Hi, Yes, if the button reads as "Turn WiFi Off", then your WiFi is likely on, although, that doesn't necessarily guarantee that you're connected to a network. Press VO-m-m to get to Menu Extras then VO right until you find the WiFi status menu, VO-space on that and see if your network is showing up there. If it is, then press return on it and you should connect. Now, this will only reconnect you, but does not fix the issue that is happening when you restart your Mini. For that part, I suggest that you go into System Preferences in the Network pane, ensure that WiFi is selected in the Interfaces table, and then go down near the bottom of the pane and VO-space on the Advanced button. Once in the Advanced dialog, Interact with the Preferred Networks table and see where your network is placed. If it is not at the top of your list, then you should remove the networks listed above it. Normally, one drags these into the desired order but that isn't always a VO friendly task. What the MacOS does is look from the top of the list through to the bottom and if it finds a matching network, it will join it. So, placing yours at the top of the list usually solves many issues like you're having.
If this does not resolve your network dropping, let me know and I'll see what else I can come up with. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Jun 3, 2014, at 5:58 PM, Regina Alvarado <reggie.alvar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello all, > I have a perplexing problem. My Mac Mini dropped off the wifi a few days ago. > My brother was able to do something and said the Mini wifi was not on. He got > wifi turned on, at least it was on until I turned off the Mini just a few > mins ago. I could get the internet but when I turned it off and back on, wifi > was gone again. I went to system prefs and network. There is a button that > says turn wifi off. That makes me think I am connected to wifi, but mail, > internet, etc is not viable. Help!!!!! I have a course on line I am trying to > get to which I have not been able to get to at all because of no wifi and I > want to access it on the Mac. I have cable wifi, a network set up and > rebooted by the cable company a week ago with a new password and every other > device including my roommate's window's machine is on wifi. I moved the Mini > from about 30 feet away from the router to now around a wall about 5 feet > from the router. Do you think I need a stronger router? Thank everyone so > much for any thoughts or ways of getting my wifi back. I am anxious to start > my course. > > > > reggie and Allegra > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
