Lion 10.7.4 and wi fi connection loss
I have seen others are suffering the same problem that I am since upgrade to Lion 10.7.4 that my internet connection via wifi will keep dropping every 5-10 mins. The only way to get it back is to keep switching teh router on and off which is driving me crazy as my iMac is in a location one floor away from where the router is.
How is this to be resolved? Is apple able to release some sort of 'patch' to repair this problem. It is having a high effect on my work flow.
HELLLLLP! DRiving me nuts!
I have been posting the following to as many new threads on this issue as possible. A possible solution is to delete the SystemConfiguration folder in your Library/Preferences folder. Then reboot. The system will remake this folder and it might fix your problem. I don't guarantee this for everyone, but it worked for me on the three Macs I have, all of which were having this problem before I deleted this file.
Let us all know if this does or does not works for you.
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