Safari Cannot Connect to Server ...

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Safari Cannot Connect to Server ...

This issue started four or five months ago. When I Shut Down my computer, then restart, Safari cannot connect to the Server until about two or three hours later.

I can Quit Safari, then restart Safari, and it works just fine, but every time I Shut Down the computer, Safari will not connect to the Server until several hours later.

Anyone else having this same issue ... ???

Is there any hope to fix this problem ... ??? It's very annoying and inconvenient ....

-- Mac Pro 2.93 Ghz, Snow Leopard 10.6.8

MacPro 2.93GHz, Mac OS X (10.6.6), 8GB RAM

Posted on Dec 29, 2011 10:54 AM

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Carolyn Samit

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Dec 29, 2011 11:29 AM in response to vja4Him

Safari cannot connect to the Server until about two or three hours later.

If you have anti virus software installed, try disabling that to see if it makes a difference.

If you have Little Snitch installed, that can also cause connection issues with Safari.

Using OpenDNS may help. It offers better speed, security, and it's free.

Open System Preferences / Preferences then select the Network tab. Click the Advanced tab then click the DNS tab.

Enter these numbers exactly as you see them here.

Click +

208.67.222.222

Click +

208.67.220.220

Then click OK.

More about OpenDNS here.

Topic : Manually provided DNS server addresses are higher priority than DHCP's

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vja4Him Author

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Dec 30, 2011 7:33 PM in response to Carolyn Samit

Thanks for your suggestions. I've entered the new DNS numbers. Will see if that helps .....

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vja4Him Author

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Dec 30, 2011 7:34 PM in response to Carolyn Samit

I do have Little Snitch. I'll try to get rid of it .....

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vja4Him Author

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Dec 30, 2011 7:44 PM in response to Carolyn Samit

Looks like that did the trick! When I uninstalled Little Snitch I had to reboot the computer, and Safari opened right up and connected to the Server with no trouble!

This is awesome! Thanks!

😎

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