- Apple software stops connecting to the Internet; Firefox continues fine
- Starting in the last couple of days, I’ve been having an odd problem with some software being unable to connect to the Internet. They keep telling me I have no internet connection. The problem apps all seem to be Apple apps: Safari, iTunes, Software Update, Mail. But Firefox and the command line connect fine. Restarting mDNSResponder appears to (temporarily, I expect) fix the issue.
- Intel-native DNSTran now available for Mac OS X
- As of April of this year, DNSTran no longer needs to run under Rosetta.
More Information
- How is DNS used by individual processes?
- “Essentially there are two DNS resolving mechanisms in Mac OS X. The standard UNIX approach (/etc/resolv.conf) which is used by dig and then the approach used by the rest of the system.”
