Thanks Tony - sorted it! What is a mystery is that there's no mention of that in the Help file or related support articles! Given that logging in is a bit ... err, fundamental to use the thing!
Ah well, SMUG to the rescue :-) Cheers, Stephen On 17 Apr 2011, at 07:39, Tony Crooks wrote: > > On 16 Apr 2011, at 21:40, Stephen Watson wrote: > >> Red text appears about 30 seconds after I attempt to login with: "Could not >> sign in. Please check your network connection and try again". Needless to >> say, as far as I can tell, my network is just fine thank you very much. > > From Apple Support Communities - > https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2620518?start=15&tstart=0 ; > >> for all the mac users out there having problems with signing into facetime >> from the mac..follow the following settings..will work like a charm!: >> >> -goto System Preferences -> Network >> -click on whatever connection you are using >> -click advanced >> -click DNS tab >> -click the + sign under DNS servers >> -add 8.8.8.8 >> -add 8.8.4.4 >> >> SIGN IN!..wolaaaa! > > > -- > Tony Crooks > <mailto: [email protected]> > 53 Mendip Avenue > Eastbourne > BN23 8HP > > Mob: 07590508079 > Tel: 01323-460789 "Only the small secrets need to be protected. The big ones are kept secret by public incredulity." - attributed to Marshall McLuhan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
