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Some Mac users who upgraded to OS X Yosemite have discovered a variety of wireless network connectivity issues, ranging from dropping wi-fi connections, to an inability to connect to the outside world despite being connected to a wifi router, even suddenly and strangely slow internet speeds.
This document details how to delete/reset network adapters in OS X.
Note: You will need Administrative privileges on the computer to perform this action.
- Open System Preferences from within the Apple menu.
- Choose the Network option.
- Highlight the network adapter that is causing difficulties and press the '-' sign in the bottom of the left hand column.
- Click Apply in the bottom right hand corner of the page to apply these changes.
- It is strongly recommended that you restart the computer to apply these changes.
- After restarting the machine, open the Network panel by repeating Steps 1-2.
- If the adapters which you previously removed have not appeared, you will need to press the '+' sign in the bottom of the left hand column.
- Choose the interface of the adapter that you deleted prior to restarting your computer and click Create.
- After clicking Apply, this adapter should be added and functional once again.
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Keywords: | mac reset network quick fix 10.6 10.7 10.8 reinstall reset delete deleting wifi wi-fiSuggest keywords | Doc ID: | 26681 |
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Owner: | Jeff W. | Group: | DoIT Help Desk |
Created: | 2012-10-03 11:31 CST | Updated: | 2019-02-24 10:36 CST |
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