On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 2:52 AM, bruce <badouglas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 10:41 PM, Tom H <tomh0665@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 1:20 AM, bruce <badouglas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 8:43 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan >>> <pocallaghan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> On Sat, 2011-02-26 at 20:29 -0500, Jim Philips wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I installed FC14 today on my laptop. I can connect to the Internet and >>>>> download software. I can also ping sites out on the Internet from the >>>>> command line. However, the browser refuses to load any pages. >>>> >>>> Which browser? Firefox and Evolution both use NetworkManager to >>>> determine if the machine is connected. Even if the network is working, >>>> if NM is not configured to manage the interface, these apps will think >>>> there is no connection. >>> >>> are you sure about this??? >>> >>> where is the pointer to docs to state this? >>> >>> i seriously doubt that firefox has any way of knowing about NM specifically.. >>> >>> but it is curious that you can ping, but not access via FF.. what >>> happens if you download/check with Opera.. >> >> If NM's active but isn't managing an interface, it reports to FF that >> the interface is down. > > but the OP had stated that NM wasn't active.. > > and i'm still not convinced that NM is "reporting" to Firefox. Which > isn't to say that FF isn't accessing something to connect to the port. The OP might not be using NM but, AFAIK, if it's launched by the init scripts and "NM_CONTROLLED=no" isn't set in the ifcfg scripts, NM controls the interfaces. Did you read the fedora-devel thread that I've also posted in this thread? -- 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
