Internet on Ubuntu 7.04 turion 64-bit

[Ed Smits]

I have the same 1501, wired network worked out of the box in Feisty,
WiFi a bit tougher but works well now. Can you right mouse click on
the network icon in the top left corner and choose Connection
Information, let us know what it says.

On 6/14/07, David VandeBunte <davidvandebunte at gmail.com> wrote:
> I am new to ubuntu/linux and am having trouble connecting to the internet
> even by a wired ethernet cable.  The cable is connected right into the back
> of my family's microsoft wireless router, but internet won't come up on my
> Dell Inspiron 1501 laptop (the processor is an AMD Turion 64 X2, and the
> computer is dual-booted to vista and ubuntu).
>
> The most frustrating part of the deal is that it seems to recognize I am
> connected to something but I can't get the internet.  Ubuntu takes a long
> time "Requesting a network address from the wired network" and finally gets
> connected, saying "Conncetion Established - you are now connected to the
> wired network."  Yet when I click on Firefox it just sits for a long time
> until saying it can't find the server at google.
>
> Can anyone help?  If you need more information I will try to jump on it
> right away, I want to try ubuntu but I have been on this problem a long time
> and am getting discouraged.
>
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