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

[Alexander Sack]

On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 11:57:34PM -0000, Klaus Thorn wrote:
> Firefox 3.0.5 starts in offline mode, failing to detect that I am online
> (with a connection which Opera, ping and apt-get all know to use well).
> 
> The online connection that is not detected by firefox (nor network
> manager) is via UMTS, on an Asus EeePc 901GO, using wvdial and pppd. All
> these programs are part of an Ubuntu 8.04 Desktop wiith kernel
> 2.6.24-21-eeepc i686.
> 
> If all programs acted like firefox 3, I woud have had no chance to help
> myself, because I did not search nor find the "offline mode" in the
> "file" menu. I searched it in the network settings, (just a hint for
> the usability "experts" out there).

I dont disagree ... only point i can say is that NM doesnt support
when you do things outside of NM ...

This hopefully will change in future. If we want a solution now,
someone needs to find the time to improve our "unmanaged == always
online" patch to also enforce ONLINE if there is any interface up with
IP set.

 - Alexander

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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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