Can connect internet only in Mozilla and IE.

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mskr

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Hello,

I have a strange problem.I can am getting internet only in Mozilla and IE.When I try to connect using other browsers I get a network error.I cant connect to the internet through other softwares like Download Managers,Media Players,etc.Any soloutions for this problem,please let me know.

OS-Windows Vista Home Premium x64
Hardware-HP Pavillion tx2500

Thanks
 

My Computer

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion tx2500
    CPU
    AMD Turion(TM) X2 Dual-Core Mobile Processor RM-70 2.0GHz
    Memory
    4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon(TM) HD 3200 Graphics with 64MB Display Cache Memo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    12.1" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP LED BrightView Widescreen (1280x800)w/Integrated Touch-screen
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800
    Hard Drives
    250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
    Keyboard
    HP Color Matching Keyboard
    Other Info
    SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support Webcam + Fingerprint Reader Wireless-G Card with Bluetooth
Hmm... sounds like a firewall issue... Do you have any software firewalls or any router with a build-in firewall?
 

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System One

  • CPU
    Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4 Ghz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte P35-DS3R
    Memory
    Kingston 4x512MB 667MHz DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    nVidia GeForce 8500GT 512MB
    Hard Drives
    1x Maxtor 200GB 1x External LaCie 250GB (USB 2.0) 1x Western Digital 500GB All are 7200RPM
Hi,

I just use the basic firewall from vista,though its turned off I am unable to access the internet.I am using a NetGear Router and I dont think it has any inbuilt firewall.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion tx2500
    CPU
    AMD Turion(TM) X2 Dual-Core Mobile Processor RM-70 2.0GHz
    Memory
    4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon(TM) HD 3200 Graphics with 64MB Display Cache Memo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    12.1" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP LED BrightView Widescreen (1280x800)w/Integrated Touch-screen
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800
    Hard Drives
    250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
    Keyboard
    HP Color Matching Keyboard
    Other Info
    SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support Webcam + Fingerprint Reader Wireless-G Card with Bluetooth
mskr said:
I have a strange problem.I can am getting internet only in Mozilla and IE.When I try to connect using other browsers I get a network error.I cant connect to the internet through other softwares like Download Managers,Media Players,etc.Any soloutions for this problem,please let me know.
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I am getting a very similar issue where windows sidebar and outlook are incapable of communicating via any network device except for the GSM (cellular) modem in the PCMCIA slot. It has nothing to do with the routing table or the firewall. There seems to be a layer of Vista that filters TCP at a device dependent level. In twenty (twenty-five?) years of computing and networking, I have to admit I am baffeled. I tried uninstalling all the network devices, but there are two devices (Device Manager) called "Net Firewall Miniport Interface" that (from google'ing) seem to be associated with the AT&T GSM software. They both appear to be corrupted with bad configuration data in the registry, and they refuse to uninstall.

So, this does not fix your problem, I am sure, but check your device manager and see if you have a "bad" interface. It may start to lead you in the correct direction. To the rest of the crowd, anyone got a good way to blow away a device that refuses to uninstall??
 

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FIXED! You know, I never use IE so I hadn't noticed that a Siebel install had completely messed up the proxy settings. It added the GSM modem as the sole device. Ugh! Of course I keep forgetting that windows "logic" is to communicate through the IE proxy.
 

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