Have you also faced with the slow WiFi issue after the macOS Sierra update? Follow these tips to speed up the ailing Wi-Fi on your Mac.
Wi-Fi Running Slow in macOS Sierra Tips to Speed It Up
Solution #1 Quick Round-Up
First up, you need to power off the router. (Check out if there is any request for the update.)Turn off Bluetooth and WiFi as wellReboot your MacOnce your Mac has restarted, power on the router and turn on Wi-Fi
Solution #2 De-Select Proxies
Step #1. Head over to System Preferences. Step #2. Click on Network. Step #3. Click on Advanced. Step #4. Click on Proxies Tab → Now, you have to uncheck the box ticked under Select Protocol → Click on OK followed by Apply.
Solution #3 Reset Network to Default
Resetting network configuration to factory setting on your Mac can help you fix the slow-moving Wi-Fi. Step #1. Turn off WiFi. Then, you need to unplug network connection. Step #2. In Finder on your Mac Click GO type path: /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration Step #3. Then, you have to rename preferences.plist to preferences.plist.bak Step #4. Reboot your Mac. Now, a new preferences.plist will be created and the network configuration will be reset to factory default. If the first two solutions haven’t worked in fixing the problem, remove the existing Wi-Fi preferences. As it will get rid of system configuration files, you must back up your Mac before going ahead with the process. Step #1. To begin with, quit the apps in question. Step #2. Next, you have to turn off the troubled apps using the WiFi menu. Then, turn off Wi-Fi as well. Step #3. Now, open the Go folder and choose Go to folder. Step #4. Next, you have to enter: /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/ Step #5. Up next, you have to select the files mentioned below. com.apple.airport.preferences.plistcom.apple.network.eapolclient.configuration.plistcom.apple.wifi.message-tracer.plistNetworkInterfaces.plistpreferences.plist Step #6. Next, delete these files by simply moving them to the trash. Just in case, you don’t want to remove them, you can keep them in a separate folder. Step #7. Next, you need to reboot your Mac. Once, it has been restarted, turn on Wi-Fi again and the apps from the Wi-Fi menu. Check out! WiFi should start working properly. That’s done! macOS Sierra with smart features such as Auto-Unlock and Universal Clipboard is inarguably the biggest ever update. I’m sure you must be loving it a lot. Do you have any tips to speed up WiFi in macOS Sierra? We would be really glad to know them in the comment box.
