Re: Problem with Gnome remaining offline

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On Sun, 2019-06-09 at 18:52 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
> On 6/9/19 6:32 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:
> > On 6/9/19 4:14 PM, Robin Lee wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2019-06-07 at 19:28 +0200, Robin Lee wrote:
> > > > I have a laptop with Fedora 30 and on it I use VPN. Now after I
> > > > upgraded from Fedora 29 I've got the problem that Gnome
> > > > applications
> > > > like Evolution and Gnome Software don't work anymore because
> > > > they
> > > > think the computer is offline when VPN is activated. Also the
> > > > wifi
> > > > icon in the upper right hand side corner has a question mark
> > > > over it.
> > > > But in actuality the computer is online, I can use applications
> > > > like
> > > > Firefox normally. Also in Gnome Settings -> Wifi it tells me it
> > > > is
> > > > connected. 
> > > > 
> > > > First questions - can I some how tell applications like
> > > > Evolution and
> > > > Gnome Software to just ignore whether it thinks it is online or
> > > > offline?
> > > > 
> > > > Second question - how could I find out why Gnome thinks it is
> > > > offline?
> > > No suggestions?
> > I'm going to be vague since I can't find what I'm looking for,
> > but.  I recall that there
> > is a process which, if enabled, will periodically connect to a
> > fedoraproject server to
> > verify it is connected to the internet. 
> > 
> > I'm guessing you have that running and when on the VPN those checks
> > are being blocked.
> > 
> > Sorry, I can't be more specific but I recall either disabling or
> > erasing the package that
> > provided that.
> 
> The package I was thinking of is....
> 
> [root@meimei ~]# dnf info NetworkManager-config-connectivity-fedora

Thanks! I removed it and the problems gone :)

Cheers
Robin


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