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Question

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

by Oct 24, 2011 8:14PM PDT

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 Forum moderator Oct 24, 2011 8:20PM PDT

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

Kees

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May be the vpn
by andkarena Oct 25, 2011 1:02AM PDT

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 Forum moderator Oct 25, 2011 9:29PM PDT

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.

Mark

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Answer
Minefield appears to be beta.
by Forum moderator Oct 27, 2011 3:31AM PDT
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