Skype says no to working on a private network
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Moved to correct forum.
Are you in fact trying to run it from a closed or private network? Do you use a proxy to access the internet?
Are you in fact trying to run it from a closed or private network? Do you use a proxy to access the internet?
No i don't think so - no special proxy used. i'm using Safari in the normal way. A skype caller just sees me as offline and skype tells me i'm offline when in fact the airport shows online as normal and all other internet functions are normal.
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Assuming you've got Skype setup correctly...
There's something else going on. Check with your ISP to see if there are any restrictions they may have in place. You don't really have control over what type of network you're on (except of course for a private home network).
There's something else going on. Check with your ISP to see if there are any restrictions they may have in place. You don't really have control over what type of network you're on (except of course for a private home network).
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I found this fix on the Skype Community forum.
1. Go under Skype preferences then advance.
2. Uncheck the first box use Skype to access Wi-Fi hotspots.
3. Close preferences
4. Under File go to Skype Access (Wi-Fi)...
5. Pop-up box comes up asking would you like to enable Skype Access? click OK
Looks like from the thread I found, one of the updates is changing preferences and a bunch of folks using Macs are having the same issue.
1. Go under Skype preferences then advance.
2. Uncheck the first box use Skype to access Wi-Fi hotspots.
3. Close preferences
4. Under File go to Skype Access (Wi-Fi)...
5. Pop-up box comes up asking would you like to enable Skype Access? click OK
Looks like from the thread I found, one of the updates is changing preferences and a bunch of folks using Macs are having the same issue.
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