Help getting access to the internet

[John Nehmetallah]

Thanks i feel like such an idiot, Here is the message
[quote]I use A router and it is hooked up to the ethernet port.  I have an XP
machine also on the network tho i dont think that matters.  It said it
detected the ethernet card plauged in and tried to do something with
my network through DHTP or something like that. im so lost and I need
all the help i can get.  Thank you thought for the fast rply.[/quote]


On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 22:39:29 +0100, John Levin <john at technolalia.org> wrote:
> Hi
> 
> You sent your reply direct to me, not to the ubuntu list. (It's a
> common problem - something to do with how the list is configured. Use
> 'Reply all' rather than 'reply.' Everyone gets caught out by that :) )
> 
> Not sure what you should do - but there are better people than me on
> the list, and they will be able to help you.
> 
> PS: Is your computer a desktop or a laptop?
> 
> best wishes
> 
> John
> 
> 
> 
> On 6 Oct 2004, at 22:34, John Nehmetallah wrote:
> 
> > I use A router and it is hooked up to the ethernet port.  I have an XP
> > machine also on the network tho i dont think that matters.  It said it
> > detected the ethernet card plauged in and tried to do something with
> > my network through DHTP or something like that. im so lost and I need
> > all the help i can get.  Thank you thought for the fast rply.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 22:29:50 +0100, John Levin <john at technolalia.org>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 6 Oct 2004, at 22:21, John Nehmetallah wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hello first off i would just like to say that I am a linux newbie
> >>> (Ubuntu is my first encounter with it) and this is all a learning
> >>> experiance for me.  I have a DSL connection that i would like to
> >>> setup, but the problem is that i have no idea how too.
> >>>
> >>> Anyhelp would be greatly appreciated.
> >>>
> >>
> >> For help, you'll have to give more details.
> >>
> >> What hardware do you have? A modem, a router? How does it plug into
> >> your computer: ethernet, USB?
> >>
> >> These things should generally be detected as part of the installation
> >> -
> >> was everything plugged in when you installed Ubuntu?
> >>
> >> John
> >
> >
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