Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Fix OSX Yosemite Wi-Fi Issues with a Terminal Command

Fix Yosemite Wi-Fi Issues with a Terminal Command

OS X Yosemite has had a slew of issues with Wi-Fi, namely that connections are randomly dropping out or slowing down. If you're affected by this, developer Mario Ciabarra has a Terminal command that'll fix the issue.

The problem seems to stem from how Yosemite handles its Wi-Fi connection with AirDrop using a connection called AWDL. So, as you'd guess, the solution is to disable it. You can do so in Yosemite with a Terminal command:
                     sudo ifconfig awdl0 down

That should fix up your Wi-Fi issues, although it'll also disable AirDrop.

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