Don't know if it'll help, but my friend in the past had Charter Cable and had the best luck with a PcLinuxOS Live CD. On others' Charter modems, I only tried my Puppy Linux Live CD and was able to detect and connect. Puppy is quicker, so I usually pull it out first. For myself, I try Ubuntu Gnome, if unlucky I try Ubuntu Lxde, Mint and PcLinuxOS. I use Linux in pull-out hard drive trays on quite a few computers that I test installs on.
Joan in Reno --- On Sat, 1/8/11, westmi <[email protected]> wrote: From: westmi <[email protected]> Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: Can't Connect to the Internet with Ubuntu To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, January 8, 2011, 2:26 PM Hmmm...Kinda reminds me of a comcast deal- There is a small button on the back of the modem, and it enables different pc's to access the internet- D --- In [email protected], "kazman1914" <kazman1...@...> wrote: > > I'm trying to connect with an ethernet connection via a modem from Time > Warner Cable. I don't know if a network manager was installed or whether the > modem is set to provide the IP address. I don't even know what dhcp is. > > As I said, in the past when I installed Ubuntu it was able to recognize my > modem and connect to the internet without any work at all on my part other > than installing the operating system. In that respect it was as user > friendly as Windows. This newer version wasn't willing or able to > automatically configure whatever needed configuring, whereas I'm willing but > not able as I've never had to do it. > > ~Kaz > > --- In [email protected], "dbneeley" <dbneeley@> wrote: > > > > 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" <kazman1914@> 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/
