[Cialug] DSL(?) question.....

[Dan]

Check your resolv.conf make sure your dns servers are set properly.

Dan

On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:59:48 -0500, Theron Conrey <theron.conrey at dice.com> wrote:
> Looking for a good next step:
> 
> I'm helping a friend get a computer together for his daughter.  She's been
> using Ubuntu on his desktop, and he's ready to give her her own box.  So,
> out we went, got a system built, and loaded the OS.  I ran into some
> issues with the atheros wifi driver and ndiswrapper (1.47 works the
> installed version with Ubuntu 1.45 causes an issue where the card reports
> an incorrect pciid to the OS, don't ask, 1.47 resolved the issue and
> that's all the further down that rabbit hole I ventured) and she's excited
> to take this shiny workstation to school.  Only one snag.... It doesn't get
> out to websites.  I say the websites because synaptic works fine...  IRC
> works fine... Only the browser can't get out on the net.  This is a quest
> with msn account, and I'm not sure how everything with that type
> connection is structured.  I guess what I'm looking for is what to check
> next.
> 
> I can use ndiswrapper to get the card working and recognized by the OS.
> I can get associated with the wireless using WEP.
> I can ping the router.
> I can resolve web addresses.
> I can apt-get to my heart's content.
> I can connect to freenode and rant about this odd situation.
> I just can't seem to get ANY browser to get out to the internet. (firefox,
> epiphany, w3m)
> 
> 
> 
> Much obliged for comments.
> -Theron
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On
> Behalf Of Theron Conrey
> Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 8:45 AM
> To: 'Central Iowa Linux Users Group'
> Subject: [Cialug] Xen Hosting here in Des Moines
> 
> 
> Background:
> 
> I talked a little about a project I was working on at the last LUG meeting
> to get some services of mine moved out of my house and into a "real"
> datacenter.  My thought was to lock down my home network and have a server
> at a CoLo facility or in a datacenter to host my mail and apache services,
> and associated services I use on the road.  This quickly changed as I
> realized the cost of putting a server in a data rack somewhere.  So in
> order to facilitate my own desire to get this stuff moved over, and not
> wanting to pay a service 30-50 bucks a month to get my own VM somewhere, I
> decided to start my own Community Xen hosting project.
> 
> ----------
> Update:
> 
> Server is built, hosting is arranged, and the only thing left is get some
> folks onboard, and get this thing racked.
> Take a peek over to xenkibbutzdotcom, and see what we're doing.
> The cost is going to be 25 dollars a month.  If you know someone outside
> the LUG that is interested, tell them it's 30, or have them email me.
> 
> There are only five slots remaining, so if you're interested, let me know
> soon.
> Possible uses?
> 
>         Mail Server
>         Web Servers
>         Offsite Backups
>         EyeOS (remote desktop)
>         iFolder
>         general tinkering
> 
> 
> -Theron
> 
> If you're interested please contact me at theron at xenkibbutz.com for this
> project.
> 
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