[Cialug] Ubuntu on ThinkPad 600E

[Stuart Thiessen]

Thanks for all your feedback. This is just a regular wired NIC. But I 
did try another USB wired NIC, but that one wouldn't even register with 
Ubuntu. So, I went back to the other USB NIC. I was finally able to 
connect to the web. But I didn't really change anything. So, I am not 
sure what I did other than restarting the computer and removing the NIC 
and reinserting it. I will just keep an eye on it. Now, I'm looking 
forward to playing more with Ubuntu. This is my second attempt at 
having a Linux computer at home for personal use. We use SUSE in the 
office for a file server, but not as a computer for regular everyday 
use. So this should be interesting. This Thinkpad had Windows 98 on it, 
so it was time to update the computer to something more modern.

Thanks,

Stuart

On Jan 4, 2007, at 14:16, Chris Lanpher wrote:

> You could also try disabling ipv6 in Ubuntu and try your connection 
> again.
> There are many threads about ipv6 and some of it's problems in the 
> Ubuntu
> forums.
> Good Luck,
> Chris
>>
>> This is a wireless adapter right?
>>
>> I had some early linksys access points that acted kind of like that 
>> before
>> the radios burned up.
>>
>> I agree, check all the firmwares and if it is 802.11G dial it down to
>> 802.11b
>>
>> Earlier this week I had a zydas chip in a USB device that was flaky.  
>> It
>> could detect the network but the driver could not get a DHCP lease.  I
>> updated to the latest ubuntu kernel and everything started working
>> correctly.
>>
>> -Nate
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Stuart Thiessen [mailto:sthiessen at passitonservices.org]
>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 7:09 PM
>>> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
>>> Subject: Re: [Cialug] Ubuntu on ThinkPad 600E
>>>
>>> For example, when it was downlaoding updates, the network
>>> connection dialog showed receiving and disconnecting
>>> repeatedly during the receipt of each update file. That's
>>> what clued me on it.
>>>
>>> When I went to go to google, it was like it kept trying to
>>> connect. Under an http connection, it can't be interrupted or
>>> it will have to start all over. I knew it could reach the
>>> internet because it had downloaded the updates just fine.
>>>
>>> Does that make sense? I couldn't think of what tool to use to
>>> troubleshoot this so I posted to the list.
>>>
>>> Stuart
>>> Stuart Thiessen
>>> Pass It On Services
>>>
>>> Sent from my BlackBerry(r) wireless device
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: "Todd Walton" <tdwalton at gmail.com>
>>> Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 18:54:24
>>> To:"Central Iowa Linux Users Group" <cialug at cialug.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Cialug] Ubuntu on ThinkPad 600E
>>>
>>> On 1/3/07, Stuart Thiessen <sthiessen at passitonservices.org> wrote:
>>>> However, when I use the internet on that machine, it acts
>>> to me like
>>>> it is only able to make intermittent internet connections.
>>>
>>> Can you be more specific?  What are the symptoms?  For
>>> example, do you see the problem when downloading a large
>>> file?  Or is that fetching web pages comes up error often?
>>> What exactly are you seeing?
>>>
>>> -todd
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