internet connection problem

Asked by hubert rochon

I installed Ubuntu 10.04 and it worked perfectly for a while. I connected automatically to the internet without having to do any configurations. Then for no apparent reasons it stopped. If I put the disc in and run Ubuntu from the disk it does connect. Should I reinstall?

Question information

Language:
English Edit question
Status:
Answered
For:
Ubuntu gnome-nettool Edit question
Assignee:
No assignee Edit question
Last query:
Last reply:
Revision history for this message
actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#1

No, its a simple config thing. How do you connect? Wired or wireless?

Can you give the output of:

sudo lshw -C network

Thanks

Revision history for this message
hubert rochon (hrochon) said :
#2

I connect by wire to a router and on cable.
Here is the result of your request.\:

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo lshw -C network
  *-network:0
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: 82801BA/BAM/CA/CAM Ethernet Controller
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 8
       bus info: pci@0000:02:08.0
       logical name: eth0
       version: 03
       serial: 00:02:55:97:6c:d4
       size: 100MB/s
       capacity: 100MB/s
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=e100 driverversion=3.5.24-k2-NAPI duplex=full firmware=N/A ip=192.168.2.3 latency=66 link=yes maxlatency=56 mingnt=8 multicast=yes port=MII speed=100MB/s
       resources: irq:20 memory:f2002000-f2002fff ioport:2000(size=64)
  *-network:1
       description: Network controller
       product: BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller
       vendor: Broadcom Corporation
       physical id: d
       bus info: pci@0000:02:0d.0
       version: 02
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: bus_master
       configuration: driver=b43-pci-bridge latency=32
       resources: irq:21 memory:f2000000-f2001fff
  *-network DISABLED
       description: Wireless interface
       physical id: 2
       logical name: wlan0
       serial: 00:11:50:9c:d2:f0
       capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
       configuration: broadcast=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg

This seems to give all the necessary info though I am not familiar with configuration in Ubuntu. Thank you for your help. I just wonder why it configurated by itself at first then it stopped. But that's secondary.

----- Message d'origine -----
De: actionparsnip <email address hidden>
Date: Samedi, 24 Juillet 2010, 23:43
Objet: Re: [Question #118871]: internet connection problem
à: <email address hidden>

> Your question #118871 on gnome-nettool in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-
> nettool/+question/118871
>     Status: Open => Needs information
>
> actionparsnip requested for more information:
> No, its a simple config thing. How do you connect? Wired or wireless?
>
> Can you give the output of:
>
> sudo lshw -C network
>
> Thanks
>
> --
> To answer this request for more information, you can either
> reply to
> this email or enter your reply at the following page:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-
> nettool/+question/118871
> You received this question notification because you are a direct
> subscriber of the question.

Revision history for this message
actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#3
Revision history for this message
hubert rochon (hrochon) said :
#4

Nothing worked. The b43 driver was installed but it refuses to activate.

I still can connect when I operate from the disk ; I looked at the driver and it wasn't even activated so how does it connect? I tried to activate that driver and it worked...it says activated and in operation. But this is only operating from the cdrom so it won't carry to the hard disk I suppose.

Also that b43-fwcutter driver seems to be for wireless. I want to continue with the wire connection.

Revision history for this message
actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#5

The wired connection has an IP address: 192.168.2.3

so will connect. You may need to define DNS servers in /etc/resolv.conf but the device has recieved an IP via DHCP.

Can you help with this problem?

Provide an answer of your own, or ask hubert rochon for more information if necessary.

To post a message you must log in.