Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lost internet usage in Ubuntu 9.04

2010-07-14 Thread Colin Law
On 13 July 2010 23:22, David King wrote: > In my Ubuntu 9.04 installation, just a few days ago, I lost my usage of > the internet. I still had internet access. Firstly though, there was a > problem with the router, so I tried a friend's router (both Netgear > DG834) and the friend's one worked. >

[ubuntu-uk] mount and fstab query

2010-07-14 Thread Bob Giles
Hi guys, I always work on the theory that most problems are caused by the lowest common denominator Me! However, this time I am not so sure. There is probably a simple answer to my query but so far it has eluded me. I have added a line to /etc/fstab which originally mounted a couple of

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lost internet usage in Ubuntu 9.04

2010-07-14 Thread Andrew Bryant
Sorry, may I just recap on this? Web access has failed (i.e. your web browser cannot find anything), but the Internet connection is still there. So do email and ping work? Try something that is likely always to be there, e.g. ping bbc.co.uk, and check that it resolves an IP address (e.g. 212.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lost internet usage in Ubuntu 9.04

2010-07-14 Thread David King
yes, the DNS addresses were there and the same as on the router. David Matthew Daubney wrote: > Hi David, > > It's possible you may not be recieving DNS information. If you right > click on the wirless icon (the one near the clock) and select > "Connection Information" it should mention primar

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Quick Perl question

2010-07-14 Thread LeeGroups
> New line characters in the substitution string, perhaps? Dot doesn't > match those unless you modify the line: > > $solar_info =~ s/<\/solar>.*/,/s; > Kevin, may have something there - there is an inexplicable white space when the tags are doubled up. I.e. 1,2,3,4,5 6,7,8,9,0 when it is dou

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lost internet usage in Ubuntu 9.04

2010-07-14 Thread John Stevenson
On 13 July 2010 23:22, David King wrote: > In my Ubuntu 9.04 installation, just a few days ago, I lost my usage of > the internet. I still had internet access. Firstly though, there was a > problem with the router, so I tried a friend's router (both Netgear > DG834) and the friend's one worked. >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lost internet usage in Ubuntu 9.04

2010-07-14 Thread Matthew Daubney
On Tue, 2010-07-13 at 23:22 +0100, David King wrote: > In my Ubuntu 9.04 installation, just a few days ago, I lost my usage of > the internet. I still had internet access. Firstly though, there was a > problem with the router, so I tried a friend's router (both Netgear > DG834) and the friend's