Why doesn't my favicon display for my web site?

Question

I have a website that I\'ve just uploaded onto the Internet. When I browse to the site using Firefox 3.0.1 on Ubuntu I don\'t see the favicon; Firefox 3.0.1 on WinXP does d

Answer 1

Previously, there was no favicon. The browser cached the lack of favicon. Clear the Firefox cache, and all is well.

Answer 2

Try taking a look at this previous Question, which shows you must put two meta tags in your html in order for it to work across all browsers and operating systems.