[pchelpers] Re: Ubuntu 9 and the internet

pccowboy wrote:
> John Durham wrote:
>> Normally (Ubuntu) Linux configures itself to your hardware on installation.
>> Most often all internet services became available right away.
>> I'm not sure what else to suggest, unless there was an error during 
>> installation due to the condition of the disk or other hardware.
>>   
> The user manual for the cable modem says that I would have to configure 
> the TCP in Linux for it
> to work. But it didn't say configure it with what or how. It just said 
> to follow the instructions that came
> with the Linux manual.
> 
> I did find that the internet partly works. I can open some websites but 
> not others.
> Say on the search results page it has 10 weblinks. 3 will open and the 
> other seven just says that it is waiting.
> 
> Linux can see updates, but it can't download any of them, they all fail.
> 
> As I said, I can plug in DSL and it works right off the bat, or I can 
> plug in my old wireless ISP and it works to.
> It is only the cable internet that won't work.
> 
> I have already said forget it and re-installed with Windows 7.
> 
> Dallas
> 
> By the way: I never seen my post, only your reply to it.
Another thought on this. There us a local user group called Wellylug 
(Wellington Linux User Group). These guys are way ahead of me in the 
subject. They have a site here:
http://lists.wellylug.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/wellylug

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