[ubuntu-uk] ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 63, Issue 28

[Andrew Woodhead]

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Try emptying out /etc/resolv.conf then add these 2 lines:

nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4

Save the new file then restart your browser.
-Andy



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> Today's Topics:
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>   1. Re:  [OT] Quick Perl question (LeeGroups)
>   2. Re:  Lost internet usage in Ubuntu 9.04 (David King)
>   3. Re:  Lost internet usage in Ubuntu 9.04 (Andrew Bryant)
>   4.  mount and fstab query (Bob Giles)
>   5. Re:  Lost internet usage in Ubuntu 9.04 (Colin Law)
>   6. Re:  mount and fstab query (Alan Lord (News))
>   7. Re:  mount and fstab query (Tyler J. Wagner)
>   8. Re:  mount and fstab query (ByteSoup)
>   9.  Fwd: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange created
>      through promotion (Alan Pope)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:36:08 +0100
> From: LeeGroups <mailgroups at varga.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Quick Perl question
> To: UK Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Message-ID: <4C3E11A8.10106 at varga.co.uk>
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>
> > New line characters in the substitution string, perhaps? Dot doesn't
> > match those unless you modify the line:
> >
> > $solar_info =~ s/<\/solar>.*/,/s;
> >
> Kevin, may have something there - there is an inexplicable white space
> when the tags are doubled up.
>
> I.e.
>
> <solar>1,2,3,4,5</solar> <solar>6,7,8,9,0</solar>
>
> when it is doubled up I want to end up with just
>
> 1,2,3,4,5,
>
> so I can split it out into an array. I'll give the abaove a bash (no pun
> intended) when I get home tonight...
>
> Cheers,
> Lee
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:14:50 +0100
> From: David King <linuxman at avoura.com>
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lost internet usage in Ubuntu 9.04
> To: UK Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Message-ID: <4C3E36DA.7000904 at avoura.com>
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> yes, the DNS addresses were there and the same as on the router.
>
>
> David
>
>
>
> Matthew Daubney wrote:
> > Hi David,
> >
> > It's possible you may not be recieving DNS information. If you right
> > click on the wirless icon (the one near the clock) and select
> > "Connection Information" it should mention primary DNS and secondary
> > DNS, are there IP addresses next to these?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > -Matt Daubney
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:59:45 +0100
> From: Andrew Bryant <andrew at brilyant.org>
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lost internet usage in Ubuntu 9.04
> To: UK Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Message-ID: <4C3E4161.4050703 at brilyant.org>
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> Sorry, may I just recap on this?
>
> Web access has failed (i.e. your web browser cannot find anything), but
> the Internet connection is still there.
>
> So do email and ping work?  Try something that is likely always to be
> there, e.g. ping bbc.co.uk, and check that it resolves an IP address
> (e.g. 212.58.244.67)
>
> If it doesn't resolve an IP address, there's something squiffy in the
> way your DNS is running.
>
> Andrew.
>
>
> On 14/07/10 23:14, David King wrote:
> > yes, the DNS addresses were there and the same as on the router.
> >
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> >
> > Matthew Daubney wrote:
> >
> >> Hi David,
> >>
> >> It's possible you may not be recieving DNS information. If you right
> >> click on the wirless icon (the one near the clock) and select
> >> "Connection Information" it should mention primary DNS and secondary
> >> DNS, are there IP addresses next to these?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> -Matt Daubney
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:36:24 +0300
> From: Bob Giles <thecorfiot at gmail.com>
> Subject: [ubuntu-uk] mount and fstab query
> To: UK Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com>
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> Hi guys,
>
> I always work on the theory that most problems are caused by the lowest
> common denominator .... Me! However, this time I am not so sure.
>
> There is probably a simple answer to my query but so far it has eluded
> me. I have added a line to /etc/fstab which originally mounted a couple
> of shares on my Netgear Duo NAS at bootup. It worked fine for a couple
> of days and has now stopped working. However, if I run sudo mount -a in
> terminal the shares mount as expected.
>
> It may help solve this if I outline the background to this.
>
> I am running 10.04 32bit. I have always been unable to access images
> which I have stored on the NAS in shared folders from programs such as
> Picasa, Gwenview or Digikam. I guess that I am not alone with that
> problem. After a lot of googling I found a 'solution' that was
> originally published in respect of version 7.10. I will summarise the
> 'solution'.
>
> 1. Install smbfs
> 2. Create a folder inside /media. In my case /media/NASmedia
> 3. Create a credentials file in /root. (.cifscredentials) It contains
> passwords and is protected by the root account.
> 4. Edit .cifscredentials to contain username-USERNAME and
> password=PASSWORD. Save and close the file.
> 5. Edit /etc/fstab and add the following line at the end of the file:
>
> //192.168.1.15/SHARENAME /media/Storage cifs
> auto,iocharset=utf8,uid=USER,gid=users,credentials=/root/.cifscredentials,file_mode=0775,dir_mode=0775
> 0 0
>
> NB. 192.168.1.15 is the IP address of my NAS
>        SHARENAME is the share name to mount.
>        USER is my Ubuntu username.
>
> The file_mode=0775,dir_mode=0775 part sets the mounted directory as
> read/write for all users so long as the SMB username you set in
> .cifscredentials has read/write access.
>
> Once saved, the system would display a drive icon for the mounted share
> and it was accessible to all programs after running sudo mount -a or
> upon reboot.
>
> Now it only works if I run sudo mount -a after bootup.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> TIA
>
> Bob Giles
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> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:55:13 +0100
> From: Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com>
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lost internet usage in Ubuntu 9.04
> To: UK Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com>
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> On 13 July 2010 23:22, David King <linuxman at avoura.com> wrote:
> > In my Ubuntu 9.04 installation, just a few days ago, I lost my usage of
> > the internet. I still had internet access. Firstly though, there was a
> > problem with the router, so I tried a friend's router (both Netgear
> > DG834) and the friend's one worked.
> >
> > But in Ubuntu, I could not access any web pages or email. Skype works.
>
> What happens when you try to access a web page?
>
> Check you have not got your browser set to Work Offline, this is in
> the file menu in Firefox.
>
> Does it work for another user on the PC?  If you have not other user
> add one using System, Administration, Users and Groups.  A second user
> is often useful for testing.
>
> Colin
>
> >
> > I tried using my netbook and that could access web pages okay.
> >
> > So then I booted my main PC into the old installation that I kept there
> > of Ubuntu 8.04, which I am using now. And in this the internet works
> > just fine, I can access websites and download and send email.
> >
> > But in Ubuntu 9.04, it seems like something is blocking my access. I do
> > not recall installing anything new, although something may have been
> > updated recently.
> >
> > What is the likely cause of the Internet being blocked for websites and
> > email (but not Skype)?
> >
> >
> > David King
> >
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> Message: 6
> Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:05:44 +0100
> From: "Alan Lord (News)" <alanslists at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] mount and fstab query
> To: ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com
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> On 15/07/10 07:36, Bob Giles wrote:
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > I always work on the theory that most problems are caused by the lowest
> > common denominator .... Me! However, this time I am not so sure.
>
> Any errors reported in, for example, /var/log/syslog or /var/log/samba/...?
>
> My first thought was a timing issue, i.e. the cifs kernel module isn't
> loading quickly enough. I'm not sure if this is the right avenue at all
> but one I would try and check.
>
> Have you changed anything (updated s/w) on either system recently? For
> example I recently upgraded my home server to 10.04 and a change to the
> samba stack stopped my Wife's WindowsXP VM (just for iTunes) working,
> but didn't affect anything else. It only required a minor change
> (forcing Samba to be a WINS server) but just to illustrate a point.
>
> There are few pointers here that might help too:
>
> http://www.justlinux.com/nhf/Filesystems/Mounting_smbfs_Shares_Permanently.html
>
> HTH
>
> Al
>
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> Message: 7
> Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:15:29 +0100
> From: "Tyler J. Wagner" <tyler at tolaris.com>
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] mount and fstab query
> To: ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com
> Cc: Bob Giles <thecorfiot at gmail.com>
> Message-ID: <201007150915.30815.tyler at tolaris.com>
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> On Thursday 15 July 2010 07:36:24 Bob Giles wrote:
> > There is probably a simple answer to my query but so far it has eluded
> > me. I have added a line to /etc/fstab which originally mounted a couple
> > of shares on my Netgear Duo NAS at bootup. It worked fine for a couple
> > of days and has now stopped working. However, if I run sudo mount -a in
> > terminal the shares mount as expected.
>
> Is networking available at boot-time? Or only after you login? Does
> mountall
> run before networking starts? One difference since Ubuntu 7.10 is the
> addition
> of network manager and when networking starts (on bootup versus on login).
>
> The easiest solution is to script a "sudo mount /media/Storage" as part of
> your login.
>
> Regards,
> Tyler
>
> --
> "If one would give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest
> man, I would find something in them to have him hanged."
>  -- Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu
>
>
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> Message: 8
> Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:27:10 +0100
> From: ByteSoup <bytesoup at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] mount and fstab query
> To: ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com
> Message-ID: <4C3EC65E.4050907 at gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> On 15/07/10 07:36, Bob Giles wrote:
> >
> > Now it only works if I run sudo mount -a after bootup.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Bob Giles
> >
> Hi Bob,
>
> I dont think my problem is similar to yours but I made a post on the
> Ubuntu forums a while back using Xubuntu:
>
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=915939
>
> It might help you
>
> -Mark
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> Message: 9
> Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:29:53 +0100
> From: Alan Pope <alan at popey.com>
> Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange
>        created through promotion
> To: British Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com>
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> See the mail below..
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Evan Dandrea <ev at ubuntu.com>
> Date: 15 July 2010 11:12
> Subject: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange created through
> promotion
> To: loco-contacts at lists.ubuntu.com
>
>
> Hi there!
>
> We're trying to get the good people at Stack Exchange to create a
> community Ubuntu users and developers question and answer site built
> on their platform and hosted for free by them (with all the content
> being CC licensed). ?As part of the proposal process we need to get
> people to visit the following page and click on the "Commit!" button,
> signalling that this is a website they would like to use, should it be
> created:
>
>
> http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/7716/ubuntu?referrer=qQssWsN94hKB49QQOgt7xA2
>
> If you're curious as to what this will look like once accepted, then
> there are already a few sites in public beta that you can explore:
> http://webapps.stackexchange.com/
> http://gaming.stackexchange.com/
>
> Thanks to some really lovely people in the community, we've already
> had coverage on Ubuntu Forums
> <http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1529644>, the Design Team
> blog <
> http://design.canonical.com/2010/07/vote-now-for-a-more-supportive-future/
> >,
> and OMG! Ubuntu!
> <
> http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/07/vote-now-for-awesome-new-ubuntu-help.html
> >.
> ?But as I explain in my blog post
> <http://evand.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/nearly-there/>, we need to
> reach out further into the community and let the boots-on-the-ground
> Ubuntu users know what we're all trying to do, and how they can help
> be a part of it by going to the proposal website and clicking on the
> "Commit!" button.
>
> This is where you come in. :) ?If this project excites you as much as
> it does for me, wont you please tell your LoCo teams about it. ?Feel
> free to use your own referral link (Stack Exchange has a spectacularly
> fun reward / badges system) that you can generate by signing up and
> then clicking on "Share This" on the proposal page. ?Lets work
> together to make this something truly spectacular that brings even
> more Ubuntu users into the fold and gives them a means of getting
> really high quality responses to their questions and continuous
> encouragement to help others.
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
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