Q: Safari won't connect to internet but other browsers will
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Nov 19, 2014 9:39 AMby RaptorMammut,Wireless connectivity is not the problem.
As I stated, I can surf the web using any non-Apple applications such as: Firefox, Chrome, DropBox, Skype, Adobe, Outlook, Mint, etc. I can also use AppleAirPlay to stream video to my AppleTV. However, to test your theory, I connected to the internet through a wired connection. I am still having problems connecting to the internet with Apple Apps such as: Safari, iTunes, AppStore, iMessage and Maps.
This problem does not always persist. It arises a few times a day and my current solution is to disconnect/reconnect to the internet and/or restart the computer. This issue started after my Yosemite update.
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Nov 19, 2014 1:42 PMby PPT,Same here. Tried reseting the browser. Other forums suggested unchecking/turning off safari in the icloud drive settings changing search engine to Bing. No luck.
I think the problem is broader than Safari and Apple apps. When I connect to the hotel wifi, only Chrome works. I cannot connect to my office 365 server with Outlook either.
When I connect tethered to my iphone, Outlook can connect, but Safari still will not load a page. Messages app doesn't seem to work with either connection, but everything works fine on the same connection on my ipad.
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Jan 9, 2015 1:57 PMby keithzworld,I'd like to know this too, I am having so much problems with Safari at the moment. It seems to be an on and off issue. When I use the search feature integrated into the address bar from time to time, it will not connect to Google.
If anyone reading this has heard of a resolution to this, please respond.
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Jan 25, 2015 11:21 PMby d.Rod,I'm also having this problem. I am posting right now using Chrome because Safari never connects to the hotel's sign-in page. It also appears that other software such as Mail behave as if there is no Internet connection. So despite being able to get online with Chrome, I get failed to connect errors from Mail, Transit, and even Safari in the iOS Simulator is failing to connect.
All that said, my iPad and iPhone have no issues connecting.
I am certain this is a Yosemite issue, but I can't find a fix for it.
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Jan 28, 2015 9:10 AMby d.Rod,Hope this helps. It seems that my problem was related to having Sophos Anti Virus installed. It occurred to me that I didn't have this problem prior to being forced to install an antivirus app. I uninstalled it and restarted my MacBook Pro. I was able to immediately join my hotels wifi using Safari. I will also note that the shut down portion of the restart took a long time. Three minutes wouldn't be an exageration.
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Feb 16, 2015 1:32 PMby huuanito,Same problem here too. running 10.10.2 on a macbook pro with all latest app store updates. Close macbook with firefox, chrome, and safari all running normally. When I reopen the macbook safari will not connect to the internet, times out. Firefox and chrome no problem, work normally. It is happening right now and I'm as a result writing this on firefox. Restarting safari did not fix the problem but restarting wifi after restarting safari did. Note that both firefox and chrome connected just fine to the internet BEFORE the wifi was restarted, but not safari. Please, no instructions about how to fix wifi since it is clearly not the issue. It is something in the way safari connects to the internet since 3rd party apps work fine. Guess I should figure out how to file a bug with apple.
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Feb 25, 2015 8:05 AMby Azarra54,I, too, am experiencing this problem. It occurs with both Safari and Firefox. It wasn't bad at the start; occasionally what seemed like my internet would cut out while I was surfing, but then the problem began to last for longer durations. As of this morning, I've been trying to get Safari to open for two hours with no success.
Here's the specifics. I open Safari. Most times, the load bar will extend about 1/6 the length and stop, displaying my homepage address in the address bar. Sometimes, the load bar will creep halfway, and part of my homepage will appear; typically, images don't load, and sometimes the page format gets wonky. Rarely, the homepage will fully load! I can even move through the homepage's image slideshow seamlessly. However, if I try to go to another page, I'm back at the 1/6 occurrence. Very rarely, everything works fine. Closing the laptop or Quitting Safari kills the connection, and I have to start this stupid process all over again. Finally, Firefox is either all or nothing; either the pages load and work fine, or nothing works at all.
I've done a DNS manual adjustment, I've created a specific Network, I've unchecked Safari from the iCloud options, I've run scans for malware and viruses (and came out clean), and I've done a clean reinstall of Yosemite. There's no need for me to tweak my router or contact my ISP; every other wireless application in our house is functioning perfectly. It's not the wifi.
Nothing's working, and I'm about to throw my computer out a window (not really, just frustrated). Any help would be so very appreciated.
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Feb 27, 2015 9:49 PMby huuanito,Here's a workaround, restart discoveryd from a command prompt:
$ sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.discoveryd.plist
$ sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.discoveryd.plist
you'll need to do this every time it happens til they get a round tuit for the fix, sigh.
for confirmation of the broken state do a search for 'apple networking discoveryd broken' without the quotes
