[ubuntu-za] Lost Internet

[Alex Faure]

Hi Frans
I could ping all the ip's you quoted. Then I changed the DNS to the
208.67.222.222 and it worked!
I still do not understand why this particular DNS worked - when the DNS I
had for MWEB 196.43.34.190 does not work?
Thanks for the help!
Regards
Alex

On 11 October 2010 14:37, frans <dormakorp at vodamail.co.za> wrote:

>
>  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)
> >
> >     --
> >     Raoul Snyman, B.Tech IT (Software Engineering)
> >     Saturn Laboratories
> >     m: 082 550 3754
> >     e: raoul.snyman at saturnlaboratories.co.za
> >     <mailto:raoul.snyman at saturnlaboratories.co.za>
> >     w: www.saturnlaboratories.co.za <
> http://www.saturnlaboratories.co.za/>
> >     b: blog.saturnlaboratories.co.za
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