Internet connectivity problem may occur due to various reasons. It can happen due to a temporary problem from your service provider or a problem in your computer that is caused by the firewall. To fix this problem, we need to identify the exact cause.
If you cannot access a specific website but can access other websites, read Fix problems accessing a specific website.
Temporarily turn off your firewall and check the connectivity
- Start Norton.
If you see the My Norton window, next to Device Security, click .
- Click .
- In the Settings window, click .
- On the General Settings tab, next to Smart Firewall, click the slider to turn it Off.
- In the Protection Alert dialog box, from the drop-down menu, click , and then select .
- Click .
- Check if you can connect to the Internet by accessing www.nortonlifelock.com.
- Repeat steps 1 to 4 and turn on Smart Firewall.
Make sure that you turn on Smart Firewall before you follow the next steps.
Depending on whether you can access the NortonLifeLock website after you turned off the firewall, select one of the following:
I can access the NortonLifeLock website only after I disable the firewall
- If you can access the Internet after you disable the firewall, then you need to reset the firewall rules. For more information read Fix the connectivity problem if you can connect to the Internet only after disabling Norton.
I cannot access the NortonLifeLock website even after I disable the firewall
- If you cannot connect to the Internet even after you disable the firewall, uninstall and reinstall your Norton product. For more information, read Fix the connectivity problem if you cannot connect even after disabling Norton.
Some applications or browsers cannot access the Internet
- If you can connect to the Internet but your web-enabled application does not connect to the Internet, then you need to modify the firewall program rules. For more information, read Fix problem connecting to the Internet from a web-enabled program.
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