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Can't connect to Internet on MacBook Pro -Sonoma 14.1

Am in a hotel.

Wifi is connected, but internet is not.

Iphone and Ipad no problem connecting.

Macbook connects through iPhone hotspot but not th

1-Have restarted computer

2 Have logged out and logged Inas test.

3 Have forgotten the network and resigned in.

4 have disconnected VPN

What else canI try????


MacBook Pro (2021)

Posted on Nov 17, 2023 6:14 PM

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Posted on Nov 20, 2023 6:32 AM

What entering an all numeric IP address is supposed to do in a Pubic or Hotel Wi-Fi is force a web page access, which the service provider typically intercepts with their login page. Then you can enter your credentials and proceed.


Sometimes the Domain-Name Server access is also denied, but in some cases nothing (no log-in page) appears, and referencing an all-numeric IP address like 1.1.1.1 gets you out of that Rut.

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Nov 20, 2023 6:32 AM in response to Jeff Kagel1

What entering an all numeric IP address is supposed to do in a Pubic or Hotel Wi-Fi is force a web page access, which the service provider typically intercepts with their login page. Then you can enter your credentials and proceed.


Sometimes the Domain-Name Server access is also denied, but in some cases nothing (no log-in page) appears, and referencing an all-numeric IP address like 1.1.1.1 gets you out of that Rut.

Nov 17, 2023 7:10 PM in response to Jeff Kagel1

If you have the green light in


System Preferefdnces > Network > Wi-Fi


Launch a browser and enter this easy to remember all-numeric IP address:


1.1.1.1     and press return.


If you get the CloudFlare** splash page, your internet is working, but DNS lookup may not be working.


**CloudFlare is NOT part of the solution, they just own the easiest to remember all-numeric IP Address.

Nov 18, 2023 6:44 AM in response to Jeff Kagel1

All-numeric IP addresses do not require an "internet Phone number lookup" provided by your DNS service. the numbers shown in system preferences >Network >whatever-interface, e.g., Wi-Fi are the sites that will be asked for lookup.


There are no good:


0.0.0.0

your Routers local IP address, often 192.168.1.1


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These are good:

the two numbers your service provider tells you to use


OpenDNS:

208.67.220.220

208.67.222.222


googleDNS, but I hesitate to provide them knowing google sells you searches and web site visits.

There are many more. If none of those work out, just post back.

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