[DM-MUG] One computer having a connection problem

Melissa Davidson dmmug@dmmug.org
Mon, 28 Mar 2005 21:37:53 -0600


I've had trouble tonight when trying to work with my homepage on my 
.Mac account. I can get to certain pages and then it freezes up.
Melissa Davidson

On Mar 28, 2005, at 9:11 PM, Victoria L. Herring wrote:

> I am stumped.  Main computer (home office, Cube, 10.3.8 and ethernet 
> conn. to router and cable) and Powerbook, using Airport, connect to 
> internet just fine, iChat works, Network works, etc.
>
> I went upstairs to use my #2 Cube (also running 10.3.8 and connected 
> via ethernet) -- I have run Drive 10 and repaired permissions 3+ times 
> and restarted after that.  At first all is fine...then.
>
> At first after restart, it will go online and I can get Amazon or 
> Apple...but then I can't load pages in them.   For instance, I can get 
> the .Mac page and even my Account page...but then when I try to load 
> Mail, it won't let me do it.  [I can log in just fine on downstairs 
> machine]  iChat won't let me go on (Could  not communicate to AIM, 
> specified host name not valid) although iChat on my other computers 
> works just fine.  I've recycled the router upstairs and changed 
> ethernet cables both to do a direct to basement connection and also 
> via the upstairs router (Airport gets its signal thru that upstairs 
> router and that works so I don't think it's the router).
>
> I am trying to set up the upstairs computer so my husband can use 
> it...it worked last nite.  Any ideas on what I am missing????
> -- 
> Victoria L. Herring, Attorney, Civil Rights, Discrimination & 
> Employment Law, <http://www.HerringLaw.com>;  Travel research and 
> planning, <http://www.JourneyZing.com>;  Des Moines, Iowa, 
> 515-255-4475.
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