sudo wdutil [command]
diagnose
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edited for briefity3/14/25 smac14 family room
Timestamp 13:22:26.735
Name Duration(ms) Result
ping LAN 16 Yes Could ping router (192.168.1.1 / 3ms / BE / 64 bytes / i=.1 W=1.6 t=1.6 c=1
Ping LAN 13 Yes Could ping router (192.168.1.1 / 3ms / BK / 65 bytes
Ping LAN 14 Yes Could ping router (192.168.1.1 / 3ms / VI / 66 bytes
Ping LAN 17 Yes Could ping router (192.168.1.1 / 3ms / VO / 67 bytes
Ping WAN 1,013 No Could not ping DNS server (17.254.0.22 / BE/68 bytes
Ping WAN 18 Yes Could ping DNS server (192.168.1.1 /4ms/ BE/69 bytes / i=.1 / W=1.6
Ping LAN 544 Yes Could ping router (192.168.1.1 / 2ms / BE / 70 bytes / i=.1 / W=0.2 c=6
Ping LAN 538 Yes Could ping router (192.168.1.1 / 2ms / BK / 71 bytes / i=.1 / W=0.2 c=6
Ping LAN 538 Yes Could ping router (192.168.1.1 / 2ms / VI / 72 bytes / i=.1 / W=0.2 c=6
Ping LAN 542 Yes Could ping router (192.168.1.1 / 3ms / VO / 73 bytes / i=.1 / W=0.2 c=6
Ping6 AWDL 04 No Could not ping AWDL ((null) / 0ms / BE / 64 bytes / w=0.0 c=0
Apple Wireless Direct Link
Resolve DNS 26 Yes Could resolve 'captive.apple.com'
Reach Apple 02 Yes Could reach 'www.apple.com'
Curl Apple 74 Yes Could curl 'https://captive.apple.com'
Double NAT 63 No Did not detect double NAT
SpeedTest (Download) 2,976 Yes Completed speed test (194 Mbps)
Wi-Fi Link 02 Yes Wi-Fi is associated to 'disabled'
IPv4 Assigned 02 Yes Wi-Fi has IPv4 assigned (router=192.168.1.1 ip=192.168.1.56)
IPv6 Assigned 02 Yes Wi-Fi has IPv6 assigned (router=fe80::7a67:eff:feb3:ec05
ip=2600:4041:4312:5e00:1476:ecc0:f207:bb14)
Primary IPv4 is Wi-Fi 05 Yes en0 (Wi-Fi / 9C2B992F-6E5C-47EE-BF47-5762CC0E8659)
Primary IPv6 is Wi-Fi 04 Yes en0 (Wi-Fi / 9C2B992F-6E5C-47EE-BF47-5762CC0E8659)
Custom IPv4 01 No Wi-Fi is using 'DHCP' for IPv4
Custom IPv6 01 No Wi-Fi is using 'Automatic' for IPv6
Custom DNS 01 No Did not detect custom DNS settings
Custom Web Proxy 01 No Did not detect custom web proxy settings
BT Paired Count 98 Yes Paired Bluetooth device count (9)
BT Connected Count 00 No Connected Bluetooth device count (0)
BT Coex Active 00 No Bluetooth coexistence is not active
AWDL Enabled 00 No AWDL is not active
AWDL Real Time Mode 00 No AWDL real time mode is not active
Poor Wi-Fi Signal 02 No Current network has good signal (RSSI=-64dBm, SNR=25dB) ----
Uncommon Beacon Interval 03 No Beacon interval is 100ms
Uncommon DTIM Interval 01 Yes DTIM interval is 0ms
No Wi-Fi Security (Open) 03 No Current network does not use open security (WPA2 Personal)
Legacy Wi-Fi Security (WPA) 05 No Current network does not use WPA security (WPA2 Personal)
Legacy Wi-Fi Security (WEP) 05 No Current network does not use WEP security (WPA2 Personal)
Legacy Wi-Fi Rates (802.11b)01 No Current network is not using 802.11b
iOS Personal Hotspot0 2 No Current network is not an iOS PH
Passpoint 03 No Current network is not Passpoint
AirPort Base Station02 Yes ? (0)
Ambiguous Network Name 00 No disabled is not ambiguous
Captive Portal 01 No Current network is not captive
Hidden Network 01 No Current network is not marked as hidden
Large PNL 10 Yes Wi-Fi PNL count (54)
PNL Contains Hidden 00 Yes PNL contains hidden networks
'Dennis's iPhone' WPA2/WPA3 Personal
'iPhone' WPA2/WPA3 Personal
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Timestamp Name Duration Result Description
Congested Wi-Fi Channel 11 No Current channel (161) is NOT congested (CCA = 39%)
Recommended 2.4GHz 1
Recommended 5GHz 161
HT40 2.4GHz Networks 10 Yes Found HT40 network(s) in 2.4GHz
Conflicting Wi-Fi CC 00 No Did not find conflicting country code(s) (us)
Hidden Wi-Fi Scan Results 00 Yes Found 1 hidden network(s)
No Scan Results 00 No Wi-Fi networks are visible
Conflicting PHY Mode 11ac 00 No 0 PNL networks have conflicting PHY modes (802.11ac).
Conflicting PHY Mode 11n 00 No 0 PNL networks have conflicting PHY modes (802.11n).
Conflicting Wi-Fi Security 00 No Did not find conflicting security types
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sudo wdutil diagnose -mGather information about the current wireless environment:
wdutil infoEnable DHCP and OpenDirectory logging:
sudo wdutil log +dhcp +odDisable EAPOL logging:
sudo wdutil log -eapol
From MacbookPro 2/26/24 options with value no removed.(rearranged ed).
sudo wdutil diagnose [-q] [-f outputDirectoryPath]
-q may be specified to suppress legal prompt and Finder window
sudo wdutil info
sudo wdutil log [{+|-} {system|wifi}]+
sudo wdutil dump
sudo wdutil clean
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NETWORK Primary IPv4 : en0 (Wi-Fi / D418AA67-C94E-474D-A64F-48589DC294CE) : 192.168.1.16 DNS Addresses : 192.168.1.1 Primary IPv6 : None Apple : Reachable
WIFI MAC Address : f8:4d:89:7f:81:05 (hw=f8:4d:89:7f:81:05) Interface Name : en0 Power : On [On] Op Mode : STA SSID : disabled BSSID : 78:67:0e:b3:ec:07 RSSI : -48 dBm Noise : -87 dBm Tx Rate : 720.0 Mbps Security : WPA2 Personal PHY Mode : 11ax MCS Index : 7 Guard Interval : 800 NSS : 2 Channel : 5g40 (80 MHz, Active) Country Code : US Scan Cache Count : 23 NetworkServiceID : D418AA67-C94E-474D-A64F-48589DC294CE IPv4 Config Method : DHCP IPv4 Address: 192.168.1.16 IPv4 Router : 192.168.1.1 IPv6 Config Method : Automatic Address: fe80::18ee:b914:6f4:4824 IPv6 Router : None DNS : 192.168.1.1 BTC Mode : Off Desense : Chain Ack : [] BTC Profile 2.4GHz : Disabled BTC Profile 5GHz : Disabled
BLUETOOTH Power : On Address : F8:4D:89:88:A0:1C Devices : 6 (paired=6 cloud=0 connected=0) Paired smacpro : 4c-32-75-97-3b-ae Yes iPhone : f8-e9-4e-df-3a-92 Yes Dennis German emailto:DG@CCCU.US. Beats Studio : 04-9d-05-c8-65-64 Yes [LG] webOS TV UP8000PUA : 24-e8-53-66-26-cf Yes UC96_SPP : 4d-ea-a2-fa-5d-e1 Yes JLab GO Air : 1c-52-16-5e-56-f4 Yes
AWDL AirDrop Disc Mode : Contacts Only AWDL Enabled : No Interface Name : awdl0 IPv6 Address : fe80::1439:d6ff:fe31:9dca Power : On
POWER Power Source : Battery Battery Warning Level: None System Caps : FullWake:cpu disk net aud vid > sudo /usr/bin/wdutil log Wi-Fi : Off Wi-Fi Profile (Mega) : Off Wi-Fi Profile (NoLogging) : Off EAPOL : On Bluetooth : Off