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google connection problem

  • 24-10-2008 10:46am
    #1
    friarpat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22 ✭


    I'm running an imac and an ibook.
    The imac can't connect to google, (cannot connect to server), all other sites are fine. No such problem with the ibook. Both using same router and worked perfectly for past 2 years. Any ideas?

    Friarpat


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  • #2
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,693 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    What web browser are you using? Installed anything lately? Ad blocking software?


  • #3
    friarpat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22 ✭friarpat


    Hi
    using safari - nothing new added recently. I now find I can't get yahoo either, but any of my bookmarks opened ok


  • #4
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,693 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Is it the same with other browsers? Firefox, Camino, etc?


  • #5
    friarpat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22 ✭friarpat


    same with firefox. haven't used Camino in years


  • #6
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,693 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Are you sure all other sites are fine? Weird.

    Check the dns settings on you imac and compare them to the ibook. You can find them in System Prefs > Network > Airport > Advanced > DNS (this is for Leopard, it's slightly different on Tiger).


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  • #7
    friarpat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22 ✭friarpat


    I think I found the answer. I'm using peerguardian and had included a webcrawler block which obviously google doesn't like. When I disabled it, everything came back.

    Thanks for interest.


  • #8
    Tipperarymike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 288 ✭✭Tipperarymike


    ....I am having the same problem as the OP stated. Its driving me bloody mental at this point. I cant access most .coms for some reason, so thats ruling out google yet I can access all .ie, .co.uk etc so who knows. Well I hope someone does. My mac mail then isnt working either keep getting a message about port 995 I think it is. Itunes same story. Weird thing is that it works ok for maybe a day, goes as quick as it came right so it seems to have a mind of its own.

    I had a look on the discussions on apple.com ( using my wifes windows machine) and I couldnt really nail down an answer, the point about DNS settings was mentioned there too but I am such a luddite, it might as well say DNA as DNS.

    If anyone has any ideas or help, it would be really very much appreciated.

    Mike


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