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Ok, this is just to let anyone using Mozilla Firefox know that ZoneAlarm is the culprit if you are having trouble connecting to the internet.

Basically, for the last couple of weeks I've been getting a message saying 'Operation timed out...' whenever I've tried to open my home page. It's been happening regularly and I've just found out today that ZoneAlarm is the program at fault.

Apparently, it works against your browser and stops you connecting. I've deleted the program from my computer and my connection is great again

i have had that a few times.

damn you ZoneAlarm

Just thought everyone should know... did you remove the program, T.M?

no mine is ok now. someone else must have done it

I started having problems with Zone Alarm too, it'd stop connecting to all sites but a handful (KMC was one of the few it'd like) and would randomly disconnect MSN. I wound up having to disable it now I have to find another firewall.....

Actually juist get a new brother......best would be SlimBrowser......it's the roxxor big one one....

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ive been using zonealarm all my life
never had problems

Originally posted by Bardock42
Actually juist get a new brother......best would be SlimBrowser......it's the roxxor big one one....

I used it before and didn't like it so much....

I'd rather keep Firefox and get another program like ZA which is compatible

Same...I have all sorts of nifty plugins for Firefox, like search engines for different sites (like deviantart, sooo useful) and FoxyTunes, which I am now using as an alarm clock as it's far better at waking me up than anythinig else is.

You have a plugin for dA?? Then do me the hugest favour, please... find my old desktop. Remember that one with the heart on the grey background? I really want it back and could only find the printscreen in the Show Off Your Desktop thread cry

Here;

Without the name of the piece, I can't do anything sorry....

Ok, no problem... what a bugger disgust

I suppose I could ask around on the site? But it's so big!

so it is not fault of my isp? so why is it happening always at the same time?

naah..i don't think it's zone alarm's fault..it's working okish

Well, it's proven. I removed ZA and my connection worked perfectly. It's definitely not my ISP as my modem/phone line are perfect... and I found the info on another site where literally hundreds of people had the same problem. They all removed ZA and their probs were sorted... I just upgraded to the latest Firefox as well, so that may be why they were suddenly not compatible.

no idea...
it's working kinda randomly to me..but i wouldn't blame the ZA

I had the same problem and it stopped as soon as I disabled Zone Alarm as well....

Exactly... it can't just be coincidence that hundreds of people used ZA, had problems, removed ZA and found that their problems were fixed... I even played around by putting the 'about:config' in the address bar and changing some things, but to no avail. It's the ZA as far as I'm concerned.

I'm gonna turn it off when i'll be having problems next time to see what will happened

Good idea

Yea so i had the same kinda problems and i googled it and got here
but i was just pushing random buttons and if u goto the privacy tab then the mobile button click the custimize EVEV if its off click customize and turn everything off thats how i got mine too work