Thread: how to connect to websites...

guys i need help not spamming..serious matter really..


Guys i use edge internet of idea cellular. I have ubuntu inside windows installed. Whenever i wanna do internet on ff i can connect to the internet but i cant open any sites on ff. I don know why its happening so. Please please please help. I will rep anyone who will help me.

can you please update how are you connecting your idea phone to computer are you trying bluetooth or hard wire or some otherway and did you try to config network with auto ip settings.

i connect by usb, everythings fine..
i go to top right where the network config appears, i check in Idea cellular (India) from the list and there connect it..

connection is established and i can see it both on ubuntu and my phone[E]

but i cant open of the sites....its written looking google.co.in but it wont connect at all..

help!!!!!!!!!!!

to be very honesy i am not sure about it but still can you try to use Terminal to check if you got internet connectivity or not
just try this command there

to check ip

ip -d addr

To update the repositories:

sudo apt-get update

if it is updating your system then it means you got the connection and problem is with Firefox but if it is not then you are smart enough to troubleshoot, aren't you

mail2sc pls update ... use the update manager to check if you can update ... otherwise ping some ip address .... just make sure the problem is not with the web browser

i dont know how to ping in ubuntu pls ..

open the terminal

and then type in

ping

followed by some ip address thats not yours

for example

ping 127.0.0.1 (Dont use this address...its a loop back address...useful if you want to ping yourself)

Yaar, ping to le raha hai. This means its a ff problem. What to do? I cant connect to internet by any way. Evolution mail too is working. I made a gmail account on it. So this means a problem in firefox. Please help.

Problem resolved,,,,
guys thanks for replying...
actually the problem, was nothing else but the browser cache..the deafault was 50mb, i changed it to 1000mb, and it works...

Thanks for your quotations..

Originally Posted by mail2sc

i dont know how to ping in ubuntu pls ..

Go to a terminal and just type ping google.com or you can select the run command option and do the same. Sorry I am using Mandirva/KDE as you are in Ubuntu/Gnome ther4e may be differences. In order to open a terminal in gnome you can right click on desktop there should be option to open a termainal

@Matrix. Thanks

i located the terminal, and now i feel ubuntu is good for browsing and limited usage..

i am using kubuntu inside windows wtih 5gb disk space, will it bring any problem in working??

"Ek baar modem garam ho jaaye, bus fir to ekdam makkan ke mafiq chalta hai, kubuntu pe net."
:tt2:

i have a new problem guys..

i have taken Aircel now(previously was using idea) for edge internet, cause its cheaper(100 /month only)
but there are no settings for aircel in kubuntu..

please help me. i did one thing, i added new mobile bb>idea>changed dial up no. to *99***1# >changed access point to aircelgprs but no help..pls kindly help me..

Originally Posted by mail2sc

@Matrix. Thanks

i located the terminal, and now i feel ubuntu is good for browsing and limited usage..

i am using kubuntu inside windows wtih 5gb disk space, will it bring any problem in working??

"Ek baar modem garam ho jaaye, bus fir to ekdam makkan ke mafiq chalta hai, kubuntu pe net."
:tt2:

Kubuntu under Windows would work like a charm .............
but there may be some difference in the data transfer rate while one compares it with windows data transfer rate ...........

this is because Kubuntu is not devised to work on NTFS system ......... instead it is based to work on Ext 2 or Ext 3 file system ................

so,if one finds a lot of difference in data transfer rates and likes the Kubuntu OS and wanna keep it then he can use the LVPM utility available to transfer the whole Kubuntu installation to a dedicated drive.

Originally Posted by mail2sc

i am using kubuntu inside windows wtih 5gb disk space, will it bring any problem in working??

Definitely there should be some performance issue. As a newbie it fine to get the feel of the OS. Once you are comfortable you can make a dedicated partition and install the OS in that so that you can feel the improvement in performance.

Yaar i did a major mistake in installing kUbuntu,.
I installed it on C:/ my friend says that C is already the Major drive and when i installed on it the performance will suffer cause Kubuntu made partitions in it. Is that true? I have 15gb space left in my C drive out of 50gb.