Google Maps not loading on my iMac

I can't get Google Maps to load on my iMac. Whenever I go to a web page that uses Google maps (i.e. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/29817682), the outline of the map loads and the scale, route etc. but the actual background map or satellite image doesn't load, it just sites there with a grey background and the status shows 'connecting to mt1.google.com'

The number on the 'mt1.google.com' may be different as sometimes it is mt0.google.com, but it would seems as though my iMac can't connect to the Google servers.

This happens in both Safari and Firefox and also any third party apps that use Google Maps.

I thought it must have been an issue with my ISP or router, but I have a couple of PC's that connect to the internet through the same router on the same internet connection. These can all connect to Google Maps OK so it doesn't appear to be an issue with the ISP or the router, it is just my iMac that has this problem.

Any ideas how to fix it? It does very occasionally manage to download the maps after about 10 minutes of trying but more often than not it doesn't.

Thanks,
Alan.

iMac 21.5", Mac OS X (10.6.3), Belkin router connected via ethernet

Posted on Apr 17, 2010 10:58 PM

17 replies

Dogcow-Moof

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Apr 22, 2010 1:41 AM in response to Alan Cole

Are you sure there's no setting to modify the number of simultaneous connections allowed through your SPI firewall?

It's typically at http:// your router's IP address /firewallspih.stm

so the default for most newer Belkin routers is http://192.168.2.1/firewallspih.stm

Alan Cole Author

Level 1

66 points

Apr 22, 2010 9:21 AM in response to Dogcow-Moof

Thanks William, that helps a lot... There is indeed a screen within my router configuration at that address... It isn't mentioned in the manual and there is no way to get to it from the main router config pages, but its there and it does allow me to adjust the "Maximum incomplete TCP/UDP sessions number from same host:" It was set at 10 so I've increased it to 30 and that seems to have had the desired effect (so far).

Thank you!

Alan.

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Google Maps not loading on my iMac