Hi-Might try to get it up and running and then plugging in the net cable- AM running 10.04 and this works for me- Others have to have the cable connected on boot -up ! Works for me !! Jerry
--- On Sat, 1/8/11, dbneeley <[email protected]> wrote: From: dbneeley <[email protected]> Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: Can't Connect to the Internet with Ubuntu To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, January 8, 2011, 3:44 PM Can you be a bit more specific? Are you trying to connect via wifi or ethernet? If wifi, are you using any encryption? Did Ubuntu install Network Manager? Is your cable modem set to provide the IP address via dhcp? David --- In [email protected], "kazman1914" <kazman1...@...> wrote: > > Hey folks, > > It's been a while, as I stopped using Linux for some time due to computer > compatibility issues. > > I just installed the latest version of Ubuntu on my new laptop but it doesn't > let me connect to the internet. This is odd because when I installed an > older version of Ubuntu on an older laptop I had no problems connecting. I > installed, clicked on Firefox, and there the world wide web was, ready to > enjoy. Now, I have a new laptop (same make) and a new version of Linux (same > distro), yet it apparently doesn't recognize my cable modem or something. > > Any ideas on how to get this working? > > ~Kaz > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
