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June 8, 2008 10:03 PM Subscribe
PowerBook&NetworkingFilter: Dialogue box freezes after I choose System Prefs > Sharing. Help?
Alright. I'm trying to bridge the connection between my wireless network and my ethernet port (in order to get my Xbox 360 online). Trouble is, once I click on Sharing in the System Preferences menu, it stays on loading forever. (Forever = I let it run for forty-eight hours. Nothing.) All other programs work while this happens. Nothing else appears to be wrong with my system. Any ideas what might cause this?
Details:
PowerBook G4 w/ Leopard
Wireless adapter and ethernet both built-in
Wireless network is password-protected
Linksys router
I'll respond to any questions within a day--more details available if necessary.
Alright. I'm trying to bridge the connection between my wireless network and my ethernet port (in order to get my Xbox 360 online). Trouble is, once I click on Sharing in the System Preferences menu, it stays on loading forever. (Forever = I let it run for forty-eight hours. Nothing.) All other programs work while this happens. Nothing else appears to be wrong with my system. Any ideas what might cause this?
Details:
PowerBook G4 w/ Leopard
Wireless adapter and ethernet both built-in
Wireless network is password-protected
Linksys router
I'll respond to any questions within a day--more details available if necessary.
Any helpful error messages in the Console logs would help diagnose what is causing the computer to freeze when you open that preference panel, but I would also second trashing the related preference files that filmgeek points to. OS X will recreate them upon reboot and it has helped me solve many a problem.
posted by genial at 7:35 AM on June 9, 2008
posted by genial at 7:35 AM on June 9, 2008
Response by poster: I can't find either of those .plist files on my system.
posted by reductiondesign at 10:04 AM on June 9, 2008
posted by reductiondesign at 10:04 AM on June 9, 2008
Hmm, that's really odd...but possible.
Ok, let's try creating a new user and trying to turn the sharing on/off there. If it works under a new user, under your prefs, sort it by date, so you can see which prefs are being used.
Bonus, if it works under a new user, we know the problem is specific to your user, and not your machine.
posted by filmgeek at 4:38 AM on June 10, 2008
Ok, let's try creating a new user and trying to turn the sharing on/off there. If it works under a new user, under your prefs, sort it by date, so you can see which prefs are being used.
Bonus, if it works under a new user, we know the problem is specific to your user, and not your machine.
posted by filmgeek at 4:38 AM on June 10, 2008
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Try trashing this file: com.apple.internetconfigpriv.plist
That and com.apple.systempreferences.plist
(If you're worried, just move them to the desktop. If that doesn't fix it, you can move them back.)
posted by filmgeek at 5:48 AM on June 9, 2008