Why can I surf on Firefox, but not on Safari?

Hi,
I'm running an iBook G4 with 10.4.8 on it. My DSL internet connection is through an apartment server, requiring its own manual network configuration to work. That is the easy part...it took a week to figure out the proxies (the local staff and their command of english is Ok but not that good) and I got Firefox up and running. It has been working great for a month.
But one thing is puzzling me, why can't Safari see that I have a functioning DSL internet connection? I am using the same manual configuration for the connection and I have made sure that every program that needs this connection can see it. This problem is, in fact, bigger than just Safari. None of my Apple programs (including Network Diagnostics), Yahoo Messenger or Google Earth can see my working internet connection. I'm perplexed! Any ideas?

Hi, CatherineTW.
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
It sounds like your Bluetooth device is connected during playback of these videos. Try changing the audio source to iPhone or disconnect the Bluetooth device when playing videos.
Bluetooth Devices
Cheers,
Jason H.

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