From: annily on
keithr wrote:
> annily wrote:
>> keithr wrote:
>>> On 20/01/2010 10:50 PM, Fred wrote:
>>>> "Rob"<mesamine(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:hj6o8d$p6a$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
>>>>> I have just clicked on a link off an email news letter from Trip
>>>>> Advisor.
>>>>>
>>>>> Using Firefox browser.
>>>>>
>>>>> here is a link which brings up the trouble shooting box.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.bestwestern.com&tageolocation%3d60763/?iata=00158200
>>>>>
>>>>> I get a Firefox message on screen
>>>>>
>>>>> "Server not found
>>>>> Firefox can't find the server at
>>>>> www.bestwestern.com&tageolocation%3d60763."
>>>>>
>>>>> in the box which comes up you can Ping Server, Trace Server, Ping
>>>>> Myself,
>>>>> Retry This, Google Cache, Wayback, Whois.
>>>>>
>>>>> Which is interesting in itself.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can you access this trouble shooting box without using a bad server
>>>>> address if you want to interegate other server addresses ?
>>>>
>>>> I suspect that you are using a FireFox extension which displays that
>>>> box.
>>>> Google suggests Speed Test and Diagnostics
>>>> http://www.dsl-speedtest.us/
>>>> HTH
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> FireFox 3.5.7 doesn't like it comes up with '"Broadband Speed Test
>>> and Diagnostics" will not be installed because it does not provide
>>> secure updates' and refuses to install it.
>>
>> It installed quite happily on my Firefox 3.5.7, but I got it from the
>> Mozilla add-ons search, not the link above.
>>
> That worked - thanks.

No worries. I'd always be wary of getting add-ons from other than the
official Mozilla site.

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