FireFox can't get to Google

[Aad Rijnberg]

On Friday 06 January 2006 21:49, David Godsey wrote:
> I have been experiencing something very peculiar.  I have installed Fedora
> Core 4, and when using FireFox or Mozilla there are several sites that I
> can't visit.  For instance, I can go to http://mannfam.com consistently,
> however trying to go to http://google.com it will just sit on "Connecting
> to www.google.com".  This must sound like a network problem, and that is
> what I thought at first also, however I can get to any website with
> konqueror with not problems.
>
> So it can't be a problem with my DSL throught Qwest, it really has to be
> how FireFox is working on Fedora.  I have tried it with the firewall and
> selinux disabled, just to make sure it wan't a problem there (didn't think
> it would be, but thought I'd check).
>
> Does anybody have some ideas to figure this out?  I installed Fedore Core
> 4 from ISO images I downloaded 2 weeks ago.  Everything else seems to work
> fine, but not FireFox, and Evolution has problems too.
>
> Any help will be appreciated.  Thanks.
>
>
> Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your
> regular duties.
>
> David Godsey

I have the same problem since I moved from my Speedtouch ST330 USB ADSL modem 
to a Etech multi-PC modem connected to my PC via Ethernet. I also don't know 
why this happens. In firefox the google search bar does not work, in 
Konqueror it does. And in firefox under windows the google toolbar also works 
properly. So if anyone has a clue on what causes this problem, please share 
it...

Aad Rijnberg