Hi all,
just installed Ubuntu Netbook remix on my acer aspire one,
and come across a problem Ive never faced before. Im able to Connect to my router (and access it through the internal ip address) but as soon as i try access anything outside of my network there is nothing!
This i found odd as first i thought it might have just been my Routers problem, but seeing as all my other computers were connected to it with no problems (wired and wireless) I quickly traced the problem back to the laptop.
After this i decided to see if after a simple update would fix the problem. so i connected it up through the Ethernet port... once again it connects to the router... but no internet!
after looking around several sites and on several different forums, i noticed that im defiantly not the only one having this problem. My only problem is that in most other case the people having the same problems as me can access the internet through their ethernet cable (download software, etc) which leaves me in a bit of a hole.
one suggestion i have seen is that i should install the madwifi drivers, (my other computers have internet access, would this work if i download it onto this and transfer it accross?). although im not sure if this is the problem as the wireless is actually connecting to the router (being able to access it).
another suggestion ive had is to install the wicd network manager as apprantly the preinstalled one dosent work with some wireless devices. one problem with this is that the installation and downloading has to be done through the terminal, which is a problem because... once again i cant access the internet!!!
every now and again i can access the google homepage, but as soon as i try and search anything, or enter a url it simply dosent respond. this leads my to believe that it is connected to the internet, just at a very very very slow speed.
arrrrggghhh.....! it feels like im going in circles!
almost ready to install 9.04 Netbook remix and see if i have any luck with that!
I have tried everything in my knowledge, but with no success!
please help me put the 'Net' back in my 'Netbook'... other wise its just a book... and we know how boring they are!
Any suggestions would be much appreciated
Thanks in advance
