Use Wireless Diagnostics on your Mac — by Apple Support
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Explains how to run Wireless Diagnostics when you can reach your router but web pages or streaming fail. It lists detected issues and saves a report file.
Quick steps
- Quit apps and join your Wi-Fi network
- Hold Option, click the Wi-Fi menu, choose Wireless Diagnostics
- Review the Summary
- Find the report in /var/tmp
Paraphrased from the source. Menus can differ by version, so check the original for full details.
Source: Use Wireless Diagnostics on your Mac by Apple Support. Licence: Link only (©).
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- 2026-11-02
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