aquazula
Level 1
(0 points)
Q: snow leopard 10.6.8 wifi connected, cant load webpages
hi!
just yesterday my computer showed this problem with the internet. as the title says, it is connected to the wifi network (as it has always been) but i face the following problems:
- i cant load new webpaged in google chrome and firefox (which are the ones that I actually use)
- i can load webpsged that were already saved as bookmarks.
- i can load webpages in safari
- my icon for dropbox shows a red cross icon
- utorrent works just fine
- outlook (the software) get's my new emails
what i tried to solve it:
- checked that my wifi networks work perfectly fine with other devices in the house
- restart computer
- changed DNS to one that was suggested in another thread in this discussions site
- resetting NVRAM/PRAM
- checked that it is updated
so, i read that some people had similar problems with the new 10.8.2 for mountain lion, or sth like that... but in my case i have snow leopard so i don't think thst's the problem
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
BDAqua
Level 10
(123,895 points)
Hi, this has worked for a few...
Though all of these steps may or may not be needed, I'm including them all.
Make a New Location, Using network locations in Mac OS X ...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2712
10.5, 10.6, 10.7 & 10.8…
System Preferences>Network, top of window>Locations>Edit Locations, little plus icon, give it a name.
10.5.x/10.6.x/10.7.x instructions...
System Preferences>Network, click on the little gear at the bottom next to the + & - icons, (unlock lock first if locked), choose Set Service Order.
The interface that connects to the Internet should be dragged to the top of the list.
If using Wifi/Airport...
Instead of joining your Network from the list, click the WiFi icon at the top, and click join other network. Fill in everything as needed.
For 10.5/10.6/10.7/10.8, System Preferences>Network, unlock the lock if need be, highlight the Interface you use to connect to Internet, click on the advanced button, click on the DNS tab, click on the little plus icon, then add these numbers...
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
(There may be better or faster DNS numbers in your area, but these should be a good test).
Click OK.
