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Q: Macbook Pro won't open most websites on any browser

it's been over 48 hours and my Macbook won't load any websites. Well, google works just fine, and so does this apple discussion page and twitter. Besides that, no other websites will load. Im using my home wifi and i noticed when i use my phones hotspot, everything works fine. I don't have any anti virus softwares and I've tried everything i could think of. I reset my router and modem at least 5 times. At one point the websites started loading for about 20 minutes and the problem came back. I've only had this laptop for 5 months and its the first time i've been having any problems. I've tried disabling the ipv6 -- nothing. Nothing is checked in the proxies tab. I even created a new user account and booted up in safe mode, but the problem is still there. Safari says "cannot connect to server" and google chrome says "ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED" Any help will be greatly appreciated.

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014), OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on Jun 24, 2015 3:25 PM

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  • by carguy333,

    carguy333 carguy333 Jul 19, 2015 8:45 AM in response to Linc Davis
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    Jul 19, 2015 8:45 AM in response to Linc Davis

    NEVER MIND!  The issue came back it just took a little longer than before.....  Still searching for a solution if anyone has any ideas I'm all ears.

  • by MarathonMacAdmin,

    MarathonMacAdmin MarathonMacAdmin Sep 3, 2015 11:58 AM in response to linaabananaa
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    Sep 3, 2015 11:58 AM in response to linaabananaa

    I'm the Mac Admin for a corporate entity.  I have two users that are experiencing this same issue since upgrading to 10.10.4.  On the corporate network, when loading pages in Chrome or Safari, it will work for an hour at best and then the same pages render a background and header and keep spinning with no connection.  Thought it was internal sites only but once it occurs, it effects external sites as well.  I've uninstalled java and flash player, no extensions or plug-ins are active and the only way I've been able to fix it (temporarily) is to uninstall Chrome, clear all site history and data in Safari, reboot and try again.  Safari works a bit longer without Chrome installed, but eventually fails.  I've run Malwarebytes for Mac as well as virus scanning and nothing.  No infections.

     

    I've looked into downgrading back to 10.10.3 but it appears convoluted in that if I go back via time machine, I lose any newly created or updated files for the user going back to 10.10.3.  All other users on 10.10.3 are working without issue...so I can rule out network issues. 

     

    I've downloaded the combo update but leery to attempt it since CarGuy333 said it eventually failed again.  Other posts have said disabling IPv6 helps similar issues and also that the change to the network discovery feature in Yosemite is the culprit.  Apple has not been of any help for this issue and I'm at my wits end.  Unless someone knows how to downgrade back to 10.10.3 without losing data, I am afraid I may have to redo the clients machine completely.  And for that, I have no spare machines to do this with.

     

    Please advise...anyone.

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