FF timeouts?

I've been getting quite a few of these messages lately for lots of different sites when I try to open new tabs in FF. I've been googling for a few days, but I can't seem to identify if it's my provider/connection or FF or what? Any ideas from the brains trust?
Thanks in advance,
Brad.

 

Well it isn't a host file issue - because the message would be "Connection Refused".

And the site displayed in your screen shot is up and running from my end?

I don't see how it could be anyway related to FF. Have you tried accessing that site for example with another browser? Just to double check, verify.

It could be something messed up with your ISP DNS Servers. Sorry, but I can't think of anything more than that ATM.

Steve

 

It's not just one site.....it's happening fairly regularly for any sites which I open in a new tab. Happens with Wilders quite a bit too. It usually opens then on the second or third attempt.....? It's probably?? been noticeable since upgrading to 1.01.....maybe?? Worth looking at trying to clean up my profile? I'm lost!

 

Does it happen if you use another browser - IE, K-Meleon or Opera?

 

Well, I still have FF9,(I know!) and I have been getting timed out at Wilders' and a few sites, too.

BB, are you on a dial-up? I thought there was a setting somewhere that you could up the time that your browser would wait, I saw it a long time ago, can't remember where it is? Would that be relevant?

 

Haven't got K or O.....and rarely, if ever, use IE. It would be a bit hard to compare too, you cant really do the same thing in IE....like open up 5,6, 10 or so tabs!

 

This sounds like my prob http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=866722 but the about:config toggle didn't make any difference...

 

Does it only occur when you have many Tabs Open?

When it does happen - Are you trying to load multiply pages simultaneously?

Marja - could be right with her suggestion? I'm skimming thru about:config now

 

Did you close and reload Firefox after changing the setting?

 

Can't pin it down......it just happened then when I reloaded one page of the 11 that I have open. Sometimes I might open....say 4 threads, and they all give that message. Then I open them again and it's fine. It's probably happened six times in the last hour or so. It's intermittent! ....and yep Marja...on dial-up.

 

NO! ....dumb....tried it..... got a timeout straight away, so I went back in and toggled it off again. I suppose i should try it properly eh?
You're talking about this?

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Ha....just got another one opening your link!!

 

Try using IE for half an hour or so... If theproblem repeats...
Maybe your Windows settings are to blame?
or maybe your "DNS" service is not started?
Or your ISP's DNS servers are down?

 

I wish I could remember where I saw that prog, for timing, cuz I have been having really slow page openings and time outs too, but, nothing shows up on anything.

Reading about all those other people makes me wonder? I don't suppose that DNS cache problem some places are having is ..... anything?

 

Ok another though BB ... are you using the the Proxy Switching Extension? If you are disable it, or use FireFox SafeMode and see if you experience the same problems.

 

I might try that no13....but it has been happening for a week or two??
PS I've now got "False" on that network.dns....is that right?

 

Just bumping this in case you missed it ... as we posted at the same time.

 

No proxy switcher.....

 

only got 5.... I've got user agent switcher...but I don't really use it anyway.

 

You're not thinking of that "speed tweak" thing? But I don't think it was for dial-up...

 

Well, try running FF in it's SafeMode (access it off the start menu program list), which will disable all your extensions will running in that mode ... and see if it continues. Then at least if it does continue we can rule the extensions out.

 

I'll just try that toggle out......I haven't had one for a little while....and I've been opening everything I can! ......again I want "false" on the network.dns toggle yes??

 

I just read something about holding the shift key down when you try reloading, guess that's safe to try anyway.

Still looking, no how frustrating that is!!

Suprised so many are having problems - I just figured it was my ISP.

 

No ... it should be "true" ... by default it comes set as "False" ... when your looking at about:config changed settings from the default will displayed as bolded text.

 

Well maybe that about:config thing worked. Because I just reloaded 17 pages twice, no probs! Probably jinxed myself though!

 

This is wrong then??