IMac G5 OS X (10.4.11) can't connect to the internet

Hi every one, i can't get my iMac to connect to the Internet (wireless or wired). I open Safari and it opens but that's it. I get the swirly rainbow ball and after a period of time the computer is frozen. can same one help me?
Thanks.

Hi Kfreire727, and a warm welcome to the forums!
Very Important, how much Free Space is on your Hard Drive first of all? Click on the Macintosh HD on the Desktop, then do a Get Info on it.
"Try Disk Utility
1. Insert the Tiger Mac OS X Install disc, then restart the computer while holding the C key.
2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)
Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility.
3. Click the First Aid tab.
4. Select your Mac OS X volume.
5. Click Repair. Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk."
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
Then Safe Boot , (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, reboot when it finishes.
(If perchance you cant Find your Install Disk, at least do the Safe Boot part above).
Try putting these numbers in Network>TCP/IP>DNS Servers for the Interface you're using...
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
Then Apply. These are safer/faster than most ISP's DNS numbers, and have been patched against DNS poisoning.
Any progress?

Similar Messages

  • Can't connect to the internet with an old iMac (OSX 8.6)

    My friend has a very old iMac, running OS X 8.6, that isn't connecting to the internet. It is connected directly to an Embarq (Zyxel) 660 DSL modem. The modems lights are are all lit, including the ethernet light. I've set the TCP/IP settings to DHCP, but I can't get into the modem to find out what the DNS is. I've tried using Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator to access the internet but it keeps telling me that the TCP/IP needs to be configured and activated. I've tried restarting the iMac after saving the TCP/IP settings, and have tried restarting the modem.
    Can somebody give me a solution? or a way to configure the iMac to view the internet?

    bfreexxx wrote:
    My friend has a very old iMac, running OS X 8.6, that isn't connecting to the internet. It is connected directly to an Embarq (Zyxel) 660 DSL modem.
    The modems lights are are all lit, including the ethernet light.
    Mac OS 8.6 enables the Ethernet connection when you start an Internet application like Internet explorer.
    I've set the TCP/IP settings to DHCP, but I can't get into the modem to find out what the DNS is.
    I connected my Mac OS 8.6 machine via an Ethernet cable to my Verizon DSL modem. I used DHCP. I got back the DNS address. I was successful in getting Google to come up in Internet explorer.
    I've tried using Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator to access the internet but it keeps telling me that the TCP/IP needs to be configured and activated. I've tried restarting the iMac after saving the TCP/IP settings, and have tried restarting the modem.
    Can somebody give me a solution? or a way to configure the iMac to view the internet?
    I suggest you try to find another computer and connected it to the DSL modem. This way you can verify that the connection works. You could try and find yourself a router and use it as an intermediary.
    You could try to configure the connection manually. You would have to figure out the router address and DNS address. The DNS Server addresses for Open DNS are at.
    https://www.opendns.com/homenetwork/start/device/apple-os9
    try asking your question in the 8.X form.
    http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=644
    You might find 0TTool useful for debugging. It allows you to do a ping.
    OTTool description
    OTTool shows IP and Appletalk configuration parameters within Open Transport. It also allows you to make DNS queries, ping, traceroute, and scan ranges of IP addresses.
    http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Math-Scientific/OTTool.shtml
    Robert

  • Can't connect to the internet though my iMac thinks everything is fine

    I got my iMac connected to a router which is connected to a DSL-modem. I had this up and running for a year until I needed the router for something else and then put it back in place.
    Now I can't connect to the internet. I got a green dot for my network settings, I got a plausible IP, the router's IP is filled in correctly. When I run the assistant it tells me that there are no problems connecting to the ethernet.
    I tried switching routers, I restarted both the router and the modem (and the iMac of course), I tried entering the IP-adress manually... nothing works.
    And by the way; my old b/w G3 works just fine at the same cable. Both computers got the same settings in the network panel, but obviously something does differ, but what?
    And by the second way, I had my iMac at the workshop which charged me for checking it since it doesn't have any hardware problem.
    HELP!
    Thanks in advance! Daniel

    Naa, I really don't know any longer what to do. Now I'm sitting with my old laptop at the same cable after replacing DSL-splitter, DSL-modem, the router including power supplies, I even cut the contacts and fixed new ethernet-plugs. Works fine with this PC, works fine with the G3, and it just won't work with the iMac.
    Last chance: I'm gonna try with WLAN, probably there's something wrong with the ethernet adapter even though this repair dude couldn't find anything.
    *E D I T*
    Japp, airport is working just fine. This means that there's something wrong with my iMac, right? I'm gonna take it to my job on monday and try to connect to the LAN there, then we're gonna see.

  • My iMac can't connect to the internet via airport

    I brought a third computer, iMac G5, into the house. The first two Intel Macs connect to the internet. The third doesn't see the network. How can I connect

    Harry Katz wrote:
    I brought a third computer, iMac G5, into the house. The first two Intel Macs connect to the internet. The third doesn't see the network. How can I connect
    How are your Intel Macs connecting to the Internet? If wirelessly, what type of Wi-Fi equipment are you using? Is your wireless base station configured to support 802.11b or 802.11g clients? If you connect that iMac G5 to the base station with an Ethernet cable, can it connect to the Internet?

  • TS1398 I updated my airport firmware and my Imac works fine, but my two Ipads won't connect to the internet now. How can I fix this?

    I updated my airport firmware and my Imac works fine, but my two Ipads won't connect to the internet now. How can I fix this?

    Did you check your wifi settings and do a reboot?

  • Can't connect to the internet

    Ok. so i did a search and didn't come across any other problems like the one I'm having.
    Let me start off by stating that my laptop is an ibook g4 bought feb, '06 (yes the apple care just ran out).
    I'm having a problem connecting to the internet on my ibook, running through a d-link wireless router. I'm using my imac to connect to the internet currently (which works fine by the way). It also is connected through the wireless router.
    My ibook has a strange ailment. I open up Safari and all I get is a blank screen, the page is trying to load but the status bar is going no where and does the same in Firefox. So first, I opened Network diagnostics, but the computer freezes and I have to do a hard shutdown. (holding the power button). Next, I tried Disk utility. Verified Permissions, Repaired Permissions, everything is fine. I tried to Verify Disk, and again the computer freezes, will not let me force quit and I am forced to do another hard shutdown. I do the thing where you hold down some key while you're starting up to get into the disk utility so I can repair the disk. This returns clean as well. I downloaded techtool off of my Applecare disk. Did the tests, everything passes. So what's the deal?? I've tried to reset the pram. I even did the Apple Hardware test, everything passed.
    I thought it could be my Airport card? It recognizes that there is an internet connection in the top right corner, I even have great signal strength (mostly because I've tried this sitting right next to the router). But still, I can't connect to the internet. Any one have any ideas? I don't know what else to try! Please help!

    so i can't believe i didn't try to connect it directly to the router with the ethernet cord. This actually worked. But it still didn't solve my wireless problem. I'm not willing to let my laptop become a desktop. I'm already wired to a plug b/c the battery is slowly dying and has a life of about 5 minutes. I'm not willing to give up my wireless internet too.
    I guess now it's got to be the airport card? how do I confirm this? and if it is how much would a new one cost and can I install it myself??

  • Extreme (b/g/n) can't connect to the internet

    my iMac has no problem seeing my airport extreme (b/g/n), but I can't connect to the internet.
    I have tried soft / hard reset & factory reset as well, none of them worked. The extreme just keep flashing its amber light.
    On my iMac, I have full signal bars, so recognizing the extreme is not a problem. The only thing I find strange is that the IP address (the one assigned by my ISP) is 0.0.0.1.
    I tried connecting through an Ethernet cable and it didn't have any problem, so it's not my ISP. The only thing I can thing of is that the extreme somehow is having trouble recognizing that assigned IP and that's why I can't get connect to the internet.
    Anyone suggestion? Is my extreme broken? If so, can it be fixed? Please help.

    Problem solved!
    Every time, I feel so stupid once I find out the answer to my problem.
    Here it is from another post by 'dwbird':
    "Solution: I found that the service name (optional on the setup) may be optional but if your service doesn't require it and you put a service name in the block it prevents the system from working, hence cannot find the PPoE Server and also cannot get an IP address assigned. Guess the moral of the story is that if it is not absolutely required don't fill in any "optional" blocks"
    I deleted the name of my ISP and everything works just fine, the stupidest thing is that this is not the first time...
    maybe Apple should consider putting a reminder/warning underneath this OPTIONAL service name field.

  • New MBPro...airport connection established but can not connect to the internet...help! suggestions?

    Hi all, trying to set up my MBPro...seems to be connecting to my AirPort Base Station w/out any troubles...but when I try to get online I'm getting a "can't connect to the Internet" message. I checked my network settings, restarted multiple times, etc. No luck. Seems to be a problem with the IP address (I think)...but not sure how to resolve it. I have an iMac and iPhone in the house that are able to connect and get online w/out issues. Any thoughts? TY!!

    Are you asking the make/model of the computer or the AX base station?
    Neither, I was interested in the make/model of the cable modem.
    Our ethernet connection was fried in an electrical storm so we had to go wireless.
    Electrical storms are never a good thing when it comes to electronics. What was/is your current network configuration? Is it something like the following?
    Cable modem > (Ethernet cable) > AX > (wireless) > wireless devices
    Is there another router, other than the AX, in the configuration? ... or an Ethernet switch? I'm just trying to understand your network to best advise you on how to configure the AX.

  • After update I can't connect to the internet in no way, shape or form

    I rarely update because: 1) something always breaks when you update (like now) and 2) I don't like to deal with new crap like GNOME 3. Anyway:
    I bought a new router (TL-WR1043N) and configured it with an old Ubuntu because connecting to 192.168.1.1 didn't work on any of my Arch Linux installations. Now... here's where it all starts... I can't use the 'n' wireless on my laptop since I have to install something to use WPA, and to install that I need to update, but I don't want to deal with GNOME 3 and Firefox >3. But I gave up eventually gave up and connected my laptop to the router by Ethernet cable. Setting that up was very easy: 'ifconfig eth0 up; dhcpcd'. Voila! I updated my whole system and restarted. To see how badly I damaged my system I opened Nautilus (I use Openbox with some GNOME programs): shock and dismay, the fonts are visible from the moon. I guess I'll have to quit using GNOME programs completely now but I expected that. I used to use KDE back in the day and when KDE4 came forth from that unholy pit, I immediately abandoned it for GNOME. This time we had more time to prepare, everybody knew what GNOME 3 was going to be. I started using Openbox quite a long time ago.
    Anyway: Now to fix my wireless right? WRONG! I can't connect to the internet on cable to get the packages for wireless. I installed Windows 7 64 on the same laptop and it connects to the cable. Ubuntu 9.10 Live also connects, but due to the changes of rc.conf and network stuff I can't connect at all with Arch Linux.
    So I decided to abandon it completely and reinstall from scratch. But the Live CD also doesn't work. With all the ways I've tried it all comes down to this:
    dhcpcd always times out waiting for a carrier and 'ip addr' shows 'eth0: <NO-CARRIER, ....' if the interface is up. I'm not sure what information I should give you, but I can't paste any here since I can't connect to the damn internet on that laptop.
    About the router: the cable is plugged on port 1 and the LED for it flashes if I reboot the computer. In Windows it stops flashing while it connects and flashes again when connected. I removed 'network' from DAEMONS and it flashes till I start it with '/etc/rc.d/network start'. This hangs for a while and returns '[DONE]' even though it doesn't work and the LED never flashes again on the router.
    In rc.conf I have exactly what the example says for DHCP. In any case, it doesn't work with the Live CD either.
    EDIT 1: From lscpi: painstakingly typed:
    06:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN [Kedron] Network Connection (rev 61)
    07:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconducctor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 01)
    EDIT 2: Just to be clear: I can use the wireless on the laptop on the Live CD, but I want to use the cable because of the greater speed (94Mbit/s on cable 60 something on wireless n, 20 something on g) and because I rarely move the laptop.
    EDIT 3: lspci -v shows "Kernel driver in use: r8169   /   Kernel modules: r8169", so the driver is loaded.
    EDIT 4: So if I boot from the CD. ip addr shows:
    eth: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN qlen 1000
        link/ether 00:1d:92:...etc... brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    And  the LED flashes. When I type: "ifconfig eth0 up" it stops, never to light up again and ip addr shows: "eth: <nO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state DOWN qlen 1000
    Last edited by imtired (2011-09-08 12:36:51)

    When you're in Arch, use output redirection
    lspci >lspci.out
    then boot into Ubuntu or something where you can access the files and the BBS,  Of course, don't forget to use a new file for each command output.
    The new network config in rc.conf is not that complicated (wired anyway; never used wireless).  OTOH I've had issues on two machines where I have to restart the network daemon (rc.d restart network) or rerun netcfg (netcfg eth0) after boot to get connectivity. And I still haven't come to grips with the ip command.

  • Safari 5.1.1 can't connect to the internet.  Every other browser can.

    I've tried resetting Safari, reinstalling Safari, and resetting my router to factory settings.  Safari still can't connect to the internet, but everything else on my Mac (Snow Leopard 10.6.8) can. 
    I recently tried setting up Open DNS just because I've had problems with Comcast lately.  But I've since returned DNS to be detected automatically.
    Thoughts?

    kextstat -kl | awk ' !/apple/ { print $6 $7 } ':
    at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch(2.2.05)
    com.rogueamoeba.HermesAudio(3.0.2)
    com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower(1.5.1)
    com.parallels.kext.prl_hypervisor(4.0
    com.rogueamoeba.hermes(3.0.2)
    com.parallels.kext.prl_hid_hook(4.0
    com.parallels.kext.prl_usb_connect(4.0
    com.parallels.kext.prl_netbridge(4.0
    com.parallels.kext.prl_vnic(4.0
    sudo launchctl list | sed 1d | awk ' !/0x|apple|com\.vix|edu\.|org\./ { print $3 } '
    com.parallels.vm.prl_naptd
    com.wibu.CodeMeter.Server
    com.rogueamoeba.hermes
    com.parallels.desktop.launchdaemon
    com.orbicule.uc
    com.mysql.mysqld
    com.adobe.SwitchBoard
    at.obdev.littlesnitchd
    launchctl list | sed 1d | awk ' !/0x|apple|edu\.|org\./ { print $3 } '
    net.culater.SIMBL.Agent
    com.parallels.desktop.client.launch
    com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager
    at.obdev.LittleSnitchUIAgent
    at.obdev.LittleSnitchNetworkMonitor
    com.google.keystone.user.agent
    com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent
    com.adobe.AAM.Scheduler-1.0
    ls -1A {,/}Library/{Ad,Compon,Ex,Fram,In,La,Mail/Bu,P*P,Priv,Qu,Scripti,Sta}* 2> /dev/null:
    /Library/Components:
    /Library/Extensions:
    /Library/Frameworks:
    AECore.framework
    Adobe AIR.framework
    Compressor.framework
    DSPPublishing.framework
    Frameworks
    FxPlug.framework
    L6TWXY.framework
    MacFUSE.framework
    MediaServerAPI.framework
    NyxAudioAnalysis.framework
    PluginManager.framework
    ProMetadataSupport.framework
    Qmaster.framework
    TSLicense.framework
    WibuCmMacX.framework
    WibuCmWebMacX.framework
    XSKey.framework
    iLifeFaceRecognition.framework
    iLifeSQLAccess.framework
    iLifeSlideshow.framework
    /Library/Input Methods:
    /Library/Internet Plug-Ins:
    AdobePDFViewer.plugin
    Flash Player.plugin
    Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
    Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.webplugin
    JavaPlugin2_NPAPI.plugin
    JavaPluginCocoa.bundle
    NP-PPC-Dir-Shockwave
    Quartz Composer.webplugin
    QuickTime Plugin.plugin
    Silverlight.plugin
    flashplayer.xpt
    nsIQTScriptablePlugin.xpt
    /Library/LaunchAgents:
    at.obdev.LittleSnitchNetworkMonitor.plist
    at.obdev.LittleSnitchUIAgent.plist
    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
    com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist
    com.parallels.desktop.launch.plist
    net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist
    org.thebends.iphonedisk.mobile_fs_util.plist
    /Library/LaunchDaemons:
    at.obdev.littlesnitchd.plist
    com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist
    com.apple.aelwriter.plist
    com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd.plist
    com.apple.third_party_32b_kext_logger.plist
    com.mysql.mysqld.plist
    com.orbicule.uc.plist
    com.parallels.desktop.launchdaemon.plist
    com.rogueamoeba.hermes.plist
    /Library/PreferencePanes:
    Apple Qmaster.prefPane
    Flip4Mac WMV.prefPane
    Growl.prefPane
    MacFUSE.prefPane
    /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools:
    /Library/QuickLook:
    ParallelsQL.qlgenerator
    iWork.qlgenerator
    /Library/QuickTime:
    .DS_Store
    AppleAVCIntraCodec.component
    AppleHDVCodec.component
    AppleIntermediateCodec.component
    AppleMPEG2Codec.component
    AppleProResCodec.component
    DVCPROHDCodec.component
    DVCPROHDMuxer.component
    DVCPROHDVideoDigitizer.component
    DVCPROHDVideoOutput.component
    DVCPROHDVideoOutputClock.component
    DVCPROHDVideoOutputCodec.component
    DesktopVideoOut.component
    FCP Uncompressed 422.component
    FLV.component
    Flip4Mac WMV Advanced.component
    Flip4Mac WMV Export.component
    Flip4Mac WMV Import.component
    IMXCodec.component
    LiveType.component
    XVIDDelegate.component
    iChatTheaterPreview.component
    macam.component
    /Library/ScriptingAdditions:
    Adobe Unit Types.osax
    SIMBL.osax
    /Library/StartupItems:
    ParallelsDesktopTransporter
    Library/Address Book Plug-Ins:
    SkypeABDialer.bundle
    SkypeABSMS.bundle
    Library/Input Methods:
    .localized
    Library/Internet Plug-Ins:
    Library/LaunchAgents:
    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
    com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent.plist
    com.google.keystone.agent.plist
    Library/PreferencePanes:
    Hazel.prefPane
    Library/QuickLook:
    AnimatedGIF_QL.README.rtf
    AnimatedGIF_QL.qlgenerator

  • Can connect to my house network, but can't connect to the Internet (other computers can)

    Hello,
    I'm experiencing a strange problem. Since I started my Mac Pro (cold start) some hours ago, I've lost the hability to connect to the Internet (Safari and Mail say I'm not connected). However, I can connect to 192.168.2.1 (my router) and see its webpage (it says it's connected to the Internet). If I use another computer on the same network, it can also connect to the Internet.
    Weirder, if I go back to my Mac Pro with "no internet" and launch Parallels Desktop, then I can use WinXP to browse the Internet; I'm writing this post on my WinXP virtual machine.
    This leads me to think there's a problem with how my Mac OS handles the networking. I have checked the Console, but the only related string I found is this:
    16.04.13 22:03:25
    kernel
    SIOCPROTOATTACH_IN6: en2 error=17
    As expected, Google doesn't reveal anything about that (and I'm connected with the first ethernet port). I've tried to restart my Mac, but the problem persists (exact same symptoms).
    Could it be a DNS cache issue?
    I don't see, other than a DNS problem, why I can't connect to the Internet with my Mac OS while I can on my virtual machines. If it was a driver problem, I wouldn't be able to connect to my router. If it's a DNS issue, where are the DNS caches located in order to clear them (I'd trash the folder)?
    I could also reinstall the OS (waste of time, btw), but I'd really like to understand the problem, not just clear it and forget about it.
    Or better than guesses, anyone already experienced this?
    Any help welcome.

    If it's a DNS issue, where are the DNS caches located in order to clear them (I'd trash the folder)
    No DNS caches, it looks up the alphabetic and then uses the numberic from then on.
    http://17.149.160.49
    is Apple, Inc main US web site. It that works, and the alphabetic does not, you have a DNS probelm.

  • Can't connect to the internet with Airport OR ethernet cable

    I know many other people are having problems with airport not being able to connect to the internet. I've never had any problems with my mac before, but 2 days ago, it started to act really funny. When i turned it on, my time and date were changed to Jan. 1, 2000, and I kept on getting notifications about configd and mdnsresponder wanting to connect to the internet. I did a little research and fixed that problem. Then, a few days ago, my internet was dropped from my computer completely, and I've never been able to connect via airport since.
    The main problem is that even when I plug the ethernet cable into my mac, I can't connect to the internet either. It worked a few days ago, but now my computer can't even connect. It registers that the cable is in the computer, but thats' about it. The Network Diagnostics assistant tells me to restart themodem, and that hasn't been helping at all. Any helpwould be appreciated.

    First Reset your Pram to see if resets you clock (the different Date caused the problems. Plus open System Preferences->Date & Time pane. In there make sure you set the current date/time and se if you can have the Mac automatically update the time from a Time Server.

  • Can't connect to the internet with airport or firewire

    I can't seem to connect to the internet with airport or firewire. I recently restored my old G4 mac mini PPC 1.42 (with airport and bluetooth) Tiger 10.4.8 with a new harddrive. I have it connected to my leopard mac pro, internet sharing is on (both computers), the systems are connected, however, the mini just can't connect to the internet. tried it also using airport, no go. network diagnosis seems to go in a constant loop.

    works ok with ethernet connection though.
    that'll work.

  • Can't connect to the internet in my home yet other devices can. I tried it in other Wifi places and it connects without a problem. My home Wifi is with Att uverse

    Can't connect to the internet in my home yet other devices can. I tried it in other wifi places and it connects without a problem. My home wifi is with ATT Uverse. I cheched the IP address on my laptop and its different than on my Ipod although it on the same network.

    Move off WEP to WPA or, preferably, to WPA2 (as recommended by Apple). WEP has been deprecated by the WiFi Alliance since 2004 as insecure (it can be cracked in seconds by any hacker).
    Note that each device on a network has a unique IP address but if your address starts with 169 then you did not get a valid IP address assigned to you by your router. If restarting the router did not cure the problem then you should check for a firmware update for your router.

  • Can not connect to the internet. This is a new problem since I have been using firefox for years.

    I can not connect to the internet. I called mediacom due to the problem and they connected me to internet explorer. They indicated I should contact you for help in connecting to the internet. It appears firefox has made some kind of change since last night since I was using firefox for my internet connection last night. Something has changed. Your help will be appreciated.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyhole_Markup_Language
    The only way that file opens thru IE8 for me ''(but not actually in IE8)'' is by using the Zip Utility (then IE closes) that is in WinXP and then opening the two image files in the Windows Fax and Picture Viewer.
    I think Firefox is trying to display that file because the MIME-type is for '''''text/plain''''' instead of the appropriate MIME-type of '''application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml''' or '''application/vnd.google-earth.kmz'''
    That is something that needs to be configured in the server that is hosting that file type. Sorry, I don't know how that can be fixed. The one support person here that might know lives in Europe ''(I believe)'', so you might need to wait for an answer.

Maybe you are looking for