Re: A weird thing about network connections in Icecat (and Firefox) on Guix

[Luis Felipe <luis.felipe.la@protonmail.com>]

Hey Chris,

I can't reproduce the behavior you describe. I'm using

guix 08d8c2d
linux-libre 5.9.12-gnu
IceCat 78.5.0esr (64-bit)


I did the following twice:

‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
On Monday, December 14, 2020 9:00 PM, Christopher Lemmer Webber <cwebber@dustycloud.org> wrote:

[...]

> Here's roughly the scenario:
>
> -   Have icecat/firefox open and browsing websites.
> -   Oops, something happens to the network. Maybe the wifi router goes
>     out briefly or something.


I unplugged the UTP cable from my computer and made sure I had no access to anything from IceCat.


> -   You're back! You can ssh into servers again and connect to irc, and
>     even ungoogled-chromium seems fine to browse websites.
>


I plugged the cable back in.


> -   But weirdly... you have to restart icecat/firefox for things to work
>     right again.


I tried browsing the Web using IceCat again, and it worked normally.


>     Anyone else experience the same? I tried describing this and it sounded
>     like I was the only one having the issue a couple of years ago. Now
>     that I'm not my only household member experiencing the same, I suspect
>     we are probably not alone...?


I'm not sure I've experienced the same, but I'm sure I usually had to restart my desktop session whenever the Internet went out before. This hasn't been the case in months, though.