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loss of network connection (socket loss/crash)

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When I'm running speed test (Shaw ca) from firefox I get loss/crash of socket connection. I have no problem when running same test from chrome. I get random crashes on firefox which crashes my network socket and i have to reboot. 300 Mbps connection. window 7

When I'm running speed test (Shaw ca) from firefox I get loss/crash of socket connection. I have no problem when running same test from chrome. I get random crashes on firefox which crashes my network socket and i have to reboot. 300 Mbps connection. window 7

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What is the site you used for the test and what sites did it connect to that was different from chrome? I know I done the test and they connect to two different places.

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speedtest.shaw.ca same place for both browsers. the speed test is from modem to main plant and back to my modem. chrome gets 276 Mbps down and 16 Mbps up. firefox crashes inside 10 seconds. lastest drivers for nic. windows is up to date. firefox has default settings and is the latest version.

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Does Firefox crash or does a Windows network component crash?

If you have submitted crash reports then please post the IDs of one or more recent crash reports that start with "bp-".

  • bp-xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx

You can find the report ID of recent crash reports on the "Help -> Troubleshooting Information" (about:support) page.

  • click the "All Crash Reports" button on this page to open the about:crashes page and see all crash reports.

Alternatively you can open about:crashes via the location/address bar.

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You can also check the Windows event log.