Internet on Ubuntu 7.04 turion 64-bit

[Ed Smits]

sorry, I meant top right corner....

On 6/14/07, Ed Smits <ed.smits at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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