I'm stumped. Im having an issue on two fronts that seem to be connected somehow. Im using a summer 2011 imac i5 8gb ram running lion. First is with connecting to a public wi-fi hotspot. I live in an apartment complex with free wi-fi (the kind where you are directed to a webpage and must agree to terms of service before getting connected.)
I seem to be able to connect to wi fi only at random times. Other times it will work flawlessly. This is an issue only on this imac, I have an iphone, windows pc running windows 7 and a ps3 that have no issues connecting to wi fi. The problem that also seems to be connected is that Apple apps freeze upon opening. It seems only to be apple made apps - Safari, Itunes, Mail and for some reason the Key Chain Access utility. Third party apps seem to work fine. I think its important to note that this issue didn't start right away but 2 months after I started to use this wi-fi hotspot.
I have tried everything from time capsule resets, deleting plist, repairing disc permissions, even wiping the hard drive and installing Lion from scratch. Nothing seems to work. Please help!
I seem to be able to connect to wi fi only at random times. Other times it will work flawlessly. This is an issue only on this imac, I have an iphone, windows pc running windows 7 and a ps3 that have no issues connecting to wi fi. The problem that also seems to be connected is that Apple apps freeze upon opening. It seems only to be apple made apps - Safari, Itunes, Mail and for some reason the Key Chain Access utility. Third party apps seem to work fine. I think its important to note that this issue didn't start right away but 2 months after I started to use this wi-fi hotspot.
I have tried everything from time capsule resets, deleting plist, repairing disc permissions, even wiping the hard drive and installing Lion from scratch. Nothing seems to work. Please help!