Comment 3 for bug 474629
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| Lawrence H. Bulk (lhbcomm) wrote Re: Firefox 3.5.4 Will Not Load Most Pages Using 'Karmic' Via Verizon Wireless DSL - DOES Load Them Using Wireless Dial-up Account | #3 |
Dear Mr. Kluyver,
First let me apologize if I offended anyone. I am not familiar with the ways of Ubuntu Bug Groups and, frankly, I'm a bit desperate as both my wife and I depend to a great deal on our computers (as I'm sure do most people here).
In any event, I did try both Epiphany and SeaMonkey - and neither would load any pages, even though I was DEFINITELY connected to the internet. (This was also via my wireless router and Verizon DSL.)
A member named Actionparsnip told me how to rename Mozilla to remove the Firefox I had been using and replace it with a "new" one. At first, that new one would not connect either.
But then I turned off the computer and left it off for several hours. I turned it on again after dinner to do something else (playing a CD) and, after that was done, I tried Firefox again. Lo and behold, it worked - and it's still working.
Now why would this happen? Before I could load SOME pages (connect to some sites) but NOT all - when using my wireless router connected to Verizon DSL. (I could connect to most Ubuntu sites - and I could even connect to the Voice of Russia World Service's home page[!] but I could NOT connect to Google, Amazon, Refdesk, and most others I tried.) However, when using my other wireless routed connected to EarthLink dial-up service, I could load any page I liked. Same Firefox, same wireless on the computer itself, but different results with Firefox!
I think that's strange, to say the least.
And why now, after several hours, is Firefox working perfectly? Did my computer need nap-time?
I'll know more tomorrow morning when I attempt to use Firefox to get my e-mail. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!!!
Thanks for your interest and comments.
Lawrence