Hello List,
I was trying to connect to the internet using different Live CDs including Freespire, Ubuntu 6.10, Xubuntu 6.10. through the USB port that was conne cted to the ADSL (Dlink 502-T) router. Somehow, all the above didn't manage to configure the device automatically on boot up, though Ubuntu 6.10 listed the device on the device manger.
I finally tried Dapper Drake (Kubuntu 6.06) and it automatically configured the device (allocating IP address through DHCP) and Konqueror (my smart browser - as I call it) proved that the device is working and I'm connected to the internet.
I wonder, if Ubuntu has the same base as Kubuntu, why didn't ubuntu do it? AFAIK, the desktop environment is the different, but the base is same, isn't it?
(This was on Dell E1405 running the Kubuntu 6.06 Live CD).
If one can list steps, that I probably had to follow for Ubuntu 6.10, please let me know.
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On 4/20/07, Roshan d_rosh2001@yahoo.co.in wrote:
I finally tried Dapper Drake (Kubuntu 6.06) and it automatically configured the device (allocating IP address through DHCP) and Konqueror (my smart browser
- as I call it) proved that the device is working and
I'm connected to the internet.
I wonder, if Ubuntu has the same base as Kubuntu, why
I have a similar problem with FC6 and a Netgear DG632 router. IP address gets assigned dynamically, but firefox and yum (and perhaps other programs) cannot connect to the internet. However, Konqueror has no problem, just like your experience. Firefox *can* browse by IP address, ping works from the console, traceroute does, but haltingly so. Some say it may have to do with DNS caching, but I am yet to verify that.
Surprisingly, a default live run from a knoppix dvd saw firefox working faultlessly. Therefore, it may mean that there are some implementation differences that konqueror seems to overstep.
Any expert opinions?
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Nishit Dave -
Roshan