normal Frequent, but not consistent trouble opening websites. Says firefox cannot find server, but wil after multiple tries.

Firefox version: 3.5.5 Operating system: Windows Vista
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Patrick
Firefox user

Issue

Firefox is having problems with certain web sites

Description

Have followed all firewall configuration suggestions, cookies are enabled, etc. but ff continues to have trouble reaching many websites. Changed the IPV6 setting, and took other steps on help sites. Continues to get FF cannot find the server.

URL of affected sites

http://hotmail.com,

Extensions installed

WEATHER, FOXYTUNES

Firefox version

3.5.5

Operating system

Windows Vista

User Agent

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.1.5) Gecko/20091102 Firefox/3.5.5

Plugins installed


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Fri 13 of Nov, 2009 13:06 PST  
Anonymous

There are many people, including myself, having this same problem. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a response from developers. I have gone through every possible solution suggested but the problem remains. Uninstalled firefox, changed router setting, disabled all add ons, changed about:config settings...still no go. The only thing that works is downgrading.



Sun 22 of Nov, 2009 17:47 PST  
Kent
Firefox user

This also is happening to my default home page. Firefox says "cannot find server". But when I select "try again" it works.



Sun 22 of Nov, 2009 17:57 PST  
Martha
Firefox user

I am having this problem using 6 computers with new profiles on two of them.
I am so sick of this I am now using Opera as my default browser.

Martha
No longer a Firefox default user



Thu 07 of Jan, 2010 07:36 PST  
Paul
Firefox user

I have the same problem and am getting really tired of it. When it says "Looking up...." you know it won't find the URL but you still have to wait, then tell it to try again.

This has been a fairly recent development; not sure when it started happening.

This even happens with my home tabs.

I'm realizing FF just isn't worth it.



Mon 25 of Jan, 2010 16:36 PST  
dave
Firefox user

Frustrating as hell, I've had this problem since updating to FF 3.5

The issue never happened on the previous versions.

Just upgraded to FF 3.6 and now it's even worse.

FF doesn't seem to have a handle on this issue.

Time to try a different browser.



Sat 20 of Mar, 2010 04:15 PST  

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