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connection reset for Amazon.com, but not other sites

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I have tried safe mode, reset Firefox, uninstalled and reinstalled, but still constantly face a connection reset for Amazon.com, but not other sites. Am using Windows 10 64-bit.

I have tried safe mode, reset Firefox, uninstalled and reinstalled, but still constantly face a connection reset for Amazon.com, but not other sites. Am using Windows 10 64-bit.

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Hi, delete all references to the website in question, as shown under the heading 'How do I remove a single website from my history?' in this article - Delete browsing, search and download history on Firefox.

Also see Websites don't load - troubleshoot and fix error messages.

If your question is resolved by this or another answer, please take a minute to let us know. Thank you.

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Thank you for the suggestions.

I tried the above, and it does not solve the problem.

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Good suggestion. I had checked that earlier. Does not affect the problem, which I'm not having in Chrome.

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What security software do you have?

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.

  • Switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance
  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window

You can reload web page(s) and bypass the cache to refresh possibly outdated or corrupted files.

  • Hold down the Shift key and left-click the Reload button
  • Press "Ctrl + F5" or press "Ctrl + Shift + R" (Windows,Linux)
  • Press "Command + Shift + R" (Mac)

Boot the computer in Windows Safe mode with network support (press F8 on the boot screen) to see if that has effect.

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thank you for the reply and suggestions. have tried: 1) Firefox safe mode 2) clean install of Firefox (though my history, etc restored via sync) 3) forgetting Amazon.com + deleting its cookie(s) 4) am using the default theme 5) have turned off hardware acceleration 6) bypassing cache to reload page

have not tried Windows Safe mode; that's a lot of trouble for a problem with Firefox but not SWIron Chrome browser.

Amazon also occasionally comes up in Firefox, which makes the problem even more vexing.

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It could be your antivirus interfering with Firefox; cor-el was asking about your security suite above.

So what suite do you use? Can you try turning off browser protection like anti-banner and anti-scam stuff or "advisors"?

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Thank you for the reply.

Anti-viral protection is not the problem. I have tried Firefox in safe mode with the firewalls and anti-malware off and the problem exists.

The one thing that does work is using a VPN (regardless of firewall & anti-malware). That indicates that it is not a Firefox problem, but perhaps an ISP problem.

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Definitely - good testing!