Martin Steigerwald wrote: > Am Mittwoch 17 Dezember 2008 schrieb Michael Biebl: >> Martin Steigerwald wrote: >>> Hi! >>> >>> There is already an upstream bug report for this: >>> >>> http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=418745 >>> >>> Upstream doesn't seem to be interested in fixing false network online >>> status reports or even deleting default routes in that case. NM >>> didn't do the later here yet tough. >> I agree, that this situation is less than ideal (and thanks for the >> nice writeup). With 0.7 the situation will be better, as NM can handle >> more different use case (static ip etc.), but the underlying problem >> still exists. >> >> A short term fix could be, to assume the network status to be "online" >> for unmanaged devices, rather than offline. This way apps wouldn't go >> into offline mode. What you will get though eventually, is unsuccessful >> network connection attempts (but that wouldn't be a regression with >> regard to old ifupdown). >> >> Ubuntu ships a patch for exactly that, and I could pull it from there > > Sounds like a plan! Currently I just disabled Network Manager altogether. > I just use it when I use wifi and at home and work I have port > replicators for my ThinkPads.
Attached is the patch from Ubuntu (for 0.6.6) I was talking about. Care to give it a try? If we want to get it into lenny, I'd have to prepare an upload rsn. Michael -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?
diff -Nur bzr.debian.0.9.5/src/NetworkManagerDbus.c bzr.debian.0.9.5.new/src/NetworkManagerDbus.c
--- bzr.debian.0.9.5/src/NetworkManagerDbus.c 2007-06-25 17:38:42.000000000 +0200
+++ bzr.debian.0.9.5.new/src/NetworkManagerDbus.c 2007-06-25 17:38:42.000000000 +0200
@@ -302,6 +302,9 @@
if (data->asleep == TRUE)
return NM_STATE_ASLEEP;
+ if (data->always_online == TRUE)
+ return NM_STATE_CONNECTED;
+
act_dev = nm_get_active_device (data);
if (!act_dev && !data->modem_active)
return NM_STATE_DISCONNECTED;
diff -Nur bzr.debian.0.9.5/src/NetworkManagerMain.h bzr.debian.0.9.5.new/src/NetworkManagerMain.h
--- bzr.debian.0.9.5/src/NetworkManagerMain.h 2007-06-25 17:18:17.000000000 +0200
+++ bzr.debian.0.9.5.new/src/NetworkManagerMain.h 2007-06-25 17:38:42.000000000 +0200
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
gboolean modem_active;
gboolean asleep;
gboolean disconnected;
+ gboolean always_online;
GSList * dialup_list;
GMutex * dialup_list_mutex;
diff -Nur bzr.debian.0.9.5/src/nm-device.c bzr.debian.0.9.5.new/src/nm-device.c
--- bzr.debian.0.9.5/src/nm-device.c 2007-06-25 17:38:42.000000000 +0200
+++ bzr.debian.0.9.5.new/src/nm-device.c 2007-06-25 17:38:42.000000000 +0200
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@
/* Allow distributions to flag devices as disabled */
if (nm_system_device_get_disabled (dev))
{
+ /* In this case, we assume we're always online */
+ app_data->always_online = TRUE;
g_object_unref (G_OBJECT (dev));
return NULL;
}
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