"The connection was refused..." - THE SOLUTION

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"The connection was refused..." - THE SOLUTION

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<u>Click here if you cannot load any website</u>

<u>Click here if you have problems loading some webpages</u>
A collection of solutions posted in this forum:
1. If you have a firewall, you should grant internet access to Firefox.
2. Under: Tools | Options | General | Connection settings | Direct connection to the internet <choose this
3. Follow these steps: forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=866722#866722
If still no luck, post to this thread! Tell us in which sites does the problem occur and what OS (eg Windows XP...) you have.
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Post by jhodges »

Filipp0s wrote:A collection of solutions posted in this forum:

1. If you have a firewall, you should grant internet access to Firefox.

2. Under: Tools | Options | General | Connection settings | Direct connection to the internet <choose this

3. Follow these steps

If still no luck, post to this thread!

(thanx Lee_Dailey ;) )
I followed steps but still get the same message "The connection was refused..."
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Post by JenJen »

I did that.. still same error.
I also use Norton, does that have anything to do with it?
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Post by Hendikins »

Also, note that there are problems with various Mozilla sites at the moment - see http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=158228
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Post by corexs »

I also have the same problem. I have no firewall, no proxies, basically nothing to alter the internet connection from a fresh install of win xp. My internet explorer works fine (although I hate IE), but every page in firefox is "connection refused" immediately (i.e, no timeout). I initially tried installing version 1.0 over firefox 0.8 when i first got the error. Then I uninstalled and reinstalled. same thing. then I uninstalled, deleted all firefox folders (including cache), restarted, adn reinstalled. I'm still getting the "connection refused" error. Again, Internet explorer works fine. No firewall. Any ideas? I'd really hate to be stuck with IE again.
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Post by threedguy »

windows xp service pack two comes with a firewall and has it automatically enabled. have you looked into that?
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Post by gotcrack »

I did what you said to do to fix this issue and I still get the error. Any suggestions?
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Make sure you settings under Tools | Options | General | Connection settings match those under start > control panel > internet settings > connections > advanced.
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Post by supernova_00 »

gotcrack: same message on everypage or just mozilla related pages?
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Post by gotcrack »

bytemaster: same settings there too

Supernova_00: mainly on mail sites such as aol, netscape, my weedweb mail account and my school mail. (yes I know i have tons of mails lol)
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Post by supernova_00 »

sounds like you ISP is having DNS resoluve issues...

does anyone know offhand the command for windows to flush the dns?
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supernova_00 wrote:sounds like you ISP is having DNS resoluve issues...

does anyone know offhand the command for windows to flush the dns?

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ipconfig /flushdns
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gotcrack: click on the start button->run-> and paste 'ipconfig /flushdns' without the ' then hit enter, i can't remember if you have to restart your computer or not but if that doesnt work try rebooting

thanks bytemaster
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Post by gotcrack »

bytemaster wrote:
supernova_00 wrote:sounds like you ISP is having DNS resoluve issues...

does anyone know offhand the command for windows to flush the dns?

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ipconfig /flushdns


? meep.. english please? lol.
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Post by gotcrack »

tried that, restarted and still nothing

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