Q: iMac says CONNECTED but won't access Internet!
Ok, well I was connected to the Internet when I shut off my iMac one night... next morning, the internet stopped working! That's how the nightmare began.... I have another iMac on the same router, no problem connecting to the Internet. So it's not a problem at the ISP end. On my troubled iMac, both Ethernet and Wi-Fi are green lighted, and say "CONNECTED". However, I can't access the Internet. When I try to ping the numerical address of "YAHOO.CA" (I'm in Canada), I can receive packets. When I try to ping the numerical address of "GOOGLE.CA", it won't work. Nor will it work for "YAHOO.COM" or "GOOGLE.COM" or any domain name address I've tried.
WHAT I HAVE TRIED:
- flushing cache (command: dscacheutil -flushcache)
- resetting PRAM
- deleting and recreating the network location (the Ethernet cable stopped being recognized, and this fixed that problem!!)
- many alternative DNS addresses, such as Google's (8.8.8.8)
- restarting router
- removing and recreating the Ethernet and WiFi configurations many times
Again, all of my smartphones, Windows laptops, Macbook and other iMac are able to access the internet via the same router.
All I can say at the end of all this is..... Macs are HARD!
iMac, Snow Leopard 10.6.8
Posted on Mar 9, 2016 10:43 AM