After some time I encounter "There appears to be trouble with your network connection. Retrying..." until reboot of macbook

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

This issue exists in the latest npm version

• I am using the latest npm

Current Behavior

Recently I keep getting this error when I try installing packages via npm or yarn:

info There appears to be trouble with your network connection. Retrying...

I am not using any proxies or VPN. My npm config seems to be fine as well.

A restart of my MacBook resolves the issue for some time. Has anyone an idea what is going on?

Expected Behavior

Installations should consistently be possible without a restart of my machine.

Steps To Reproduce

I'm not really sure how to reproduce it.

Environment

• npm: 8.19.2
• Node.js:
• OS Name: macOS Monterey
• System Model Name: 12.5.1
• npm config:

; "builtin" config from /opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/npm/npmrc

prefix = "/opt/homebrew"

; "user" config from /Users/username/.npmrc

https-proxy = null
proxy = null
registry = "https://registry.npmjs.org/"

; node bin location = /opt/homebrew/Cellar/node/18.11.0/bin/node
; node version = v18.11.0
; npm local prefix = /Users/username/Work/KH Worpswede/kh-worpswede-frontend
; npm version = 8.19.2
; cwd = /Users/username/Work/KH Worpswede/kh-worpswede-frontend
; HOME = /Users/username
; Run `npm config ls -l` to show all defaults.

Start by investigating the npm and yarn installation path on macOS Monterey using the reported npm 8.19.2 and Node.js 18.11.0 environment, including the shown npm configuration. The issue names no source file or test and provides no reliable reproduction steps; done means identifying and fixing the condition that causes installs to retry until reboot is required.