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Firefox cannot connect after 30 mins


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bailej03

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Hi Guys,

Just hoping to get some help with firefox. I've had trouble with it ever since I got it but just like the tab browsing so much.

The problem I have is the after about 30 min it stops connecting to pages and I then have to go and use IE which works fine. There are a two pages I visit sometimes that I have found always work with Firefox even when every other page won't work. If I jump around between these pages a few time I can sometimes get onto google and then fiirefox is ok for another 30 mins or so. It is quite annoying but the tabs are so great I really would like to fix it.

I am running the latest version of Zone Alarm which based on other posts could be the problem?? I think Firefox has got full internet admission but I just stops working after a little while saying page cannot be found. I also have NIS firewall running, but I have heard its a bad idea to run two firewalls. They seem to work fine together but this could also be the problem.

I have a 56K connection XP, 3.0GHz 1GB ram.

Hopefully somebody can give me an idea of what is restricting firefox?

Thanks in advance

James
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mpfeif101

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Yeah, two firewalls can cause conflict. Disable one and then make sure the one that is enabled allows Firefox full access.
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First off, make sure you're using the latest version - 1.0.3 I believe, click on Tools -- Options -- Advanced, scroll down to software updates and click on check now button.

Second, absolutely I wouldn't recommend running two firewalls anymore than two anti-virus checkers be installed.

Click on Tools -- Options -- Privacy and consider clearing all to give you a fresh start.

Is Firefox your default browser? Does the problem manifest itself when visiting sites which rely on active x controls or perhaps some other Internet Explorer specific plug-in/add-on?

Just a few suggestions - stick with Firefox if you like the browser :tazz:

DaveB - LinuxWannabee
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bailej03

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Hey cheers for that guys,

All seems to be fine now. Firefox working a [bleep] of a lot better. Problem was definately between the two firewalls.

Just wondering which you guys would choose out of ZA and NIS or would you recommend something different? I have disabled NIS protection to try ZA on its own for a while, but NIS keeps coming up saying firewall disabled. Is there anyway I can stop this or should I completely disable NIS? is it possible to run just NAV because I got them together??

Thanks for your help

James
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