Mac mini won't visit websites or do ping from the terminal.
I'm having some issues with my internet connection.
The Mac mini does have good wireless connection to my router (a Belkin) but most of the time it won't open any websites (or even ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx from the terminal). Then suddenly it will and works for some minutes and then it won't again.
I can connect to my wireless router via 192.168.2.1 and it says the internet connection is on.
Does anyone have any idea on what the problem can be and perhaps how to solve it?
The Airport in the Mac mini is a Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.91.27).
Welcome to the discussion forums!
During the times that you can't ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, are you able to connect to your wireless router via 192.168.2.1 ?
If yes, then it seems the difficulty is somewhere between the router, your dsl/cable modem, and your ISP (Internet Service Provider).
When things are working OK, are you able to ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx successfully?
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