On Sat, 2011-02-26 at 21:08 -0800, Joe Zeff wrote: > On 02/26/2011 08:43 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > Which browser? Firefox and Evolution both use NetworkManager to > > determine if the machine is connected. Even if the network is working, > > if NM is not configured to manage the interface, these apps will think > > there is no connection. > > That's interesting. I have NetworkManager disabled on this box because > if I don't it throws away my DNS numbers every time I reboot. I use the > older network service which does what I want the way I want it and > Firefox has never had the slightest difficulty finding my connection. If NM is disabled, then no problem. The difficulty is when it's enabled but not properly configured. This is well-known and has been discussed on this and other lists before. See also http://live.gnome.org/Evolution/FAQ#Why_is_Evolution_offline_when_my_net_connection_is_working.3F for example. poc -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
