Q: Xquartz is causing Internet connection problems
I too wanted to install Inkscape, so I first installed Xquartz on my Macbook Pro (OS: El Capitan). Everything appeared to be fine. Inkscape opened and was usable. However, the following day (today), I found that I can use Chrome, but Safari and Firefox cannot access web pages. I can open iTunes software, but I cannot access the iTunes Store; I can open Skype but cannot make calls; I can open the App Store software, but I cannot access the App Store, and I cannot connect to my website's server with FileZilla. I can, however, download files from Dropbox, use GIMP, Pages (Apple software), Word, VLC, and Inkspot. Norton is operating fine and turning off its firewall does not help the other issues.
Any ideas on how to fix this would be welcome. Alternatively, if anyone can point me to some instructions to uninstall Xquartz completely, I would appreciate that too.
MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2011), OS X El Capitan (10.11.6), XQuartz installed
Posted on Aug 15, 2016 5:50 AM
See above. Logging into Safe Mode fixed this.
Posted on Aug 15, 2016 8:26 AM