Do you run Firefox?

[Akula]

Try putting just this number into the URL field and hit enter (not dangerous, don't worry)

 

1119991567

 

If you can tell me why this works, I will tell you that you can have a cookie.

[Vulcan900]

Guessing that it is a domain name ? I think firefox looks for that first then goes to google to search....really this is just a guess though.

[Akula]

nope.

[Akula]

Try this. Ping yourfavoriteurl.com this will resolve to an IP, then apply this formula.

 

x.y.z.a <--the IP of yourfavoriteurl.com

a*1

+

z*256

+

y*(256*256)

+

x*(256*256*256)

 

The result is a decimal equivalent to an IP address. IE used to support browsing this way, seems firefox still does.

[Alex1647545498]

neato

[nurkvinny]

Because binary and encryption and protocols and code are all magical?

[Buckeye1647545503]

what is firefox

[Guest fixerupper]

what is firefox

 

:nutkick:

 

It's like Interent Explorer, it's just an "off-brand" internet browser created by the Mozilla team. Basically some of the people who helped create the popular Netscape browser. Except it much better...

 

Here, try it.

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

[nismo]

I stopped using it. The IT guy at work put out this huge e-mail about all the security problems with it. They also removed it from every PC that had it. Just alittle FYI.

[nurkvinny]

Your I.T. guy took too many Microsoft courses.

[Farkas]

firefox is lame.. just stick with IE and popup stopper pro

[mrs.cos]

I stopped using it. The IT guy at work put out this huge e-mail about all the security problems with it. They also removed it from every PC that had it. Just alittle FYI.

 

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[Mr. Jones]

It is not soo much a security issue, rather compatibility with some sites encoding.

[recklessOP]

firefox is lame.. just stick with IE and popup stopper pro

 

[Guest fixerupper]

firefox is lame.. just stick with IE and popup stopper pro

 

How many times must I use this in a thread?

:nutkick:

[Akula]

I am actually in a security class right now, we are using firefox because of the security problems with IE (poor coding that allows for buffer overflow exploits etc...) I would say that MANY of microsoft's products are less secure than Firefox. True Firefox in the early releases had exploits, but 90% of them existed in IE as well. Since Feb. it has become a very stabile, very secure solution.

 

Your security guy probably doesn't like it because he doesn't know it.

[Mojoe]

I don't know shit about the tech stuff here, but the public internet access on the military bases I went to in Iraq all ran firefox. Some of the lenders I do business with here, their sites don't work with firefox. I believe it's like JoneZ said.

[Kevin R.]

I must thank you as I have never heard of Firefox, downloaded it, and it is the shit.

 

I couldn't even use Internet Explorer on this computer, always froze, too slow, etc. So much better with Firefox. Awesome.

[mrs.cos]

I highly recoment these extensions.. Tabbed browsing, and Reload..