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

[Matt Brannock]

I can also confirm this bug. I Chat and PPP to connect to the internet
over my EVDO cell phone. I cannot use NetworkManager to properly
configure my connection (my phone requires unusual initialization
strings), so I use a custom script and a connection in
/etc/network/interfaces which allows me to type "sudo ifup ppp0" and get
a connection. However, NM does not recognize any internet connection,
and thus GAIM connects (but says "Waiting for network") and Firefox
starts in offline mode.

NM lists my script, called 1xevdo, under dial-up connections, but for
whatever reason, it does not run properly (I think it is ignoring
certain parts of my initialization strings).

NM either needs better support for this application, or a way to
manually set its network-up status. I use a DHCP-based wired ethernet
connection on multiple networks, so a manual configuration in interfaces
is not a viable solution. I have Internet access, but NM doesn't know
it.

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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
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/191889
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