[SOLVED] Can't open certain websites

[akshaypande1989]

I am running Mint KDE Gloria alongside Win XP. My problem is that the web browsers (Firefox 3.x, Konqueror) in Linux do not open certain websites:

1) those related to Google accounts, such as orkut, Reader, gmail
2) Yahoo mail
3) wiki.ubuntu.com (strangely)

Other sites open fine, so I am really confused with this. Also the above sites open perfectly fine in IE 8.0 in my Win XP

Looking forward to a solution

Thanks!
Warmly
Akshay

[DrHu]

I am running Mint KDE Gloria alongside Win XP. My problem is that the web browsers (Firefox 3.x, Konqueror) in Linux do not open certain websites:
..
Looking forward to a solution

...Linux do not open certain websites:
Which web sites ?

If you want a logical response, you would have to provide the specific sites that don't work for you
--I have no problems with Firefox 3x or Opera 10 on the Gnome desktop, Linux mint 7 main edition

It would help to have context:hardware, software
In terminal, check

inxi -F
--short list of OS detected hardware on your machine
firefox --version
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.14, Copyright (c) 1998 - 2009 mozilla.org

As well as the specific browser version used, Firefox 3.0.14 as an example

Although I would never use it (wubi), it might be important to know if Linux was installed into its on partition , as part of a multiboot setup
-or that mint4wn (Ubuntu's wubi application) was used to run Mint on the windows host system

[akshaypande1989]

Dear DrHu

Here's the list (posting the long URL I get in the address bar after typing say mail.google.com, http://www.orkut.com etc)

1) Gmail - https://www.google.com/accounts/Service ... mplcache=2

2) Orkut - https://www.google.com/accounts/Service ... mail=false

3) Google Reader - https://www.google.com/accounts/Service ... Freader%2F

4) https://wiki.ubuntu.com/

5) Yahoo Mail - https://login.yahoo.com/config/login_verify2?&.src=ym

Here's the response I got on typing

inxi -F

in the terminal:

bash: inxi: command not found

Specific firefox version = 3.0.11

[DrHu]

Specific firefox version = 3.0.11

Is that the latest for the mint KDE edition
Have you updated, upgraded what is available from the repository
I would do that first, (apt updates)
In terminal

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

--any errors or does that work ?

Tried all those links..
I can connect to them all via Opera 10 and Firefox 3.0.14

on Mint7 main edition

--in both I have javascript turned off, that is my standard practice (web safety)

[akshaypande1989]

Dear DrHu,

I update to 3.0.14 and restarted Firefox. But the problem still persists.

Even unchecking "Enable JavaScript" in Preferences doesn't help. Is this a bug in KDE? Because its weird that even Konquerer doesn't open the exact specific sites

Here's the exact error message, if that helps

Failed to Connect


Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at login.yahoo.com.


Though the site seems valid, the browser was unable to establish a connection.

* Could the site be temporarily unavailable? Try again later.
* Are you unable to browse other sites? Check the computer's network connection.
* Is your computer or network protected by a firewall or proxy? Incorrect settings can interfere with Web browsing.

[DrHu]

Is your computer or network protected by a firewall or proxy? Incorrect settings can interfere with Web browsing.

Might be a dns error on your network setup

In terminal (konsole), check

ifconfig
--status of detected network card
iwlist scanning
--if you are using a wireless connection
netstat -rn
routes are there and gateway /router (GW is UP ), UG
ping 127.0.0.1
ctrl C to stop, or ping -c 5 127.0.0.1
--tcp/ip is running correctly, localhost is available
ping your router IP address
--usually 192.168.0.1, yours may differ
cat /etc/resolv.conf
--do you have your routers IP address listed in that file

And which application is being used as the network manager, Gnome network manager or a kde application ?

[akshaypande1989]

Dear DrHu

My internet connection has a proxy, but the proxy settings and fine because the other websites open normally (I am typing in this forum through the same Firefox). The ping thing also gave a positive reply

PING 127.0.0.1 (127.0.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.082 ms
64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.054 ms
64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.053 ms
64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=0.059 ms
64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=0.056 ms
^C
--- 127.0.0.1 ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 3999ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.053/0.060/0.082/0.014 ms

[dlkreations]

You said that the proxy settings were correct, but did you check those within the actual browser settings as well?

Also, has this been from the beginning, or did this just start recently?

[akshaypande1989]

Yes, before using both browsers, I configured the proxy settings in the browser's preferences. This problem has been since the beginning (ie since 3 days, when I first installed my Linux OS)

[dequire]

Something's amiss somewhere. I have not been able to reproduce the condition the OP states after using Gloria KDE for some time now. And I use Google Reader and Gmail daily. Also just loaded https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ instantly. Something went wrong with the install somewhere.

[lexon]

No issues with those sites here. No issues with any of these sites though I am using Mint 7 Gnome with all updates. Will not be home for three days or I would slip a play hard drive into my desktop and install the same OS he is using.

lex

[akshaypande1989]

Problem Solved!!

There was a problem in my proxy config - how embarrassing! I just found that my HTTP proxy settings were fine but the ones for the other protocols had empty text fields..........everything's working now!!!

Thanks to everyone who helped