no network connection when using wvdial, pon, gnome-ppp

[lawrence]

Binary package hint: network-manager

The network manager is stil in "no network connection" state, but the connection is established. (i use firefox, apt and so on)
The problem is with programs that depens on the network manager, my main problem is with pidgin. I think it's a network manager bug not a pidgin bug.

[Janne (jasu8995)]

I can confirm this as this issue occurs for me as well.

I connect to Internet using pppoe via a Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] 79c978 [HomePNA] card, configured with the option homepna = 1. The connection is configured using pppoeconf and works as intended in most cases. The problem is that nm-applet is showing that NetworkManager is not connected to any network (even though it works fine using firefox, apt-get etc).

I can start and stop the connection correctly from the "Dial up connections" options in nm-applet.

The big issue is that applications such as Pidgin and Evolution does not recognize that I'm connected to internet and therefore not start up correctly. In the case of Pidgin the message "Available waiting for network connection" is shown and no contacts are shown until I re-enable the accounts. The problem in Evolution is that it is always started in offline mode, and therefore does not check for mail until I have set the application in online mode.

I use Ubuntu 7.10 installed from alternate version. All applications installed from the repositories.

[manny (estelar57)]

i can confirm too this bug.

only thing that works is firefox and apt.

to chat i have to use a web messenger like meebo or ebuddy (is a bit frustrating i can't use my local applications...)

recommended web messengers:
http://www.meebo.com
http://www.ebuddy.com
http://www.messengerfx.com

also, am using gnome-ppp with the bug fixed for gutsy (the old one in gutsy repos "0.3.23" also has the same bug/problems with pidgin and NM):
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/10692409/gnome-pppfixedforgutsy_0.3.24-1_i386.deb

gnome-ppp bug report (not related to this bug):
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-ppp/+bug/121487

[Dmitry Velichko (dmitry-velichko)]

Confirming this bug.

I'm using Hardy, not possible to use pidgin when opening the network connection with pon