Pon and poff

[John Heinen]

NoOp wrote:
> On 05/06/2009 10:34 AM, John Heinen wrote:
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>> NoOp wrote:
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>>> In the url bar for Firefox enter: about:config
>>> in the filter section enter: networkmanager
>>> If the toolkit.networkmanager.disable value is set to 'true',
>>> double-click it to set it to false.
>>>
>>> Now try Firefox.
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>> About:config What I am looking for? Another question: When we are
>> connected does this mean that we are connected with our provider, in
>> this case earthlink.net and automattically opens the gate for the
>> browser? Though mine comments "addresses not found, eventhough the tick
>> mark is off.
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> Correction to my previous:
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> When you enter 'about:config' in the url bar, press 'enter'. That will
> open up a listing of all the configuration options in Firefox. You will
> then see a 'Filter' box, enter: networkmanager
> You will then see a single entry:
> toolkit.networkmanager.disable
> If the value is set to 'False' (default) double-click it to set it to
> 'True'.
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> The issue is that Mozilla (Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey) and a few
> others (Evolution, Pidgin) have had issues with Ubuntu's Network Manager
> in the past in PPP mode where NM reports that you are not connected and
> so Mozilla goes into off-line mode.
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> The issue is reported here:
> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Toolkit.networkmanager.disable
> which ironically is temporarily having "technical difficulties" this
> morning, so use google's cached version if it's still having problems
> when you try to connect to it. Cached version is:
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> <http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:kABivI-Z1EgJ:kb.mozillazine.org/Toolkit.networkmanager.disable+"toolkit.networkmanager.disable"&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us>
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> Link to the related bugs are here:
> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=424626
> [ Bug 424626 -  (linux) Firefox is put into offline mode on startup when
> NetworkManager is running but not controlling the active network
> interface (e.g. when using PPP)  ]
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.0/+bug/191889
> [[MASTER] [WORKAROUND] "Offline Mode" feature fails to detect proper
> online state for networks that are managed outside of network manager.]
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> Be sure to read 1911889 as there are several other workarounds suggested
> there as well. Note that there are 258 comments, so be prepared to read
> awhile.
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No dice so far, Is there another browser available beside firefox?