type in the address bar '''about:config''' then press the button '''i'll be careful i promise''' then type in the bar '''network.manage-offline-status'''(or copied from here) then double click on it to make it '''FALSE''' exit firefox and restart-it. If network.manage-offline-status'' does not exist you must create it'' : type in the address bar '''about:config''' then press the button '''i'll be careful i promise''' then '''right-click''' anywhere in the list of preferences and choose '''new''' > '''boolean ''' then type in the open window '''network.manage-offline-status''' (or copied from here) then click '''OK''', and in the next window select '''FALSE''' and click '''OK'''. exit firefox and restart-it. see also : [http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config About:config] thank you Please mark "Solved" the answer that really solve the problem, to help others with a similar problem.