I have Linux Mint Elyssa which is based on Ubuntu Hardy.  I use dial-up
modem with serial to usb connector.  There wasn't a way for me to create
a connection via Network Administration Tool>Network Settings as there
is no ttyUSB0 choice (there is in KPPP) so I use wvdial to connect to
the internet.  That means I'm not always connected.  Hello, there are
some of us that still use dial-up.

Firefox 3 gives me the same offline mode problem.

I fixed it by purging 
network-manager, which also purged network-manager-gnome.

Now Firefox 3 starts up as it used to in previous versions without any 
problems.  I decided to remove network-manager as it states in the description 
for this utility "NetworkManager attempts to keep an active network connection 
available at all
times."  Well, that may be all well for cable and wireless connections, but not 
for dial-up.  I also didn't like to see it in my panel with the little red x, 
as it never found a connection for when I would use dial up.  So, it's partly a 
problem with NM as well.

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[MASTER] [WORKAROUND] "Offline Mode" feature fails to detect proper online 
state for networks that are managed outside of network manager.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/191889
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