Unable to Connect

Running XP and Firefox version 2.0.0.12

The strangest thing.  When I am in Firefox and then I go another program, 
when I return to firefox I get a "Unable to connect" message.

This morning I was looking up recipes.  I would find one I like and then 
copy it from Firefox and paste it on a WordPad document and then go back to 
Firefox and it would happen.  I have to close all instances of Firefox and 
reopen it to make it work.

Any suggestions would be appreciated,

Dave H. 

On 13.04.2008 13:51, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused  DH to generate 
the following:? :
> Running XP and Firefox version 2.0.0.12
>
> The strangest thing.  When I am in Firefox and then I go another program, 
> when I return to firefox I get a "Unable to connect" message.
>
> This morning I was looking up recipes.  I would find one I like and then 
> copy it from Firefox and paste it on a WordPad document and then go back to

> Firefox and it would happen.  I have to close all instances of Firefox and

> reopen it to make it work.
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated,
>
> Dave H. 
>
>
>   

check your firewall program-administration:
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Error_loading_websites#Firewalls
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firewalls

may be something at those sites to help you!

Wow, my first born is on his way to you.

I changed the "Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> Network ->
Connection 
Settings" to "direct connection to the Internet" rather than the
default 
setting of "Auto-detect proxy settings for this network" and it works.

Granted I have only tried a couple of times but I believe that it made the 
difference.  I am really amazed that others have not found this to be a bug.

I do thank you for the link,

Dave H.

I changed the
"squaredancer" <squaredancer@t-online.de> wrote in message 
news:_LidnSV7eLeMgJ7VnZ2dnUVZ_rbinZ2d@mozilla.org...
> On 13.04.2008 13:51, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused  DH to generate 
> the following:? :
>> Running XP and Firefox version 2.0.0.12
>>
>> The strangest thing.  When I am in Firefox and then I go another
program, 
>> when I return to firefox I get a "Unable to connect"
message.
>>
>> This morning I was looking up recipes.  I would find one I like and
then 
>> copy it from Firefox and paste it on a WordPad document and then go
back 
>> to Firefox and it would happen.  I have to close all instances of
Firefox 
>> and reopen it to make it work.
>>
>> Any suggestions would be appreciated,
>>
>> Dave H.
>>
>>
>
> check your firewall program-administration:
> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Error_loading_websites#Firewalls
> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firewalls
>
> may be something at those sites to help you!
>
> reg 

On 14.04.2008 22:45, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused  DH to generate 
the following:? :
> Wow, my first born is on his way to you.
>
> I changed the "Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> Network ->
Connection 
> Settings" to "direct connection to the Internet" rather than
the default 
> setting of "Auto-detect proxy settings for this network" and it
works. 
> Granted I have only tried a couple of times but I believe that it made the

> difference.  I am really amazed that others have not found this to be a
bug.
>
> I do thank you for the link,
>
> Dave H.
>
> I changed the
> "squaredancer" <squaredancer@t-online.de> wrote in message

> news:_LidnSV7eLeMgJ7VnZ2dnUVZ_rbinZ2d@mozilla.org...
>   
>> On 13.04.2008 13:51, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused  DH to
generate 
>> the following:? :
>>     
>>> Running XP and Firefox version 2.0.0.12
>>>
>>> The strangest thing.  When I am in Firefox and then I go another
program, 
>>> when I return to firefox I get a "Unable to connect"
message.
>>>
>>> This morning I was looking up recipes.  I would find one I like and
then 
>>> copy it from Firefox and paste it on a WordPad document and then go
back 
>>> to Firefox and it would happen.  I have to close all instances of
Firefox 
>>> and reopen it to make it work.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions would be appreciated,
>>>
>>> Dave H.
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>> check your firewall program-administration:
>> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Error_loading_websites#Firewalls
>> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firewalls
>>
>> may be something at those sites to help you!
>>
>> reg 
>>     
>
>
>   

na, Dave.... that is hardly a bug. Well - yes, it is, as it is a Windows 
setting and all things Windows are usually bugs *lol*.  The other 
possibilities for that setting are for people on dial-ups who only want 
the system to "connect" when they are ready for it. Lots of those gals

'n' guys write eMails (for example) in off-line batches, then go online 
and send the whole batch in one quick connection!

anyway - glad you found the solution.