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Posted on 05/31/2007 6:56:41 PM PDT by jdm
Out of curiosity, has anyone with a Mac iBook been presented with this message, when powering up in a different location than where you normally connect to the internet:
I'm posting this message for a friend who clicked "Yes" to that prompt and immediately the following happened:
Not sure what to do next. The computer won't even turn on anymore.
Apple is scheduled to pick-up the iBook tomorrow, but I'm thinking this may be something we can fix ourselves (that way the computer won't be gone with Apple for 4-7 days).
Of course, in hindsight, clicking "Yes" turned out to be not a very good idea!
Would be most grateful and appreciative for any suggestions, if you wish to reply.
Thank you very much.
If you’re near an Apple Store, try to get some time with a “Genius.”
It sounds to me like a problem more severe than minor.
Thanks for the ping, Petronski.
Well a google of jdnetwork turns up jdnetwork.chm which hosts several pOrn sites.
It looks like the ibook was compromised by a security flaw. Of course, clicking Yes was not real smart.
I’ll ping some Mac gurus who know a lot more than me.
jdnetwork.chm = jdnetwork.ch
.ch is a Chinese address. Bad news, almost like buying Chinese dog food.
If this was a Microsoft based notebook some fan boy would chirp with a ‘Get a Mac’ comment..
I’ll refrain from the obvious....
Thanks much for that info. I actually went to google first and didn’t find any relevant info (I always google before posting a vanity). I’m going to re-check. Thanks again for your replies.
I know why my initial google search didn’t turn up those results the first time: I googled “jd network” instead of jdnetwork (one word). What a difference that makes!
I googled jdnetwork it don’t look good. It looks a web development site with the only English site listed referenced child porn.
I just noticed that too, once I scrolled down on the google results page. I wonder why his computer was trying to connect to a server in China? This is like the Twilight Zone or something. Thanks for your reply.
That is the normal alert that comes up when you are not at home, connected to your Ethernet or Wifi connection. It has failed to find those connections but has found some Wifi connection signals that are unrecognized by it. It is asking if you want to attempt to connect to one of them. Your friend’s iBook apparently had a problem completing that.
Pulling the battery to force a shut down should not have been necessary. Usually you can press the power button and hold it for ten seconds (actually less) and the hardware will force a shut down.
I suggest pulling the battery again and re-seating it. It may be that the contacts are dirty. Use an ink eraser from an erasable pen and clean the contacts.
Guys, I doubt that the iBook was trying to connect to a WiFi network in China, child porn or not. Wifi networks are generally limited to a couple of hundred feet diameter.
The iBook will only find a wireless connection to a local Wifi hotspot. The owner of the site can name it however he chooses and may have chosen the name "jdnetwork" because his name is John Davis and its his network.
Thanks VERY much for your replies, Swordmaker. Really appreciate it. I’m going to advise he pop the battery out and clean the contacts, as you suggested. Hopefully that’s the problem and will allow the computer to turn back on again.
However, when he was on the phone with Apple tech. support, they told him to hold in the power button for 10 or 15 seconds (as you suggested as well) in order to power down the machine. Doing this didn’t turn off the machine, unfortunately. That’s why he ended up popping out the battery in the first place.
Thanks again very much for your help. Fingers crossed it’s just the battery and no viruses!
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How I wish I had some advice, but I keep my iBook at home!
And, fwiw, I notice that my “corporate son”, who is forced to use a PC by his corp, is not allowed to use anything but “dial-up” when he is traveling. It must be just because of this kind of garbage.
When he visits us, he can’t connect using our Airport or cable modem. The Corporation is too worried about all the problems out there.
Does that make sense to you experienced PC guys?
Has he tried hooking up to the power cord?
How old is the battery? It sounds more like a low power situation to me than a virus.
How old is the iBook? If it is old enough, the PRAM/NVRAM battery has died - and removing the main battery while that was discharged can cause the Power Manager to get confused. If that happens, the machine might not turn on.
Flip the iBook over and tell me what the model number on the bottom is.
.ch is a Chinese address. Bad news, almost like buying Chinese dog food.
Actually, .ch is Switzerland. The dog food there is actually pretty good, but the porn is dull.
Three things to try:
1. Try zapping the PRAM by holding down command-option PR when you try to start up.
2. Try booting off of the recovery DVD provided with the computer.
3. If he/she can access the RAM modules and/or Airport card on the computer, make sure they are seated firmly. This last one bedeviled my Dad’s powerbook for a week post soft drop until discovered.....
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