Toolkit.networkmanager.disable

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The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. The correct title is toolkit.networkmanager.disable.

This article describes the preference toolkit.networkmanager.disable. To add, delete, or modify this preference, you will need to edit your configuration — do not edit this article.

1 Background
2 Possible values and their effects
- 2.1 True
- 2.2 False
3 Recommended settings
4 First checked in
5 Has an effect in
6 Related bugs
7 External links

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Background

Firefox 3 gained support for offline/online status detection in Linux, using capabilities in NetworkManager. However, if NetworkManager was not controlling the active network interface, Firefox would incorrectly switch to offline mode. This resulted in Firefox starting up in offline mode even when a network connection was available.

To work around the problem, this preference allows users to disable offline status detection via NetworkManager.

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Possible values and their effects

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True

Do not use NetworkManager to detect offline/online status.

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False

Use NetworkManager to detect offline/online status, and switch between offline/online modes in Firefox. (Default)

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Recommended settings

If you use a PPP connection (dialup or DSL) and Firefox always starts in “Offline” mode, switching this preference to true may fix the problem. Offline/online status changes will not be detected, though.

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