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Configuring firewalls for Firefox

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Firefox 2.0.0.13 is coming out soon; and one common issue that spikes with every update is firewalls blocking Firefox from accessing the internet. We have a few tutorials on the Firefox Support web site, but there are many more firewalls we don’t have tutorials for. This is a great opportunity for us to compile a more complete list of firewall tutorials.

Please help us, by creating tutorials on how to configure each firewall to work with Firefox. To get started, read the creating articles page. Firewalls we are looking for tutorials on:

  • [Bug 424783] KB article: Configuring McAfee firewall
  • [Bug 424784] KB article: Configuring Trend Micro Internet Security
  • [Bug 424786] KB article: Configuring Panda Firewall
  • [Bug 424787] KB article: Configuring Comodo Firewall
  • [Bug 424789] KB article: Configuring BitDefender Internet Security
  • [Bug 424790] KB article: Configuring Defender Pro
  • [Bug 424791] KB article: Configuring Webroot Desktop Firewall
  • [Bug 424792] KB article: Configuring AVG Internet Security
  • [Bug 424796] KB article: Configuring Mac firewall

If you want to create a tutorial for another firewall, remember to file a request (or reviewers won’t know to review the article for approval).

You can view the other firewall tutorials for an idea of how to approach it. And please include screenshots!

4 comments on “Configuring firewalls for Firefox”

  1. Dan wrote on

    You left out OneCare’s firewall from that list, and it isn’t in the existing tutorials, FYI.

    I would write one myself but I recently uninstalled OneCare and put the normal Windows Firewall back up. So I wouldn’t have any screenshots. :(

  2. Ezh wrote on

    Kaspersky Internet Security does recognizes new version and warns user. Clicking “remember” (or whatever it says) allows all activities.

  3. Bo wrote on

    Comodo can be removed from the list; the article is written.

  4. Chris Ilias wrote on

    [Bug 425788] KB article: Configuring Windows Live OneCare added!