Q: Safari on iMac can't connect to internet
I have a 2.5 year-old iMac with the latest OS. I'm suddenly not able to connect to the internet with safari (or firefox for that matter) but when I check the network connection, it's all green. Adding to the confusion, I can upload and download torrents. All my other devices (macbook air, iphone) are connecting to the internet without any problem. It's just the iMac.
The error message in safari says to go into preferences and make sure that I've enabled http connections, but it already is. Yesterday, everything was working fine.
Any ideas?
Thanks for the help.
iMac (27-inch Mid 2011), OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)
Posted on Apr 12, 2014 8:35 PM
Back up all data.
From the menu bar, select
▹ System Preferences... ▹ Network
If the preference pane is locked, click the lock icon in the lower left corner and enter your password to unlock it. Then click the Advanced button and select the Proxies tab. If any proxy options are selected, make a note of them and then deselect them. You don’t need to change the bypass or FTP settings. Click OK and then Apply. Test. The result may be that you can't connect to any web server. Restore the previous settings if that happens.
Posted on Apr 15, 2014 9:35 PM