# Firefox browser blocks only SMDB. Any suggestions? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 24, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-browser-blocks-only-smdb-any-suggestions/918925 "2020-08-24T22:15:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-browser-blocks-only-smdb-any-suggestions/918925/1 "2020-08-24T22:15:16Z")
This is weird, so I’m open to suggestions. Starting earlier today, Firefox (v. 69.04) won’t go to the SMDB…at all. No error message, no 504, no nothing. The address bar just goes back to where I was originally. I don’t have any kind of site blocker installed. Firefox will go to any other site I’ve used recently, but not to this site. Edge and Chrome will allow me to come here without any problem at all, so it’s definitely a Firefox problem. Does anyone have any wild suggestions? I’m poking around in the settings for Firefox and can’t see any indication that SMDB is blocked. Again, I get no message at all from Firefox. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-browser-blocks-only-smdb-any-suggestions/918925/2 "2020-08-24T22:25:57Z")
Turn off every extension you use. See if SDMB works then. It does? Turn on your extensions one at a time until SDMB doesn’t work, then replace or ashcan that extension. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-browser-blocks-only-smdb-any-suggestions/918925/3 "2020-08-24T22:28:56Z")
Reboot? Clear your Firefox cache? fwiw, I’ve used the Android version of Firefox to access the Dope today. It’s not a Firefox thing, it’s a your instance of Firefox thing. ---
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-browser-blocks-only-smdb-any-suggestions/918925/4 "2020-08-24T22:39:22Z")
The only extension I have is the plugin AdBlock Plus, but it seems to make no difference if I turn it off. I definitely agree that it’s MY Firefox only. I’m just weirded out because I get no message or warning at all. It just won’t giddyap. I’ll clear my caches and see if that helps. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-browser-blocks-only-smdb-any-suggestions/918925/5 "2020-08-24T22:47:33Z")
OK. It’s working again. Strangely, I noticed that my Realtek wifi adapter was showing connected in the taskbar icon, but the utility showed it as disconnected. I stopped and restarted the utility and now they agree. Firefox was immediately able to go to SDMB. May be just a coincidence, especially since I could go to other sites without a problem. It’s all magic anyway… Thank all! Sorry to create a mild panic. ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-browser-blocks-only-smdb-any-suggestions/918925/6 "2020-08-24T22:51:00Z")
Glad that it is fixed but I might point out the current version is 79, not 69.04. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-browser-blocks-only-smdb-any-suggestions/918925/7 "2020-08-24T23:31:29Z")
> [@ZonexandScout](#): > > Starting earlier today, Firefox (v. 69.04) won’t go to the SMDB…at all. The current version of Firefox is 79.0. You might want to upgrade. ---
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-browser-blocks-only-smdb-any-suggestions/918925/8 "2020-08-25T12:36:10Z")
Actually, that’s my error. My Firefox is v. 79, but my Thunderbird is 69.04 (because of the whole SSL 1.1 thing). Sorry to mislead everyone. I am still mystified by this. I didn’t even get to the point of clearing my caches. Furthermore, other websites were definitely refreshing properly and not using cached pages. ---
**Author:** ![Turble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-browser-blocks-only-smdb-any-suggestions/918925/9 "2020-08-25T14:34:57Z")
Same thing happened to me a while back; using the Waterfox off-shoot of Firefox. Everything else worked but the SD boards just sat there, not opening. I switched to the Brave browser and it worked. Uninstalled Adblock and installed Ublock Origin and all is working now. ---
**Author:** ![Mallard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Mallard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mallard)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-browser-blocks-only-smdb-any-suggestions/918925/10 "2020-08-25T16:09:38Z")
I’m not up to date on all the new things on the net but what is SMDB? ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-browser-blocks-only-smdb-any-suggestions/918925/11 "2020-08-25T17:01:57Z")
Maybe I’m whooshed, but it’s the very message board you’re posting in. ETA: yeah, I’ve been whooshed. SMDB, SDMB… 🤦‍♂️ 😆 ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-browser-blocks-only-smdb-any-suggestions/918925/12 "2020-08-26T07:56:07Z")
> [@Mallard](#): > > I’m not up to date on all the new things on the net but what is SMDB? The Super Mario Dating Board. Plumbers who can high jump are the in thing these days.