This also seemed to work:


--- /etc/dbus-1/system.d/NetworkManager.conf.~1~	2008-07-11 
06:14:13.000000000 -0700
+++ /etc/dbus-1/system.d/NetworkManager.conf	2008-07-14 
22:59:22.000000000 -0700
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
          <policy context="default">
                  <allow own="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"/>
                  <allow 
send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"/>
-                <allow send_interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"/>
+		<deny send_interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager" 
send_member="state"/>
          </policy>

          <limit name="max_replies_per_connection">512</limit>

Given the huge amount of negative reaction to this "feature" 
especially on Ubuntu forums, I hope that it'll be backed out for *all* 
applications.

--- Vladimir

on 07/17/2008 08:17 AM Alan McKinnon said the following:
> On Wednesday 16 July 2008, Miernik wrote:
>> I installed a new Gentoo installation, and now when I open Firefox I
>> get:
>>
>>
>> Firefox is currently in offline mode and can't browse the Web.
> 
> This looks like a bug fixed in 3.0.1 - released just today
> 
> 
> 

-- 
Vladimir G. Ivanovic