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gnome-nettool package

How do I restore my internet connection?

Asked by Christopher

I was having an issue with fglrx-update and managed to lose most of my desktop, including the dash, tray, desktop icons and the avant dock.

I rebooted into recovery mode and started with failsafe graphics. It restored my display drivers but broke my Internet connection. The connection manager shows both wired and wireless connections are working properly, but I can't access the Internet, FTP or mail. Oddly, Skype shows the connection as active and I can watch FreetuxTV. Also, I can update in recovery mode with networking enabled.

Please let me know where to begin. I have an active connection from another partition and a backup laptop.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

If you run:

echo "nameserver 8.8.8.8" | sudo tee /etc/resolv.conf > /dev/null

Then try the web, is it ok?

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Christopher (soft-kristal) said : 		#2

You are a man of many talents. It worked like a charm, thank you.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

Been using the OS a while, you learn stuff like this

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N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said : 		#4

Hi ,
sorry to interfere on this , but please mark the question as solved by @actionparsnip. This will help other users with same problem like yours to find the answer-solution very easily. (you can edit your question)

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