Firefox wont connect to internet

[sameer0807]

ok for some reason firefox is not connecting to internet
the internet is working fine and when i open internet explorer
everything seems to be working fine...

so wats prb with firefox???????? and ya its the latest version
running winxp pro

plz help
ty

[lysine]

Tools > Options > Advanced > Network Tab > Connection > Settings

make sure Direct Connection To The Internet is selected.

[sameer0807]

Tools > Options > Advanced > Network Tab > Connection > Settings

make sure Direct Connection To The Internet is selected.

ya the option is already selected....

[lysine]

what error does firefox give you, when you try to load a page? did it suddenly stop working? has it worked before in the past? or did you just install it?

[sameer0807]

what error does firefox give you, when you try to load a page? did it suddenly stop working? has it worked before in the past? or did you just install it?

it gives me error: Firefox cant find the server
and it just started to happen from today
before that it was working fine
i dunnno wat got into it.....

[lysine]

that's very odd, since you checked the proxy settings and they were ok.

might try making a post here:
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=38

[Barbarossa]

Make sure that if you've got a firewall running that it is allowing firefox access to the internet.

[thehessian]

I had the same problem and what I found was that when I changed my start page from the default setting, it would not connect.
Somehow, it screws up how Firefox checks itself and its connection on start-up and will give you those errors.

If you have changed your start page (the first page that you see when you open Firefox) Go to Tools>Options>Home Page>Restore To Default

See if that helps at all, and if not, you can always try backing up your bookmarks and extensions and re-installing Firefox.

Is IE able to connect to the internet?

Also, if you are still unable to remedy your problem, you always have the option of installing Opera...

Opera is a solid, reliable and safe browser and it smokes both IE and Firefox in speed tests.

Take Care,
Hessian