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I can't get to Drive or Calendar from Gmail. Get "secure connection" failed, which doesn't make sense for Google. What do I do?

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I can access other websites, but not Google related ones, like Drive, Calendar, Youtube. I can get into Gmail, but not go anywhere from there. In each case, I get a "Secure Connection Failed" message from Firefox. Is there some interaction between Firefox and Google that is preventing this? Please help! Thanks.

Eugenie

I can access other websites, but not Google related ones, like Drive, Calendar, Youtube. I can get into Gmail, but not go anywhere from there. In each case, I get a "Secure Connection Failed" message from Firefox. Is there some interaction between Firefox and Google that is preventing this? Please help! Thanks. Eugenie

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The mysteries of electrons sometimes baffle. Shortly after filing the request for assistance, after a reboot, I was able to connect to all of the Google apps. I had rebooted previously, which did not affect my inability to connect from Gmail to other Google apps, but for some reason everything worked. This morning, upon booting up my laptop, everything again connected just fine. I'm mystified, but happy I can get around the Googleverse. Thank you for your attempt to help!

Eugenie

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What version of FF are you using? Does that same problem happen on other Browsers? What adblocker do you have installed?

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The mysteries of electrons sometimes baffle. Shortly after filing the request for assistance, after a reboot, I was able to connect to all of the Google apps. I had rebooted previously, which did not affect my inability to connect from Gmail to other Google apps, but for some reason everything worked. This morning, upon booting up my laptop, everything again connected just fine. I'm mystified, but happy I can get around the Googleverse. Thank you for your attempt to help!

Eugenie