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firefox package

  1. Bug #207456
  2. Comment #3

Comment 3 for bug 207456

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Daniel Newman (dmnewman) wrote : localhost http server not detected

Binary package hint: firefox-3.0

system:
Description: Ubuntu hardy (development branch)
Release: 8.04

firefox:
  Installed: 3.0~b4+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 3.0~b4+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 3.0~b4+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

The computer in use is running an apache http server. It is not always connected to a network. The firefox home page is set to the localhost http server. When not connected to a network through either ethernet or wifi, starting firefox 3.0 results in a failure to connect to the local server. Manually changing to online mode rectifies the problem. This bug is specific to firefox 3, and did not occur in previous versions.