I use to administrate my DSL modem via an ip-address. When I enter it into FF8 I am asked where to save the file. Why and how can I prevent FF8 from doing that?
I use to administrate my DSL modem via an ip-address. When I enter it into FF8 I am asked where to save the file. Why and how can I prevent FF8 from doing that?
And now anytime I am entering an ip-address I am asked if I want to download the file.
Chosen solution
It happens when the modem server doesn't send the file as text/html, but with another MIME type.
I tried the index.html addition in case the server might send that file as text/html.
If your DSL modem has a support website then you can try to ask there for advice about how to configure the modem server.
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With which content type is that file send?
- Live Http Headers: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/live-http-headers/
I just enter the pure IP-address in the address line. The then upcoming error message says:
You want to download the following file: Type: application/octet-stream (-1 Bytes) From: http://192.168.5.100
Firefox will always offer to save files that are send as application/octet-stream and won't open them as an HTML file.
Try to add index.html to the URL to see if that works:
- http://192.168.5.100/index.html
But why does firefox interpret a ip-address as a file? I already tried with index.html, but did not help.
Chosen Solution
It happens when the modem server doesn't send the file as text/html, but with another MIME type.
I tried the index.html addition in case the server might send that file as text/html.
If your DSL modem has a support website then you can try to ask there for advice about how to configure the modem server.
I see ... i did some cleaning (with CCleaner) which semmed to help the job. Futher I'll consult my modem support website. Thanks for the patience.
Cheers