298839 - browser won't go to any URL, whatsoever

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[makestuff]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; Compaq; SV1)
Build Identifier: Firefox 1.0.4

I've been using Firefox on my XP machine for the past couple of years without 
incident, but recently, it opens to a blank screen with the following message 
box: "www.mozilla.org could not be found.  Please check the name and try 
again."  It doesn't matter what URL I go to. The same message box comes up 
every time.  Interestingly enough.  This hasn't affected my other two browsers, 
Netscape and IE.  I've tried reinstalling the software, but to no avail. The 
results are the same. You know there's a problem, when I have to fill out this 
form in the IE browser.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open the application.
2. 
3.

Actual Results:  
The blank screen and the "not found" message box.

Expected Results:  
Opened to your homepage.

Comment 1

[makestuff]

Attachment: jpeg illustrating the problem: blank screen w/ message box

Comment 2

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

You are using a firewall on your system and you failed to configure it correctly.
Support questions are also invalid in bugzilla, please use for example the
mozillazine.org Forums, the IRC channel or the newsgroups for such questions.


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