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why can't i type in an ip address anymore? it goes to search

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Promytius
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the search engines grab the input (192,168,0,1) and throw it into a search result! What happened to direct input of urls?

the search engines grab the input (192,168,0,1) and throw it into a search result! What happened to direct input of urls?

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James
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Are you tying it out with commas or periods? as you used commas in your post.

with periods it should work 192.168.0.1

cor-el
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You can also try to prefix with the proper protocol (http or https): http://192.168.0.1

Promytius
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that timed out, so, no. Thanks anyways!

Promytius
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Thanks, but that didn't work either. I see I did type in commas instead of periods, but that was just in the message, not in the actual URL try; I also Copy&pasted it and it times out.

cor-el
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You can check the connection settings.

  • Settings -> General -> Network: Connection -> Settings

If you do not need to use a proxy to connect to internet then try to select "No Proxy" if "Use the system proxy settings" or one of the others do not work properly.

See "Firefox connection settings":