Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

Hierdie gesprek is in die argief. Vra asseblief 'n nuwe vraag as jy hulp nodig het.

why isn't google I feel lucky url search working? *about:config is setup correctly*

  • 1 antwoord
  • 14 hierdie probleem
  • 3 views
  • Laaste antwoord deur cor-el

AnonymousUser
AnonymousUser
more options

just lately the google I feel lucky from the url bar hasn't been working, it's not a case of being taken to a different search engine, I'm being taken to my isp's failed to find what I was looking for page. about:config is setup correctly.

This happened

Every time Firefox opened

== I noticed on the 5th of may

just lately the google I feel lucky from the url bar hasn't been working, it's not a case of being taken to a different search engine, I'm being taken to my isp's failed to find what I was looking for page. about:config is setup correctly. == This happened == Every time Firefox opened == I noticed on the 5th of may

All Replies (1)

cor-el
cor-el
  • Moderator
  • Top 10 Contributor
more options

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNS_hijacking

You may have an ISP that automatically redirects you to that search page if a DNS look up fails. In such cases you need to contact your ISP and ask for a DNS server IP to opt-out of that feature.