Firefox tries to connect to Internet

[Ralph]

My son was using Firefox 1.0.3 the other day when it started to go slower
and slower and eventually stopped. He had to End Task it.
We are using Windows 2000. I uninstalled it and then reinstalled it.
It now tries to connect to the internet periodically. I am on dial up.
I have checked that the option to check for software updates and newer
plugins is not selected. I have also run AdAware, Search & Destroy and my
virus scanner over the drives finding nothing.
If I run IE I do not get this happening, but prefer not to use it.

Any ideas what to look for next?

TIA

 

[Mike Andrade]

My son was using Firefox 1.0.3 the other day when it started to go
slower and slower and eventually stopped. He had to End Task it.
We are using Windows 2000. I uninstalled it and then reinstalled
it. It now tries to connect to the internet periodically. I am on
dial up. I have checked that the option to check for software
updates and newer plugins is not selected. I have also run
AdAware, Search & Destroy and my virus scanner over the drives
finding nothing. If I run IE I do not get this happening, but
prefer not to use it.

Any ideas what to look for next?

The firefox support forum?

 

[Pilbs]

My son was using Firefox 1.0.3 the other day when it started to go slower
and slower and eventually stopped. He had to End Task it.
We are using Windows 2000. I uninstalled it and then reinstalled it.
It now tries to connect to the internet periodically. I am on dial up.
I have checked that the option to check for software updates and newer
plugins is not selected. I have also run AdAware, Search & Destroy and my
virus scanner over the drives finding nothing.
If I run IE I do not get this happening, but prefer not to use it.

Any ideas what to look for next?

Try the latest version 1.0.6 for a start!
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

 

[GlintingHedgehog]

It now tries to connect to the internet periodically. I am on dial up.

It may be an IE setting that makes this happen - I know that doesn't
seem to make sense, but humour me

Go into Internet Explorer, and click on Tools - Internet Options. On
the Connections tab in that dialog box, about half-way down, there
are three options: Never dial a connection, Dial whenever a
connection is not present, and Always dial my default connection.
Choose "Never dial a connection", click Apply and OK, and see if it
fixes the problem.

 

[Meterus]

£¥¥My son was using Firefox 1.0.3 the other day when it started to go slower
£¥¥and slower and eventually stopped. He had to End Task it.
£¥¥We are using Windows 2000. I uninstalled it and then reinstalled it.
£¥¥It now tries to connect to the internet periodically.

Is it trying to load RSS feeds?

 

[narcippias]

The most productive thing to do is to ignore infantile, pathetic trolls
like Mike Andrade. Just do a Google search for his name, and you will
see that his pathetic life is comprised of trolling every forum known
to man day and night, and popping off like a lame punk to everyone who
could care less what he has to say.

 

[Ralph]

Tried that, it makes no difference.

Try the latest version 1.0.6 for a start!
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

 

[Ralph]

Tried that, it makes no difference.

It may be an IE setting that makes this happen - I know that doesn't
seem to make sense, but humour me

Go into Internet Explorer, and click on Tools - Internet Options. On
the Connections tab in that dialog box, about half-way down, there
are three options: Never dial a connection, Dial whenever a
connection is not present, and Always dial my default connection.
Choose "Never dial a connection", click Apply and OK, and see if it
fixes the problem.

 

[Ralph]

Meterus, you may be onto something. Kerio tells me that firefox is
connecting to www43.thny.bbc.co.uk which appears to be a BBC news page.
If it is a RSS news feed, how do I turn it off?

 

[MLC]

Il Sun, 24 Jul 2005 09:42:10 GMT, Ralph ha scritto:

Meterus, you may be onto something. Kerio tells me that firefox is
connecting to www43.thny.bbc.co.uk which appears to be a BBC news page.
If it is a RSS news feed, how do I turn it off?

IIRC there is a folder called "Live bookmarks" in the Bookmarks menu, which
contains the BBC feed. I deleted it long time ago because for RSS I use the
Sage extension.

In addition, if you don't want Firefox to start your dialup connection, do
these easy steps:

- type about:config in the address bar, then press Enter
- in the filter field past this text: network.autodial-helper.enabled
- now you'll see only this voice, double click on it to change its value
from true to false.

That's all.

 

[Ralph]

Thanks Meterus and Maria, I found the newsfeed under the Bookmarks menu.
Deleted entry and end of problem.