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After searching in the browser bar, and then getting results, i click on hyperlinks from the results and new tabs open. I explore the subsequent open tabs, and then at some point, the search functions quit working in all tabs, and i need to restart firefox to correct the issue (searching in the main browser bar ).

If i type an actual address - it will sometimes "clear the glitch" and the "searching in the broswer bar" may start working again...

Any ideas why the search function would not respond from time to time?

After searching in the browser bar, and then getting results, i click on hyperlinks from the results and new tabs open. I explore the subsequent open tabs, and then at some point, the search functions quit working in all tabs, and i need to restart firefox to correct the issue (searching in the main browser bar ). If i type an actual address - it will sometimes "clear the glitch" and the "searching in the broswer bar" may start working again... Any ideas why the search function would not respond from time to time?
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I also have this issue, but only within the network at work. At home I am unable to replicate the issue.