[ubuntu-za] Lost Internet

[frans]

  can you ping 208.67.222.222 from the laptop?

make sure what is the ip adres for the dns server you have on the laptop 
and the windows machine, if it's set automatically try setting it manualy,

Google's DNS is 8.8.4.4
Open DNS use 208.67.222.222




On 10/10/11 02:02 PM, Alex Faure wrote:
> Cannot access ISP's domain name- reset the router - no joy - cannot 
> access any internet site - just the address of my router- and 
> according to the router - I am connected
>
>
> On 11 October 2010 13:02, Raoul Snyman 
> <raoul.snyman at saturnlaboratories.co.za 
> <mailto:raoul.snyman at saturnlaboratories.co.za>> wrote:
>
>     On Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:57:08 +0200, Alex Faure wrote:
>     > Can anyone help?
>     > I run a standard ubuntu on my laptop - never had any problems with
>     internet
>     > - suddenly yesterday - absolutly no go - I can access my router
>     via my
>     > browser (using its IP address - but no internet.
>     > Went to my windows computer - it happily accesses the net - same
>     router.
>     > Where do I start looking for the problem?
>
>     It sounds like it might be a DNS problem. See if you can ping your
>     ISP's
>     domain name, and if that doesn't work, try an IP address of site you
>     know[0]. You can also try resetting your router.
>
>     [0] google.co.za <http://google.co.za/> (196.23.168.147)
>
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