Re: [Evolution] Send/Received grey out

[Sylvia Sánchez <lailahfsf gmail com>]

2010/5/30 Patrick O'Callaghan:
> On Sun, 2010-05-30 at 13:48 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote:
> > On Sun, 2010-05-30 at 08:45 -0300, Sylvia Sánchez wrote:
> > > Knetwork Manager doesn't show me any connection. Is this right? How
> > > can I fix it?  Is important if it  is KDE front-end or Gnome
> > > front-end?  I have a good connection in all programs but Evolution.
> >
> > I don't know anything about KDE I'm afraid - but certainly in Gnome you
> > need to tell Network Manager that you have a wired (or even wireless)
> > connection and then things work.  If you have no connection showing in
> > Network Manager, then Evo probably thinks there is no network connection
> > on your machine and so doesn't connect.
>
> You need to tell the system that the network interface is managed by NM.
> Even if the network is working, if NM is not registered as managing it
> then some apps including Evo and Firefox will think you aren't
> connected.
>
> The front-end to NM can be nm-applet (Gnome) or knetworkmanager (KDE),
> it doesn't matter. I'm not familiar with Debian, but under Fedora the
> easiest route is to run system-config-network from a Shell and mark the
> interface as managed by NM.
>
> poc
>
> _______________________________________________


But Firefox is working well.  Why is only Evolution who has this
trouble?  I've been using it over the years and is the first time it
happens.  Even when I really hadn't connection, buttons appears.

Anyway, I will try what Patrick suggests.  Later I tell you all.


Thanks
Sylvia