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how do i stop firefox from searching for local host

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ucarman2002
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Firefox is loading local host in same window as webpage .

http://localhost/

Firefox is loading local host in same window as webpage . http://localhost/

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cor-el
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Check the 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":

You can check for problems with preferences.
Rename or delete the prefs.js file and possible numbered prefs-##.js files and a possible user.js file to reset all prefs to the default value.