If your Mac appears to be connected to the WiFi network but there is no web connectivity, you may want to troubleshoot the problem by following the troubleshooting steps suggested below.
Mac is connected to WiFi but the web is not working
In a typical case, the MacBook appears to be clearly connected to the WiFi community, but there is no web connectivity as the Mac cannot open the browser or connect to a website.
There can be many causes for this issue, from minor software issues to incorrect or corrupted community settings, and other causes.
1. Restart your Mac
Click on the Apple icon in the top menu bar and choose Stop from the drop-down menu.
Wait for your Mac to completely shut down > Wait 30 seconds > Restart your MacBook and check if the web now works on your MacBook.
2. DHCP Lease Renewal
Click the Apple logo > System Preferences > Community > choose your Wi-Fi Community in the left panel. In the right panel, scroll down and click the Start button.
On the next screen, go to TCP/IP and click the Renew DHCP Lease button.
Click OK to avoid losing your PC's revised DHCP settings and close the community settings screen.
3. Power cycle the modem/router
The problem may be caused by a problem with the modem/router that provides community connectivity to your MacBook. You can fix this problem by restarting the modem/router.
Turn off Modem/Router , wait 60 seconds and join the meeting. Turn Modem/Router back on to your power provider.
Note: Don't forget to write down your WiFi community password, as you will most likely need to enter your WiFi password as soon as you join the WiFi community.
Click on the WiFi icon located in the top menu bar (top right corner) and switch OFF Community WiFi on your Mac.
Go to System Preferences > Community > choose your WiFi Community in the left panel, click the (-) minus icon button , and click Apply to remove the current WiFi community from your Mac.
On the same screen, make sure that the Automated location is selected and the (+) Icon button is pressed.
In the pop-up window, choose Wi-Fi because Interface type a Title for WiFi Community (available optionally) and click Create.
Click Apply to avoid wasting your Mac's new Wi-Fi community. Switch to the Wi-Fi community settings on your Mac and check if you can connect to the web.
5. Strive Wi-fi Diagnostic Device
If the above strategies didn't help, you can try the built-in Wi-Fi diagnostic tool on your MacBook and see if it offers any solutions.
Open the featured search (press Command + Zone keys) > type Wireless Network Diagnostics in the featured search window and click on Wi-Fi Diagnostics.App.
On the next screen, click the Continue button and allow the Wi-Fi Diagnostic Device to scan your system for problems.
Note: The Wi-Fi Diagnostic tool may briefly change some community settings on your computer.
The problem could be that your MacBook is connecting to a registered WiFi community that is not yet active.
Go to System Preferences > Community > select your Wi-Fi network in the left panel. In the right panel, scroll down and click the Start button.
On the next screen, drag your "most loved" WiFi Community to the top of the Most Popular Networks window.
Click OK to avoid losing the settings for your most popular WiFi community.
Note: You can remove unwanted WiFi networks from your MacBook by selecting the Community option and clicking the (-) minus icon.
7. Modify DNS servers
If you regularly experience Wi-Fi connectivity issues on your Mac, the difficulty may be associated with DNS server congestion at your web service provider (ISP).
In this case, switching to Google DNS or the DNS servers offered by Amazon or Open-DNS may help resolve the issue.
The free DNS servers offered by Google, Amazon, and Open-DNS are reliable and likely much faster than the DNS servers used by your web service provider.
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