[Bug 191889] Re: Firefox's new "Offline Mode" feature cannot properly detect when there is a valid network available for use in many circumstances

[ManuPeng]

I confirm, it is working now. Did something get updated? Or was I too dumb to make it work?
With kernel 2.6.24-12 and network-manager 0.6.6, this is what I did for a ppp connection using ppp0:
1) Start System->Administration->Network
2) Unlock, switch to root priviledges
3) Start by editing the properties of a "Wired connection"
4) Connection Settings, change "Configuration" to "Automatic configuration (DHCP)"
5) Click Ok
6) Activate/Check the "Wireless connection"
7) I think it's called "Dialup", the one with a blue phone on top of a modem. The name seems to change after it's been configured. Anyways, hit the properties for that.
8) In the "General" tab, check "Enable this connection"
9) Select "Connection type" is "PPPoE"
10) Fill out "Account data" with the data you received from your ISP
11) In the "Modem" tab, select "Ethernet interface" is "eth0"
12) In the "Options" tab, check both "Set modem as default route" and "Use the internet service provider nameservers"
13) Click Ok
14) Activate/Check the "Point to point connection" entry in the main dialog underneath "Wired connection". Both should be checked now.

At this point, I close and the network manager applet shows I'm now online. Pidgin, Evolution, Firefox, everything just starts in online mode.
Now, this is what works for me and hopefully works for all ppp users out there, think AVM cards and such. I'm not saying I have the workaround of a lifetime, but this is how I got it working and I'm sharing it here for you to try and use it as a starting point.

Hope that helps!
Manu

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Firefox's new "Offline Mode" feature cannot properly detect when there is a valid network available for use in many circumstances
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