Macbook Pro 10.7.5 Wifi connection dropping
For the past few weeks I have been encountering a problem with my macbook pro connecting to the wifi. Every so often my mac will "disconnect" from the wifi, however my mac will still show a full connection. In order to solve it this I can disconnect from the wifi and then reconnect and I will be able to use the internet again without an issue. But within 20 minutes the problem will come back again. I have tried resetting my computers wifi preferences, I have switched the channel my router is using, I have even switched the router from 2.4ghz to 5ghz to no avail. I have seen where other people have been having the same issue as me but so far I have not seen anybody offer up a solution that works. Does anybody know what is causing this or how to fix it?
We are still having issues with this, is there anybody out there who has a solution or has encountered the same problem?
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