Reports indicate that Firefox 114 has loading timeouts, crashes and other issues after enabling DoH

News on June 17, according to the foreign technology media borncity, users upgraded to the Firefox browser Firefox 114 version update and enabled the DNS over HTTPS function. Page loading timeout, tab crash, and extension failure occurred. and many other issues.

A user reported that after upgrading to Firefox 114.0.1, he encountered many problems such as very slow page loading and browser tab crashes. The previous version of Firefox 113 did not have this problem at all.

The user confirmed through tracing that it was caused by the DNS over HTTPS function. Because Cloudflare's DNS did not provide a suitable IP for the provider, Quad 9's DNS resolver could not be used, resulting in various problems such as slow page loading.

IT Home Note: The biggest highlight of Firefox 114 is the improved DNS over HTTPS function. Users can access it in "Settings" > "Privacy and Security" and it is enabled by default, which can provide Three layers of protection: default protection, enhanced protection and maximum protection.

"Protected by Default"

"Protected by Default" is the default setting that allows Firefox to decide when to use Secure DNS to protect your privacy.

"Enhanced Protection"

Control when secure DNS is used, and choose your favorite provider from Cloudflare or NextDNS.

"MAXIMUM PROTECTION"

Firefox will always use secure DNS over HTTPS, will also add a security risk warning before using your system DNS, and will always warn when secure DNS is unavailable. Meaning the website will fail to load or will have minimal functionality when this option is enabled.

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