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Due to the retirement of Windows XP, I decided to try Kubuntu. I installed it on a Lenovo T61 laptop alongside XP. The Ethernet Controller is Intel Corp 82566Mm Gigabit Network Connection.

The install went smoothly. It's connected with a "wired' Ethernet on eth0, which shows connected.

  • The browser cannot find any webpages, server not found. I tried to ping google.com, returned unknown host
  • I accessed the "Driver Management' but its empty.
  • I've changed the DNS servers to 8.8.8.8,8.8.4.4, and automatic (only addresses).
  • Under Active Connections, some Kb have been both received and sent.

I am entirely new to Linux.

Please help, as I'd really like to use Linux on other computers as well.

Léo Lam
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user280391
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  • Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! We need more hardware information to help you, can you look at [this question](http://askubuntu.com/questions/14008/i-have-a-hardware-detection-problem-what-logs-do-i-need-to-look-into) and then edit your question adding the information. – fossfreedom May 11 '14 at 09:53
  • Do you mean 14.04? Also, to bypass possible DNS problems, try pinging `8.8.8.8` directly. – Sparhawk May 11 '14 at 10:45
  • Yes, I meant 14.04. Tried pinging 8.8.8.8 directly. 100% packet loss: Destination Net Unreachable – user280391 May 11 '14 at 11:29
  • What is the output if `ifconfig`? – Seth May 16 '14 at 23:35

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Add a nameserver option to the following file:

/etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d/head

nameserver 8.8.8.8

Restart the networking service with:

$ sudo service networking restart

or reboot the computer to restart the networking service

L. D. James
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  • I don't think this will ever have any effect. OP mentioned that even directly pinging 8.8.8.8 did not work, so do you think DNS will work? – Léo Lam Jun 07 '14 at 17:12
  • He did mention a direct pinging of 8.8.8.8 in [a comment](https://askubuntu.com/questions/464240/cannot-connect-to-internet-but-ethernet-is-connected/467814?noredirect=1#comment612629_464240). – Léo Lam Oct 31 '14 at 13:37
  • Note: my above comment was in response to another comment, which is now removed most probably because the commenter was proven wrong. – Léo Lam Nov 07 '14 at 17:16