Firefox 3.0 aggravations

[Wulfy]

NoOp wrote:
> On 06/18/2008 07:06 PM, Wulfy wrote:
>   
>> I just upgraded to FF3.  My problem is every time I start the browser, 
>> it starts in off-line mode, even though I've unticked "work offline" on 
>> the file menu.  I can find no other way to tell the browser I'm *always* 
>> online!  any ideas?
>>
>>     
>
> You might want to have a look at:
>
> http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.0/releasenotes/
>
> <quote>
> Linux and Unix
>
>         * Users on a PPP connection (dialup or DSL) may find that
> Firefox always starts in "Offline" mode. Toggle File > Work Offline as a
> work around (bug 424626)
> </quote>
>
> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=424626
>
>
>   
I found that but wondered if there was any other way...  there was a 
mention of Network Manager in another reference (which I didn't record 
:@( ) but that's not running on my Kubuntu setup.

A browser that can't connect through a PPP connection (without 
toggling)...  the mind doth boggle!

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