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Mark Wheaton

Q: Your Network Settings Have Been changed by another Application

I get this message when I open the Network Control Panel. It gives one option: OK and comes up each time you click OK giving you no way to deal with it. What is causing this. My internet and network do seem to be working. I have a manually assigned IP

G4 MDD, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Oct 23, 2008 7:43 PM

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  • by tgbell,

    tgbell tgbell Nov 5, 2008 7:54 AM in response to msaag
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    Nov 5, 2008 7:54 AM in response to msaag
    I have successfully used that option noted above to stop the dialogue box too, but it has had an unintended consequence.

    I use Classic for one application (ACT 2.8) almost daily. Now, I get repeating dialogue boxes when I'm trying to open a list window of activities for a specific Lookup. It takes 8 or 10 pop-up windows about ...can't connect to the server try blah, blah....

    I would imagine that it is in some way related to the ...application has changed your settings... issue.
  • by Ward Clark,

    Ward Clark Ward Clark Nov 5, 2008 12:44 PM in response to Mark Wheaton
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    Nov 5, 2008 12:44 PM in response to Mark Wheaton
    Since I didn't want to discard my investment in my Network configuration, I tried a couple of the other suggested techniques:

    1. Repair Permissions didn't help.

    2. Position the mouse on the unlocked padlock in the lower left corner; press Return to dismiss the dialog; immediately click the padlock to block further changes.

    The dialog came back. When I dismissed it, System Preferences got the spinning Technicolor beachball of death. So I did a Force Quit.

    When I relaunched System Preferences and selected Network, the looping dialog was gone! Then I made the bold move of unlocking the padlock. I can now do whatever I want in Network prefs with no looping dialog.

    Whew!
  • by dawnschepers,

    dawnschepers dawnschepers Nov 8, 2008 11:52 PM in response to sig
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    Nov 8, 2008 11:52 PM in response to sig
    Thanks so much. This worked for my client as well as for me. Great!
  • by Outpost,

    Outpost Outpost Nov 16, 2008 5:46 AM in response to Ward Clark
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    Nov 16, 2008 5:46 AM in response to Ward Clark
    I found an easier way to set the padlock, which is simply to do it in another preference pane, such as "energy saver."

    Also, just to poke around, I went to network in another user, and did not get the recurring message. But then I clicked on "assist me." After that, the recurring message attacked. Suggests that the "assist me" feature might have something to do with it.
  • by tomtnc,

    tomtnc tomtnc Nov 24, 2008 6:35 AM in response to Mark Wheaton
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    Nov 24, 2008 6:35 AM in response to Mark Wheaton
    I fumbled with this and found the posted remedy to Try this: Open System Preferences > Security. Check "Require password to unlock each secure system preference" to have worked... I did have to force quit the preferences window but it opened up later with no error message.

    T.
  • by Robin at the base,

    Robin at the base Robin at the base Nov 25, 2008 3:19 PM in response to Mark Wheaton
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    Nov 25, 2008 3:19 PM in response to Mark Wheaton
    This appears to have started after I ran an update fro Safari and itunes today. It had not occurred before on my power book, only on my iMac (again after a recent software update.



    I suspect there is a conflict built in that Apple did not know about.



    Is is possible to uninstall an update to return the system to its previous state?
  • by Gib Henry,

    Gib Henry Gib Henry Dec 2, 2008 9:34 AM in response to Mark Wheaton
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    Mac OS X
    Dec 2, 2008 9:34 AM in response to Mark Wheaton
    Despite the fact that deleting the discussed networking Prefs files stops the Sorcerer's Apprentice from perpetually showing the dialog, I nonetheless continue to have connection problems (both USB and Bluetooth) with Missing Sync for Windows Mobile, which worked fine until I installed the offending Security Update, but now will no longer connect to my Windows Mobile 5 cell phone.

    This is an Apple-induced problem which needs a proper fix from Apple Computer Inc., not a potentially damaging low-level work-around. Apple's programming error caused the problem, and Apple needs to fix it. Now. Period. Cheers,
    --
    Gib Henry
  • by Ward Clark,

    Ward Clark Ward Clark Dec 2, 2008 9:44 AM in response to Gib Henry
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    Dec 2, 2008 9:44 AM in response to Gib Henry
    Gib Henry wrote "the Sorcerer's Apprentice ... perpetually showing the dialog." The imagery is perfect. I love it!

    I reported earlier that I'd eliminated the problem on my 10.4 iBook without file hackery. That's not the case. The problem has returned. And I've been too busy to try stopping the Apprentice.

    -- Ward
  • by Javier Diaz Soto,

    Javier Diaz Soto Javier Diaz Soto Dec 3, 2008 6:07 AM in response to Gib Henry
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    Dec 3, 2008 6:07 AM in response to Gib Henry
    Sadly, I thought this was solved and I installed the update yesterday on iMac Intel.
    My ADSL Wifi router is buggy (takes me several hours of reboots ...) so I had to dig up the old but trusted ethernet cables. No more wifi for me. I guess I feel more secure now ... Thank you Apple
  • by Gib Henry,

    Gib Henry Gib Henry Dec 3, 2008 6:11 AM in response to Javier Diaz Soto
    Level 1 (29 points)
    Mac OS X
    Dec 3, 2008 6:11 AM in response to Javier Diaz Soto
    I don't think this is limited to WiFi...I'm not using it on either computer that's presenting the problem, and it appears on Bluetooth too. Cheers,
  • by Aenaria,

    Aenaria Aenaria Dec 9, 2008 7:18 AM in response to Mark Wheaton
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    Dec 9, 2008 7:18 AM in response to Mark Wheaton
    i found a way to succed it >>
    what i did is the follow : created a new account ( not as admin !)
    so i was able to chage my settings without getting the "loop error pop up window "
    than when i went back to my main Admin user the configuration was changed ecc


    hope it helps to u guys ,hope mac is working on this bug fix

    ciao
    luca
  • by Patddfan,

    Patddfan Patddfan Dec 17, 2008 2:23 AM in response to msaag
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    Dec 17, 2008 2:23 AM in response to msaag
    The network diagnostic application seems to be the cause of the problem! This is a bug in the 2008-007 update that has not since been fixed with 2008-008! I'm starting to wonder if updating mac OS is really worth the risk! This isn't the first time apple has released updates that created problems... iTunes also had issues when version 6 was released on mac!
  • by mj007,

    mj007 mj007 Dec 29, 2008 6:35 PM in response to msaag
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    Dec 29, 2008 6:35 PM in response to msaag
    Yep, I just tried what you said that you did and .... BINGO! .... it worked. THANKS to all y'all!
  • by Charles Staab,

    Charles Staab Charles Staab Dec 30, 2008 8:57 AM in response to K.S.
    Level 1 (10 points)
    Dec 30, 2008 8:57 AM in response to K.S.
    I had been having this problem for quite a while. This fix worked for me and I haven't notice any
    consequences anywhere else. Thanks for the tip.
  • by SSJaTo,

    SSJaTo SSJaTo Mar 28, 2009 5:59 AM in response to Wurdjunky
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    Mar 28, 2009 5:59 AM in response to Wurdjunky
    There is a slightly easier way to 'beat' the pop up box. All you have to do is position the cursor over the lock on the Network tab and when the pop-up reappears it steals the focus and appears with the OK button already selected. All you have to do hit enter (on the keyboard) and then click the mouse button since you've already got the cursor positioned in the location it needs to be to lock.

    Hope this helps.

    SSJaTo
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