#543359 automatically determines the wrong IP address

Package:
pidgin
Source:
pidgin
Description:
graphical multi-protocol instant messaging client
Submitter:
Marco d'Itri
Date:
2026-09-21 17:37:15 UTC
Severity:
minor
Tags:
#543359#5
Date:
2009-08-24 13:22:21 UTC
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I have a private class 10 IP address on eth0 and a public routable IP
address on ppp0, but pidgin apparently believes that I am behind a NAT.
The network tab in the preferences menu reports the eth0 address as the
"automatically detected IP address" and the ppp0 address as the "public
IP".
This can easily be solved by looking at which interface the default
route points to.
#543359#12
Date:
2009-09-03 04:14:54 UTC
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Could you attach the output of pidgin -d?
#543359#17
Date:
2009-09-03 11:41:08 UTC
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Not right now, I will be unable to use that connection for at least a
couple of weeks.
#543359#26
Date:
2009-11-22 19:57:51 UTC
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No response from submitter in almost 2 months.
#543359#31
Date:
2009-11-22 20:16:28 UTC
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reopen 543359
thanks
I currently do not have access to a system with such a network setup
(PPPoE), but unless you have a reason to believe that the bug has been
fixed then it should not be closed especially since the upstream bug is
still open and another user posted the debug log you requested.