techiehenry

Backgrounder: My existing modem got busted and it was replaced by PLDT, my DSL provider. After the modem got replaced, time and again my DSL connection would stop working, even though the status lights would appear to be normal. It went on for about a week until I decided to tinker with the settings of the DSL modem itself.

So here is what I did:

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I came across some ‘problem’ with my MacBook a few weeks ago. After updating QuickTime, I wasn’t able to play videos with it anymore. What happens is that I only see a gray window, but the audio is being played. I don’t really know what caused it not to do so, but here are several suggestions short of reinstalling your whole system just to get it fixed:

1. Try deleting 3rd party add-ins/plugins and reinstall them. There might have been a conflict between the latest QuickTime version and your existing add-ins.
2. If QuickTime doesn’t play videos in Safari as well, delete QuickTime Plugin.plugin from /Library/Internet Plugins.
3. Delete the plist file ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.quicktime.plugin.preferences.plist — this will be re-created for QuickTime once it launches again.
4. If all above fails, drag the QuickTime icon in the Applications folder to the Trash and install another in its place.

Thin is in.

This is how my internet connection fares when I tested it just a while ago:

I hope I’m able to find out the cause of my intermittent DSL connection. I swapped phone cables just a while ago and everything seems fine.

May the new year bring prosperity, happiness, and peace in your lives.