454657 - Firefox goes into 'offline mode' even when I have internet

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Andrew Klofas]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.0.1) Gecko/2008072820 Firefox/3.0.1
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.0.1) Gecko/2008072820 Firefox/3.0.1

If you connect to the internet using good-ol fashion iwconfig (not network manager) on linux, firefox complains that you don't have internet and keeps you in offline mode. I have damn internet! There should be a way to override offline mode and force it to connect, even if it thinks there is no internet.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. open firefox
2. use iwconfig (not network manager) to get internet
3. wonder why it's not working (even after firefox restart)
Actual Results:  
no internet

Expected Results:  
internet

Comment 1

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

This is a technical bug reporting database. You will not receive technical support here. Please use http://support.mozilla.com and http://support.mozilla.com/forums for end-user support.

BTW, try starting Firefox in safe Mode (http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+Mode) and create a new profile (http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Profile) to see if this resolves the issue.

Comment 2

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

google: "network manager firefox offline", 1st hit
set browser.offline-apps.notify to false

Please use http://support.mozilla.com for such enduser questions in the future.

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