Can't get internet access to work
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 5:41 am
Hello,
There have been quite a few posts here about getting internet access working in SS. I've read through most of them and tried what was suggested and still can't get a result. So, please forgive yet another request for help.
I followed the setup instructions (well, I believe I did !). In TCP/IP settings, I had "Ethernet" and "DCHP". I started IE and tried to access the Apple web site. LittleSnitch popped up and I gave permission forever. That suggested to me that SS was passing through requests. However, nothing came back. IE was just sitting, waiting - it didn't pop up saying the web site was not found just the throbber throbbing.
So, I tried manually entering DNS server addresses (OpenDNS). Then I tried manual TCP/IP settings, starting with the settings that were visible in auto mode. Then I tried the settings that were in one of the forum posts. Then I tried changing user mode to advanced and turning off the option "Load only with needed". By this time, SS had stopping sending any requests. At first IE was showing the name of the requested page, but by this time it was not. So, I deleted the TCP/IP settings and started again.
What's really odd now is that the automatic DCHP settings that come up are not like those mentioned elsewhere on this forum. I have:
IP Address: 169.254.215.148
Subnet mask: 255.255.0.0
Router address: 169.254.215.148
Name Server addr: 239.255.255.251
No matter what I do now, those settings come up.
Can anyone help ?
Many thanks.
Garry
MacBook, late 2008, 8Gb, OS X 10.6.8
There have been quite a few posts here about getting internet access working in SS. I've read through most of them and tried what was suggested and still can't get a result. So, please forgive yet another request for help.
I followed the setup instructions (well, I believe I did !). In TCP/IP settings, I had "Ethernet" and "DCHP". I started IE and tried to access the Apple web site. LittleSnitch popped up and I gave permission forever. That suggested to me that SS was passing through requests. However, nothing came back. IE was just sitting, waiting - it didn't pop up saying the web site was not found just the throbber throbbing.
So, I tried manually entering DNS server addresses (OpenDNS). Then I tried manual TCP/IP settings, starting with the settings that were visible in auto mode. Then I tried the settings that were in one of the forum posts. Then I tried changing user mode to advanced and turning off the option "Load only with needed". By this time, SS had stopping sending any requests. At first IE was showing the name of the requested page, but by this time it was not. So, I deleted the TCP/IP settings and started again.
What's really odd now is that the automatic DCHP settings that come up are not like those mentioned elsewhere on this forum. I have:
IP Address: 169.254.215.148
Subnet mask: 255.255.0.0
Router address: 169.254.215.148
Name Server addr: 239.255.255.251
No matter what I do now, those settings come up.
Can anyone help ?
Many thanks.
Garry
MacBook, late 2008, 8Gb, OS X 10.6.8