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

Firefox does not detect ShadowsocksX proxy settings

  • பதில்கள் இல்லை
  • 0 இந்த பிரச்னைகள் உள்ளது

I’m using the official ShadowsocksX app to relay network connections through a Shadowsocks server, and Firefox seems to be having compatibility issues. The browser does not load pages when proxy settings are set to “auto-detect” or “use system:” I’m getting the “Unable to connect” error message. Manually setting the SOCKS host to 127.0.0.1:XXXXX does fix the problem, but that also means I have to switch back to “system” whenever I turn Shadowsocks off.

Neither Safari nor Chrome requires manual action to relay connections on the same computer.

On a different computer, I’m using the Outline client to connect to the same Shadowsocks instance. Firefox does not have issues with that.

I’m using the official [https://github.com/shadowsocks/ShadowsocksX-NG ShadowsocksX] app to relay network connections through a Shadowsocks server, and Firefox seems to be having compatibility issues. The browser does not load pages when proxy settings are set to “auto-detect” or “use system:” I’m getting the “Unable to connect” error message. Manually setting the SOCKS host to 127.0.0.1:XXXXX does fix the problem, but that also means I have to switch back to “system” whenever I turn Shadowsocks off. Neither Safari nor Chrome requires manual action to relay connections on the same computer. On a different computer, I’m using the Outline client to connect to the same Shadowsocks instance. Firefox does not have issues with that.

You must log in to your account to reply to posts. Please start a new question, if you do not have an account yet.