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IP Addresses OK, DNS fails with “You are not connected to the Internet”

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Ray fixed the issue.

(Un)Fortunately, I had to re-install and reapply the 10.6.6 Combo Update. So it is resolved, but I was hoping to be able to actually fix the problem.

I would have also tried deleting the ethernet interface in the Network preferences.  That has solved unusual wireless problems in the past.

via Apple – Support – Discussions – IP Addresses OK, DNS fails with.

 

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Cant install 10.6.5 because of CRL was not found error

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According to chochos: (this fixed the issue)

I was getting the “CRL was not found” error as well. I thought it had something to do with DNS but changing DNS didn’t help. Finally I solved it by opening Keychain Access, and changing the Preferences forCertificates, setting the CRL preference from “Require” to “Best Attempt”, and after that I could install the packages just fine.

Another option is to type this:

run the terminal and wrote
sudo chflags -R nouchg /

(thanks Gislalom)

via Apple – Support – Discussions – Cant install 10.6.5 ….

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Comcast DNS (via CGA in a VGA World.)

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Latency is one reason that I like DSL instead of Cable. I have never had cable personally. You can understand the differences between DSL and Cable here.

In case anyone hasn’t figured it out yet, comcast does really horrible stuff with DNS. What finally broke the camels back was that instead of returning DNS errors, comcast started returning pages with redirects to their search page. This meant any time comcast couldn’t find something or it took too long they would redirect you. The problem is that if you’re, say, trying to resolve your buddy in japan, comcast will send you to the searchlight page … Read More

via CGA in a VGA World.

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Norton Launches Norton DNS – Norton DNS vs. OpenDNS vs Google DNS

Some nice comparisons between DNS providers.

Norton last week launched nortondns. Norton dns runs from Symantec's and dynamic dns' servers. There are other DNS services like Google DNS, and OpenDNS. Norton says it wants to offer its own DNS service to protect users from malicious software from is community blacklist of websites. Users can vote on a site, and norton will scan it. OpenDNS also provides phishing protection, but not necessarily malware protection. Google DNS simply just prevent … Read More

via Canadian Tech Blogger

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