It might be worth some further consideration if Chromium becomes the default browser in Maverick (10.10). However, you guessed correctly as here is the output of a ping:
gu...@custard:~$ ping www.google.com ping: icmp open socket: Permission denied -- chromium-browser can't open when the guest account is activated https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/577919 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs