows 7, or only under one of them?
How are you currently connecting your MacBook Pro to your monitor?

Why my iphone 5 slow my internet service in wifi connection

Why my iphone 5 slow my internet service in Wifi connection?
Also when my iphone 5 is not in use still use Wifi connection, is
Something whit my iphone or what i can do to fixed?
Thank you

does any one have this problem? that iphone 5 show searching and no service, and show signalin 3g and u can ring, but nothing after u swap to answer?
in 3g i can ring other fones but its like no network connection after this

HT1677 why when i connect safari to internet the other windows computers slow down the connection?

why when i connect safari to internet the other windows computers slow down the connection?

Your question has nothing to do with using iPhones in the Enterprise...which is the focus of this forum. Suggest you post it in the OS X forums

Internet speed slows down when connected via airport express

Internet speed slows down when connecting via airport express. When connecting directly via the timecapsulethe internet speed is ok, when connecting via the airport express the speed slows down.What can I do to change that? Any suggestions?

Turn off the AirPort Express completely as a test, and move your computer very close to the location of the Express.
As I said before, the Express can only extend the bandwidth (speed) that it receives from the Time Capsule, so the speed that you see there with the Express powered off will be the fastest speed of which the Express is capable.
The Express will make the signal go further when it extends....but it will not make the signal go faster.
A good location for a device that extends wirelessly is a point that is about half the distance from the Time Capsule and the general area that needs more wireless coverage.
If you locate the AirPort Express too far from the Time Capsule or there are more than a couple of walls in the signal path, the signal will be very slow by the time that it reaches the Express....and the Express simply extends a signal that has already slowed down significantly.
If you already have the Express located about half the distance between the Time Capsule and general area that needs more wireless coverage, how many walls, ceilings or other obstructions are there in the signal path between the Time Capsule, the AirPort Express and the area that needs more coverage?
Often, due to obstructions, it is just not possible to achieve good performance when you try to extend a network wirelessly. The solution is connect the AirPort Express to the Time Capsule using a wired Ethernet connection.
There is virtually no signal loss with this type of connection, so the Express can be located exactly where it is needed and it will produce a much faster wireless signal in this type of setup.

I have downloaded firefox and it always is locking up when I am in the middle of something, acts like I am not connected to the internet and then I have to restart my computer how can I retify this?

I have downloaded firefox and it always is locking up when I am in the middle of something, acts like I am not connected to the internet and then I have to restart my computer how can I retify this?

Hi Francis,
Are you getting kernel panics?
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3742
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/kernelpanics.html

ICloud said that my stolen iphone will be wiped when the iphone connects to the internet. Then I received an email saying remote wipe has started. Is there any way to know if remote wipe was completed?

iCloud said that my stolen iphone will be wiped when the iphone connects to the internet. Then I received an email saying remote wipe has started. Is there any way to know if remote wipe was completed?

iCloud said that my stolen iphone will be wiped when the iphone connects to the internet. Then I received an email saying remote wipe has started. Is there any way to know if remote wipe was completed?

Internet slowed, then random connectivity

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for