Thanks for testing. Maybe I should open up wireshark and do some sniffing around.
Luis Felipe writes: > 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 > <cweb...@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.