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Cannot Connect to Facebook from Admin User

Just recently I am not able to connect to Facebook from my Admin User account, and it's the same for all three browsers. Something has changed in the config somewhere and I can't find it. I can login as Guest and access my Facebook just fine. I can load Windows via Parallels and access it just fine.


I have tried accessing the web via a different Modem and Network and still have the same problem. I have set the DNS server to 8.8.8.8. The Firewall is turned off. I do not have a firewall managers. I do not have any Parental controls turned on. I have created a seperate user with admin rights and the same problem occurs. I have flushed the DNS cache from terminal. I have tried pinging facebook, but it does not return a connection.


This is a stumper and I'm pulling my hair out. Any ideas anyone?


MacBook Pro

OS X version 10.7.5

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Dec 19, 2012 2:25 PM

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Dec 20, 2012 11:58 AM in response to Klickut

Hello, see if Java or Flash is disabled...


Java in your Browser settings, not JavaScript.


http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5241?viewlocale=en_US

http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en-GB&answer=142064

http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/How%20to%20turn%20off%20Java%20applets


Mac OS X 10.5, Product Security, Safari 5.1 (Mac OS X 10.6), Safari 5.1 (OS X Lion)



Safari 5.1.7 for OS X Lion, Safari 5.1.7 for OS X Snow Leopard, and Leopard Security Update 2012-003 disable out-of-date versions of Adobe Flash Player.

Out-of-date versions of Adobe Flash Player do not include the latest security updates and will be disabled to help keep your Mac secure. If Safari 5.1.7 or Leopard Security Update 2012-003 detects an out-of-date version of Flash Player on your system, you will see a dialog informing you that Flash Player has been disabled. The dialog provides the option to go directly to Adobe's website, where you can download and install an updated version of Flash Player.

Additional Information

If you need to re-enable an out-of-date version of Flash Player, you can do the following:

1. Navigate to the /Library/Internet Plug-Ins (Disabled) folder.

2. Drag "Flash Player.plugin" into /Library/Internet Plug-Ins.

3. If the browser is running, quit and restart it.



http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5271


See in each Browser which version of Flash it thinks it has...


http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/155/tn_15507.html


Then Test Adobe Shockwave & Flash Players...


http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/welcome/

Dec 21, 2012 11:04 PM in response to Klickut

:Thanks to Andrew over in another thread, he posted the solution to how to fix my problem. I restored a backup of a previous Hosts file and it fixed the problem. But my question now is, how did it get mofified and/or corrupted? Thanks Andrew:


Andrew Heckler



I had the same problem, and I just fixed it. See this thread-https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4612888?start=0&tstart=0


Let me know if this works!


: It Worked!

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