Frequently Asked Questions

1. Does the Netfury Internet Accelerator accelerate Broadband DSL or cable?
2. Can I use Mozilla FireFox browser with Netfury Accelerator?
3. I have two computers; can I share a paid subscription to Netfury Accelerator?
4. Are ad blockers, popup stoppers, personal firewalls and other utilities compatible with Netfury Accelerator?
5. How can I further improve Acceleration performance?
6. Can I use Opera with Netfury Accelerator?
7. My performance was great but has slowed down recently. What can I do?
8. What do the Netfury Icons represent?
9. How can I find out what proxy port number The Netfury Accelerator is using?
10. Can I accelerate my Apple Macintosh using The Netfury Accelerator?
11. Can I Speed Up Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) with Netfury Accelerator?

Can I use Mozilla FireFox browser with Netfury Accelerator?

Yes. Some configuration of Mozilla FireFox is needed before it can be used with Netfury Accelerator.

Windows steps for Mozilla FireFox browser

1. Click on the Tools
2. Click on Options
3. Within General click on Connection settings
4. Click the radio button Manual proxy configuration
5. Click in the box HTTP Proxy: and enter localhost
6. In the Port area enter the Netfury Accelerator port number (by default 8080 but this number may be different on your system). To check your port number right click the Netfury Accelerator system tray icon and go to "options" then "advanced", the port number is displayed.
7. Click OK.

Mac steps for Mozilla FireFox browser

1. In the Firefox menu click on firefox then preferences
2. Within General click on Connection settings
3. Click the radio button Manual proxy configuration
4. Click in the box HTTP Proxy: and enter localhost
5. In the Port area enter the Netfury Accelerator port number (by default 8080 but this number may be different on your system). To check your port number right click the Netfury Accelerator system tray icon and go to "options" then "advanced", the port number is displayed.
6. Click OK.

Windows steps for standard Mozilla browser

1. Click on the Mozilla Edit menu.
2. Select Preferences...
3. Click on the Advanced item
4. Click Proxies
5. Make sure that the Manual proxy configuration checkbox at the bottom is checked.
6. Click in the box HTTP Proxy: and enter localhost
7. In the Port area enter the Netfury Accelerator port number  (by default 8080 but this number may be different on your system). To check your port number right click the Netfury Accelerator system tray icon and go to "options" then "advanced", the port number is displayed.
8. Click OK.

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