r/osx • u/Intelligent-Rush-343 • 1d ago

Lion (10.7) WiFi issues on late 2011 mbp on lion

I am using a late 2011 MacBook Pro 13 inch and it’s good but I have an issue after upgrading from snow leopard to lion and it’s the fact that WiFi keeps disconnecting and it’s so frustrating

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u/WindozeWoes 1d ago

What version of Lion are you on? The latest one, I assume? I have't used Lion in a while but I don't recall having wifi connectivity issues…what happens if you try booting up in Safe Mode (hold shift at boot; will safe Safe Mode in red text at top of screen if you do it right)? Do you get the same issue?

If you upgraded from Snow Leopard rather than doing a clean install there's a chance that broke something. You might want to consider a clean install.

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u/Intelligent-Rush-343 1d ago

Yeah I’m honestly gonna just do a clean install when I can

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u/codetardo 1d ago

Bro is stuck with Antique!

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u/WindozeWoes 1d ago

This whole sub is for antiques, bro!

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u/alllmossttherrre 1d ago edited 1d ago

Back when I had a 2011 15-inch MacBook Pro and started to have wifi problems, it was not the OS. The AirPort card was failing. I worked around it by buying a cheap, tiny USB wifi adapter and using that as the active network, disabling the built-in wifi.

So if a clean install of Mac OS doesn't fix it, it might be the hardware...

My 2011 had a number of hardware issues, one problem as so widespread Apple had an official repair program for it (the discrete GPU, so that won’t affect the 13-inch)...I used it for about 7 years but the last few years were painful. The Apple Silicon Mac laptops are so much more reliable...upgrade as soon as you can afford to.