Firefox 2 and non standard ports, This address is restricted

brady

18-12-2006 19:50:33

If any of you are running firefox 2.0 and have your vibe streamer set to use any port besides the standard http or https port you might get the error

"This address is restricted

This address uses a network port which is notmally used for
purposes other than Web browsing. Firefox has canceled the
request for your protection"

Here is a set of instructions to help you get around this error.

In the address bar of Firefox type in about:config
Look for a string labled "network.security.ports.banned.override" if this string does not exist right click anywhere on the screen and select new>string and give the string the name "network.security.port.banned.override" (without the quotes)

Then enter a comma-separated list of port numbers to allow, if you want to use a range of ports you can use a - to represent you want a range.

Here is an example string showing comma-seperated values as well as a range used together.

"22,100-105,20-21,15,108,..."