Deleted vpn and now I can’t connect to the internet

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I had hideme on my Mac and decided to delete it last night. This morning I tried going on the internet but the screen stays white. No webpages load. Hopefully I didn’t download a virus. I’m running mojave. Is there anything I can do and try to fix it?
 

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You don't need a VPN to get into the Internet. However, depending on how the VPN did it's work, it might leave things hanging around when you uninstall that prevents connections.

How did you delete the VPN?
 

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Thread moved to better area (Internet, Networking, and Wireless).

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Yes please. How did you delete the VPN and which VPN was it?

Others will benefit, over and above the fact that knowing these, we can help you:)

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It was hide.me and I uninstalled it from mac hd. I went through the 5 steps and typed in my password to uninstall it. I looked for it and it looks like there’s no trace of hide.me from my hard drive.
 

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You have restarted your computer since doing the uninstall? Have you checked Network in Sys Pref to see what it says you have for an IP?
 

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OK. Can you resolve websites? Go to a terminal window and type "nslookup google.com" and "ping google.com" to see what you get. Also check your DNS settings.
 

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If you are using DHCP, they should be whatever your router tells it to be. You can can also use Google or other public DNS as well. What did the terminal commands yield?
 
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i had this issue before. I created a new network deleting my old one and making a new one. However, I would only use this method if you are unable to get online with the previous posts. They are trying to help you with you're current configuration. ;)

You have to keep an eye on those VPN's because a lot of them are not what they say they are.
 

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