Internet doesn't work on one of my user accounts

so after updating to yosemite, the internet stopped working. I could connect to the internet but it wouldn't load any pages. The weird thing is, on the other user account on my computer, the internet works fine??? really confused

HI Bev,
*"I've tried safari, firefox and camino and it's the same for all of them."*
Since this is happening on all of your browsers I'm inclined to think it's the Parental Controls causing the glitch. Can you disable Parental Contols and see if the problem persists?
Keep in mind you can only enable and disable Parental Control's from your admin account.
Also, try repairing disk permissions and see if that helps...
Quit any open applications/programs. Launch Disk Utility. (Applications/Utilities) Select MacintoshHD in the panel on the left, select the FirstAid tab. Click: Repair Disk Permissions. When it's finished from the Menu Bar, Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac. If you see a long list of "messages" in the permissions window, it's ok. That can be ignored. As long as you see, "Permissions Repair Complete" when it's finished... you're done. Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac.
Open System Preferences/Accounts. Click the gold padlock bottom left side of the window. You will be prompted for your admin password. Now select your personal account in the panel on the left. Now, make sure the box next to: Allow user to administer this computer is checked. Quit System Preferences and restart your Mac. Try internet access ...
One other thing. I noticed in your profile you are running 10.5.6. You need to be up to 10.5.8.
You can download and install the 10.5.8 combo update available here.
http://support.apple.com/downloads/MacOS_X_10_5_8_ComboUpdate
Carolyn

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