Wifi interface missing
I’ve a Macbook Pro 13″ Late 2011 model, and it has been working perfectly. I’ve been using it for almost 3.5 years now, and kept it up to date. It has been running El Capitan for the last two months.
Two days ago, the wifi icon stopped working as it should. The on/off functions weren’t happening, and I did a reboot. After the reboot, the wifi icon reads: «Wifi: no hardware installed».
I tried the following things:
The wifi started working again, for about 1 day and the same thing happened all over. Repeating the above, no luck. The wifi is still out. I have also tried a clean-install of El Capitan, and the wifi interface does not show up.
PS: Bluetooth is working fine, I’m currently using a magic mouse and keyboard. so I doubt it can be a wifi card issue.
Here’s a screenshot. Any ideas?
MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.1), 13″ Late 2011
Posted on Nov 13, 2015 12:50 AM
Hi Nubz N and Leroydouglas,
Thank you for your feedback, very much appreciated.
Under system report > network > wifi, I was only seeing software information.
Despite all my attempts, I figured that the wifi card must have gone haywire. I took my Macbook to Apple Authorised Reseller, and the technician at the service centre diagnosed it and said that the wifi card needs to be replaced. Usually, they need to order the parts which can take 3-4 weeks, but luckily they had one available. I had it replaced, and the wifi is working normally.
I’ll try the power cycle of the airport card next time I run into a similar issue, hoping it to be not anytime soon! Maybe, someone else with a similar issue can try the airport power cycle and update this thread if it helped them.
Thanks again for your feedback!
Posted on Nov 14, 2015 4:08 PM
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