broadband cell modem

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Homer @ 01/29/2010 09:35 AM:
> Hi.  I have a Verizon cell modem that I use with a Dell Mini9 running
> Ubuntu 8.04.  To establish a connection I open a terminal and run
> gnome-ppp as sudo.  When I open firefox I always have to uncheck Work
> Offline.  

i believe you are experiencing the bug described at [1].  there are two
workarounds explained there.  i would try the about:config workaround first.


1. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.0/+bug/191889
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