IMac internet solution

I had a MBP and a couple of Windows all using the robust Airport Extreme router. Then I decided to get the 24" intel iMac last Thursday but I was so frustrated when my sweet iMac couldn't connect to the internet. I tried all I knew but it just getting worse. I checked this forum and realized I wasn't the only one on the brink of breaking the iMac. Well I tried the suggestions posted by those who suggest the Open DNS and still zero was achieved. I didn't sleep out of frustration and early this morning I called support and it appears the guy was also confused about the problem and he forwarded me to the guys who take care of routers.
This guy suggested that I use the MBP to change the channel of my AE from Automatic to a specific number. This can be done via "Airport Utility" in the "Utility" folder. I didn't have to "manually" configure IPv4 from the Airport preferences. Since I got connected this morning my lovely babe is flying so fast you won't even see me when I come past you!

**** that's a shame, I really thought this would work for some people. My friend's connection has been rock solid for months since he did this (After having the same issues) and mine hasn't dropped signal strength for 2 days since doing it (I've only recently had the issues).
Don't know if it's just coincidence or not but mine seemed to start dropping signal strength and slowing down after downloading RealPlayer. RealPlayer downloader started running the next time I openened Safari and my connection went totally erratic from then on. Deleting it did not rectify it, using the Open DNS servers (208.67.222.222 and 208.67.222.220) didn't work but since entering the 4.2.2.1 & 4.2.2.2 I have had no issues.

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When our iPad is in use on the internet, my iMac internet connection goes off. I can't get the two devices to work at the same time with the AirPort Express. Is there a setting somewhere I may have missed?

When our iPad is in use on the internet, my iMac internet connection goes off. I can't get the two devices to work at the same time with the AirPort Express. Is there a setting somewhere I may have missed?

When two or more devices conflict it typically means that the DHCP service is either misconfigured or is not running at all. DHCP provides IP addresses to local network clients.
Is your AirPort Express base station the only router in your current network configuration? That is, is it connected directly to an Internet modem and not to another router upstream of it?

If I have my iMac internet sharing turned on, the Airport Utility won't recognize the Airport Express I want to use to stream iTunes to my stereo. When I turn the iMac internet sharing off, the Airport Express appears but calls itself a base station.

If I have my iMac internet sharing turned on, the Airport Utility won't recognize the Airport Express I want to use to stream iTunes to my stereo. When I turn the iMac internet sharing off, the Airport Express appears but calls itself a base station. I just bought the Airport Express and it's not clear how I should set up my System Preferences for Sharing. Thx

Yes. Unfortunately the stereo is too far from the wired ethernet connection My iMac is connected to the internet using an ethernet cable from the DSL modem (plugged into the wall, not wireless). The Airport Express is plugged into an outlet 25' away from the iMac and connected to my speakers. I've turned on the iMac Airport wireless Internet Sharing, hoping to stream iTunes to the Express connected to the stereo. The iMac Airport picks up several neighborhood networks so I know it's working (and I connected my iPhone wifi to it just to check as well).
When I use Airport Utility to set up the Express, the only time Utility recognizes the Express is when the iMac Airport is off. When I turn on the iMac Airport, the Airport Utility immediately loses the Express and asks to rescan.
Maybe that explains my problem better.

Imac internet sharing ethernet - time capsule - wireless client use imac

hi all,
i have the following setup in mind:
a g5 imac with 3g modem attached and internet sharing (3g/ethernet) switched on. with an ethernet cable it is connected to a time capsule. through the wireless option of the time capsule i want to be able to use the imacs internet sharing with two macbooks - its not working ....
imac: g5, no wireless, os 10.5
macbook: wireless, os 10.4
macbook pro: wireless, os 10.6
what went wrong? how to set up the time capsule to allow the internet sharing coming from a wired mac to wireless clients macbooks?
or is this not working at all???

If you configure your Mac to share an ethernet internet connection over AirPort, your G-devices should have no problem connecting. We do it here with iPods and an iPhone, they are G.
My Mac mini is connected to the internet by Ethernet cable to my ISP's Arris gateway. I am sharing the Ethernet connection to two iPod Touches and an iPhone via AirPort from my Mac mini. This is how I configured the Mac to share the connection;
1. In Sys Prefs/Sharing I highlighted Internet Sharing (do not check the box)
2. Share your connection from: Ethernet (from the dropdown menu)
3. To computers using: AirPort (check the little box)
4. Press the button AirPort Options...
5. Name your Network
6. I use Automatic for the channel
7. I encrypt my network using a 40-bit WEP key
8. *For a non-Apple device you must use only a 5 alphanumeric character, 40-bit WEP password or only a 13 alphanumeric character 128-bit WEP password*
9. Press OK
10. Check the box for Internet Sharing
11. Answer any dialog boxes that pop up
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Internet Solution for college students?

Hello everyone,
I am a college student at Navarro and I am looking for an internet solution that caters to pretty specific needs. I will give some general ideas of what I think the ideal plan would be, and anyone who knows a plan that contains some of or all of those aspects please let me know!
:.>No contract - (most likely prepay). This is important because I would only be using it during resident times.
:.>Cost effective - Would like to see a plan from $15-30. The lower the better, I usually have about $200 left over after a semester.
:.>Tolerable speeds - I do not need 15mb speeds, but I average 28kb/s on the college wireless internet. This is not fast enough to have a reliable connection or to stream video for online classes. (720 students to 1 15 mb dsl connection).
:.>Router options - I would most likely want to purchase the router straight up if it is pre-pay / no contract, so if I change dorms etc. there is no hassle. Wireless might be nice, might not be.
I move a lot of data over a connection, so using a phone as a modem won't work. The buildings here are pretty dense, so satelite / wireless signals are weak and unstable at best. It is in a college dorm, so no new wires would be able to be run to the room; existing connections are phone and cable.
Thank you for reading my post! I am looking forward to ideas and suggestions to help improve my situation! It can be very frustrating taking 5 minutes to get into college email, or several hours for larger windows updates and whatnot!

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IMac - internet doesn't work

I took delivery of a brand new 21.5" iMac a week ago. When it first arrived the internet was fine - then intermittently it started to go slow or just fail to load pages even though I could see it was connected to the router and had full signal strength. The problems gradually got worse and I'm now at the point where I have to turn the Wi-Fi on the mac off, then on again for each page I try to load. I know this is an issue with the mac because all other devices in my house that rely on the Wi-Fi are working fine. I've browsed a few message boards and can see that this seems to be a common issue but no one has a solution to it. Is this something I can fix myself or is it a hardware problem?

Hi, I didn't get it sorted exactly. I seem to have stumbled on a fix and I think the issue might be to do with the compatibility between my old router and new mac. If I were to make an educated guess based on the problems I've had and what others have described I'd say this is a software problem with the new OS - maybe it's just a little bit incompatible with certain routers?
I've been in contact with apple support a lot over the last 10 days and I'd just like to ay that despite not finding a fix they have been really helpful. One of the senior guys let me know that because I'd reported the issue that he would let the after sales team know if I wanted to swap the Mac, even though I'd gone over the 14 days (I'd probably be pushing my luck if I asked them to honour that now though).
So, what we tried was;
Solution 1: rename the config file, reboot the system so the config settings are reset. This worked for a few hours until the problem resurfaced then gradually got worse.
Solution 2: reinstall the OS - again this worked for a while, before gradually getting worse again.
Solution 3: Open Network Preferences, use the minus key to delete all internet connections then set up the Wi-Fi again - didn't help.
Solution 4: set up a new admin user, sign in there and see if the problem occurs. Again same thing, this worked for a number of hours before the problem crept back. I do find it a bit weird how the fixes seem ok for a while then it just gradually dies.
Trying the troubleshooting basically narrowed it down to a problem with the router or the Mac. So I took the Mac to my Dad's flat where he has BT Infinity with a fairly new modem and router. The internet seemed fine there - it was faster (as expected) and didn't drop out at all. My only worry is that I only had one night to test it there, so I can't guarantee after a weeks usage the same thing might not happen there also.
Not wanting to have to buy a new router I did try something which for now seems to have worked quite well and now I get internet connectivity for a good day or two, before there's a bit of a wobble but I repeat the same troubleshooting process and it works fine again. This is what I did:
Alt click on the Wi-Fi icon on the menu bar.
Select 'Open Wireless Diagnostics...'
Don't press continue in the box that opens, but instead select 'Window' from the menu bar, then 'Scan'.
In the box that opens up hit 'Scan Now' and check the numbers next to Best 2.4GHz.
Next - type in your routers IP address in Safari to access it's settings. I found the IP for mine by google searching the router on my iPhone and downloading the instructions.
Access the wireless settings.
Configure the channel that the router is using so it matches one of the numbers that was shown next to Best 2.4GHz.
I also changed the interface type to 802.11g (seemed to be the best my router had) and the WPA-PSK to WPA2. Also check that the router firmware is up to date.
Finally open up Spotify and play victory tune of your choice.
Whenever the Wi-Fi has a bit of a wobble I just switch the channels once or twice and it seems to come back to life.
The router I'm using is a really old Speedtouch 585 all in one. It's been reliable though and I've never had problem like this with any other devices. I'd be interested to know what other people are using. I should also point out that I'm not actually all that techy - I've just sort of fixed this through belligerent trail and error. I'd like to know if this helps anyone else.

Wifi works perfect on iMac, internet doesn't

Hello everybody
i'm having a quite frustrating problem. The iMac details are on the picture above.
Maybe it is a cause of the problem I don't know, but a week ago I updated to Yosemite. Since three days, at some random moment the internet stops working.
First thought: there is something wrong with the router or with the modem. Restarting them both didn't change anything. The only thing that worked was restarting the iMac (something I dislike, it's very 'windowsish') but since yesterday that results in working internet for 2 minutes or nothing and the internet stops working again.
Also good to know: the internet on the two other macs on the network works fine, the same for the internet on phones or iPad (which I'm using to post this message). So the internet and wifi works fine on all devices except the iMac. So what's broken? Something with the internetboe something with the wifi? I can assure the wifi on the mac works properly. The sign gives full wifi reception and I can handle Sonos from the iMac, which uses the wifi network.
So it seems to me that there is something wrong with the internet on my iMac. It's also not just Safari, cause firefox and chrome doesn't open pages neither.
The network assistent can't help me either cause it just suggest to restart modems and routers (what I already did different times). I tried to find solutions in other discussions but fixtures they suggested there didn't work. People mentionned things with the keychain acces to reinstall passwords, to make new locations in the network preferences, I followed multiple fixtures: same result didn't work.
Hoping somebody can help me, thanks.

Hello everybody
i'm having a quite frustrating problem. The iMac details are on the picture above.
Maybe it is a cause of the problem I don't know, but a week ago I updated to Yosemite. Since three days, at some random moment the internet stops working.
First thought: there is something wrong with the router or with the modem. Restarting them both didn't change anything. The only thing that worked was restarting the iMac (something I dislike, it's very 'windowsish') but since yesterday that results in working internet for 2 minutes or nothing and the internet stops working again.
Also good to know: the internet on the two other macs on the network works fine, the same for the internet on phones or iPad (which I'm using to post this message). So the internet and wifi works fine on all devices except the iMac. So what's broken? Something with the internetboe something with the wifi? I can assure the wifi on the mac works properly. The sign gives full wifi reception and I can handle Sonos from the iMac, which uses the wifi network.
So it seems to me that there is something wrong with the internet on my iMac. It's also not just Safari, cause firefox and chrome doesn't open pages neither.
The network assistent can't help me either cause it just suggest to restart modems and routers (what I already did different times). I tried to find solutions in other discussions but fixtures they suggested there didn't work. People mentionned things with the keychain acces to reinstall passwords, to make new locations in the network preferences, I followed multiple fixtures: same result didn't work.
Hoping somebody can help me, thanks.

IMac internet sharing with WinXP

Hello everyone,
I'd like to post a little issue I found with my new iMac (OS X 10.5.7). I had it connected to the internet, directly through the ethernet cable modem. I used the Internet Sharing option to share the connection through Airport.
I have a mac mini running Windows XP for media centre purposes. The XP in the mini sees the wifi network created by the iMac, but when I select the option to "connect", it suddenly reports an error and says the network is out of range...
(Wifi network config: Automatic channel selection, WEP password only)
Any ideas on what could be causing this? I "solved" the issue by reversing the process (i.e., connected the cable modem to the mini, created the network in XP, and connected the iMac to that network).
My iPhone connects flawlessly to the internet through wifi on both configurations, as does my macbook...
In either case, this is going to be a temporary solution until I can get a Time Capsule, so I'm more curious about cause of the problem than actually worried about it.
Thanx in advance for any input on this!

Based on your description of your devices this is how I would set this up.
In System Prefs/Network make sure Airport is a network service in the list on the left. If it is not, add it to the list by clicking + and selecting AirPort from the Interface pulldown menu, give the service a name, such as AirPort and click Create. Highlight the service in the list on the left and Turn AirPort On to the right. Lastly, check the Internet Sharing box on the list to the left. (As you can see, you must do these steps in this order because as soon as you check the Internet Sharing box, the other options are greyed out and unavailable to configure.)
In System Prefs/Sharing choose Ethernet from the Share your connection from pulldown menu. Then click the Airport option in the list for To computers using. In AirPort Options give your network a name, choose Enable encryption, and select 128-bit in the WEP Key Length pulldown menu. Because it is 128-bit you should enter a 13-character password and confirm the password. Click OK.
I do not have Windows on a machine to actually set this up and test it, but I have XP on my Mac in a virtual machine and these are the instructions to connect to an encrypted, secure network;
1. Open Network Connections.
2. Click the wireless network connection icon, and then, in Network Tasks, click View available wireless networks.
3. Under Related Tasks on the left, click Change the order of preferred networks.
4. Click Add.
5. In Network name (SSID), type a name for the wireless network.
6. In Network Authentication, click an item in the list.
7. If this is a security-enabled network, in Data encryption, select the encryption method.
8. In Network key, type the network key, and then in Confirm network key, retype the key.
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IMac Internet dropout.

Hi, I have a new iMac 21.5 and it occasionally losses its internet connection and also runs slowly at times. I have read of this problem in various bloggs but there does not appear to be a definitive answer? Can anyone enlighten me / have a solution please?

new iMac 21.5 and it occasionally losses its internet connection and also runs slowly at times.
New Mac should not be doing the above.
You have 14 days to return the computer w/no questions asked. Plus you have 90 days of FREE phone tech support on top of your standard 1 year warranty unless you also purchased AppleCare which gives you an additional 2 years of coverage plus FREE phone support.
Strongly suggest that you take FULL advantage of the above before it runs out. Let Apple deal w/the problems.

How to: Connect a new MacMini to an iMac (internet)..

I have an iMac in one room and a MacMini in the next room. The iMac is already connected to the internet.
I want to connect the MacMini to the internet using an Apple Airport Express Base Station router. The connection from the MacMini will be WIRELESS. My iMac is WIRED to the internet...the imac has "Airport"...
I am hoping that the Apple Express router will be just "plug and play", but I know that life is more complicated than that, but I hope for the best. I understand that in purchasing the Apple Express base station that there's a 90 day telephone support which is inspiring!...
In the meanwhile, I sure could use some info as to how to set the Apple Express base router up to wirelessly get the macmini connected to the internet.
Grazia tutti.....

You do not need an Airport Express to connect your Mac mini to the internet. While your iMac is connected to the internet with an ethernet connection, you should be able to turn on the Airport card in the iMac and set up a local wifi network that your Mac mini can use to share your iMac's internet connection.
You would need to create an AirPort network in System Prefs>Network. If AirPort does not exist in the left hand pane click the + below and create one. Check the box to Show AirPort status in menu bar.
After you have created the AirPort network go to System Prefs>Sharing and highlight Internet Sharing. (Do not check the box.) Then to the right choose to Share your connection from Ethernet from the pulldown menu. Below share To computers using AirPort by checking the box for AirPort. Use the AirPort Options... button to name the network and setup wireless encryption. Click OK. Lastly, go back and check the box for Internet Sharing.
Then go to your Mac mini and configure it for a wireless network. Go to System Prefs>Network and enable an AirPort Network and turn on the AirPort card. Click the box to show Airport status in the menubar. From the menubar you should see the network that you set up on your iMac. Choose this network and in the dialog box fill in the information to connect to your network. You should now have internet access.
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Since i updated the wifi on iMac internet runs slow

Bought imac 27 inch 2.7ghz with 4gb ram last week - everything was running fine - super fast - i havent done anything of note on the computer - installed photoshop, trial version of word etc etc.
I updated a few things yesterday - namely the wifi update to version 1?
my safari is now annoyingly slow - also anything else i do needing internet connection is slow
my iphone, ipad and the laptop is all working superfast on internet - but pages on this imac now take a while to load (by a while i mean 20-30 secs) it wasnt like this before and as ive only just bought it its frustrating me to the point i want to take it back - i can follow instructions etc etc to solve this but im at a loss as its my first mac and was loving the experience but this mac is mainly for internet and want to know whats wrong with it.
any help would be greatly appreciated before i return it to shop or tell apple to come and sort it.

Boot from your recovery partition (command-R at startup) and select Get Help Online. Safari will launch. Is it slow?

DVD Studio Pro no longer works with the new iMac. Solutions?

Disc installations in general don't exist anymore and DVD Studio Pro is no longer supported in the new iMac that we have at our office. I used to have Roxio's Toast Titanium as a backup burner, but even that is not supported past mac OS 10.7. Final Cut X has the option to export straight to DVD but the menu options it gives you is so basic it doesn't even look professional. I was just wondering if anyone else has had this problem and what they are using now to burn a professional looking DVD. Many thanks

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mlaughbaum,
It seems as though you and I are on the same page struggling. Were you able to find any alternatives to DVDSP or any way to continue using it?
On-Site Video
I'm considering myself lucky... Though I was unable to install either DVDSP and FCP v.6 on my new iMac, they are both still working on my older iMac even though it too is running ML. I believe this is because I upgraded to ML from Leopard with both already installed.
My only suggestion would be to install Leopard (or the OS on which they were working for you), install FCP, DVDSP and compressor, and then upgrade to ML. Seems like a silly solution but I have a feeling it would work. I'm not doing it because it's working on the iMac that's closest to my DVD duplicator. That said, if I had to, I believe that's what I'd try.
Really infuriates me. My business depends on DVD sales and there really isn't another cost effective DVD authoring solution for the mac out there.
I do wish you the best of luck and would love to hear if you come up with a better solution.

Overheating iMacs (Hacked Solution)

After 1 year and 4 months my hard drive failed. My Apple service center was full of iMacs for repair, especially the 24 inch model. The problem, I was told, was overheating. I have a new drive installed and have been investigating what solution there is available for this design problem. I buy macs because I want a computer that just works; not a science project like PCs. However, this one has turned into a bit of science project.
The IMac has 3 internal fans, ODD 700rpm, HDD 1200rpm and CPU 1200rpm. The specs on the hard drive are operating temp. up 60 degs. centigrade. The fans can operate faster than their default speeds but, in practice, they never increase in speed from the default. The nature of the enclosure means that temps build up over time, mainly from the heat generated by the screen. I have had my hard drive up to 60 degs. c and there is no increase in fan speed.
Unfortunately there is no solution to this problem from Apple; a firmware upgrade would be nice.
THE SOLUTION
This is a bit of a hack, but the best option I could find. First download software called temperature monitor
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/19994
Then download smcFanControl
http://mac.softpedia.com/get/System-Utilities/smcFanControl.shtml
Put both of these programs to run on start-up. Go to preferences on Temperature Monitor and set an alert to play a sound. I've set mine to alert me when the hard drive reaches 57 degs. When the alarm goes off I go to smcFanControl and increase the speeds on all 3 fans. By experimentation I think speeds of 900 ODD, 2000 HDD and 1500 CPU are ok. This usually brings the hard drive temp. back down to 50-52 degs. It also cools the power supply which gets up to 82 degs. back down to 65-70 degs. (82 degs. is not a temp. to reliably run a power supply ).
I know this is a bit of hack, and hopefully Apple will take note and issue a firmware upgrade in due course.

+. I think the simplest solution is to not use too many processor hungry apps at one time???+
Actually I think the main causes are the combination of the time the screen is on and the room temperature. At a room temp. below about 24 degs. all is fine, but obviously in Madrid we get a bit of sun and a rise in room temp. of a few degrees sets the alarm bells ringing. Put the iMac in Sleep mode and all the internal temps come down. The 20" model may be less susceptible to this design flaw.
I'm wondering if the big box pc type solution is best. I'd like to get a mac Pro but it is too expensive for me. Is it possible to run Mac osx on a pc box?
It's a real shame that Apple can't step up to the plate and find a solution. The cool designs are all well and good but if the after sales support is crap it may be better to switch to a more responsive company.

IPad 2 wifi issues with iMac internet sharing

I have the iPad 2 [ (Wifi + 3G) ( iOS 5.1.1 (9B206) ] which connected to my 21" iMac [Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4 (11E53)] through Internet sharing seemlessly some time back.
However of late, with latest software updates on the iMac & iPad, the connection seems to work only intermittently.
The connection breaks every half or one hour, despite both the devices being in the same room.
I have tried almost all suggestions on forums like resetting your network settings on iPad, changing channels on the iMac for Internet sharing, with or without password security, resetting the firewalls on & off on the iMac, but nothing seems to work & the only way is to reset all your settings all over again.

I used Internet Sharing like this couple of times!
The situation happens is that when you share your internet over Wifi, and you password protect it, when you connect the iPad or any iDevice to that new hotspot, it happens that after selecting that hotspot, we need to turn on "Auto Join". So when the iPad gets disconnected, it gets disconnected completely and you need to connect back once again. So when you turn on "Auto Join" it will get connected automatically once again it gets disconnected maybe due to power saving or suddenly it leaves the hotspot.

IMac internet sharing failing to connect to my Blu-Ray disk player.

I have a Late 2009 iMac 27-inch. I have setup internet sharing through wifi. All of my iPods, iPads, iPhones connect just fine. But when I try to connect my Blu-Ray disk player, it gives me a timeout error. It is a Panasonic DMP-BD87P-K. I have called Panasonic, but they didn't offer to many things.

Internet Sharing is clearly working. The only options you can configure are the type of security and the channel. If changing those doesn't help, then either the device is too far away, or it's incompatible.

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