Safari won't connect to internet but other browsers will

Firefox and Chrome can connect to the internet but since upgrading to Yosemite, Safari, iTunes and other Apple Apps have an exceedingly difficult time connecting to the internet. (ie server not found) I have to resort to turning off/on my wifi and/or restarting my computer. All other non-Apple applications can access the internet just fine.

MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Nov 18, 2014 11:12 AM

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Oct 11, 2015 3:46 PM in response to phlexa

Thanks! This solved my problem with Safari (not loading any pages), with App Store (everything was disabled), Outlook (it was working but the connection to gmail was taking 2-3 minutes), the Apple weather gadgets (not showing any data) and... best of all... even solved the problem with my bank application (no internet connection). THANKS!!!

May 27, 2016 6:07 PM in response to phlexa

Oh my god, you just saved my life. I thought my computer was dying--no Safari, no mail images, no iTunes store. Yet Firefox was somehow okay! I hadn't realized that the proxy change I had set earlier this week (at the direction of a proxy bidding website that was starting to be blocked by eBay) was the source of the conflict. I found this thread and this answer on my first "safari not connecting but other browsers are" Google search and now everything's peachy. THANK YOU.

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