Hi All, I realised that I forgot to email the list in regards to this item.
James's advice worked perfectly. I created a new account and suddenly the internet was back. Thanks to James I now have a new trick in my troubleshooting bag. Thankyou to all the wonderful suggestions and offers of help. Smiles and thanks Aurora > Hi Aurora, > > You said that your Firewall log seemed to indicate an issue -- what > did it indicate? > > Also, do you need to use a "VPN" with your AD network? You may need to > make sure that "Send all traffic over VPN connection" is turned on (or > off -- compare to your other computer). Just checking. > > Now that you have downgraded the machine to 10.5.5, can you create a > fresh Account on the computer, set up the fresh account for your AD > network, and see if your internet access works? If so, it would sound > like your preferences were affected by the 10.5.6 upgrade, as opposed > to being an installation or compatibility issue per se. > > James. > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> -- Chemically speaking, chocolate really is the world's perfect food. --Michael Levine -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>