Same problem here. firefox 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.7-ubuntu0.6.06 sun-java5-plugin 1.5.0-06-1
"Caused by: java.io.IOException: open HTTP connection failed." Java is failing to load the applet over HTTP it seems. Normal browsing works fine, so http port 80 is working. -- java applet - firefox 1.5.0.1 crash, 100% cpu usage https://launchpad.net/bugs/31631 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs