Pon and poff

[John Heinen]

John Heinen wrote:
> NoOp wrote:
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>> 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.
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>>>> 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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> Hey, Thanks for doing the research, That'll keep me busy and off the air
> for awhile. John H
> One more ?, no really, one more question, is there a later issue then
> 8.04 that would resolve it, but then again it might be just me!!
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> Sorry I got your last message on my other computer,  I didn't do so good so I decided to lay off ubuntu for awhile. I will try again with a later issue. I realize that y'all put a lot of time and efford in and we all apreciate that so much.

>  Thanks again and bless you, John Heinen