As absurd as it soundsmy macbook shows the connection to WiFi but does not load anything when connected to external monitor.
I use MacBook Air 13 inch 2013 1.7 i7 chip and 8gb ram and DNS L270 1440×2560 monitor connected via display port and mini dp to dp adapter at 60 hertz (NTSC)
Here is how I came up with my conclusion:
The way I use them is by having both on the desk, I mirror displays so I only use the external monitor a mouse and a keyboard, while my macbook is open and left aside with the screen brightness turned to none. I was bothered with poor wifi on the MacBook for some time, while other devices worked just fine in the same room. Sometimes I would take my MacBook and go to another room to see if wifi works better on it and it did. This morning I got pretty annoyed how I could not open a news article in my room, but could stream 1440p videos on Youtube no problems just outside the room. So I grabbed my desk out of the room and to my surprise it still would not work properly. However as soon as I unplugged the external monitor, the wifi works just fine. After a few 'try and see' I worked out that wifi works fine when the brightness on the internal screen is on. I have no idea why it works like this and I am probably wrong with my guessing.
My problem is to have wifi work while the internal monitor remain none of the brightness.
When researching on this topic I found this and looked into it. However I never shut the lid so it's not a case here. Apart of that question I could not find anything close to my problem. So I wonder if anyone had a similar issue and any possible solutions?
Best Answer
You should try to do a PRAM reset. You do it by holding command + shift + P + R on the MacBook keyboard on start-up, when it does the boot sound the second time, stop holding the keys. This should solve. Even though I suggest you to use an ethernet cable with your MacBook lid closed. If your setup isn't near your modem try using some powerlines. Here you have a link for some pretty good ones.
http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-PA4010KIT-Powerline-Adapter-Starter/dp/B00AWRUICG/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?ie=UTF8&dpID=31IYBNuPwFL&dpPl=1&keywords=powerline&pi=AC_SY200_QL40&qid=1436666780&ref=plSrch&ref_=mp_s_a_1_1&sr=8-1