# The Internet freezes up Mom's Mac (OSX 10.4)

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 15, 2016, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-freezes-up-moms-mac-osx-10-4/762897 "2016-08-15T11:39:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-freezes-up-moms-mac-osx-10-4/762897/21 "2016-08-20T10:41:40Z")

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[This page](http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/systems/mac_mini_core_2_duo_swaps.html)may be of interest.

Apparently the 2006 Mac Mini can be upgraded to [2 GB RAM](http://uk.crucial.com/gbr/en/mac-mini-%28early-2006%29/CT2739385) which will cost you £30 over here. Well worth doing.

Going back to the original problem, I would suggest telling the Mac to forget the Wifi network, disable wifi (go to the AirPort menu and turn the AirPort card off) and reinsert the LAN cable.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-freezes-up-moms-mac-osx-10-4/762897/22 "2016-08-20T14:23:37Z")

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Yeah, that was my first thought, except I couldn’t find any trace of the LAN cable in the configurations. Which is also probably a problem I should try to solve, but for now, it’s working.

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