Help getting access to the internet

[John Nehmetallah]

Also im useing a desktop.


On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 17:43:10 -0400, John Nehmetallah
<john.nehmetallah at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
> > >
> > >
> > www.ubuntulinux.org
> > linux for humans
> >
> >
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