possible bug in Firefox when using dialup connection ?
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Post to Ubuntu forum by Syscode:
Hi,
I have just installed ubuntu 8.04.
All seems well apart from firefox seems to connect only to few sites..
I can get google.com for example - but not ubuntu.com. In fact the only other site that i got connected with is: diamondcard.us. (ekiga)
After a bit of a search here, it seemed that maybe my problem was a need to add the line net.ipv4.
on etc/sysctl.conf - but adding the line didn't make any difference.
Any idea what may cause this behaviour and how to fix it..?
Many thanks!
Post to Ubuntu forum by Wpshooter:
Syscode:
I am having a somewhat similar problem.
I am trying to get a computer for my sister configured for her use on a dialup basis. I am installing Hardy 8.04.1. I am installing the O/S and what applications she will need using my home Verizon DSL connection and then I am switching the machine over to a dialup basis for use at her house - where she does not have access to DSL.
I am using an external serial port dialup modem - Trendnet TFM-560X. Once I get the O/S installed and I attempt to dialup the ISP using gnome-ppp, the computer seems to connect to the ISP fine and then I can go to Firefox and I can see Google and also other sites.
But then once I disconnect from the ISP and then when I attempt to dialup again, the modem seems to be dialing up and connecting to the ISP (according to what I am seeing on the dialer) BUT then when I attempt to open Firefox, it will show Google page (which I have set as the home page) BUT I can not go to any other sites - says Firefox is in offline mode or something similar to that.
Is there possibly a bug in either the Hardy 8.04 O/S and/or in the new Firefox version 3.0 ?
Thanks.
Thank you for reporting this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.
This seems to be similar to bug 191889. Could you check if the workaround there works for you? The workarounds are at https:/ /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ firefox- 3.0/+bug/ 191889/ comments/ 157 and https:/ /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ firefox- 3.0/+bug/ 191889/ comments/ 161
Do let us know if those workaround solve this problem.
Thanks in advance.