Hi,
Internet Explorer connects to the internet and allows browsing with no problems but firefox, maxthon, safari, basically any other browser will not connect. The all work in safe mode! I'm running windows xp home edition and am connected through a netgear router via ethernet cable, I still have the same problem if I connect wirelessly though. any ideas? Please help!
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Hello thedogsbloggs,
Check if other programs are interfering with the applications. laneduncan suggested the firewall. If not the firewall, disable antivirus, antispyware, ad blocker, and any Norton programs.
Your Maximum Transmission Unit may have changed. Change the Maximum Transmission Unit in the registry
http://www.pctools.com/gui
Hope this helps!
war1
Hi, thanx for yr ideas, I tried that previously, even to the point of removing av and firewall's completely but unfortunately to no avail. I've also tried disabling all the services and startup items I didn't recognise, still the problem exists. It makes no sense that the internet should work in these programs in safe mode and not normally. any other ideas, it's giving me a headache lol
Leave the entry in registry.
Run this script to fix your connection. The script reinstall winsock, TCP/IP stack, and HOSTS file.
http://downloads.subratam.
Hi, I tried that, r.good idea but the problems still there, heres the message I get when I start firefox, I get a similar message happens in all browsers but ie:
Failed to Connect
The connection was refused when attempting to contact www.xlaweb.net.
Though the site seems valid, the browser was unable to establish a connection.
* Could the site be temporarily unavailable? Try again later.
* Are you unable to browse other sites? Check the computer's network connection.
* Is your computer or network protected by a firewall or proxy? Incorrect settings can interfere with Web browsing.
I cannot connect to www.xlaweb.net either. Try another webpage to connect
www.google.com
The problem is not the browsers, but the website.
thedogsbloggs,
Download and run Hijack This http://www.trendsecure.com
Copy/paste the log here (As Code Snippet) so we can see it.
Sounds like a stuck firewall. Perhaps we can see what you might be overlooking.
No, I''m only using Eset smart security at the moment the others are disabled.
In response to yr previous proxy question, I don't think so, but I've tried settings in all the browsers on both 'auto detect proxy settings' and to 'no proxy' neither of these made a difference so I defaulted back to 'auto detect proxy settings'
thedogsbloggs,
You still have either Zone Alarms Firewall installed or the other one that uses vsmon.exe, I'm pretty sure it's Zone Alarm though.
There is the possibility you didn't remove it properly. If you believe you removed it, see this page.
http://nh3.nohold.net/noHo
If you simply Disabled it, this page may help.
http://forums.mozillazine.
Have you tried the manual uninstall?
Looks like they keep changing the page on me, sorry.
http://www2.nohold.net/noH
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by: laneduncanPosted on 2008-05-13 at 07:33:09ID: 21555418
It sounds like the local firewall might be blocking the other applications; can you try turning it off?
(control panel, security, windows firewall) If it works with the firewall disabled, then you need to create a rule for the other internet applications.