Slightly Different Name Resolution Issue

[Paul Singleton]

Hello, this is my first post.  Also, I am very thrilled with this distro.  I have tried MANY.  I'm still somewhat of a newbie.
 
Anyway, I have installed Ubuntu on a dedicated box.  Network settings are configured for DHCP.  My Actiontec DSL modem is serving DHCP and doing NAT.  My windows boxes don't have this problem.
 
Problem:  unless I specify static DNS addresses in Ubuntu, I can't browse well.  Clicking on links that appear in a given page (the default ubutntu start page for instance) don't seem to have any trouble, even if they are linking off the current site.  But if I type in an address, say www.yahoo.com or something, it appears to try and resolve, then it comes back and says the connection was refused.
 
I set up a default network profile, but every time I start Ubuntu, I have to go in and select that profile.  My windows boxes seem to pull proper primary and secondary dns.
 
Any help greatly appreciated.
 
Paul

		
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