If you playing around with proxy stuffs without knowing wtf proxy is, you might end up to a problem like me. Suddenly, my Firefox rejecting to connect to the internet. What a frustration seconds. However, i found out that a proxy app i tried out earlier set my Firefox’s proxy to ‘manual’.
To fix it out, simply click on (updated by reader Red on comment below) Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Settings. Then simply tick a ‘No Proxy’.
That’s it, enjoy Firefox and the internet.
Thanks for the article!
see i did that but then i couldn’t connect to the internet via other programs. what the hell?
hi dude good article really helped me to get my net connection back..keep it up..thank u….
Hello Goblinbox, so glad if i can help.
Cheers.
Thanks for your advice i fixed the proxy problem on your advice.
I wanted to say thanks you fixed the problem 🙂
Thankyou so much, i restored my comp to a previous state and after that firefox wouldn’t work.
followed your instruction and it’s all back to normal again
thanks thanks thanks!! 🙂
I did encounter the problem and fixed it with this article. Thanks.
TNX!!!!!!!!
yes but every time i restart Firefox the same thing keeps happening..?
Hi Tommy, you might need to try creating new PROFILE. This post has a detailed instruction oh how to create new Firefox 3 profile.
sweet, recreating the profile worked for me. thanks robin!
Hey thanks a million. My system had been down for 2 days and I googled to your fix. 2 minutes and sorted.
Great. Bookmarking your page and will drop by often.
Chris
Damn thanks your my hero….why doesn’t Foxfire have this in there help section offline….lol….keep rocking dude.
Cheers @Chris & @Robby.
thank you so much, you are a legend 😉
Glad it works for you Jim 🙂
!!!! Thank you !!!!
I’ve gone without internet on that computer for 2 weeks now because I was too busy to stop and figure it out. But you’ve done the work for me. I appreciate your posting. Merry Holidays.
Hey.. thanks a ton… the issue was driving me crazy
Thanks…this was of help!
thanks mate my sister in law asked me to sort this problem for her. yours was the first post i saw. awesome. sorry but i took the credit lol excellent post tho.
Thanks man
you help me
god help you
You Are A God Thanks
thank you so much….
Hey Robin – thanks this fixed my proxy problem but I have a new problem…”Failed to Connect.” WTF? I was just checking my email and Stumbling when it happened. Not messing with proxys, not changing any settings. Other computers are connected to the internet on the same server, whats the deal?
Hey JWilliam, glad it works for you but also sorry for your failed to connect. I think you should just check your network internet connection then.
Thanks, my freind did need this help! 🙂
You missed one thing out thought
It’s Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Settings and then no proxy, you left out options 😉
A big thanks to you!!!
Red, sorry. I fixed the post.
Wonder why noone complains lol. Thanks mate!
Thank you for the advice.
Sherry
Thanks alot..had the same problem at work.
THANKS A LOT 🙂
I was having the same issue until I read your comment. Thanks for the help. Firefox now works.
Thanks again,
Adam
Thanks for help.You rock
Thank you very much.
OMG THANKS MAN!!
YOU SAVED MY LIFE =D!!!!!!
Thanks for sharing. I have used Firefox for well over a year with no problems on my Verizon Wireless broadband card. Then suddenly it stopped working mid session yesterday afternoon. I hadn’t “Played” with ANY settings. However, your “fix” works just fine! Thank you for sharing, I’m back in action! =)
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it means thatr u r so weet like candy can…
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Thanks for the nice words 😀
thanx alot
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i have been searching for a solution
and i found it at ur side at ur webpage
Thanks a lot buddy 😀
Thanks
Wow Im so glad for this posting I’ve missed firefox so much IE is pants!! thanks alot for this post!!!!!
I LOOOOVE YOU! you saved me. dang.
Love you too Charlene. Lol.
I OFFICIALLY LOVE YOU!!
Thank you very much. I absolutely hate internet explorer, was near heartbroken when my fire fox was playing up. Cheers! x
Thanks a lot bro, this was very helpful!
Thanks!!!
while reading this article i found the way out of this problem, thanks again!!!!
Thanks Mate
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Thank You soo mucj, ur a *!
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Cheers!!! Thank you so much!!!
Thanks so much I was so mad!!! but you saved the day!!!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!
I had no idea what I’d done and I was absolutely freaking out without internet connection for the past 2days coz I needed to meet crazy deadlines…then I found this,
Just. Thank You so much.
Bless you.
You are the best, many thanks, Hey, perhaps Firefox should consult with you about the simplicity of explaining!
Thanks again!
Erik
Haha Erik that’s brilliant. I think it’s just as simple as that 😀
I used to have tech support when I had job and now I just google everything. Thanks for the tip–it fixed FF for me during the recovery of my computer melt down! 🙂
Thnx buddy…thnx a loooot…!!!
Thanks bro, helped a lot.
Thanks. You helped alot.
You saved my ass. thanks so much. i was going to reformat my whole computer. thanks for the help
ok when i do this , it then says cannot find rar file and i stiil cannot connect, also typing firefoxe.exe-profilemanager into the run box did nothing, it says i was refering to a location thAT doesnt exist?
help
thanks so much man. I heard that using a proxy server would let me use RapidShare a lot without it needing to make me wait, so ya this fixed it! Thanks!
wickedly simple, cheers alot
🙂
thks so much..i can enjoy my internet now…..
thnk u
DUDE thank you so much Ive got all my fav on firefox you are a G
Thanks man, some virus reconfigured my firefox settings and having installed/uninstalled it a few times, I got frustrated. I had to google this through IE and finally got your site. This did the trick – thank for making my day and saving time as I though this is going to be a long fight. Thanks Again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks
thank you so much, you are really helpful.
I think Firefox is great, but installed a new program and saw that same proxy message & no connectivity. Followed your instructions (number 1 on a google search!) and they solved the problem instantly! THANK YOU!
FREAKING THANKS!!! THIS REALLY HELPED!!! ^_^ I couldn’t have internet for a few days if it weren’t for this!!
fixed mine also ! thanks a million
thanx worked perfect!
Hey, thanks for sharing. I tried that, but after I did that, I refreshed the page, and it says that the adress can not be found. And according to the icon on my taskbar, I’m connected to the internet. Please help me, this has been a problem on my computer for weeks. Other computers work, except for mine. What should I do?
@joshkarol Try change your browser, does it works?
No, it says the same for Safari, and Internet Explorer. Heres the EXACT problem.
I’ve been having the same persistent problem with my internet connection. One thing, I’m not connected to the internet, since it says I am on the task bar. Then when I go to mozilla, it said that it refused proxy connection. Then I went to the settings, and chose No Proxy. Then I refreshed the page, and it said it couldn’t find the page. I’ve reseted the modem, and the router. I’m connected wirelessly, (PC) There are 3 computers in my household, and all but this one works. And another thing, my computer sends out packets, but never receives any. I even tried installing norton in case of a virus, but somehow, it uninstalls itself. So thank you to whoever can help me solve this long issue
thanks so much
You saved me!! Thanks so much! ♥
By the way, here’s a link for how to fix it for Internet Explorer:
http://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-xp-tips/internet-connection-problems-proxy-server-settings-messed-up/
This post really helped me, I done a system restore atleas 13 times and this problem still kept popping up.. I couldnt change the proxy setting in firefox because every time I refreshed it, it would just go back to same setting and the same problem came up, but the I followed meriem solution IE worked, then I changed Firefox proxy setting and now it works… You guys are bad boyz
The answer by Robin Malau was really helpful. Cheers. It worked
THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!!! I was getting frustrated and was about to cry!! That was simple, and also VERY helpful.
THANK YOU!!!
your the best man thanks alot!!!!!!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
thanks bro, fixed my problem in seconds!
Thank you soooo much. Truly a smart man(or woman)
THANKS
THAT WORKS FINE
gr8 work…….
REALLY THX TO U..
its save my time, actually i want to reinstall this firefox..but the hero come and save me..thx a lot
Thanks so much!
This really helped
I’m at a friends house. He has IE (which sucks). I downloaded mozilla and went to run it and NOTHING happens. It won’t open at all. Absolutely nothing happens at all. No window comes up, nothing. I uninstalled and reinstalled it 10 times. I rebooted each time and NOTHING.
Any help will be appreciated.
Shal ‘ aam
AAPiY
Mike
P.S., I’ve been using mozilla firefox in my two computers at home with no problems whatsoever for years.
omg thank u so much!! iv been working in windows explorer for the past 3 months bcuz i cudnt figure out what was wrong with my firefox!! ur a life saver. thank u!!
Thank You fixed it right away
Lifesaver!
I had the same kind of problem with getting proxy server refused connection, I contacted my isp and they said to put it on no proxy setting on the tools/internet options configure how Mozilla connects tab that didn’t work for me, it continued to revert back to the same message “proxy server refused” . It was frustrating. What I ended up trying was uninstalling and reinstalling Mozilla and that seemed to work for me so far so good . I hope this helps someone:)
Meghan
Hi. Firefox stops connecting all the time – once a day at least. IE8 works just fine. I do not have proxy settings checked, created new profile, cleared cache, ensured firewall does not block, etc. based on many suggestions I saw on your site. Are there other reasons why the only way I can get Firefox to work is if I restart my computer? Restarting Firefox does nothing. Although IE8 works just fine, I do not like using it. I have Windows XP. Thank you!! Anissa
I am not sure where the problem is. I think you’d better create a new Firefox profile, and start from new installation. Use the default settings, supposedly fine.
Thanks for trying Robin. I have created a new profile, reinstalled, etc. It does not happen every day now but about every few days. It’s rather irksome to completely restart my entire computer as this seems to be the only thing that works as I dislike IE & some of my programs aren’t compatible. Oh well, appreciate your efforts.
Thank you Robin! I was wondering why i can`t go into my hotmail using firefox.
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You’ve saved my life! Thank you-thank you-thank you!
Hubby uses my laptop a lot and this happened to his account. I’m so glad I could Google it and find YOU! I fixed it in seconds. When I told him I had fixed it and he asked how, I told him it was because I was smarter than him.. LOLOL Of course I was joking, but he agreed. I haven’t yet told him that I found your blog and instructions. He-He..
You’ve made my day! : )
LOL! Indeed you are smarter than him, because you asked Uncle Google! 😀
Glad i could help you Peggy, cheers!
Thank you so much!!!! I have had the hardest time trying to rid my computer of this annoying virus and then had the proxy problem to top it all off! I think I’m finally out of the woods!
Muchas gracias!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU SAVED MY LIFE!!!
Cheers! 😀
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This was a life-saver, time-saver and freak-out preventer. Thanks!
Hey, I’m having this problem, too and was wondering something.
Doesn’t setting it to ‘no proxy’ mean your computer has no protection?
Thanks in advance.
-Nana
Great! Thanks a lo!
Thank you, i was about to pull my hair off!!!
Thanks for posting the solution for this problem.
Thank you so much for the article!!!
Great, thanks, I hour of frustration put to shame- I fixed it in 10 seconds.
I was just about to wipe my computer too! You really are appreciated for sharing your KNOWLEDGE and saving me major heartache!!
I cant thank you enough.
Thank you!!!!
Thank You!!!! Im back up and running again!
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I just helped a friend by unlocking a proxy command and became a “hero.” Thanks for sharing
Cool! 😀
omg! it works now. FIRST helpful article on how to fix things, ever! Thanks!!!
thanks it really works
Thanks forever, man — you are right – I played around with proxies without knowing what I was doing, heck you probably figured out that iam just a dumb user — sadly, I live in a country where i do not have a choice, but to play around with them. I will educate myself, though – e nough is enough:)
Thanks again,
Petra
Wow THANKS!!!
Unreal!!!! Thank you sooooooooooo much. Been workin for two hours and your advise took me 30 seconds!!
Amazingly, it works. Thank you so much!
Ommmgg thank youu soo much. I LOVE YOOU SOO MUCH!!
I love you.
Thank you very much for your help so I can use firefox again. =)
oh , i solved it ! there was some virus that made ll the search engines like this.. but my google chrome , opera and safari still could not work ._.
It works! Thank you!
WHY does this occur with Firefox? Thanks for the easy fix!!
I’m lost what is tick a no proxy
I’m lost what is tick a no proxy please help
Awesome! I was pissed when it stoppped working cuz it was all I had.!
thank you very much. More power to your inteligence.
God bless you! I have been through a week of hell and calling my DSL server and doing everything they said and using malware and deleting and installing Firefox several times and was so pissed that only the Internet Explorer would work. You are a Godsend!!!!
thanks it fixed my comp
Many thanks for the great advice!
thanks a lot –
Thank youu sooo much!! I messed my computer up and I had NOO clue on what to do and you just saved my life!
Thanks a lot! You’ve been a big help. God bless you!
Great help. Thank you so much.
That’s fantastic!! Thanks so much for that.
Your truly a life savor!
Thanks a million times! A proper hero 🙂
Thanks a ton…..m helpful jst within a sec…..thanks
Thank you so much! This was so helpful!
Awesome! Thanks. I was about ready to pay someone to look at my computer. lifesaver! THANKS!!
You welcome, Mel! 😀
I acc love you, lol i had this problem with aurora and gave it a go and it worked thanks a bunch 😀
OMG!!! Thanks so much!! I luv you! This helped me a whole bunch 🙂
You’re awesome. I was getting so frustrated!
thank you very much dud
Cheers Christie.
Vielen dank!!!! You help me a lot!!!
Thanks — solved the problem!
Thanks a lot. It worked. I don’t know wtf is the use of proxy server anymore?!! 🙂
Ive change the proxy setting to no proxy but every time i try to click on link to google or something it goes to another webpage that has nothing to do with the search. And it also does the same thing when i go to my school website and try to click on a link from there it jumps to a different website. So i was wondering if you can help me fix this problem.
This helped alot and fixed the problem. Very easy instructions to follow. Thank you!!!
THANK YOU!!!
Thanks! I solved my problem and used basically the same instructions to solve IE
Thank you so much for this post!! You’ve just solved my problem, within 2 seconds!!
Thank!!
Thank u so much it really worked after I had trouble for weeks
THANKS
ALLAH BLESS U
Thanks dude for the info.
You Rock!!!!! Thank you so much!
Lol. Yeah it happens Matt, but i’m glad to help you solve her problem.
Thanks I had a client computer that he dropped off doing exactly that. Have not had that issue before. apparently he thought that was where you put in your new ip settings as opposed to ipconfig, lol.
So as easy as this sounds I have the updated Firefox and i don’t see tools. … I need step by step help
OMG your a life saver thank you
Superb ..Thanks man
think you very much.
THANKS A TON!! 🙂
This worked awesome!