I have an older iMac in the past year suddenly I can't get onto certain websites that I never have had a problem going on before. I've tried Safari, Opera and Chrome. I've tried advice that I've seen on the internet and nothing seems to work.
iMac, OS X 10.11
Many web sites will not work with old browsers or MacOS versions. Changes in websites' security certificates in Sept 2021 means that many Macs running macOS 10.11 as you appear to have cannot connect. If your iMac will handle a higher macOS version, that will help. Most sites still work with macOS 10.13.
I have an older iMac...
"Older" is pretty vague when talking iMacs. They go back as far as 1998! We need to tighten that identification:
The best place to start is to do "About this Mac...' for your Apple menu and tell us your iMac's SUB-MODEL. That alone determines if you have any OS upgrade options remaining. As ALL of the sub-model model name is important to macOS compatibility with your iMac, please include and modifiers such as Early, Mid, or Late when you report back. This is the "about this Mac" results for one of our older iMacs running OS 10.11:
Many web sites will not work with old browsers or MacOS versions. Changes in websites' security certificates in Sept 2021 means that many Macs running macOS 10.11 as you appear to have cannot connect. If your iMac will handle a higher macOS version, that will help. Most sites still work with macOS 10.13.
I have an older iMac...
"Older" is pretty vague when talking iMacs. They go back as far as 1998! We need to tighten that identification:
The best place to start is to do "About this Mac...' for your Apple menu and tell us your iMac's SUB-MODEL. That alone determines if you have any OS upgrade options remaining. As ALL of the sub-model model name is important to macOS compatibility with your iMac, please include and modifiers such as Early, Mid, or Late when you report back. This is the "about this Mac" results for one of our older iMacs running OS 10.11:
Allan that response was fantastic. You really narrowed it down perfectly. I am using an iMac from Early 2008. It works very well and I am very satisfied with it. Other than the problem I am having with some sites. I have also replaced the ssd so it has a much more recent I think Samsung in it.
I also have a powerbook that I am very happy with it but it too is older. In fact it's from mid 2009 so it's having the same problems. I also put in a new ssd in that too.
Thanks so much for your assistance. I really appreciate it.
Have a look at this link from Apple Communities and see if it relates to your issue.
Eau Rouge posts a solution that has helped many, including me.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253272998
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