[Resolved] FIREFOX on kubuntu 9.04

[sandro54]

Hi folk,
from many days I'm tray to configure firefox but it doesn't work, I use the same configuration of Konquereror that works. I use the direct internet connection (no proxy) and the home page "www.google.it". The firefox displayed error when I click firefox icon is:

Address Not Found
Firefox can't find the server at www.google.it
etc..etc..

I have the same error for each home page .

Do you have any suggestions ??

[vinnywright]

Re: FIREFOX on kubuntu 9.04

I know this is a silley Q but you dont have the work offline checked under the file menu do you ?

VINNY

[sandro54]

Re: FIREFOX on kubuntu 9.04

I checked it, works on line .

any idea ?

[dibl]

Re: FIREFOX on kubuntu 9.04

Wired or wireless networking?

What does

sudo ifconfig

output?

What does

ping [url]www.google.com[/url]

output?

[sandro54]

Re: FIREFOX on kubuntu 9.04

wired connection by a router (no firewall)
following the required reports (ifconfig , ping)

federico@linux:~$ ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:23:54:2d:e2:35
inet addr:192.168.1.3 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::223:54ff:fe2d:e235/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:24 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:43 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:8525 (8.5 KB) TX bytes:6335 (6.3 KB)
Interrupt:251

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:12 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:12 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:640 (640.0 B) TX bytes:640 (640.0 B)

federico@linux:~$ ping www.google.com
PING www.l.google.com (72.14.221.147) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from www.google.com (72.14.221.147): icmp_seq=1 ttl=240 time=55.7 ms
64 bytes from www.google.com (72.14.221.147): icmp_seq=2 ttl=240 time=61.3 ms
64 bytes from www.google.com (72.14.221.147): icmp_seq=3 ttl=240 time=59.7 ms
64 bytes from www.google.com (72.14.221.147): icmp_seq=4 ttl=240 time=56.7 ms
64 bytes from www.google.com (72.14.221.147): icmp_seq=5 ttl=240 time=56.2 ms
64 bytes from www.google.com (72.14.221.147): icmp_seq=6 ttl=240 time=90.9 ms
64 bytes from www.google.com (72.14.221.147): icmp_seq=7 ttl=240 time=58.6 ms
64 bytes from www.google.com (72.14.221.147): icmp_seq=8 ttl=240 time=80.5 ms
64 bytes from www.google.com (72.14.221.147): icmp_seq=9 ttl=240 time=55.1 ms
64 bytes from www.google.com (72.14.221.147): icmp_seq=10 ttl=240 time=55.8 ms
64 bytes from www.google.com (72.14.221.147): icmp_seq=11 ttl=240 time=58.1 ms
64 bytes from www.google.com (72.14.221.147): icmp_seq=12 ttl=240 time=71.0 ms
64 bytes from www.google.com (72.14.221.147): icmp_seq=13 ttl=240 time=55.7 ms
64 bytes from www.google.com (72.14.221.147): icmp_seq=14 ttl=240 time=56.3 ms
64 bytes from www.google.com (72.14.221.147): icmp_seq=15 ttl=240 time=79.1 ms
64 bytes from www.google.com (72.14.221.147): icmp_seq=16 ttl=240 time=55.6 ms
^Z
[1]+ Stopped ping www.google.com
federico@linux:~$

[dibl]

Re: FIREFOX on kubuntu 9.04

OK, so it appears your network is working fine.

You say you spent days "configuring" Firefox -- what were you doing? I just "install" Firefox and it works -- I don't know what you would need to "configure" to have basic browsing work. Why don't you export your bookmarks to save them, and then remove firefox with the --purge option

sudo apt-get remove --purge firefox

and then install it fresh? See if you can do simple browsing with no special configuration -- try different sites. There could be some server issue with the one that you use for the home page -- try others.

[sandro54]

Re: FIREFOX on kubuntu 9.04

I also have installed firefox fresh after purging but the problem persists . I haven't done any configuration of firefox now (no proxy) .

any ideas ?

[Fintan]

Re: FIREFOX on kubuntu 9.04

Very stupid question:
how did you install FF?

Was it from the repos or Mozilla?

[sandro54]

Re: FIREFOX on kubuntu 9.04

I tried to install in many manners : with apt-get install firefox and with adept-installer from repos

[sandro54]

Re: FIREFOX on kubuntu 9.04

I tried to install in many manners : with apt-get install firefox and with adept-installer from repos

please any suggestion ?

[dibl]

Re: FIREFOX on kubuntu 9.04

Try disabling IPv6, as instructed down this page:

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Error_loading_any_website

close and restart Firefox afterward, and see if you have better luck.

[lightheat]

Re: FIREFOX on kubuntu 9.04

I suggest before doing anything drastic, internet issues can be often resolved with a simple power cycle, either on your end or at the ISP's end (or both).

1) Unplug your modem (switch off, if DSL) and unplug the router.
2) After a minute or so, plug in just the modem; wait for all the lights to become solid ("Power, Send, Receive, Online" for cable; "Power, Ethernet, DSL/Internet" for DSL).
3) Once you're sure all the normal lights are solid, plug in the router.
4) Check your connection. If it still isn't working, try restarting the computer, or calling your ISP to find out why the internet's not working.

That's all I got for now lol. Hope this works!

[muzicman0]

Re: FIREFOX on kubuntu 9.04

if all else fails, delete the firefox config file (~/.mozilla), and try to start firefox.

mm0

[Fintan]

Re: FIREFOX on kubuntu 9.04

if all else fails, delete the firefox config file (~/.mozilla), and try to start firefox.

I concur.

If konqi can connect there is nothing wrong with the modem router.
and if you installed from the repos there should be nothing wrong there.

Ipv6 could be the culprit as well.

[sandro54]

FIREFOX on kubuntu 9.04

the problem was IPv6, I disabled it on the configuration file "about:config" of firefox and at last firefox worked.

thanks everybody and dibl