FireFox Problem - not loading sites

|Show| · 16 Oct 2006 at 17:24

last night i updated to 1.5.0.7 or something and now when i load firefox (tried v.1.5.0.7, v.2.0 RC2, FF portable) it wont load ANY web sites...i've got to browse in ie....gay.

anyone got any ideas on why FF studdenly wont work...i reinstalled it back to the older version that did work...now none do. :confused:

Overload · 16 Oct 2006 at 19:28

Do you have any fiewalls installed?
At the moment I can only think that you have told the firewall not to allow the new browser through the firewall.

Each time i update the browser it detects the new version and asks me if I want to allow or deny the program through.

Like i said, only thing I can think of at the moment.

Edit:- just realised it didn't work on any, Sorry.

Vault5ChOnG · 16 Oct 2006 at 20:25

Hmm im having similar problems.. and come to think of it i updated firefox round about the same time this all started happening lol. I thought it was a firewall problem as when i turn of firewall they seem to load up.

Tell me this. you say they dont load up. But do you mean they NEVER load? or sometimes do some sites load? because thats my problem.

Using Nortons Firewall btw.

|Show| · 17 Oct 2006 at 09:35

no firewall on my machine....but there are firewalls on the connection, but i can't config them - its a uni internet connection so i have no power over it.

The_KiD · 17 Oct 2006 at 09:45

I take it IE still works?

|Show| · 17 Oct 2006 at 14:03

yeah IE works just fine...just any version of firefox that doesn't work...which is why i can't figure it out...

tolien · 20 Oct 2006 at 17:21

Old thread and all, but if it works when your firewall's disabled, it's your firewall.
Some firewalls can get funny when you upgrade - try removing Firefox from its list of exceptions, and when you next try to use it, the firewall should ask if you want to allow it to connect. Say yes and you're done.