Everytime I load a new program like firefox, it needs to act as a server, a server in trusted zone, acess the internet, and access the internet in a trusted zone. Why are there 4 things, and what do they mean? Especially the server part.
2006-11-06 11:45:13 · 2 answers · asked by Mashu 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
According to my research, Firefox, and all of the Gecko-based browsers, need server privileges in order to communicate properly with their password manager module. The actual connection they need is with localhost -- the computer they are running on, in other words.
I assume the messages you are getting are from your firewall, yes? WIthout knowing exactly which firewall you have, here's some general information:
FIrefox, being a Web browser, of course needs to be able to access the Internet, and the "trusted zone" part refers to your computer (yes, you can use your browser to open local files ... I get lazy and use Fx as a quickie jpeg viewer!). The server part I just explained.
I have no idea WHAT the person above me is talking about! I'm not too sure that he does either.
2006-11-06 19:41:38 · answer #1 · answered by Newton K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you load fire fox or any others that want to act as servers or browsers and it asks if you want to make it your homepage just keep clicking no. and make sure the box that says they must ask permission remains checked. If you go to tools>Internet options and click security follow instructions and set the security for trusted zone , intranet zone etc... to your preference. Peace!
2006-11-06 20:11:23 · answer #2 · answered by lainey lain 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋