Internet/browser problem

[Vegas.]

So I've recently experienced a little bit of trouble with my internet, nothing major, just very annoying. I own one of the new MacBooks, and I use Firefox as my browser. Up until a few days ago, everything was 100% fine. But from maybe 2 or 3 days ago, there is a pretty long (like 30 second) delay for Firefox opening a website.

For example, my home page is the default firefox one, ie. the google page. When I open firefox after turning on my computer, it will just sit there and do nothing for about 30 seconds before deciding to connect to the website. Same for coming on here, except once I actually get on the site, it runs pretty much as it did before. I have 1.5mbps internet which has never been 'slow' to me.

The only thing I think could have caused it is that I had my university wireless internet configured for this laptop a couple of days ago, so in my frustration I decided to delete those settings off the computer, but that didn't fix the problem. I'm thinking firewall or something? I don't really know...

Interestingly, Safari seems to be unaffected, but it is a crappy browser, so I'd really like my old Firefox back!

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!

 

[sblack]

Check that Firefox isn't trying to connect through a proxy that your Uni settings might have enabled. Mine does the same thing.

I had the same problem with Chrome/IE8, but Firefox worked perfectly. I checked the LAN settings that Chrome/IE8 shared and discovered that the box for 'Use a proxy for your LAN' was checked. Unchecked and perfect speed again.

 

[Vegas.]

Hmm... In the proxies section, none of them were checked...

However there is 'Use Passive FTP mode' checked, and under 'Bypass proxy settings for these Hosts and Domains' there is '*.local, 169.254/16'.

I are fairly noob so yeah...

 

[Vegas.]

Hold the phone!

You sir, are a god among men. First you tip me off to live NBA streams, now you save my internets!

Initially I was looking in my computer proxy settings, then I realised (duhh) to look at FFox prefs instead. And there was the problem.

<3

 

[sblack]

Bow to me

Lucky you got in quick. I spent a week suffering those speeds. Hell it was

 

[FIGJAM]

Interestingly, Safari seems to be unaffected, but it is a crappy browser

Safari 4 is a gem!

Very underrated.

 

[Vegas.]

I will download it now. I've got 3.2.1