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Firefox says it can not find the server (Windows Internet Exployer works fine

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When I try to connect to Firefox,I get the message can not find server.(All my hardwired computers,to Dsl).When we try Windows Internet Exployer it works fine.That is what I am using to send this message.

When I try to connect to Firefox,I get the message can not find server.(All my hardwired computers,to Dsl).When we try Windows Internet Exployer it works fine.That is what I am using to send this message.

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Please check out http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firewalls


Please mark "Solved" one answer that will best help others with a similar problem -- hope this was it.

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Please check out http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firewalls


Please mark "Solved" one answer that will best help others with a similar problem -- hope this was it.

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Why did this happen on both my compute and my wife's? Same problem,same solution,use new browser and works great.We have changed nothing.No new downloads.Just business as usual.

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We changed to Internet Exployer and computers work better.I have a computer at the lake,on dial up and it will not work at all on Foxfire.The connection is not good enough to keep on line.Put it on IE works fine.

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Not sure of your answers: is the problem solved (as marked) or not.

Did you go through the solution for the Firewall that you use.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firewalls

When you say it works okay on new browser do you mean IE or do you mean if you reinstall Firefox. As far as I know it is the Firefox updates that get are mostly affected. What Firewall do you have.

Also see

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Error_loading_websites#Other_security_programs