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:https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=737362

:https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=737362

*12/08/2014 #fedora-qa (edited)

*12/08/2014 #fedora-qa (edited)

"http://fedoraproject.org/static/hotspot.txt  gives "OK" even with location services switched off in privacy  ?

:'''Question:''' "http://fedoraproject.org/static/hotspot.txt  gives "OK" even with location services switched off in privacy  ?

that location service is not related to NetworkManager connectivity checking  

:'''Answer:'''that location service is not related to NetworkManager connectivity checking  

location service is used by weather application for example, possibly  clocks ... to determine your location  

:location service is used by weather application for example, possibly  clocks ... to determine your location  

not Captive Portal on/off ?

:'''Question:''' not Captive Portal on/off ?

no there is no easy on/off switch, it is still a hard dependency  as package, but you can for example create a same config file in /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/99-connectivity-fedora.conf  for example with "blank" uri  "uri="  and  "interval=0" that will override the default 20-connectivity-fedora.conf  (man 5 NetworkManager.conf    CONECTIVITY SECTION ... )

:'''Answer:'''no there is no easy on/off switch, it is still a hard dependency  as package, but you can for example create a same config file in /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/99-connectivity-fedora.conf  for example with "blank" uri  "uri="  and  "interval=0" that will override the default 20-connectivity-fedora.conf  (man 5 NetworkManager.conf    CONECTIVITY SECTION ... )

here is a upstream bug report about making the easy "on/off" option available (or some other solution)  https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=737362  

:'''Answer:'''here is a upstream bug report about making the easy "on/off" option available (or some other solution)  https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=737362  

also that URL will always return OK if it is "real" so no MITM, its content wont change in any way when local settings are changed, it is only used with known content and accessed over secure connection  to verify you have access to the internet ...  (in case of MITM, it will fail, because certificate for fp.o cannot be valid assuming CAs don't allow someone to create one for that domain ... and they "sign it") "

:also that URL will always return OK if it is "real" so no MITM, its content wont change in any way when local settings are changed, it is only used with known content and accessed over secure connection  to verify you have access to the internet ...  (in case of MITM, it will fail, because certificate for fp.o cannot be valid assuming CAs don't allow someone to create one for that domain ... and they "sign it") "

==cockpit in fedora 21 server==

==cockpit in fedora 21 server==