Safari won’t connect to some websites

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Safari won’t connect to some websites

iMac running Sierra 10.12.6.

A lot of websites I try to connect to return errors. Sometimes the entire site is unavailable, sometimes just a page or a file.

For example…

http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39868

(Page loads, but all links return this error.)

This doesn't happen everywhere. This page loads fine, as do many other sites. But there seem to be a lot of random sites that just refuse to load. This also happens in Chrome. The sites load fine on an iPad using the same network.

iMac, macOS Sierra (10.12.6), 16 GB

Posted on Nov 11, 2017 6:21 PM

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tygb

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Nov 12, 2017 7:57 AM in response to Scott F

See some articles If Safari doesn't load a page or webpage items are missing - Apple Support

If Safari says it can't establish a secure connection, or the website is using weak encryption - Apple Support

Non-responsive DNS server or invalid DNS configuration can cause long delay before webpages load - Apple Support

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Answer 2

dominic23

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83,910 points

Nov 12, 2017 6:22 AM in response to Scott F

Go step by step and test.

1. Restart the Mac couple of times.

2. Startup in Safe Mode. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262

Once in Safe Mode, hard click the “Restart” button at the bottom to restart normally.

3. Reset PRAM. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063

4. Deselect Proxies,if selected.

System Preference > Network > Advanced > Proxies Tab

Unlock the lock if you have to.

Under "Select Protocol", uncheck any box if check marked.

Click "OK" then "Apply”.

5.Backup and Reinstall macOS

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904

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Eric Root

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Nov 12, 2017 8:14 AM in response to Scott F

Safari can’t open a website

Safari – slow page loads

Safari - Unsupported third-party add-ons may cause Safari to unexpectedly quit or have performance issues

Web Content not responding

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