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by: andkarena October 25, 2011 3:14 AM PDT

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MSIE 8-9 and Minefield Firefox 64 no connection Chrome works

by andkarena - 10/25/11 3:14 AM

I had an internet outage last weekend and when it came back on Email worked but not browsers, until I tried Chrome. I uninstalled MSIE 9 and tried 8. I ninstalled Minefield and tried earlier version and nightly version: also no help. Ping does not work. I tried these with and without my VPN. Checked everything I could find on the web. I really liked Minefield but I cannot even find that now. Chrome works and it is fast, but I preferred Minefield. HELP!


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Clarification request: That's strange.

by Kees_B Moderator - 10/25/11 3:20 AM

In Reply to: MSIE 8-9 and Minefield Firefox 64 no connection Chrome works by andkarena

Ping is basic functionality that is unrelated to your browser. If ping doesn't work no browser should work. So why does Chrome work?

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May be the vpn

by andkarena - 10/25/11 8:02 AM

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I thought so too, but I am grasping at straws. I will try it without the VPN on. No there is no proxy. It is OpenVPN and uses tunneling.Anyway, it always worked before. I am certain it is settings somewhere, but the only place I have not checked is in the attic. MY system is an i-5 with win 7 pro 64. There was a windows update right after the internet outage, but I rolled it back and still no connection.Thanks for the comment.


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Just a guess.

by MarkFlax Moderator - 10/26/11 4:29 AM

In Reply to: May be the vpn by andkarena

Are you sure there's no proxys?

Open IE then go to Tools > Internet Options, then the Connections tab. Click the Lan Settings button and in the new window see if any Proxy has been set. If so, remove it.

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Minefield appears to be beta.

by R. Proffitt Moderator - 10/27/11 10:31 AM

In Reply to: MSIE 8-9 and Minefield Firefox 64 no connection Chrome works by andkarena

http://forum.notebookreview.com/windows-os-software/233860-why-64-bit-version-firefox-called-minefield.html

I've found Norton to cause this. Email works but no browsers. Go figure.
Bob


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