internet apps don't connect in FC14

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Sat, 2011-02-26 at 20:29 -0500, Jim Philips wrote:
> I installed FC14 today on my laptop. I can connect to the Internet and
> download software. I can also ping sites out on the Internet from the
> command line. However, the browser refuses to load any pages and
> Evolution won't connect to a mail server. I tried turning off the firewall
> altogether and this made no difference. Any ideas on what the issue could
> be?

Which browser? Firefox and Evolution both use NetworkManager to
determine if the machine is connected. Even if the network is working,
if NM is not configured to manage the interface, these apps will think
there is no connection.

poc