Apple's Network Diagnostics app

[mac-living]

High Sierra does not have Network Diagnostics (an application that helped you determine the health of your network). In my case, it showed the status of: Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Settings, Network Settings, ISP, Internet, and Server by assigning each entry/item a green, yellow, or red light. I liked to use this app even though I did not understand the meaning of every item it was supposed to be checking. As I began looking for another method to check the status of the same items I could not understand why the app would check "Network Settings" (which I believe are software settings that apply only to wired connections) when I was using Wi-Fi and "Wi-Fi Settings" is also one of the items on the list. Can someone explain the difference in what the app was checking when it checked the "Wi-Fi Settings" and the "Network Settings"? Thank you.

 

[pm-r]

Can someone explain the difference in what the app was checking when it checked the "Wi-Fi Settings" and the "Network Settings"? Thank you.

I'm sorry I don't know and welcome to the mac-forums.

Some member may have the info you want, but in the meantime the web may have some info you want using some sites as:
Troubleshoot and Analyze Your Mac’s Wi-FI With the Wireless Diagnostics Tool
https://9to5mac.com/2016/07/14/how-...-app-on-mac-to-analyze-improve-wi-fi-network/

How-To: Understand the Wireless Diagnostics app on your Mac to analyze and improve your Wi-Fi network
https://www.howtogeek.com/211034/tr...c’s-wi-fi-with-the-wireless-diagnostics-tool/

Or try some of the hits with a websearch like this:
how did Apple's Network Diagnostics app work
https://www.google.ca/search?client...F-8&gfe_rd=cr&dcr=0&ei=J0zEWsmEBs7f8gfhsoyoCA

But really, those two sets of settings are quite different and check different things and are quite separate as to what they do.




- Patrick
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[MacInWin]

And the Wireless Diagnostics test is still there by holding Option while clicking on the WiFi "fan" on the top bar. I just tested that and it's working on my HS.