https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42615
Bug ID: 42615 Summary: Firefox ver 52 No TCP/IP network connectivity in Windows 7+Mode (Works in XP Mode) Product: Wine Version: 2.3 Hardware: x86-64 OS: Linux Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: major Priority: P2 Component: -unknown Assignee: wine-bugs@winehq.org Reporter: l1501165@mvrht.com Distribution: ---
We are using Wine ver 2.3 with Firefox (32bit, version 52) and Adobe Flash (version 24) in order to watch DRM streaming content in Mint Linux 18.2.
This works fine under Wine 2.3 Windows XP mode, but if we want to run Wine in any higher Windows version (7 or higher), Firefox will stall trying to load the home page or any other site. It looks like the browser does not have tcp/ip network connectivity. The page will stall (not loading because it trying to resolve DNS or something) and Firefox will stall. Initally, we installed Firefox and Flash under Win 7 mode successfully, but when you try to browser the web -- nothing will load until you switch Wine to XP mode after the install.
This has been the case for other versions of Firefox 32 bit (ver 40-52) and Adobe flash (version 23-24) and Wine 1.x to 2.3 for the past year so this is not a new bug.
We wanted to point out this bug now and get a fix because Firefox ver 52 is the last version which Mozilla will release that will support Win XP. We want to continue to stream DRM content in Linux down the road using a secure/updated Firefox browser with your great software, Wine, but in Window 7 or higher mode.
Thanks for your help.