Firefox not browsing blocked websites in China (with VPN)

[rjthomas]

I am based in China and use a VPN to access blocked websites and apps on my mobile phone and MacBook Air. This problem happened a few weeks ago as well. For the last 2 days, it happened again. When creating a new profile, it still can't browse Google/Facebook/YouTube, etc. I tried to "refresh" Firefox, and it did not solve the problem. Now today, using Firefox 149, I can't find the Refresh button. 

Chrome and Safari works 100% on the same MacBook. However, I want to continue using my Firefox. However, I'm running out of patience for these and other performance related issues with Firefox after more than 15 years.

[qidawei]

What type of proxy are you using? Are you on a regular VPN, or one of those specific anti-censorship tools that we refer to as 'airports' in China?

If your proxy doesn't have a split tunneling feature, or if you're able to set it to global mode, try checking your IP at https://whatismyipaddress.com/. Usually, this is a problem with the proxy settings, not Firefox.