On 12/04/2011 05:52 PM, Lars E. Pettersson wrote: > At work I have a system with static interface addresses. I.e. I have set > the IP-numbers outside of NetworkManager, I even did not have > NetworkManager installed (can not see any reason for that on a system > that is stationary and have static IP_addresses). > > Since I upgraded this system from Fedora-14 to Fedora-16 Firefox and > Thunderbird starts up in off-line mode. I installed NetworkManager to > see if that helped. But they still start up in off-line mode, which is > annoying as the network is there and has been since the computer was > started. > > Anyone else had this problem? Or anyone out there that can give me a > pointer on how to get Firefox and Thunderbird started in on-line mode, > just as it was in Fedora-14? > > I am using Gnome3 in forced fall-back mode. > I don't have your problem... But there is one thing you can try.... In Firefox go to "about:config" and set network.manage-offline-status to false In Thunderbird set toolkit.networkmanger.disable to true -- A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof was to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. -- Douglas Adams in "Mostly Harmless -- 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 Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
