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How do I get Firefox to reflect a changed IP address?

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Mar 15, 20262526 views
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In Firefox (7.0.1) some pages are not updating. Example: The IP needs to be changed frequently for some testing, and going to a site like whatismyip.com will shows the old ip (the one that was first used when visiting). Changing the ip and going back to the site will not change the ip displayed on …

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Fix for: How do I get Firefox to reflect a changed IP address?

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Most Firefoxes don't misbehave this way. That particular one does because somebody configured it that way. That setting was originally intended to be a performance vs. accuracy tradeoff; nowadays it's mainly a way for folks to shoot themselves in th…

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