Hi Peter,

Download and install the Combo macOS Sierra 10.12.4 Combo Update on your son’s 
MacBook Pro.

Download macOS Sierra 10.12.4 Combo Update

 https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1910?locale=en_US 
<https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1910?locale=en_US>

Let me know if that corrects his problems.

Cheers,
Ronni

13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014)
1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz
8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM
512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage

macOS Sierra 10.12.4

> On 9 Apr 2017, at 6:43 am, Peter Crisp <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> On Friday evening my son pushed the OSX Update on his MacBook Pro (late 2011) 
> to move to Sierra 10.12.4 from Yosemite. The update went fine and I forced a 
> TM backup prior to starting. It seems to have all worked ok and even the 
> backup processed without hitch (unlike my own issue with FileVault now 
> resolved). His MacBook is still set with FileVault OFF. 
> 
> Short story is that he cannot access the Internet. Safari or Google Chrome 
> both will not respond - progress bar stops about 10% in and then stuck. 
> Network diagnostic assistance says "Your internet connection appears to be 
> working correctly". Backups to WiFi TM are working fine. Unable to login to 
> iCloud from his MacBook as no external Comms. I've checked his password using 
> myiPad in "Manage my AppleID" and this password is clearly not the cause of 
> error - just simply no Comms to outside the house.
> 
> All other computers and devices no problem communicating outside.
> 
> I had a browse and others have indicated Safari problems with the 10.12.4 
> update and that rolling back to 10.12.3 resolves the issue. Not an option 
> here as he has come 'from' Yosemite. 
> 
> All other apps requiring external Comms also do not respond; Mail, iTunes, 
> iCloud music etc. I even replicated the DNS settings from my MacBook all to 
> no avail. 
> 
> All clues anyone? Anything is possible after the Dockers rolled the reigning 
> premiers!!
> 
> Regards
> 
> 
> Pete


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