Hi, Ronni, On 21/06/2011, at 7:58, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote:
> Hi Pat, > > You can’t send or receive Mail if you are not connected to the Internet! IiNet says they can see our network and it looks ok. > Do you have an Airport Wireless Network or are you connecting by Ethernet > Cable? > > How does the MacPro normally connect to your Network, by Wi-Fi (Airport > Wireless Network) or via an Ethernet Cable? The Mac Pro normally connects wirelessly by Wi-Fi (fairly new Netgear DGN2000 router). I did try connecting with an ethernet cable, but this didn't work, either. The iPad is connecting wirelessly to the same router, so the router is doing its proper job. > Is the iPad connected to your Network by Wi-Fi or is it connected to a 3G > (Cellular Network)? > > Check your Network setup on the MacPro. I have checked everything in the Network setup - I can't see anything amiss. > > Cheers, > Ronni > Thanks very much, Pat > On 20/06/2011, at 6:27 PM, Pat Scott wrote: > >> Thanks, Ronni and Ray. The answer to Ray's question about disk space is >> that almost half of the disk is free. And thanks very much, Frank, for >> getting my letter to the right place. Sometimes the iPad can send mail, so >> I'm hoping this is one of those times.... >> >> >> On 20/06/2011, at 9:32, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Pat, >>> >>> Have you tried restarting your Modem / Router? >>> Then see if you can connect to the Internet >> Did that. The Mac Pro can't send or receive mail or connect to the Internet, >> and it cannot connect with the router (the iPad can connect). I have quit >> and restarted everything many times. >>> Is Mail asking for your “Login” Password, or the Mail Account’s Password? >> >> No. >> >>> If it is asking for your “Login” Password: >>> Once you can connect to the Internet try this: >>> >>> 1. Open Keychain Access (within the Utilities folder inside the >>> Applications folder). >>> >>> 2. Choose Keychain First Aid from the Keychain Access menu. >>> And in the resulting window enter your administratorʼs password, enable the >>> Verify option, and click Start. >>> With luck, some red entries will appear in the window, indicating that >>> thereʼs a problem with your keychain. >>> >>> 3. Enable the Repair option and click Start. >>> With the same measure of luck, those keychain problems will be repaired and >>> Mail will no longer ask you for a password. >>> >>> If Mail is asking for the Mail Account’s Password: >>> >>> 1. Quit Mail Application >>> >>> 2. Open Keychain Access in Menu Bar at the top right >>> (if it's not showing on the top Menu of the desktop) is in Applications > >>> Utilities > Keychain Access.app >>> >>> 3. Delete the Keychain entry for your Mail Account. To delete this entry: >>> >>> A)Under Keychains (left column) select ‘Login’ >>> Under Category (left column) select ‘Passwords’ >>> Scroll down to ‘mail.xxxxx.com’ (what ever your Mail Account is) then >>> ‘select it’ >>> >>> B) With ‘mail.xxxxx.com’ selected (highlighted) >>> Press ‘Delete’ on your keyboard >>> >>> C) Then in the resulting window “Are you sure you want to delete >>> “‘mail.xxxxx.com” from the login keychain?” >>> Click ‘Delete’ >>> >>> 4. Quit Keychain Access >>> Keychain Access > Quit Keychain Access >>> >>> 5. Then Open Mail and it will ask for your Password. >>> enter your correct password and make sure you have selected (ticked) >>> “Remember this password in my Keychain” >>> >>> You should now be able to download your email, Keychain access will do the >>> email password in the “background”. >>> You should not receive that message again. >>> ------ >>> If it continues to, you could try deleting and recreating the account. >>> 1. Before you do that, select the account in Mailʼs Mailboxes list, hold >>> down the Control key, and click on the accountʼs Inbox. >>> >>> 2. Choose Archive Mailbox from the menu that appears and choose a place to >>> save your archive when prompted. >>> Doing this ensures that the messages for the account arenʼt completely >>> vaporized when you delete the account. >>> Do the same for the accountʼs Sent messages & any other Mailboxes you might >>> have. >>> >>> 3. Go to Mail -> Preferences -> Accounts, select the troublesome account in >>> the Accounts list, and click the Minus (–) button to delete the account. >>> >>> 4. Click the Plus (+) button and recreate the account. >> >> Keychain seems to be working properly again - I didn't do anything to it. >> >> I archived the Mailboxes then deleted and recreated the accounts. (first I >> rang up iiNet again and confirmed the details of the mail accounts). Still >> no success. IiNet confirmed that our system was online. The inescapable >> conclusion, I think, is that something in the Mac Pro is at fault. Mail is >> definitely behaving strangely - I have had to force quit it several times. >> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" >>> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD >>> >>> OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard >>> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) >> >> Are there any preferences that might be useful to delete? Anything I might >> restore from backup? Any more ideas? (Hope, hope). >> >> Pat >> >> >>> On 20/06/2011, at 8:48 AM, Frank Salleo wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> A message from Pat Scott >>>> >>>> To WAMUG, >>>> I'm having a very bad day. It started by not being able to access the >>>> internet. Had a long chat with iiNet and established there is nothing >>>> wrong with our connection. >>>> >>>> Second problem - in checking Mail accounts, I opened Keychain. It gave >>>> me the first 2 passwords with no argument, then suddenly, it demanded my >>>> keychain password and refused to accept it. >>>> >>>> So I tried using the iPad. At first, it connected to both the internet >>>> and Mail, but now it seems to have caught the infection, whatever it is, >>>> and no longer will connect. It puts up the message 'Incorrect username >>>> or password'. >>>> >>>> Then I got out an old Mac laptop that had been in retirement. Exactly >>>> the same thing happened - at first, it would connect with the internet, >>>> and I began composing this letter. Then things got strange again, and >>>> it no longer connects. I will transfer the letter to a text file and >>>> transport it by Flash Disk to my husband's PC and try to sent it. >>>> >>>> So the problem seems to originate with the 3-year old Intel Mac Pro, >>>> dual 3.2GHz Quad Core, 16 GB RAM running OS 10.6.7. I repaired >>>> Permissions, but can't think of anything else useful to do. >>>> >>>> Suggestions will be gratefully received! >>>> >>>> Pat >>>> >>>> >>>> ------ End of Forwarded Message >>> > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
