Re: Fake internet connection

[Pavel Simerda <psimerda redhat com>]

> Hi guys,
> 
> I am not using nm-applet to connect to the Internet. I am using
> wvdial
> instead. (It is how tech support from my Internet provider set it
> up.)

Cool. You could put info from your wvdial.com to bugzilla so that it an be included in
the provider database. NM users want to have stuff more automatic.

> Anyhow, applications like empathy and pidgin refuse to connect to the
> servers, because they think I don't have an Internet connection
> active.
> (I am using Ubuntu.)
> 
> How can I fool nm-applet in order to fake an Internet connection --
> because I really am connected to the Internet, just not using
> nm-applet
> in the process.

This is not a problem in NetworkManager. Try:

1) Stop NetworkManager (if you don't want to use it anyway)

2) Restart the applications

3) If it still doesn't work, file bug reports against the applications, they should
definitely work without NetworkManager.

If you're still interested, see:

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=680908

Cheers,

Pavel

> Thanks a lot !
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