#545510 pidgin: reports "waiting for network connection"

Package:
pidgin
Source:
pidgin
Description:
graphical multi-protocol instant messaging client
Submitter:
Daniel Bolton
Date:
2026-07-06 17:45:08 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#545510#5
Date:
2009-09-07 16:48:07 UTC
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When I open Pidgin, the status bar says "Waiting for network connection".
I can enable my accounts by goung to Accounts > Manage accounts, unchecking
all of them, then re-checking the ones I want to use. After doing this, the
"Waiting for network connections" message remains.

I didn't notice this behavior until I stopped using nm-applet and configured
my wireless manually through /etc/network/interfaces. Note that all other
network applications work fine with this configuration.
#545510#12
Date:
2009-11-10 15:28:42 UTC
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Any news of this boring bug ?

Bastien
#545510#17
Date:
2009-11-10 15:42:13 UTC
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Bastien ROUCARIES wrote:

Not according to upstream. You can disable network detection by running
pidgin with -f.
#545510#22
Date:
2009-11-10 15:47:33 UTC
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Le mardi 10 novembre 2009 16:42:13, Ari Pollak a écrit :
Yes I know, but this bug is really really boring. Pidgin does not work out the
box for me.


Bastien
#545510#27
Date:
2009-11-10 16:09:43 UTC
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Bastien ROUCARIES wrote:

I don't know why you keep saying it's boring, but patches are welcome.
#545510#44
Date:
2012-01-15 17:08:23 UTC
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Hi,
i got also a problem with pidgin in wheezy.
I configured my Interface in /etc/network/interfaces and not in the panel app
in Gnome.
So i got X (cross) infront of the Network icon in the gnome panel (not managed)
Pidgin only works fine if i start it with -f option.
Maybe it would be nice if this worked with or without -f and with or without
the network manager in the panel.
So not big thing for me but when wheezy get stable it would be nice if it works
out of the box without any startup modifications.

Thx in advance
#545510#49
Date:
2012-01-16 12:54:49 UTC
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If you disable n-m pidgin should work, IIRC.