all internet applications start offline

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Mon, 2008-05-19 at 13:32 -0700, David L wrote:
> 
> 
> On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 1:28 PM, kglidh <no-reply-gw at fcp.surfsite.org>
> wrote:
>         After I upgraded to FC9, my eth0 connection started offline.
>          I manually turned the connection online but all my
>         applications start offline including Firefox, Evolution, and
>         Pidgin.  Also, my Pidgin status is "Available waiting for
>         network connection."  I disabled and enabled my accounts and
>         they all came up but my status didn't change.  Is there a
>         setting I'm missing here?  I've been with Fedora since 4 and
>         this is a new one for me.
> 
> Several people have been having problems with eth0 not coming up.
> Disabling NetworkManager and enabling network using
> system-config-services
> fixed it for me.

*Or* make sure NM is actually managing your eth0 interface. In another
thread I pointed out that Evolution believes what NM says, and if NM
isn't managing the interface it says it's not online, even when it is.
Maybe the same is happening with the other apps.

In any case, the received wisdom is that using s-c-n and NM at the same
time is asking for trouble. Pick one or the other and stick with it.

poc