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Make7

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3. As a test, try connecting to your router's configuration webpage.

Sun Dec 13, 2020, 01:45 PM

Dec 2020

Go to Settings > WiFi > [info icon for your current connection] and scroll down to find the IP address listed under Router. Type that into your Safari address bar to see if you get a connection (should be a login page - assuming your router has web based configuration enabled).

If that works, there may be a DNS (domain name system) problem. Try temporarily changing the DNS setting to manual for your WiFi connection and using Google's DNS servers at 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4. Now try going to a normal website (e.g. www.democraticunderground.com).

Also try that in FireFox (or whatever other browsers you have) if it's not working in Safari.

Does any error message display when you fail to connect to a website?

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Ipad - Safari won't load webpages [View all] KewlKat Dec 2020 OP

I found this on the web--never happened to me (yet) but hope this works hlthe2b Dec 2020 #1

I did the airplane mode but not sure about what KewlKat Dec 2020 #2

As a test, try connecting to your router's configuration webpage. Make7 Dec 2020 #3

No error message in Safari. Just says loading. KewlKat Dec 2020 #4

typed my router number in there...same response, just the swirling icon, never allows me to go to a KewlKat Dec 2020 #6

That's weird. Usually Safari will time out and give a "Can't connect" error. Make7 Dec 2020 #8

Have you tried a hard restart? ucrdem Dec 2020 #5

didn't fix the problem. Thanks for the help KewlKat Dec 2020 #7

A few more things to try ... CloudWatcher Dec 2020 #9

This is a WiFi only Ipad KewlKat Dec 2020 #10

Nothing works now :( KewlKat Dec 2020 #11