Observed arrival · 2026-10-08
WiFi or ISP: a connection fault-finder for Mac
A free Mac menu bar app compares the response time of your router and the internet to help locate slowdowns and outages.
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- Mac users troubleshooting slow or unreliable home internet
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- The app can export an outage report showing whether the router kept answering while the internet connection did not.
Field notes
The app samples the router and an internet destination together, using the router as a dividing line in its troubleshooting explanation. Its history can include signal, noise, transmit rate, roaming, round trips, and drop events; the example report totals outages and records whether the router continued answering. The page also says speed tests run only when clicked and use a nearby Measurement Lab server.
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