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Q: OX Yosemite Internet Problem

I downloaded OX Yosemite today (October 22nd) and ever since the download I'm not able to access any means of internet and I'm connected to wifi. My other computer connects to the internet just fine as well as my iPhone without any problems. The other accounts on this mac can also access the internet when logged in, but the account that I downloaded Yosemite from can't access the internet at all. That includes the iTunes Store, App Store, the Twitter app, and even iCloud. A simple google search in Chrome and Safari for "google drive" can't even be completed without a "failed to connect to internet" message popping up. Any suggestions would be great because everything was running extremely smooth on Mavericks. Thanks. The mac that I'm using is less than a year old with a TB worth of memory and 8gigs of RAM.

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10), Can't Connect to the Internet

Posted on Oct 22, 2014 4:03 PM

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  • by Carolyn Samit,

    Carolyn Samit Carolyn Samit Oct 22, 2014 4:11 PM in response to Vitality
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    Oct 22, 2014 4:11 PM in response to Vitality

    Hi ..

     

    MIght be corrupted network preferences as a result of the Yosemite upgrade.

     

     

    Open the Finder. From the Finder menu bar click Go > Go to Folder

     

    Type or copy paste the following:

     

    /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration

     

    Click Go then move all the files in the SystemConfiguration folder to the Trash.

     

    Restart your Mac.

     

     

    See if that makes a difference.

     

    Your Mac will generate a new SystemConfiguration folder for you.

     

    If that doesn’t help, try here >  Wi-Fi: How to troubleshoot Wi-Fi connectivity

  • by Vitality ,

    Vitality Vitality Oct 22, 2014 4:36 PM in response to Carolyn Samit
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    Oct 22, 2014 4:36 PM in response to Carolyn Samit

    I decided to do some testing with the admin account on the mac (the account in which the internet was working) and made the other accounts admins. Once I made all of them admins the internet worked perfectly fine. I can't explain it, but it worked.

  • by Chellerzzz,

    Chellerzzz Chellerzzz Oct 24, 2014 11:37 PM in response to Vitality
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    Oct 24, 2014 11:37 PM in response to Vitality

    Vitality I want to know where you live because I want to take you out to dinner. Your fix worked for me after I had to be stopped from taking a sledge hammer to my laptop. YOU are amazing for coming up with this idea when Apple doesn't know its a** from a hole in the ground! Thanks!