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Re: Internet connection

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On 2014-02-08, Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote:
> In article <bln7krFmsdjU5@mid.individual.net>, Jolly Roger
><jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> Is your router perhaps configured with MAC filtering enabled? If so, you
>> probably need to add the iMac's MAC address(es) to allow it to join the
>> network. Also, I recommend turning that feature off - more trouble than
>> it's worth.
>
> Never had it turned on.
>
>> What are the symptoms? Do you get an IP address in System Preferences >
>> Network at all? If so, what is it? Are there values in the Router, DNS,
>> and Search Domains fields?
>
> There were values in all those fields.

That's not what I asked.

>> Have you checked the system / console logs to see if there are any
>> messages posted there when you try to connect?
>
> I didn't check there, but I did use connection doctor; it wasn't very
> helpful, though.
>
> As I wrote to Alan, turning the computer off and then on again fixed
> the problem.

Ok.

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Internet connection Michelle <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-08 16:43 +0000
  Re: Internet connection Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-08 11:53 -0500
    Re: Internet connection Michelle <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-08 17:13 +0000
      Re: Internet connection Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-08 12:18 -0500
        Re: Internet connection Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-08 10:35 -0700
      Re: Internet connection Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-08 17:25 +0000
        Re: Internet connection Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-08 10:37 -0700
          Re: Internet connection Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-08 21:09 +0000
  Re: Internet connection Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-02-08 12:27 -0500
    Re: Internet connection Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-08 10:38 -0700
      Re: Internet connection Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2014-02-08 17:16 -0800
  Re: Internet connection David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2014-02-08 11:38 -0600
  Re: Internet connection JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-02-08 12:59 -0500

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