[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2009-04-27 Thread nico
Same problem here like Benjamin Fogel. I used gnome-ppp (still wvdial, isn't it?) in jaunty to connect through usb modem in japan. cause i couldn't get it working with wizard from networkmanager. Maybe it's because we cannot set up init string and stupid mode using that wizard from network

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2009-04-27 Thread Dave Pratt
Please people! this is ridiculous, read the damned bug description text before reporting that you are affected by it. If you aren't using network manager to bring up your connection then you should be filing a different bug. This bug is specific to network manager not properly setting state to

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2009-04-12 Thread Benjamin Fogel
This problem still occurs in Jaunty. If I use a normal connection in NM, I have no problems apart from being unable to connect using the cellular modem - it keeps on prompting me for a password - but if I connect using wvdial, NM doesn't see the connection at all, and as a result any programs

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2009-01-21 Thread wt6869
When I set my connection up in NM - I did as instructed on the websites I read. I went into NM and unchecked the Enable roaming box and set up the automatic configuration DHCP. I could not connect to any of the internet programs (firefox, pidgen, thunderbird). I played with connection settings

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2009-01-17 Thread jsenlai
Still have same problem in Intrepid. Connection not detected. NM, Firefox and Pidgin do not automatically detect connection. -- Network Manager 0.7, VMC 1.99.17 -- network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/147119 You received this bug

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-11-04 Thread darko
I have the same problem. When I connect to 3G with wvdial (no serial connection in NM), I can't use VPN connection configured in NM because it is disabled (grey). It would be nice to have serial modem option in network manager. -- network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

Re: [Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-10-09 Thread Alexander Sack
On Wed, Oct 08, 2008 at 08:48:29PM -, Audun Sæther wrote: Just confirming. Still an issue in 8.10, using an ethernet-connection and Prism-apps. No connection established. If you have your network configured in /etc/network/interfaces, you could try to set NM to managed=true in

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-10-08 Thread Audun Sæther
Just confirming. Still an issue in 8.10, using an ethernet-connection and Prism-apps. No connection established. -- network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/147119 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-10-03 Thread Ge-org Brohammer
This is also a problem for me, I use the Vodafone Mobile Connect Driver for my 3G card, but nm still thinks i'm offline. Maybe nm should detect a ppp connection going up instead of trying to control the connection and at least give access to vpn. -- network manager gives couldn't activate

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-10-03 Thread Ge-org Brohammer
This is also a problem for me, I use the Vodafone Mobile Connect Driver for my 3G card, but nm still thinks i'm offline. Maybe nm should detect a ppp connection going up instead of trying to control the connection and at least give access to vpn. -- network manager gives couldn't activate

Re: [Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-07-23 Thread Berend De Schouwer
On 22/07/2008, loveunit [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ( I connect my 3G USB via a script ~ ppp0 ). That's the problem. If you use Network Manager, you cannot use your own scripts to bring up 3G. Uninstall NetworkManager, or use NetworkManager to connect to 3G. Regards, Berend -- network

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-07-22 Thread loveunit
Hi, I've tried the fix given by alexander on hardy 8.04, but this has not cured the network-manger issues. FF3 still starts offline, and I cannot enter Prism, which thinks I am offline, but offers no way to change this. I followed the instructions as given, but got a number of errors on the last

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-07-08 Thread Peter Kerekfy
Alexander, When to expect a 0.7 NM build to be uploaded? Thanks, Peter. -- network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/147119 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

Re: [Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-07-08 Thread Alexander Sack
On Tue, Jul 08, 2008 at 11:42:25AM -, Peter Kerekfy wrote: Alexander, When to expect a 0.7 NM build to be uploaded? We are preparing packages (of trunk snapshot). You can already test them by installing from the network-manager team PPA:

Re: [Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-06-30 Thread Alexander Sack
On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 09:26:32PM -, Christophe Charlot wrote: Ok, thanks for commiting this fix in intrepid... and working on it for hardy :) Shall I fill another bug report about the impossibility to connect to a VPN with networkmanager, or do wr have to wait for the release of 0.7 ?

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-06-26 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
This bug was fixed in the package network-manager - 0.6.6-0ubuntu7 --- network-manager (0.6.6-0ubuntu7) intrepid; urgency=low * Fix LP: #124706 - Cancel 'Wireles Key Required' dialog, can't connect on subsequent attempt; we only blacklist and AP if receiving the secret ends

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-06-26 Thread Alexander Sack
Thanks for testing. i doubt that we will be able to bring a real fix to get the complete network manager experience (e.g. with VPN on top). However, this fix appears to be an improvement. Ill upload it to intrepid and after some baking look how to get this into hardy. ** Changed in:

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-06-26 Thread Alexander Sack
fix committed for intrepid. uploading package. ** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu Intrepid) Status: In Progress = Fix Committed -- network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/147119 You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-06-26 Thread Christophe Charlot
Ok, thanks for commiting this fix in intrepid... and working on it for hardy :) Shall I fill another bug report about the impossibility to connect to a VPN with networkmanager, or do wr have to wait for the release of 0.7 ? -- network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-06-24 Thread Christophe Charlot
Hello, I just discovered this bug and how to connect with a ppp connection with network manager. So, my connection is set up and working : I use an USB UMTS modem (Icon 2) with orange (france) as a provider I did set up my connection according to Alexander's instruction above, but NM still

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-06-21 Thread Berend De Schouwer
I've tried Alexander Sack's fix, and it fixes the firefox off-line/on- line bug for me. I use a Hauwei 3G connection, and since Hardy, I can use NetworkManager-DialUp Connections-modem ppp0 to connect to 3G (I couldn't in gutsy.) In stock Hardy, firefox3 starts off-line. With Alexander's fix,

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-06-21 Thread Berend De Schouwer
So: fix incomplete, but a step forward: $ apt-cache policy network-manager network-manager: Installed: 0.6.6-0ubuntu7 Candidate: 0.6.6-0ubuntu7 Version table: *** 0.6.6-0ubuntu7 0 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 0.6.6-0ubuntu5 0 500 http://za.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-06-05 Thread Alexander Sack
anyone with ppp could follow the instructions i gave above and see if things work? Thanks! -- network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/147119 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-06-05 Thread Komlody Laszlo
Alexander, Sorry for the delay but I was not at the PC thus I was not able to post the interface file till now. Please find it enclosed. Regarding the root acess I mentioned it incorrectly. I use a user with admin permission. Sorry for inconveniences, Laszlo ** Attachment added: Interface file

Re: [Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-06-05 Thread Alexander Sack
On Thu, Jun 05, 2008 at 01:52:32PM -, Komlody Laszlo wrote: Alexander, Sorry for the delay but I was not at the PC thus I was not able to post the interface file till now. Please find it enclosed. Regarding the root acess I mentioned it incorrectly. I use a user with admin permission.

Re: [Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-06-03 Thread Alexander Sack
On Mon, Jun 02, 2008 at 11:08:55AM -, Komlody Laszlo wrote: Alexander, First of all thanks for your guide to setup NM with my HUAWEI E220 USB modem. I didn't want to post this here as it is not connecting directly to the issue. Anyway please find herewith my findings. I think the main

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-06-02 Thread Komlody Laszlo
Alexander, First of all thanks for your guide to setup NM with my HUAWEI E220 USB modem. I didn't want to post this here as it is not connecting directly to the issue. Anyway please find herewith my findings. I think the main problem is that my Ubuntu 8.04 LTS distribution mounts the USB modem

Re: [Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-05-31 Thread Alexander Sack
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 12:00:31PM +0200, Komlódy László wrote: Alexander, Unfortunately I was not able to setup network manager to work with my HUAWEI E220 3G USB modem. I checked several forums on the net and just found one more idea that I did not try yet. It says after the ppp0 setup I

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-05-30 Thread antistress
my facther runs Ubuntu 8.04 and has the Bug #191889 in firefox-3.0 (comment 18 of present Bug) : Firefox 3 always starts in Offline Mode I'd be happy to test that fix but could you explain how i can test it ? -- network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-05-29 Thread Komlody Laszlo
Should NM recognize if a ppp connection has initiated via a dialer once this patch applied (gnome-ppp or kppp I mean)? If so, for me it doesn't work. I use 8.04 LTS with a HUAWEI E220 HSDPA modem and kppp dialer. Please let me know if you need further information about my environment or any log

Re: [Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-05-29 Thread bendis
No, NM with this patch recognizes only dial up connections that were established via itself (I use knetworkmanager to connect my modem). I don't know anything about gnome-ppp, but kppp is incompatible with NM - NM uses 'pon' and 'poff' utilities to connect/disconnect dial up connections (in

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-05-29 Thread Alexander Sack
anyone can test? -- network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/147119 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-05-17 Thread Dave Pratt
The above committed patch doesn't appear to work as advertised. NM doesn't indicate connected on the icon until after I've connected via wifi then disconnected then started my evdo connection by Connect to PPP0 via modem, then disconnecting ppp0 doesn't return the nm-applet icon to the

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-05-16 Thread bendis
I just posted a comment to that bug (#191889) that links to this issue. I hope that it will increase chances to be it fixed since that bug recieves much more attention that this one. -- network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/147119 You

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-05-16 Thread Alexander Sack
taking this. ** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = High Status: Confirmed = In Progress ** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = Alexander Sack (asac) ** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu Hardy) Status: New = In Progress

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-05-16 Thread Zash
Please fix this! -- network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/147119 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-05-16 Thread Alexander Sack
bendis, i would love to review and apply your patch ... however, the diff.gz is not a form i can really use. can you either push a bzr branch or provide just a minimal patch for the debian/patches/ directory? ** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu Hardy) Assignee: (unassigned) = Alexander

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-05-16 Thread Alexander Sack
once i have the patch and it really flies, I will consider to do an SRU in hardy. ** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu Hardy) Importance: Undecided = High -- network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/147119 You received this bug

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-05-16 Thread bendis
Hi! I'm attaching the minimal patch that patches debian/patches/05-debian_backend.patch. I hope it will be useful. ** Attachment added: A patch that should fix this bug (adds missing assignment to the status variable in nm_system_deactivate_dialup and nm_system_activate_dialup functions).

Re: [Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-05-16 Thread Alexander Sack
On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 01:48:11PM -, bendis wrote: Hi! I'm attaching the minimal patch that patches debian/patches/05-debian_backend.patch. I hope it will be useful. ** Attachment added: A patch that should fix this bug (adds missing assignment to the status variable in

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-05-16 Thread Alexander Sack
committed fix to main packaging branch (see top of bug webpage). To test build network manager like: bzr branch lp:~ubuntu-core-dev/network-manager/ubuntu.0.6.x network-manager cd network-manager sudo apt-get build-dep network-manager dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -b and test the package. Once

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-05-16 Thread Alexander Sack
** Attachment added: (45_debian_backup_fix_dialup.patch) or what was committed http://launchpadlibrarian.net/14559654/45_debian_backup_fix_dialup.patch -- network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/147119 You received this bug notification

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-05-15 Thread James Ward
yeah. we really need to get this fixed. I think that this might also be this bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.0/+bug/191889/ -- network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/147119 You received this bug notification

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-05-09 Thread Dave Pratt
Still present in Hardy Final, 4 Dupes, confirmed status a submitted patch and still no official fix 8 months later. Really?!?! Posted from my EVDO modem while offline -- network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/147119 You received this bug

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-04-16 Thread James Ward
Someone please commit this patch. -- network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/147119 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-03-28 Thread bendis
Hi, I also experience this issue, on Kubuntu Hardy beta. I looked in th source package and successfully tracked the error down - the problem is in the debian patch file debian/patches/05-debian_backend.patch. NetworkManager uses ifup/ifdown to manage dialup connections and the original debian

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-03-25 Thread Matthew Marshall
Using hardy beta and I also have this problem. -- network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/147119 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-03-06 Thread ChristianParatschek
I also want to confirm that this is a serious issue. There is a number of problems following the simple fact that network manager does not see dial-up connections. Not only the ones Petri Pennanen mentions but also another really annoying issue: network-manager does not let me start my VPN

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-03-06 Thread James Ward
Does network-manager 0.7 solve this problem? -- network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/147119 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-03-05 Thread sebek
I have the same bug description on 7.04 and 7.10 on 2 different laptops. While the ppp connection is launched correctly, the nm-applet just show the no connection icon. However, contrary to current bug description, the logs don't show the message : NetworkManager: WARN

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-02-26 Thread James Ward
It would be really great to have this bug fixed for the hardy release. This bug is a major annoyance for those who use dial up and network manager. Is this bug up-stream? -- network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/147119 You received this

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-01-26 Thread Kevin Hudson
This is a problem for Traveling Admins like myself. We don't always have access to wifi or other broadband servies. But we do usually, or at least in my case have a broadband cellular Modem. I spent several hours trouble shooting this only to find it was working all the time. I did finally

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2008-01-05 Thread solitone
Please notice that the same problem has also been reported here: http://osdir.com/ml/network.networkmanager.devel/2006-05/msg00023.html -- network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/147119 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2007-12-27 Thread Martijn van de Streek
Still happens in current hardy for me -- network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/147119 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2007-12-05 Thread James Ward
I'd also like to confirm this bug in hardy. The connection via ppp can be made correctly but networkmanager doesn't seem to know that. This means that I can't connect to a VPN in nm-applet and that other applications like liferea, evolution, etc that use networkmanager to know connection status,

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2007-11-28 Thread Brian Murray
Changing the bug's status to confirmed based on the second comment and the fact that this bug has a duplicate. ** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/147119 You

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2007-10-31 Thread Menelaos Maglis
I confirm the same behaviour. ppp link is actually activated correctly, only NetworkManager thinks it isn't. It makes VPN connections unavailable to NetworkManager; it seems to think there is no link to anywhere through which a VPN connection could be used. -- network manager gives couldn't

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2007-10-31 Thread Petri Pennanen
This problem also occurs when a 3g-modem (huawei e220) is connected through the gnome networking tools or wvdial (running Gutsy). Evolution, Epiphany/Firefox and Pidgin think the network is offline. Evolution won't check for new messages, (FileWork online must be set). Epiphany won't load new

[Bug 147119] Re: network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning

2007-09-30 Thread Tristan Hill
Found in version 0.6.5-0ubuntu14 on Gutsy. -- network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/147119 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list