JOY - re:NOT HAPPY after Breezy upgrade/install

[Alfred Vahau]

> If I can assist anyone in the future rest assured I will try to do my 
> part.

And hence the urge to hang on in your frustrating moments.

Alfred Vahau

Jay Ridgley wrote:

> Folks,
>
> Thanks to a great bit of assistance from Peter Garrett my network 
> problems have been resolved.
>
> I am once again a happy Ubuntu user...
>
> For those who were wondering I was not stupid enough not to do a back 
> up before starting the update. My home directory was intact. I make it 
> a rule to always keep my additions and changes to a released system in 
> a separate directory (file system on another computer). That way all I 
> need to do is do an install and apply any changes.
>
> The source of the problem was some information was missing and/or 
> incorrectly specified in /etc/network/interfaces once that file was 
> corrected and the external name servers added to /etc/resolv.conf, a 
> reboot was all that was required.
>
> This message is being posted via my newly updated Breezy system.
>
> Thanks for all the responses they were helpful. If I can assist anyone 
> in the future rest assured I will try to do my part.
>
> Kind regards,
> Jay
>