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The WiFi interface won't turn on when i press "Activate wifi" from the preferences neither from the status bar.

I tried restarting the mac,and reset the pram.

The Ethernet works fine and this is the result of ifconfig in the terminal:

en0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 options=2b<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,VLAN_HWTAGGING,TSO4> ether a8:20:66:37:81:d9  inet6 fe80::aa20:66ff:fe37:81d9%en0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x4  inet
192.168.1.131 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255 media: autoselect (100baseTX <full-duplex,flow-control>) status: active

en1: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 ether 5c:96:9d:89:fe:09  media: autoselect (<unknown type>) status: inactive

Is there anything I can try before initialize OSX?

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Lolloz89
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  • You mean the lock icon in the bottom left corner? Yes, it's unlocked... – Lolloz89 Jul 14 '13 at 19:53
  • What is the syntax? "-bash: Airport: command not found" – Lolloz89 Jul 14 '13 at 19:58
  • Got it: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/Current/Resources/airport -I AirPort: Off

    Not so useful indeed! :D

     – Lolloz89 Jul 14 '13 at 20:01
  • Uhm.. it's not done.. my wifi is still off! The airport command told me: AirPort: Off – Lolloz89 Jul 14 '13 at 20:13
  • "sudo ifconfig en1 up" to turn it on! it will ask you for password. – Ruskes Jul 14 '13 at 20:19
  • I tried that, it didn't work.. – Lolloz89 Jul 14 '13 at 20:25
  • Try an hard switch off. It worked for me some time ago. Hold down the power switch for 5 seconds. – FeliceM Jul 16 '13 at 19:55
  • Sorry, I deleted some of my comments, since I think to now understand your question. How to turn on BOTH network interfaces on at same time! If this is not what you trying to do, then just turn off the Ethernet (or unplug it) to make the WiFi work. – Ruskes Oct 01 '13 at 08:23
  • → Lolloz89: if you still exist, please remove answer to old comments. – dan May 02 '15 at 12:48
  • Your Wi-Fi interface is en. From the output of your command ifconfig this interface is up and running. But in fact since your Ethernet interface is also up and running (UP, RUNNING flags) your problem may be that you aren't using the interface you want. This is a common nightmare with the infamous Automatic network configuration. – dan May 02 '15 at 12:51

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Cycling the network setup has worked for me. Run the following in Terminal:

networksetup -setairportpower en0 off
networksetup -setairportpower en0 on
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Aaron Purvis
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Found this:

  • Restart your mac.
  • Open "Network Preferences". On the left tab, look for wifi connection (usually named Wi-Fi).
  • Select the wifi connection, and disable that. To disable a connection, choose gear icon below the tab, and choose "Make Service Inactive".
  • After disabled, delete the connection. To delete a connection, choose minus (-) icon below the tab, left of gear icon.
  • Now that the original connection has been deleted, we must create a new wifi connection. Choose plus (+) icon, select "Wi-Fi" as interface, and you can name it anything as you want, it doesn't matter thought.
  • Apply the change. Once again, restart your mac.
  • After system reboot, voila ! your wifi should be working properly by now
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  • This also worked on my MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) with Mojave - cycling the power did not work. It's important to disable connection before deleting. – ankr May 07 '19 at 07:42
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I suggest you perform the following steps to cycle the power to your wireless card:

  1. Open the Terminal application (/Applications/Utilities).
  2. Enter the following text (easier to copy and paste): networksetup -setairportpower en0 off; networksetup -setairportpower en0 on
  3. This should cycle the power to your wireless card, and hopefully give it the push it needs to resume normal operation.
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  1. Shut down the computer.
  2. Plug in the MagSafe Power adapter to a power source, connecting it to the Mac if it is not already connected.
  3. On the built-in keyboard, press the (left side) Shift-Control-Option keys and the power button at the same time.
  4. Release all the keys and the power button at the same time.
  5. Press the power button to turn on your computer.
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