Internet browsers crushing on Snow Leoparde
As others have been posting here, my internet browsers stopped working after I installed my Snow Leopard.
I have a Road Runner Cable connection.
the online connection works fine on the same computer, I have the problem with, when it is via system updates.
Also, my windows xp, which I'm posting this with, works just fine.
I clean-installed safari, firefox, and opera as well as snow leopard; it works fine in the beginning, but the connection dies after several hours.
I hope there is a snap fix!
Yes I found a solution at here,
http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/310392-snow-leopard-networ king-startup-problem.html#post1484367
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All browsers crashing in Snow Leopard!
I've been trying for a while now to send an e-mail through my Google Apps account and every time it will crash on me at some point. After many attempts I have the draft written, the recipient e-mail address saved, the subject saved and now I'm trying to attach a PDF.
I thought it might be the new Safari in Snow Leopard so I switched to Firefox. Same issues. I thought it might have something to do with running the 1Password 3 beta so I grabbed Chromium. Same issues. I even tried Opera to no joy. I'm a web designer, I have lots of browsers. I'm also running the latest versions of each so there shouldn't be any glaring Snow Leopard incompatibilities.
The only plugin I was running with in Safari was 1Password and given that neither Chromium nor Opera supports it I don't believe it's that.
I also shut down every single program except Text Edit to see if something was interfering. Didn't help.
I repaired disk permissions. A bunch of Flash Player issues popped up but the problem persisted even after they were repaired.
Any program that in any way effects anything on my system has been turned off yet they all keep crashing! I don't know why. There's nothing I can think of that all four browsers have in common! Help!And I chose to address the Safari part of the thread as it works fine on my system.
I don't use Opera or Firefox and Google Chrome was in Beta stage for Mac the last time I looked (so can't really be considered bug free).
Firefox has a similar underlying code to Safari (which is why some sites state you are running Mozilla / Netscape / Firefox when in fact you are running Safari). Opera (at least on the Windows side) identifies or emulates Internet Explorer / Safari / Netscape / Mozilla /Firefox for compatibility reasons with certain sites and plug ins.
If these browsers are all identifying themselves as basically the same thing, there may be a common shared library of plug ins. If it is a Safari plug in the other browsers are using, the same issue may be replicated on all browsers, hence I suggested clearing cache and resetting Safari.
The other possibility is Opera and Firefox are not Snow Leopard compatible.
I did understand the original post jmd1033, but I'll make sure I check with you before making any further suggestions. -
Making an internet dongle work with Snow Leopard
Can anybody tell me why my Swisscom usb internet 'dongle' (Unlimited Connection Manager) no longer works since I installed Snow Leopard? It still works perfectly on a PC - from where I am forced to send this message.
Upgrading to Snow Leopard has given me nothing but suprise problems in times of stress and was positively the worse move I ever made with Apple. My MacSpeech dictate has also just given up the ghost. I suspect it needs a software upgrade but as I can no longer access the internet ... grrrrBarrold wrote:
I wish Apple had advised in advance that this kind of thing would happen - and provided some support - before urging everyone to upgrade.
Having been a longtime Mac user, I've always taken that responsibility on myself. Given that many Mac sites publish compatibility reports ([like this one|http://snowleopard.wikidot.com>) at every upgrade, I imagine that is the case for many Mac users.
Apple provides developers with a stable feature set far in advance of the actual release so that they can identify and fix any problems. I expect developers to do their part. If developers aren't up to that task, I find and support other developers that are.
Hardware like yours has always had problems with updates and they are slow to fix them. They don't seem to put much effort into the software to drive them. If they even make Mac drivers, they usually cause problems.
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Painfully slow internet after upgrading to Snow Leopard
hi all, i recently upgraded to Slow leopard.
My internet has soon become painfully slow, taking (literally) minutes to load pages. I have checked my modem & router, they seem to be fine as my iPhone & Vista laptop run perfectly on the same network.
does anybody know what this could be?If you have not done so since upgrading to Snow Leopard, you should run Disk Utility and use +Repair Disk Permissions+.
Have you used Software Update to apply Apple's latest updates after upgrading to Snow Leopard. If there are updates, you should run it a second time to ensure there were no dependent updates.
As a test, you can create a new admin user account in System Preferences Accounts pane.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/8235.html
Log out and log in to the new account. Try the things that caused the problems. Is it fast in the new account, or is it the same? If it is fast, then the cause is likely to be in your normal user account. If it is the same, then the cause is likely to be with the overall system (the OS).
You can also try doing a Safe Mode startup
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1455
This will do some maintenance during startup and also load only Apple's essential system extensions and processes. Any third party software you have installed will not automatically run. Check the performance while in safe mode, and if there is improvement, restart normally to see if the problem comes back or not. -
Internet Clean-up for Snow Leopard
Smith Miccrosystems ("SM") makes a handy software application for internet clean-up/security for Macs called, not surprisingly, "Internet Cleanup". Problem is, SM hasn't produced a version that is compatible with Snow Leopard. Does anyone know of a similar application that is compatible with Snow Leopard?
For the money, it's hard to beat SM's "Internet Cleanup." I currently use Maintain's "Cocktail" v. 4.5.1 (http://www.maintain.se/) and Intego's "Internet Security Barrier" (includes Virus Barrier V) http://www.intego.com/home.asp
Both are SL 10.6.1 compatible and work like a charm. Between the two of them, I think they will do everything (and more) that you are looking for. I'm very pleased but it was costly.
Hope this info is of helpful nature.
Best Regard,
NoKaOi
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Web browsers for Mac Snow Leopard
This weekend I upgrade to Snow Loepard and then version 10.6.3. I now experience high cpu usage (and slowness)with Safari. An Apple rep told me there have been reports of this issue, but no resolution.
As a result I need to use a different web browser. I have tried Chrome (Java apps don't work at all) and FireFox (crashes every time). What other suggestions do people have that I can use as a web browser?
ThanksHave you "reset Safari" from the Safari Menu?
Also try Safe Mode (It will take more time to startup in Safe Mode because it runs a directory check.)
If your apps function correctly that way, go to System Preferences >> Accounts >> Login Items, and remove them. Boot normally and test. If not go to Users/(yourname)/Library/Contextual Menu Items and move whatever is there to the desktop. Then do the same with /Library/Contextual Menu Items. Lastly, try moving ~(yourHome)/Library/Fonts to your desktop and restarting.
EDIT: In the case of Safari look in Users/yourhome/Library/Internet Plug-in items and
/Library/Internet Plug-in items.
Log out/in or restart, if that sorts it start putting items back one at a time until you find the culprit.
-mj
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Snow Leopard and connecting to the Internet
Has anyone had intermittent or constant problems connecting to the internet since upgrading to Snow Leopard? I am trying to find the cause of the problem and I'm not sure if it's the Broadband provider (British Telecom) Faulty wiring (which has never been faulty before) or the fact I've upgraded to Snow Leopard as the problems occurred at the same time. I have had new wiring in the house plus a new router (BT home hub) but still the problems persist. The router switches itself off whenever I'm uploading or downloading any information. It can normally cope with loading web pages or emails, but as soon as the Macbook Pro switches on, it synchronizes with mobile me and that makes the router switch itself off. It does switch on afterwards, but the interruption not only upsets the sync but also the backup of my files. It is most annoying and as this problem started about the same time as I installed Snow Leopard, I'm trying to eliminate any issues to find the real cause. The system preferences refuses to accept a 'manual' setting for sync and the macbook continues to try to sync regardless of my attempt to stop it. So I've been unable to save files to backup with mobileme and sync my devices to iphone. If anyone out there has had the same problems as me, please get in touch. I've run the disk utility and Tech tool Pro but everything is fine according to these applications.
Similar problems Jane,
I am connecting and losing connection every few minutes. I use diagnostics to reconnect but it only lasts a short while. I have never had trouble before and still don't on my Power Pc and macbook booted in OSX 10.58, but 10.6.1 Snow Leopard will NOT behave. Browsing thru other mac related sites it seems the problem is a common one but have not found a fix yet.
I cannot connect to my Airport it says password invalid even though it is correct. My Airport Extreme Base is the original one (Space Ship Shaped) I wonder if it is no longer supported properly by Snow Leopard, Any ideas would be appreciated since I don't really want to revert to 10.5 but may have to if cannot get a fix. -
Mountain Lion/Mavericks 'breaks' wifi base station - Snow Leopard works fine
Greetings all,
(Tried this in the OSx forum with no answers, so I figured I'd try the MacMini community and this one.)
I've been reading my way toward blindness through countless threads, here and elsewhere, from countless people, having problem with Mountain Lion and Wi-Fi these last few days, but some are using Airport, some are using third-party Wi-Fi routers, some aren't really specifying what they're using, so I thought I'd be as specific as possible about my situation - and add the fact that everything is still working fine if I boot into a cloned backup using Snow Leopard.
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So here's the situation. I have a Intel Mac Mini which I use as a Wi-Fi base station for a Intel PowerBook Pro and an iPod 5. The Mini has been running Snow Leopard, and the PowerBook had been upgraded to Mountain Lion a few months ago. Things were still working fine at that point - the PowerBook's shift from SL to ML didn't affect its connectivity as a 'receiver' at all. About a week ago however, I finally upgraded the Mini to Mountain Lion as well (so that I could install the current version of Adobe Lightroom) and lost my Wi-Fi Internet access.
When I turn Wi-Fi on at the PowerBook, the Mini's network is visible, and I get the solid Wi-Fi fan showing a full connection, but I cannot access the Internet (indicated by the exclaimation point inside the fan for the first few seconds). The same is true on the iPod - I get the checkmark showing that I'm connected, but when I try to access any Internet services will get a pop-up box telling me that the Internet is not connected.
After going through pages and pages and pages of people struggling with similar issues on sites like this, and following suggestions like deleting my preference files, repairing permissions, zapping PRAM, creating new locations, changing IP addresses etc. I got no further. But since I had cloned my hard drive just before the upgrade from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion (thank you SuperDuper), I can reboot into Snow Leopard, and everything still works fine. With that advantage, I copied and re-created EVERY SINGLE preference in the system preferences for Network and Internet sharing* from the Snow Leopard into the Mountain Lion system. (I even went so far as to create a network in Mountain Lion's prefs. with WEP encryption instead of the newer WPA just in case that would make any difference at all.) But even with identical settings on the Mini regardless of booting into Snow Leopard or Mountain Lion, Mountain Lion remains the same - no problem connecting with the network, but complete inability to access the Internet. A few days ago, hoping against hope that an upgrade to Mavericks might reset things into some sort of working mode, I tried that - but no better result.
(*) I note that the wifi heading in the preference panes has changed from "AirPort" in Snow Leopard to "WiFI" in Mountain Lion and Mavericks, but I'm assuming that's just a change Apple made in its terminology to avoid confusion with the external AirPort options.
I would appreciate any suggestions any of you could give. And I would ask that you specify whether any suggested changes are to be made on the originating Wi-Fi station (in this case the Mini), or the receiver (in this case the MacBook). Many of the threads I've read to date can be confusing simply because they're not specifying on which machine any suggested changes need to be made, and while I'm sure there's nothing that needs to be changed at the MacBook, please specify if I'm wrong.
Thanks again,Greetings all,
(Tried this in the OSx forum with no answers, so I figured I'd try the MacMini community and this one.)
I've been reading my way toward blindness through countless threads, here and elsewhere, from countless people, having problem with Mountain Lion and Wi-Fi these last few days, but some are using Airport, some are using third-party Wi-Fi routers, some aren't really specifying what they're using, so I thought I'd be as specific as possible about my situation - and add the fact that everything is still working fine if I boot into a cloned backup using Snow Leopard.
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So here's the situation. I have a Intel Mac Mini which I use as a Wi-Fi base station for a Intel PowerBook Pro and an iPod 5. The Mini has been running Snow Leopard, and the PowerBook had been upgraded to Mountain Lion a few months ago. Things were still working fine at that point - the PowerBook's shift from SL to ML didn't affect its connectivity as a 'receiver' at all. About a week ago however, I finally upgraded the Mini to Mountain Lion as well (so that I could install the current version of Adobe Lightroom) and lost my Wi-Fi Internet access.
When I turn Wi-Fi on at the PowerBook, the Mini's network is visible, and I get the solid Wi-Fi fan showing a full connection, but I cannot access the Internet (indicated by the exclaimation point inside the fan for the first few seconds). The same is true on the iPod - I get the checkmark showing that I'm connected, but when I try to access any Internet services will get a pop-up box telling me that the Internet is not connected.
After going through pages and pages and pages of people struggling with similar issues on sites like this, and following suggestions like deleting my preference files, repairing permissions, zapping PRAM, creating new locations, changing IP addresses etc. I got no further. But since I had cloned my hard drive just before the upgrade from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion (thank you SuperDuper), I can reboot into Snow Leopard, and everything still works fine. With that advantage, I copied and re-created EVERY SINGLE preference in the system preferences for Network and Internet sharing* from the Snow Leopard into the Mountain Lion system. (I even went so far as to create a network in Mountain Lion's prefs. with WEP encryption instead of the newer WPA just in case that would make any difference at all.) But even with identical settings on the Mini regardless of booting into Snow Leopard or Mountain Lion, Mountain Lion remains the same - no problem connecting with the network, but complete inability to access the Internet. A few days ago, hoping against hope that an upgrade to Mavericks might reset things into some sort of working mode, I tried that - but no better result.
(*) I note that the wifi heading in the preference panes has changed from "AirPort" in Snow Leopard to "WiFI" in Mountain Lion and Mavericks, but I'm assuming that's just a change Apple made in its terminology to avoid confusion with the external AirPort options.
I would appreciate any suggestions any of you could give. And I would ask that you specify whether any suggested changes are to be made on the originating Wi-Fi station (in this case the Mini), or the receiver (in this case the MacBook). Many of the threads I've read to date can be confusing simply because they're not specifying on which machine any suggested changes need to be made, and while I'm sure there's nothing that needs to be changed at the MacBook, please specify if I'm wrong.
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File Sharing Keeps Crashing on Snow Leopard Server
I use a Snow Leopard mini server running OS 10.6.4. The server works as a file sharing hub for my network. Lately, something strange has been happening. On several occasions, the network file sharing function has suddenly gone dead with no warning -- in other words, open file sharing connections are suddenly cut off, and when I try to re-access the server to reinitiate file sharing, it lists no drives available for browsing.
When I restart the server, the problem seems to resolve itself (temporarily), and the server gives no indications of anything having gone wrong. The other weird part is that this problem is exclusive to Mac systems trying to access the Mac server. In other words, PC computers on my network are still able to connect and share files without any trouble, even after the apparent stall has occurred.
Any ideas? It is getting annoying to have to restart the server every few days. Thanks!tibbs01 wrote:
I have a Mac Pro, Snow Leopard 10.6.4 and experience a similar problem - Windows clients, XP Vista and 7 alike can not access the server, This was all fine before going to Snow Leopard.
To fix it , I switch SMB sharing off and back on again, then it works fine. This happens several times per day, I am so far unable to detect pattern or even any log entry that might shed light on it. This is a big problem for me, as I have approx 40 windows clients accessing that server and it's shares.
There are so many post all over the internet about SMB and Snow Leopard having problems, Is Apple aware of this , has anyone heard back from them about fixing this ?
Apparently there's a major problem in Snow Leopard using a version of Samba that is not compatible with Windows 7. I think there are workarounds - a search on Google should help.
However, the original poster was complaining of a problem with AFP, which is what I'm having a problem with as well. If anybody has the solution ... -
Lion to Snow Leopard missing audio during video chat
Hello,
After upgrading one of my MacBook Pros to Lion, I've been encountering a consistent problem when attempting to engage in a video chat with my parents who are using a MacBook that is still running Snow Leopard.
Prior to the Lion upgrade, video chats worked flawlessly, but after the Lion upgrade, the audio coming from the Snow Leopard machine is completely gone. Video alone works fine in both directions, and the Snow Leopard client is receiving audio from the Lion client, but the Lion client is not receiving any audio from the Snow Leopard client according to the iChat connection doctor.
Not a missing update/firmware issue-
Both machines have all the latest OS updates applied.
Not a hardware deficiency issue-
Both machines were able to engage in flawless video chats using iChat prior to one machine being upgraded to Lion.
Not a bandwidth issue-
MacBook Pro (Lion) is hard wired to an ethernet connection which ties into a fiber optic connection 100Mbit/100Mbit (down/up).
MacBook (Snow Leopard) is hard wired to an ethernet connection tied into a AT&T Uverse connection 24Mbit/3Mbit (down/up).
As a troublshooting step, each machine was tested with iChat bandwidth limitation set to 500k, 1Mbit, and 2Mbit.
Not a ports issue-
As a troublshooting step, both machines were placed into each respective LAN/WAN DMZ.
Not a firewall issue-
Both machines are not running with a firewall enabled.
Not a network configuration issue-
Video chat continues to work flawlessly between Snow Leopard only clients from the same networks over the Internet (tested with additional Snow Leopard clients on my end that have yet to be upgraded to Lion).
Not a microphone or sound configuration issue
First thing checked, double checked, and checked again.
After checking the connection doctor within iChat during one of the problematic video chats, it reveals that "audio quality" from the Snow Leopard client is always 0%.
Has anyone else encountered this problem? Moreover, is there a solution?
BTW, Facetime video calls between all clients work fine, but we all hate Facetime and prefer to continue using iChat.
Any help would be sincerely appreciated.
Thank you.Hi,
SoundFLower is an Add-on to the System that then appears in the System Preferences > Sound pane as well as being an App.
It allows the Mic (or input device) to be used by two apps at once.
It can also take the output of one app and get in to another.
Sound.
IN certain versions of iChat and with certain Headsets you can have issues if the iChat is set "first" the the System Preferences are set Second.
In both iChat and System Preferences > Sound > Input chose any other device/input other that the propsed headset.
The chose the Headset's mic for the System Preferences
Now set the mic for iChat
Repeat for System Preferences > Sound > Output and the Headphone side.
What is Arriving
Whilst a chat is going on open the Connection Doctor (Video Menu)
On the Stats tab/button you will get a live read out of Bitrate and Framerate and a visual representation of the incoming Video and Audio feed.
Bit rate will vary based on what you pay for and what the Bandwidth Settings is. (you can change it "Live" during a chat and see the Buffering change the rate slowly).
The Framerate should be at least 15fps
Intels can be higher whit 30fps being the top rate.
The Visual bars should be green and 100%
They may vary if your service varies to much.
Buffering
Any Internet service will vary.
iChat has buffering mechanism to cope with this
Earlier versions of iChat were limited by the Quicktime Streaming setting that used to be in System Preferences (Up until Leopard).
Now iChat and Messages can make use of All your bandwidth.
The Buffering will drop frames in an effort to keep up if someone is sending more data than you can handle.
There comes a point when it judges it will lose sense of the Audio due the number of dropped frames and it will cut the Audio.
If the Audio bar is showing nothing then check the Bitrate.
Let me know what you see.
Comparisons with you other computer would be useful.
9:21 PM Monday; October 8, 2012
Please, if posting Logs, do not post any Log info after the line "Binary Images for iChat"
iMac 2.5Ghz 5i 2011 (Mountain Lion 10.8.2)
G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
Mac OS X (10.6.8),
Couple of iPhones and an iPad
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Snow Leopard has ruined my browsers
I upgraded from Leopard to Snow Leopard a few days ago, and ever since my internet browsing has been crippled. I use Google Chrome but the following problems persist across all browsers:
- Websites randomly won't load, I'll just get the 'Oops! Google Chrome cannot find this web page' message. Sometimes if I refresh a few times the site will load, other times it won't load at all.
- Many images won't load, whether they be on Facebook, Google Images or DeviantArt, I just get the little 'torn picture' thumbnail.
- Links are unresponsive. I'll click a link and nothing will happen, despite the destination appearing in the status bar when I hover over the link.
I must stress that I never encountered any of these issues as recently as one week ago when I was using Leopard.
Does anyone have any idea what is happening, and if there are any fixes?
Thanks for your help,
Chris.If you had any modifications to your network preferences on Leopard, maybe some didn't come through. The symptoms could be caused by incorrect DNS settings, incorrect proxy settings, things like that which affect how a computer finds a domain. Double-check what they are set to.
Also, if you had used any network filtering software in Leopard (anti-virus, JavaScript blockers, firewalls, anonymizers, non-Apple parental control filters, VPN, privacy enhancers, etc.) and they have not been upgraded for Snow Leopard, they might not be filtering your network correctly. -
Installed Snow Leopard OK, but when uploading the Mac OS X Update Combined, it would not save. It said it could not connect to update server, but my internet connection is working. Any suggestions on fixing?
Run software up date, write down the update name and version. Go to the Apple site and do a search for the updates one at a time and download them one at a time. Use an ethernet connection, sometimes software update "crushes large updates. I have experienced this before. Hope it helps. ATB
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Just upgraded to Lion an am discovering that I cannot send email photos from within iPhoto. Error message says bad Internet connection or server not working, when that's not the case. Never happened in Snow Leopard! Help!!!
what email service - Yahoo mail have been acting up lately
you can try setting Mail as your email client - it resolves this pfoblem for some people
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I have updated my MB to Snow Leopard 10.6.3 - I know this means I am a little behind the times but the problems I am now having seem to justify my reluctance. Now am unable to connect to the internet! I use a time capsule connected via a router. Everything is still OK with every other device (PC, I phone, Ipod) in the house so I know the "Network" is still enabled and there is no problem with the ISP. Strangley whenever I boot up the MB it appears to freeze the network such that the other devices also will then not access the internet. To regain access I have to turn off the MB and reset the router. Any help gratefully recieved as I have tried some of the ideas i have found in the internet but nothing is working. Thanks.
That's odd.
Try this: Unplug your Time Capsule and your router. On your MBP, click the Wi-Fi icon and select "Open Network Preferences".
Click the lock icon to authenticate, then click the "gear" and select "set service order". Wherever AirPort (or Wi-Fi - I forget what Snow Leopard calls it) appears, drag it elsewhere in the list. Click OK, then Apply, then power up your router and TC.
If that doesn't result in any change, repeat the above but try making the service(s) you do not need "inactive".
The purpose of this is to reset or at least change your Network Preferences, which somehow got confused upon upgrading to SL. -
Hi
I have a new 21 inch imac oct 2011 version. I installed bootcamp and windows xp on my machine and i also installed parallels 6.
Paralleles works great and i can open any program with it. But bootcamp also works EXCEPT it refuses to give me access to the internet. I installed the bootcamp drivers from my snow leopard disk, it did not make a difference. All the drivers installed but still no internet. I then installed the bootcamp drivers from the gray mac osx disk (#1) but it stopped installing with an error number ( 2753) and it said that the package was damaged.
I have tried everything; i opened each disk and trieed installing the files separately. Nothing.
What i see missing in my devices screen in XP is the network adapter.
I have a router (dlink-dr615) and it is connected by ethernet to my imac. I wonder if THIS might have anything to do with the problem. Any guidance would be much appreciated.
Thank youI'd recommend reposting in the Boot Camp forum, that is where the Boot Camp and Windows gurus hang out.
Good luck.
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