[Bug 191889] Re: [MASTER] [WORKAROUND] "Offline Mode" feature fails to detect proper online state for networks that are managed outside of network manager.

[mistrynitesh]

>I have this thing called a kiosk with a web-app in the background of the
>box. It has no network connectivity - it doesn't need to, there is this
>strange thing on Linux since like 1970 called loopback (for the Firefox
>developers, this can be found at http://127.0.0.1).

I didn't know that linux existed in 1970 also!


On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 8:15 PM, Colin Alston <colin at thusa.co.za> wrote:

> BRAVO! Firefox is my new nominee for a Darwin award.
>
> I have this thing called a kiosk with a web-app in the background of the
> box. It has no network connectivity - it doesn't need to, there is this
> strange thing on Linux since like 1970 called loopback (for the Firefox
> developers, this can be found at http://127.0.0.1).
>
> Of course Firefox wants to be in "online" mode to connect to loopback.
>
> Did anyone consider this? Please, just get rid of this insane feature.
>
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> [MASTER] [WORKAROUND] "Offline Mode" feature fails to detect proper online
> state for networks that are managed outside of network manager.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/191889
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[MASTER] [WORKAROUND] "Offline Mode" feature fails to detect proper online state for networks that are managed outside of network manager.
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