Description of problem: I don't use NetworkManager for the wired connection on my desktop because it mangles resolv.conf. (Not part of the issue here.) When I start either Firefox or Thunderbird, they query NM and it reports that my wired connection is down, although it's not. I've been able to work around this with FF, not TB, but I shouldn't have to. NM should report the status correctly even if it doesn't handle the interface in question. I'd like to point out that this didn't start until I "upgraded" from F14 to F16. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Whatever version is current with Fedora 16. How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. Configure a wired interface using Network. 2. Tell NM that it doesn't manage the interface. 3. Try to connect using a program that queries NM for status. Actual results: NM falsely reports that the interface is inactive. Expected results: NM correctly reports that the interface is active. Additional info: I know that NM is at fault because I use it on my laptop (Not just for wireless, either; it f"plays nicely with my DNS on my wired connection, so there's no reason not to use it.) and I never have this problem.
Just adding a "mee too" with a slightly different configuration. I have F16 installed on an external hard drive that I carry between home and work. I've been going nuts trying to figure out why Thunderbird starts offline at home but online at work. Since I'm booting from the same F16 image at both locations all of the applicable T-Bird settings were absolutely the same. I finally ran across a discussion thread started by the originator of this bug that led me to https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=790106 and how to get T-Bird to not believe the lies that NM tells it. Also, I run a static IP address for my laptop when it's on my home network (ifcfg-eth0 - it's traditional) and I let NM manage the DHCP configured interface when I'm at work. Finally, I've been going nuts trying to figure this out for the past couple of weeks so it was absolutely reproducible until I tweaked the T-Bird settings mention in bug #790106.
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