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unable to connect to the internet

Asked by Dominic

I just installed ubuntu today, that went fine I put it on an older computer, making the second hard drive all for ubuntu no problems there.

I am having problems with connecting to the internet using a wired connection, works fine when I boot to windows xp but nothing when I boot to ubuntu.

System
AMD 3000 +
Gigabyte motherboard GA-7VT600(on board realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC)
1 gig ram
nvidia geforce 6200
Cable Modem / Router Microsoft MN700

I have tried both manual and enable roaming mode.
Under connection active information it shows speed 100 Mb/s / driver 8139too and everything at 0.0.0.0 below that minus the hardware address.

Can anyone help?

Thanks

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Shane Fagan (shanepatrickfagan) said : 		#1

is it warning you that you need to use restricted drivers to work? (its a regular problem with ethernet cards in laptops). or maybe it might be that your using a microsoft router

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Cesare Montedonico (cmontedonico) said : 		#2

Into a terminal try with this command

$ ifconfig

your device need to be up, so, if you can see something like ETH1 or eth2, then your network its fine, maybe just try with somethitng like:

$ ifconfig eth1 192.168.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168..255

This configure all your network

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Dominic (fifthdoctor) said : 		#3

I tried that. I don't think I can see my network. also I have tried a direct connection from the cable modem. I am very new to this type of operating system, but heard of the good things I wish there was a simple configuration for the internet. But if anyone else has an ideal please let me know thanks

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Hammad Sheikh (hsheikh) said : 		#4

Have you tried setting the connection to DHCP instead of manual or roaming mode. If nothing worked out you could try installing network-manager-gnome which automatically sets up the network.

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Dominic (fifthdoctor) said : 		#5

where do I find network-manager-gnome? I did try DHCP instead of manual or roaming mode, my router is set to DCHP.

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Hammad Sheikh (hsheikh) said : 		#6

You can use Synaptic Package Manager. Search for 'Network Manager'.

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