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firefox address bar showing mtnl search

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phil2097
phil2097 Original post #1
May 12, 2012 at 11:25 AM
i am using firefox 11.0 and whenever i enter anything on my address bar and hit "enter" it used to go to google search and show me the results.
But now instead of that it is showing me MTNL search on all the searches i make using the address bar where you normally type in the url.

i tried going to firefox forum and looked for solutions but sadly none of them worked
tried making changes to the "about:config" option for firefox like the "keyword.url" changed it to
"*www.google.com/search?btnG=Google+Search&q="
but that didn't work too. restarted with addons disabled but still same search results, its making my crazy.

i have an mtnl modem but i have no softwares installed for it and neither do i have anything remotely related to MTNL on my pc

HELP!!!
Sujeet
Sujeet #2
May 12, 2012 at 1:35 PM
1.You can directly use the search bar lying just right of address bar.:wink:

2.head to same about:config page.
Open keyword.url
paste this in the box.
if that doent work try pasting this yahoo link
Yahoo! Search - Web Search
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meetdilip
May 12, 2012 at 4:25 PM
Reinstall Firefox.
a_k_s_h_a_y
May 12, 2012 at 4:28 PM
it could also be dns hijacking...! opendns does that.
airtel does it, now mtnl also... !! great !
if that's the case you cannot do anything but change your dns servers :)
skeletor
May 12, 2012 at 4:30 PM
yup, you need to change DNS servers.

Try these out:

4.2.2.2
4.2.2.1
phil2097
May 14, 2012 at 8:38 AM
1.You can directly use the search bar lying just right of address bar.:wink:

2.head to same about:config page.
Open keyword.url
paste this in the box.

if that doent work try pasting this yahoo link

Note:The actual links have been parsed by Forum system.Use quote to obtain links from URL Tags or This



thanks tried both links didn't work . . . .
i can use the search box but you tend to get habituated typing on the address bar!!
thanks for the help though

it could also be dns hijacking...! opendns does that.
airtel does it, now mtnl also... !! great !
if that's the case you cannot do anything but change your dns servers :)

a bummer right? and do i need to change the dns thats in my modem going to the configuration? as in 192.168.1.1 then modem settings?
meetdilip
May 14, 2012 at 8:43 AM
Change in adapter, that will do.
phil2097
May 14, 2012 at 9:17 AM
thanks guys \m/
phil2097
May 21, 2012 at 9:00 AM
kindly close thread