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I thought the opposite was true where Firefox is the only major
browser that is not Chromium-based. This sounds like name
resolution or maybe it is resolving and the connection is getting
blocked elsewhere. If the error mentions anything like name or
can't find or resolve then it's DNS. If it mentions a time out or
connection refused, then something has blocked the traffic. Firefox
has DNS-over-HTTPS enabled by default which could make it resolve
differently. I think they forward to Cloudflare to determine if the
website is safe. It could also be security protection on your
machine blocking the site although I'd expect it to trigger on
Chrome too. Maybe it's Firefox address bar automatic search feature
trying to "help" by sending to a search engine which you can prevent
by including the https:// in front of the website address.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/18/2026 8:46 AM, Tracy Carcione
via NFBCS wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If I go to
knitpicks.com using Firefox, it loads just fine, but, if I
go to the same site using Chrome, it gives me a network
error and tells me to check the spelling. And, if I put
knitpicks into Google search and click on an ad, I get a
network error again.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Why? I
thought Chrome and Firefox use the same underlying engine,
so why do I get such different results?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Just
curious.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tracy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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