03-12-2010, 10:34 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-12-2010, 10:50 AM by josephitguy.)
Check the Work Offline setting, sometimes the browser will loose internet and go into this mode.
Can you type google.com in the address bar and load google.com. Could be the start page you are trying to load is not responding.
Also turn off any firewall you may have and test it. Could also be loosing DNS servers, were the number(IP address) gets converted to the URL( website address you can read)
Try:
Go to RUN on Start Menu
Type CMD
then type: ifconfig /all
Will list a bunch of numbers, look for DNS Servers . . . . . . .: then a number
type in: ping and that number ( like 10.140.232.41)
should get a response that starts with Reply from then the number
If you get Request timed out.
Then the DNS server is not responding. This is an ISP (internet service provider problem) call them, and yes IE will sometimes work with the DNS server not responding, it will Proxy serve to a Microsoft DNS which Firefox cannot do. And yes I HATE IE so this is not an endorsement.
If you get a reply then your internet connection is fine.
Did you recently upgrade IE? Sometimes it will set XP settings to only allow it to connect.
Did you change router settings, are you using someother program that may be interfering with Internet, like a file sharing program?
Did you talk bad about Bill Gates, he has spy's everywhere? ( Okay, this is a BS question!)
Can you type google.com in the address bar and load google.com. Could be the start page you are trying to load is not responding.
Also turn off any firewall you may have and test it. Could also be loosing DNS servers, were the number(IP address) gets converted to the URL( website address you can read)
Try:
Go to RUN on Start Menu
Type CMD
then type: ifconfig /all
Will list a bunch of numbers, look for DNS Servers . . . . . . .: then a number
type in: ping and that number ( like 10.140.232.41)
should get a response that starts with Reply from then the number
If you get Request timed out.
Then the DNS server is not responding. This is an ISP (internet service provider problem) call them, and yes IE will sometimes work with the DNS server not responding, it will Proxy serve to a Microsoft DNS which Firefox cannot do. And yes I HATE IE so this is not an endorsement.
If you get a reply then your internet connection is fine.
Did you recently upgrade IE? Sometimes it will set XP settings to only allow it to connect.
Did you change router settings, are you using someother program that may be interfering with Internet, like a file sharing program?
Did you talk bad about Bill Gates, he has spy's everywhere? ( Okay, this is a BS question!)
Joseph I.T. Guy! "Weeehooo, uh oh!"