Firewall / proxy problems?

Question

My Firefox and MSN messenger don't work but I'm coonected to internet and my Internet Explorer works fine. The error message says I need to check my firewall / proxy settings but even when I turn firewall off it still wont connect. Any suggestions. I use IE version 6 and Windows XP.

Answer 1

create exceptions for them both in the firewall.........

are you using windows xp firewall?, if so, i cant understand why an ms product would block an ms product..........lol

start/settings/controlpanel/windowsfirewall/exceptions ..........look for them in the list, if they are not there add them..........

Answer 2

Go into internet options in firefox > Connection> & choose automatically detect internet settings. Don't fill out any proxy details & Firefox will connect using the routers settings.

In Messenger goto Tools> Options> Connection> ensure the Proxy server is unchecked. Apps may need to be closed & restarted for settings to take effect.

Answer 3

do you utilize a proxy server? if not bypass to information superhighway explorer > techniques > recommendations > connections > settings LAN settings and uncheck proxy server, in case you DO use one then ensure that's desperate up properly and additionally you have the rights port

Answer 4

Just checking but is your computer clock correct i know from experience that it wont allow you to connect to MSN if the time and date is in-correct.

Answer 5

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