Many Mavericks user describe that their MacBooks take an irritatingly long clock time to reconnect to their local Wi - Fi internet after waking from slumber . While this symptom had been occasionally reported prior to Mavericks , there has been a resurgence of complaints comply the release of OS X 10.9 . Something newfangled seems to be at fault .
I am one of the user who have this symptom . In my compositor’s case ( 13 - inch MacBook Pro with Retina show ) , the duration of the delay varies . Sometimes it ’s just a few mo longer than I would otherwise gestate . At other times , it can take a few minutes before I ’m back online .
When I ab initio check the Wi - Fi menu while expect for a reconnect , no web epithet appear . After a while , my previously link web — as well as any other nearby web — eventually do show up . A successful reconnect typically occur shortly thereafter .
Your Wi - Fi menu may stay like this for several minute after your Mac wakes up — before it finally reconnects with your local connection .
At first , I recollect the variation might be unite to how long the MacBook had been asleep , and the possible “ deeper ” sleep modes that might result . But I could not observe any consistent pattern here .
After some further experimentation I found that , if I use the Wi - Fi menu command to turn Wi - Fi off and back on , a successful connection come almost immediately . That ’s good to get it on but it ’s not an acceptable long - term solution .
My next whole tone was to check Apple ’s Community Support Forums . Here I find several duds confirming the symptom . From reading through thelengthiest of the thread , I memorize of a surprising option oeuvre - around : twist off Bluetooth . This worked for most ( although not all ) people posting in the train of thought . Count me among those who found it helpful . Again , while good to know , it ’s not a practical long - terminus answer , especially for those who otherwise involve Bluetooth to plug into to such peripherals as speakers and stimulant devices .
A few hoi polloi reported that if you delete the com.apple.Bluetooth.plist file ( locate at /Library / Preferences/ ) this eradicates the symptom exclusively , at least for for a while . I did not test this .
The thread offers numerous other potential oeuvre - arounds . These include resetting the System Management Controller , deleting the /Library / Preferences / System Configuration booklet or set the sleep preferences in Energy Saver System Preferences . As none of these generate anything close-fitting to consentaneous confirmation of winner , I ’ve exclude the details here .
Several people witness that a reconnect delay pass only if their local electronic internet used a non - Apple router . With an AirPort Base Station ( other than perhaps the older “ fast-flying disc ” models ) , all worked well . In my case , although the conflict is not black - and - white , hold in spades trend longer when I ’m out from my home AirPort - based mesh .
A few poster describe the resultant role of contacting Apple support . While helpful , Apple did not declare oneself a unequivocal solution . In the end , permanently eradicating the job will almost certainly require a bug - fix update to OS X. I ’ve seen rumors that hint such a reparation is already in the works .
