Hi Pat, > I have checked everything in the Network setup - I can't see anything amiss.
Ok thanks. The Netgear Wireless Network is working if the iPad is connecting to it and you can access the internet and send & receive email on the iPad, so something, or some setting is wrong on the MacPro On the MacPro in System Preferences > Network - Airport - Advanced - TCP/IP Do you have: Configure IPv4: Using DHCP IPv4 Address: 192.168.0.x (x could be any number) Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Router: 192.168.0.1 Configure IPv6: Automatically Cheers, Ronni On 21/06/2011, at 8:19 AM, Pat Scott wrote: > 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>
