Re: Lost some internet connectivity

In article <isw->,
isw <> wrote:

> We have a Blue-and-White running 10.4.11 that has recently developed a
> very odd connectivity problem. Firefox works, Mail works, Adium's
> *messaging* works, but...
>
> Apple Software Update, iTunes Store and Adium's auto-update do *not*
> work. Console reports a failure message that begins : NSError "can't
> connect to host" D=NSURL Error Domain Code= -1004 UserInfo={..."
>
> This Mac is on a small LAN behind a firewall, but all the other Macs on
> the LAN have no such problem.
>
> Suggestions?
>
> Isaac

Likely what your seeing is a Name Server Error. Trash your IP Perfs,
AFTER, writing them down. and redo them in Network Port Screen in
Locations in the Apple Menu. Looks like a DNS Server Addressing
Error, to "Me"......

In article <you->,
You <> wrote:

> In article <isw->,
> isw <> wrote:
>
> > We have a Blue-and-White running 10.4.11 that has recently
> > developed a very odd connectivity problem. Firefox works, Mail
> > works, Adium's *messaging* works, but...
> >
> > Apple Software Update, iTunes Store and Adium's auto-update do
> > *not* work. Console reports a failure message that begins : NSError
> > "can't connect to host" D=NSURL Error Domain Code= -1004
> > UserInfo={..."
> >
> > This Mac is on a small LAN behind a firewall, but all the other
> > Macs on the LAN have no such problem.
> >
> > Suggestions?
>
> Likely what your seeing is a Name Server Error. Trash your IP Perfs,
> AFTER, writing them down. and redo them in Network Port Screen in
> Locations in the Apple Menu. Looks like a DNS Server Addressing
> Error, to "Me"......

I'd not be quite that drastic. I'd go to the Network prefpane and
re-enter the DNS server information and click "apply now" first.

In article <isw->,
isw <> wrote:

> > In article <isw->,
> > isw <> wrote:
>
> > We have a Blue-and-White running 10.4.11 that has recently
> > developed a very odd connectivity problem. Firefox works, Mail
> > works, Adium's *messaging* works, but...
> >
> > Apple Software Update, iTunes Store and Adium's auto-update do
> > *not* work. Console reports a failure message that begins : NSError
> > "can't connect to host" D=NSURL Error Domain Code= -1004
> > UserInfo={..."
> >
> > This Mac is on a small LAN behind a firewall, but all the other
> > Macs on the LAN have no such problem.
>
> Spent some more time on the problem tonight, and got it fixed.
>
> What seems to have happened is that the "Location" setting of that
> machine got clobbered. Blowing away that one and creating a new one
> exactly like it solved the problem.
>
> No idea how that happened; the machine has a fixed IP (Assigned by the
> local DHCP server), and had only one Location set up anyhow.
>
> Isaac

Yep, that can happen on occasion. redoing the whole Location, rewrites
the Perfs and your back in business.....