Network Problems When Installing Ubuntu on XP Machine

[Peter Torpey]

Although this problem is rectified now (I don't know how), I thought it was
worth reporting to the list to see if anyone has any ideas what is going on.

 

My setup is Windows XP Pro running on a Dell desktop, 2.66 GHz CPU, XP Pro,
1.25 GB Ram, 3 Hard disk partitions each about 100 GB.

 

What I did:

 

1.        Booted from the Ubuntu 9.04 CD and installed Ubuntu.  This went
well with Orca (although I used sighted assistance to make sure Ubuntu wound
up on the correct partition and didn't wipe out Windows!).

2.       After the reboot, Ubuntu worked fine.

3.       I then rebooted into Windows and ran into a big problem.  I could
not establish any network connection.  Windows kept saying that my Ethernet
cable was unplugged (which is wasn't).

4.       I tried various settings, updating drivers, etc.  Nothing worked.
I tried restarting and booting into Windows again.  Still, n no luck.

5.       This had happened to me once before when installing Ubuntu with
Wubi, i.e., I lost all network connectivity in Windows.  I had to reinstall
my Windows disk image to get things working again (fortunately I had made a
disk image!).

6.       Finally, on a lark, I rebooted into Ubuntu and ran Firefox to see
if the network connection in Ubuntu worked.

7.       To my surprise, I ea easily got onto the web and could navigate
around.

8.       So, I restarted the computer again and booted into Windows.

9.       Now, the network connections in Windows worked fine.  I was able to
search the web, get mail, etc.

So, what is it about the install of Ubuntu that seems to knock out Windows
networking?  Also, why was it that establishing a network connection once in
Ubuntu suddenly enabled network connectivity in Windows?  I wouldn't have
thought that installing Ubuntu as a secondary boot on a separate partition
should have affected any Windows driver or settings.

 

Well, at least the problem is fixed now, but it was very frustrating and
disconcerting.

 

--Pete

 

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