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Mon Jan 7, 2013 10:06 am (PST) . Posted by:
"Daly Jessup" dalyjessup
On Jan 6, 2013, at 5:58 PM, Randy B. Singer wrote:
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> On Jan 6, 2013, at 4:00 PM, Daly Jessup wrote:
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>> This afternoon I was helping a friend get ready for a trip to New York. He trades homes with someone in New York every year or two. He has an older MacBook that he hasn't used in two years. It is running Tiger. It has 512 MB of RAM.
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> The solution is to either update to a more recent version of Tiger (or an even later version of OS X), or to delete these files:
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> "...problem, which manifests after applying Security Update 2008-06, can be fixed permanently by removing the following preferences files:
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> Go to Library/Preferences
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> com.apple.airport.
> NetworkInterfaces.
> preferences.
> com.apple.nat.
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> All these files will regenerate as necessary when the associated system features are accessed. If you're using Airport or Internet Sharing you'll have to reestablish the appropriate settings, because these will have been lost when the preferences files are removed. "
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> https://discussions
Wow, I couldn't find any of those files, but of course I'm running 10.7.5 and he's running 10.4.x. I've given it all its software updates, but it is still 10.4.x. I suggested that he could update to Snow Leopard, but that would require quadrupling his RAM and he was just not interested.
I will call him today to see if he is up for spending the time to implement this fix (copy all his Network settings, then delete the files). That was certainly a great reference you found for the exact problem he was experiencing.
On the other hand, if I stay out of Network preferences, maybe he will be okay? He's already using wireless at home. When he gets to New York, shouldn'
If so, that would be perfect, because I don't think he's interested in doing much messing with his computer today as he's getting ready for a big trip and is tired. He's 91 years old and feeling it.
Daly
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