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Safari does not connect to internet, but Firefox is working fine!


Posted on Sep 25, 2019 8:04 AM

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Posted on Sep 25, 2019 1:48 PM

Thanks for your reply Eric. No I'm not running anti-virus programs and not using VPN. I solved my problem (guessed at it) by unchecking "Socks Proxy" in System Preferences>Network>Advanced>Proxies.

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Sep 25, 2019 9:47 AM in response to samifromnorwood

Are you running any anti - virus programs? Using a VPN?


Try setting up another admin user account in System Preferences/Users & Groups to see if the same problem continues. Please post back on whether or not this worked. Also try the Safe Mode. Please post back on whether or not this worked.


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