New firefox isnt loading web pages, other browsers do! What's wrong?

None of my pages are loading, giving me the "Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at www.whatever.com" - yet (obviously) I can get other browsers to work.
So now what? why the hell is the new browser broken? It was working last night just fine, before I shut down the computer.
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You can find the connection settings in Tools > Options > Advanced : Network : Connection
If you do not need to use a proxy to connect to internet then select "No Proxy" if the default "Use the system proxy settings" setting doesn't work.
See "Firefox connection settings":
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Firefox+cannot+load+websites+but+other+programs+can

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Hi, my firefox wont load websites but other browsers like internet explorer , chrome can . This problem occurs when i use my company's router ?

my company have two internet connection ; 1 is dsl connection , firefox working fine on it ; 2 is my company's own cisco 2911 cisco router with internet connection , firefox wont loading pages except just the homepage of google.com and that's it , and the problem is that whole company is using company's internet connection which means that firefox is death for all of us.
Reseting firefox works but just for one day and after that it stuck again. also tried other solutions like malware removal , re installing firefox etc but not worked
Thanks for any kind of solution

thanks alot for your quick reply fredmcd
i have searched alot on the internet and got the solution , it was a thread known as "l.yimg.com". every time i open a website ,it stucks in "transferring data from l.yimg.com" , so what i did is;
1) End the process "random.exe" from task manager
2) Delete all the history and cookies of the infected browser.
3) Opened Registry Editor and delete these malicious entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ L.yimg.com
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\L.yimg.com \DisplayName L.yimg.com
HKEY_USER\.default\environment\temp
HKEY_USER\s-1-5-18\environment\temp
HKEY_USER\ s-1-5-19\environment\temp and so on
4) Search those malicious files on your hard disk and completely delete all of its components.
%AllUsersProfile%\{random}
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.dll
it really worked for me , if anyone have the same problem then try it , hopefully it will work for you too.
[[Knowledge Base Article|http://rescueyourcomputer.blogspot.com/2013/11/remove-lyimgcomeffectively-get-rid-of.html]]
http://blog.mitechmate.com/remove-l-yimg-com-popup/]
http://blog.teesupport.com/how-to-stop-l-yimg-com-pop-up-guide-to-remove-l-yimg-com-redirect-virus/

Unable to load web pages. This is what I get when I enter them; Unable to connect

Yesterday I turned on my computer & was not able to use Firefox. Nothing had been changed on my computer. No web pages will load. When I hit enter this is the message I get:
Unable to connect Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at www.geocaching.com.
The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few moments. If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network connection. If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.

It most likely means your internet connection is out. Wait a little while then try again. You might also want to reboot your computer. If that doesn't work, please reply.

Firefox won't load web pages all the way, what can I do to fix this

I have this problem where firefox won't load any webpages all the way and if I try refreshing the page it shows some of the webpage but not the whole thing....and now it won't load any images either. I have tried everything that i could think of and nothing works. I can't watch anything on youtube or go on facebook and google won't work either.

There seems to be something of a pattern in that those are all secure sites (HTTPS address). Have you noticed any certificate errors recently that you might have solved by adding an exception, or does everything seem normal otherwise?
Here are the usual things:
When you have a problem with one particular site, a good "first thing to try" is clearing your Firefox cache and deleting your saved cookies for the site.
(1) Bypass Firefox's Cache
Use Ctrl+Shift+r to reload the page fresh from the server.
Alternately, you also can clear Firefox's cache completely using:
"3-bar" menu button (or Tools menu) > Options > Advanced
On the Network mini-tab > Cached Web Content : "Clear Now"
If you have a large hard drive, this might take a few minutes.
(2) Remove the site's cookies (save any pending work first). While viewing a page on the site, try either:
* right-click and choose View Page Info > Security > "View Cookies"
* Alt+t (open the classic Tools menu) > Page Info > Security > "View Cookies"
In the dialog that opens, you can remove the site's cookies individually.
Then try reloading the page. Does that help?
In case one of your extensions is involved, could you test the page in Firefox's Safe Mode? That's a standard diagnostic tool to deactivate extensions and some advanced features of Firefox. More info: [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues using Safe Mode]].
You can restart Firefox in Safe Mode using either:
* "3-bar" menu button > "?" button > Restart with Add-ons Disabled
* Help menu > Restart with Add-ons Disabled
Not all add-ons are disabled: Flash and other plugins still run
After Firefox shuts down, a small dialog should appear. Click "Start in Safe Mode" (''not'' Reset).
Any difference?

Windows 7, firefox 8.0.1 after latest update only first user to start firefox can download web pages, other user download fails, reverse sequence of startup and second user now fails.

disabled addons did not help

Hi for the crashes that are continuing, we're sorry to hear that Firefox is crashing. In order to assist you better, please follow the steps below to provide us crash IDs to help us learn more about your crash.
#Enter ''about:crashes'' in the Firefox address bar and press Enter. A Submitted Crash Reports list will appear, similar to the one shown below.
#Copy the '''5''' most recent Report IDs that start with '''bp-''' and then go back to your forum question and paste that into the "Post a Reply" box. (Please don't take a screenshot of your crashes, just copy and paste the ID's. The below image is just an example of what your Firefox screen should look like)
[[Image:aboutcrashesFx29|width=520]]
 
Thank you for your help!
More information and further troubleshooting steps can be found in the [[Firefox crashes - Troubleshoot, prevent and get help fixing crashes]] article.

Are you kidding us? My passwords don´t work anymore with Firefox, but they do with other browsers! What a shame!

I have 4 e-mail accounts and I always relied on Firefox because I just love it. All of a sudden, a few hours ago, all my accounts have become inaccessible on Firefox. When I tried to login I was received with a window entitled "Firefox - Choose User Profile" giving one of 2 choices "default - (13 digits)" and "default - (13 others digits)". None of them is known to me and no explanations were given as to what would happen if I choose the one or the other. My blind choice gave me a horrific experience: I have become totally unknown to Firefox and all my data is gone!
Well, it´s OK with me if Firefox wants to quit business, but why in such a rude way to us who trusted you?
It is fully possible to access all my accounts with any other browser, but all my data, my favorites, my routines are gone!
It needs a very convincing apology for me to go back to Firefox.
Even if this is an accidental failure, it will be hard to trust you again. I am loosing much time and must re-organize myself and my mail. You cannot imagine what this will cost me!
How can you do this?

First, calm down. No need to throw a rampage. Go to options > Security: Under passwords make sure remember passwords is checked. If it is go to saved passwords, find the websites in question delete them and then re-enter your login info. It seems that another Firefox profile has been created on your machine, I would suggesting clicking on one to see if it is your original profile if not, then choose the other. Please read this article. (https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-and-remove-firefox-profiles)

Browsers not loading web pages.

Hi there I'm hoping someone can help me with this.
This evening I logged on to my mac to find that none of my browsers (Safari, Chrome and Firefox) could load web pages. My MacBook Pro connects to the Internet via wifi. All other devices (wired and wireless) connected to the router work and even when the mac is hard wired it works. I have a bootcamp install of windows that works fine.
I tried loading all 3 browsers on another users account to no avail as well as attempting it in a guest account. I also attempted to load pages whilst booted in safe mode again to no avail. The strange thing is, when I connect to my universities VPN the browsers all work fine.
I have also noticed that applications installed that show in the menu bar (weather, Dropbox etc) do not work unless the mac is hard wired (or connected to the VPN wirelessly).
Can anyone help with this problem please?

First contact your ISP. You need to confirm that the issue is not on their end.
Change your router channel. Sometimes this is all you will have to do.
Power cycling the router. Read the router's user manual or contact their tech support for instructions.
System Preferences/Internet & Network/Network
Unlock the padlock
Locations: Automatic
Highlight Airport
Click the Assist Me button
In the popup window click the Diagnostic button.
System Preferences/Network- Unlock padlock. Highlight Airport. Network Name-select your name. Click on the Advanced button. Airport/Preferred Networks-delete all that is not your network.
Place a check mark next to "Remember networks this computer has joined." Click the OK button and lock the padlock. Restart your computer.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1920 Mac OS: How to release and renew a DHCP lease
No internet connection (wireless)
Check to see if an extra entry is present in the DNS Tab for your wireless connection (System Preferences/Network/Airport/Advanced/DNS).
Delete all extra entries that you find.
Place a check mark next to "Remember networks this computer has joined."
Other resources to check into:
Configuring 802.1X in Mac OS X Lion and Later
Non-responsive DNS server or invalid DNS configuration can cause long delay before webpages load
Netspot
How to diagnose and resolve Wi-Fi slow-downs
Pv6 troubleshooting
OS X Mountain Lion: Check the status of your network connections
OS X Mountain Lion: Requirements for wireless Internet access
What Affects Wireless Internet?
Solutions for connecting to the Internet, setting up a small network, and troubleshooting
If using one of Apple's Airport routers, read its user manual or post in its forum area. If using a 3rd party router, read its user manual, contact their tech support department/website or post in its forum area. Another possible solution - read mammothsuziq response https://discussions.apple.com/message/22082360#22082360

Firefox cannot load websites but other programs can

Firefox cannot load any webpages, but IE can.
I have tried everything suggested. This problem happened befoer I updated Firefox and did not resolve after I updated firefox.
I tried changing internet settings, disabling firewall, and even disabling IVP6, but nothing is working.

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*What exactly happens, or does not happen and do you get any error messages ?
*Is it all websites you have a problem with, or only some ?
* What happens if you work offline, can you load web pages that are saved on your own computer ? (save something with IE, -as HTML web page files - maybe this page, then try opening it with both Firefox and IE)
Can you use firefox to look at your local disk such as (depending on your setup) ''file:///C:/''
Try checking security settings, and security logs, is firefox being blocked ?

Firefox cannot load websites but other browser can

background - family community home pc...mozilla worked great for the longest time (along side IE)...all of a sudden mozilla can't connect to any website...IE always can (yuk)
troublshooting steps (still can't connect to web w/firefox):
1. Removed Mozilla, re-installed, same results
2. Searched for all mozilla folders. Deleted two folders and also daughter's mozilla iphone folder. Removed Mozilla, re-installed, set connection to "no proxy", same results.
3. Ran "House Call" - no malware found.
Help! do not like IE!

Have you already seen [[firefox cannot load websites but other programs can]]
*What exactly happens, or does not happen and do you get any error messages ?
*Is it all websites you have a problem with, or only some ?
* What happens if you work offline, can you load web pages that are saved on your own computer ? (save something with IE, -as HTML web page files - maybe this page, then try opening it with both Firefox and IE)
Can you use firefox to look at your local disk such as (depending on your setup) ''file:///C:/''
Try checking security settings, and security logs, is firefox being blocked ?

Firefox cannot load websites, but other programs can. Listed guide/faq not effective.

I went through the FAQ guide for firefox not loading webpages, but after having changed both boolean setting in the about:config section of the firefox advanced settings, deleting and re-adding it to the program permissions list in my firewall (mcafee antivirus 2011), and even attempting to completely disable the firewall for a period of time, I am still unable to browse the internet on firefox. Internet explorer, however, does work.

Have you already seen [[firefox cannot load websites but other programs can]]
*What exactly happens, or does not happen and do you get any error messages ?
*Is it all websites you have a problem with, or only some ?
* What happens if you work offline, can you load web pages that are saved on your own computer ? (save something with IE, -as HTML web page files - maybe this page, then try opening it with both Firefox and IE)
Can you use firefox to look at your local disk such as (depending on your setup) ''file:///C:/''
Try checking security settings, and security logs, is firefox being blocked ?

Safari not loading pages, other browsers doing fine

Hi,
I have an issue many seem to have: Safari 7.0.5 (and now 7.0.6) hangs when loading web pages whereas other browsers (Chrome, Firefox) work just fine. I've ran my tests on WiFi with two different routers as well as through iPhone tethering.
Here are the steps I have taken so far but the problem persists:
- re-installed my MacBook Air completely with the latest image from the App Store
- Reset Safari
- Disabled extensions
- Unchecked "Warn when visiting fraudulent website"
- Unchecked "Stop plug-ins to save power"
- In the Develop menu, checked "Disable caches"
- In WiFi settings, disabled IPv6
- Changed DNS to OpenDNS
- Deleted all Safari plist, caches, favicons cache, etc.
- Turned off Safari in iCloud settings
- Fixed permissions, rebooted
- Disabled the prefetch setting from terminal
- Emptied all my logs, launched Safari and tried to open this url: https://pragprog.com/login . Here is the (anonymised) result:
20/08/14 17:12:05.179 ubd[178]: ApplePushService: Timed out making blocking call, failed to perform call via XPC connection to 'com.apple.apsd'
20/08/14 17:12:05.681 AOSPushRelay[252]: ApplePushService: Timed out making blocking call, failed to perform call via XPC connection to 'com.apple.apsd'
20/08/14 17:12:05.909 parentalcontrolsd[271]: StartObservingFSEvents [849:] -- *** StartObservingFSEvents started event stream
20/08/14 17:12:06.112 UserEventAgent[11]: Captive: CNPluginHandler en0: Authenticated
20/08/14 17:12:06.513 accountsd[212]: /SourceCache/Accounts/Accounts-336.9/ACDAuthenticationPluginManager.m - -[ACDAuthenticationPluginManager credentialForAccount:client:handler:] - 230 - The authentication plugin for account “[email protected]" (20DDC449-9F11-4479-8D9C-11BBC43D96AD) could not be found!
20/08/14 17:12:06.514 accountsd[212]: /SourceCache/Accounts/Accounts-336.9/ACDAccountStore.m - __62-[ACDAccountStore credentialForAccountWithIdentifier:handler:]_block_invoke389 - 857 - No plugin provides credentials for account [email protected]. Falling back to legacy behavior.
20/08/14 17:12:06.668 com.apple.time[148]: Interval maximum value is 946100000 seconds (specified value: 9223372036854775807).
20/08/14 17:12:06.708 com.apple.NotesMigratorService[272]: Joined Aqua audit session
20/08/14 17:12:06.784 gamed[215]: CKSoftwareMap: Registering with Daemon
20/08/14 17:12:06.922 soagent[188]: No active accounts, killing soagent in 10 seconds
20/08/14 17:12:06.925 soagent[188]: No active accounts, killing soagent in 10 seconds
20/08/14 17:12:08.771 login[276]: USER_PROCESS: 276 ttys000
20/08/14 17:12:14.115 apsd[99]: Failed to evaluate trust: No error. (0), result=5; retrying with revocation checking optional
20/08/14 17:12:16.041 login[276]: DEAD_PROCESS: 276 ttys000
20/08/14 17:12:17.915 soagent[188]: Killing soagent.
20/08/14 17:12:17.916 NotificationCenter[175]: SOHelperCenter main connection interrupted
20/08/14 17:12:17.916 com.apple.dock.extra[183]: SOHelperCenter main connection interrupted
20/08/14 17:12:17.917 NotificationCenter[175]: SOHelperCenter main connection interrupted
20/08/14 17:12:17.919 imagent[194]: [Warning] Denying xpc connection, task does not have entitlement: com.apple.private.icfcallserver (soagent:188)
20/08/14 17:12:17.919 imagent[194]: [Warning] Denying xpc connection, task does not have entitlement: com.apple.private.icfcallserver (soagent:188)
20/08/14 17:12:21.911 Dropbox[210]: ICARegisterForEventNotification-Has been deprecated since 10.5. Calls to this function in the future may crash this application. Please move to ImageCaptureCore
20/08/14 17:12:23.437 com.apple.SecurityServer[15]: Session 100006 created
20/08/14 17:12:24.189 apsd[99]: Unrecognized leaf certificate
20/08/14 17:12:39.791 apsd[99]: Unrecognized leaf certificate
20/08/14 17:13:48.016 apsd[99]: Failed to send activation record to service com.apple.ManagedClient.enroll
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Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a test, not a solution. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Step 1
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account.
Enable guest logins* and log in as Guest. Don't use the Safari-only “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac.”
While logged in as Guest, you won’t have access to any of your documents or settings. Applications will behave as if you were running them for the first time. Don’t be alarmed by this behavior; it’s normal. If you need any passwords or other personal data in order to complete the test, memorize, print, or write them down before you begin.
Test while logged in as Guest. Same problem?
After testing, log out of the guest account and, in your own account, disable it if you wish. Any files you created in the guest account will be deleted automatically when you log out of it.
*Note: If you’ve activated “Find My Mac” or FileVault, then you can’t enable the Guest account. The “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac” is not the same. Create a new account in which to test, and delete it, including its home folder, after testing.
Step 2
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.
Please take this step regardless of the results of Step 1.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you turn on the computer, and again when you log in.
Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the startup volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to start up and run than normal, with limited graphics performance, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain models. The next normal startup may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Test while in safe mode. Same problem?
After testing, restart as usual (not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of Steps 1 and 2.

Issues loading web pages on brand new machi after using migration assistant

ast week my old macbook pro died and i purchased a new 13" mbp. I brought it home the first day i bought it and just turned it on and started playing with it and the internet was blazing fast, no issues at all. I then brought it back to the apple store where they peformed a migration from my old hdd to my new macbook pro. I then took it back to my dorm and connected to the same exact internet and now i am having problems loading web pages. Sometimes the page will load on the first try (click) and other times it will hang there loading but never fully load the page, and if it does load somewhat certain things are missing from the page. So i have to click the link again, and again, and sometimes again for it to finally load correctly. I dont know what is wrong but i have a feeling it is files from my old system conflicting with new ones when it comes to loading web pages. Everything is up to date the OS and firefox and i am having the same issues in safari. Also my ipad and blackberry have no problem connecting to the wifi so that is not the issue. I really hope someone can help me out because this is really starting to drive me crazy.

First place to look is your System Preferences/Network DNS Server Settings ...
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Firefox will not load web page (I also have Internet Explorer 8 installed).

Fire Fox will not load web pages. It may have something to do with proxy settings but I have reset this to Auto-Detect which is where it has always been in the past but still nothing. Something has reset my proxy settings in the past which caused a similar problem but doesn't seem to be the issue this time. I have Internet Explorer 8.0 installed on computer right now and it seems to work.

After looking into this further I checked firewall settings in Panda A.V. For Firefox they were set to Custom settings which effectively disabled it. I changed setting to Outbound only like Internet Explorer and other programs and Firefox seems to work fine now. Hope this helps others who have experienced this problem. I have teenage children who use computer a lot (Face Book, etc.) so the root of the problem may have been Malware, Adware, or something else but hopefully Panda has taken care of this.

Firefox 8.0 will not load web pages for multiple Windows XP users

We're running Windows XP 5.1 SP3 with two user accounts. After upgrading to Firefox 8.0, Firefox will no longer load web pages for the second user when the first user is logged in and running Firefox. (We typically use "Switch User" as opposed to logging out when taking turns at the computer.)

I guess that was a possibility
I gave up on version 8
I uninstalled it, googled version 7 and installed that and now it runs fine when I switch user to user
Thanks for the help I'll take it into consideration if I update again

I am using VPN, and Firefox is loading the page. Before I reinstall the new version, the VPN was working okay. Whta happened, what I am supposed to do?

I am using VPN, and Firefox is loading the page. Before I reinstall the new version, the VPN was working okay. Whta happened, what I am supposed to do?
I have to use the VPN to acess the site because of the limitatation , and it was working okay. When I do turn off the VPN, then the sites will open, but if I activate the VPN, then site will load for ever, but they won't load.
Please advise me what to do?

You might try using the add-on 'NoSquint' which allows numerous zoom options specific to each page you visit & keeps your settings - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/nosquint/
If you want to go back to 3.6x, you will find it here:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html
In most cases you can simply "upgrade" (meaning downgrade) directly from the installation. It would be a good idea to save your passwords & bookmarks just to be on the safe side.

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