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

[Dan]

You might also look for wired connections. I have this problem when I have more than one adapter loaded.

do an ifconfig and look for a wired connection. If you have one and not using it disable it.

Dan

On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:06:26 -0500, Dan <dan at cpugeek.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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