USB ADSL Modem Manager

  1. Bug #191889
  2. Comment #122

Comment 122 for bug 191889

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Matt Brannock (heisroot) wrote : Re: Firefox's new "Offline Mode" feature cannot properly detect when there is a valid network available for use in many circumstances

I can also confirm this bug. I Chat and PPP to connect to the internet over my EVDO cell phone. I cannot use NetworkManager to properly configure my connection (my phone requires unusual initialization strings), so I use a custom script and a connection in /etc/network/interfaces which allows me to type "sudo ifup ppp0" and get a connection. However, NM does not recognize any internet connection, and thus GAIM connects (but says "Waiting for network") and Firefox starts in offline mode.

NM lists my script, called 1xevdo, under dial-up connections, but for whatever reason, it does not run properly (I think it is ignoring certain parts of my initialization strings).

NM either needs better support for this application, or a way to manually set its network-up status. I use a DHCP-based wired ethernet connection on multiple networks, so a manual configuration in interfaces is not a viable solution. I have Internet access, but NM doesn't know it.