[ubuntu-in] network problems

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What Aseem Sood says is correct, if switch on DHCP, you will not need to
enter the commands in Ubuntu. It may also solve your problem of connecting
to the web on WinXP side. In other words
if click on web browser, automatically connected with internent.


On 7/29/07, Aseem Sood <aseemsood at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Dear Ravi,
>
> As I understand:
> 1. You are using a broadband DSL connection with an ADSL router
> 2. In Win XP, you are unable to connect to internet
> 3. In Ubuntu, you have to issue the commands listed by you in order to
> connect to the net
>
> The above suggests that you have not switched on DHCP your ADSL router.
> DHCP i.e. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol is a protocol for assigning
> dynamic LP addresses to devices on a network. Please read your broadband
> router's manual to see how this can be setup. Usually this is very easy to
> do. Alternately, you can also request your broadband service provider to set
> this up for you.
>
> After you switch on DHCP, you will not need to enter the commands in
> Ubuntu. It may also solve your problem of connecting to the web on WinXP
> side.
>
> Hope the above helps.
>
> cheers,
> ~a
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: ravi h.n. shankar <drravshan at rediffmail.com>
> To: ubuntu-in at lists.ubuntu.com
> Sent: Saturday, 28 July, 2007 1:46:50 AM
> Subject: [ubuntu-in] network problems
>
> hi all,
> i have a strange problem. i had put it up earlier in this forum but
> without much luck. am trying my luck again!
> have a Win XP & ubuntu 7.04 dual booter. i used to use win xp earlier to
> connect to the internet using ADSL (HUAWEI). however after installing
> ubuntu, i couldnt connect to the net. then i queried this forum & got an
> useful link with the following advise
>
> sudo if config eth0 up 192.168.1.2
> sudo route add default gw 192.168.1.1
> sudo vi /etc/resolv.conf
>
> after that, i could connect to the internet using ubuntu, but since
> theniam now unable to connect to the net using Win XP!!
> another problem - eveytime i boot with ubuntu, i need to enter the above
> mentioned commands to be able to connect to the net.
> pl help
> ravi
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