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Hey guys, I gotta make this quick.. My computer recently crashed, and all I had around was this ubuntu cd I downloaded a few months ago.. So I installed it, and everything went fine, until it came to the bloody network configuration. I can't get it to work! Everytime I try to connect to my router it says that the server is unreachable.. I don't know what to do.. Help ASAP would be much appreciated..

EDIT: Oh, and in case you're wondering, I'm typing this from my dad's pc, which is working fine on the network..
 

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When you say you "installed it and it went fine", does that mean you have a working system or are you unable to complete the install process?

With a problem like that, it's likely to be a combo of a hardware/network bug. If I were you I would post this on www.ubuntuforums.org.
 
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    ++ [ originally posted by Martin ] ++
    When you say you "installed it and it went fine", does that mean you have a working system or are you unable to complete the install process?

    With a problem like that, it's likely to be a combo of a hardware/network bug. If I were you I would post this on www.ubuntuforums.org.
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    I meant that the OS works completely fine, but I can't seem to connect to my router.. It's so frustrating..

    Oh, well.. Thanks, I'll check out ubuntuforums..

    ...but, if possible.. I've been a windows expert a long time.. Could anyone please provide instructions on how I can make the computer connect to the gateway?
     
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    ++ [ originally posted by Martin ] ++
    Okay, so how is your router set up, how do you connect to it from Windows? Is it dhcp, is it a static ip?
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    DHCP, if I'm not mistaken..
     
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    Simpler it could not be then. I'm betting that your network adapter is not being recognized. The router providing dhcp will also set up your routing automatically (in 99% of all cases), so you don't have to worry about setting the gateway or anything.
     
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    ++ [ originally posted by Martin ] ++
    Simpler it could not be then. I'm betting that your network adapter is not being recognized. The router providing dhcp will also set up your routing automatically (in 99% of all cases), so you don't have to worry about setting the gateway or anything.
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    Yeah, but the thing is that when I try to connect to my router's web-based configuration utility, it refuses me, and the only time this happens is when I don't have the correct gateway typed in..:confused:
     
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    I got this:

    nawaf@192:~$ ifconfig
    eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:08:A1:25:B3:E9
    inet6 addr: fe80::208:a1ff:fe25:b3e9/64 Scope:Link
    UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
    RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
    TX packets:24 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
    collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
    RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:6876 (6.7 KiB)
    Interrupt:17 Base address:0xd800

    lo Link encap:Local Loopback
    inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
    inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
    UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
    RX packets:3000 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
    TX packets:3000 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
    collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
    RX bytes:272894 (266.4 KiB) TX bytes:272894 (266.4 KiB)

    nawaf@192:~$ ping 192.168.0.1
    connect: Network is unreachable
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    Not sure what to make of it, though.. :undecide:
     
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    Ok, so your network card is working. But you have no ip. Here's mine:

    eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:90:27:09:32:66
    inet addr:129.241.75.210 Bcast:129.241.75.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
    inet6 addr: 2001:700:300:10a3:290:27ff:fe09:3266/64 Scope:Global
    inet6 addr: fe80::290:27ff:fe09:3266/64 Scope:Link
    UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
    RX packets:15910660 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
    TX packets:8927672 errors:1 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:1
    collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
    RX bytes:1996003959 (1.8 GiB) TX bytes:2876071134 (2.6 GiB)
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    But dhcp problems have a way of being hairy, cause there's not much debug output to go by :undecide: I'm sure ubuntuforums will help you solve it though.
     
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    ++ [ originally posted by Martin ] ++
    Ok, so your network card is working. But you have no ip. Here's mine:



    But dhcp problems have a way of being hairy, cause there's not much debug output to go by :undecide: I'm sure ubuntuforums will help you solve it though.
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    Oh, thanks.. :) .. Hopefully, I'll get this to work, because TBH, I've gotten sick of M$..
     
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    Ok, problem solved.. oh, wait, not solved, but at least pin-pointed..

    It turns out that Ubuntu is incompatible with my network card.. :undecide:

    So, at the moment, I'm back on my pc, running off of DSL..(Damn Small Linux.. I swear, it's a real distro.. :D)

    Thanks for all the time, people.. :)
     
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    ++ [ originally posted by Martin ] ++
    That's funny, rarely happens with modern network cards. :) I'm sure you can still install the driver tho :) google is your friend :D
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    the thing is.. It's not modern.. :p

    And about the driver.. fvck it.. my cousin's hooking me up with the 3CD installation of Red Hat.. :D

    And, yes.. I am now announcing my conversion to Linux.. I'm so happy.. :touched:






    Of course, I'll have to have a dual-boot system.. If only for the FM2005.. :D
     
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    haha :D

    Btw why not scrap RedHat and go right for the good stuff, Gentoo is where it's at :cool:
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    meh.. I go for whatever's easier to obtain.. My cousin has the hard copies in his drawer, while gentoo is a few thousand miles away in a Taiwanese file server.. guess which one I'd rather get.. :D



    ...and besides.. I know nothing about Linux.. I'm just gonna go with the flow.. It makes no difference to me whether it's Red Hat, Gentoo, or Green G-String.. :D
     
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    On second thoughts, don't get Gentoo, stay away from it. You'll end up spending so much time on it you'll flunk the IB :D
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    ...Just how far up the priority list is Linux to you, Marts? :D

    I mean, sure it must be amazing compared to MacroHard, but still.. :undecide:

    ..and I'm actually NOT flunking the IB so far.. I'm the only guy in Chem HL with an A atm.. :stuckup: :D
     
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