On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 11:30 AM, <ubuntu-uk-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com>wrote:
> Send ubuntu-uk mailing list submissions to > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > ubuntu-uk-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > ubuntu-uk-ow...@lists.ubuntu.com > > RE: Message 2 Try emptying out /etc/resolv.conf then add these 2 lines: nameserver 8.8.8.8 nameserver 8.8.4.4 Save the new file then restart your browser. -Andy > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of ubuntu-uk digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: [OT] Quick Perl question (LeeGroups) > 2. Re: Lost internet usage in Ubuntu 9.04 (David King) > 3. Re: Lost internet usage in Ubuntu 9.04 (Andrew Bryant) > 4. mount and fstab query (Bob Giles) > 5. Re: Lost internet usage in Ubuntu 9.04 (Colin Law) > 6. Re: mount and fstab query (Alan Lord (News)) > 7. Re: mount and fstab query (Tyler J. Wagner) > 8. Re: mount and fstab query (ByteSoup) > 9. Fwd: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange created > through promotion (Alan Pope) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:36:08 +0100 > From: LeeGroups <mailgro...@varga.co.uk> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Quick Perl question > To: UK Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> > Message-ID: <4c3e11a8.10...@varga.co.uk> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > > > 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. > > <solar>1,2,3,4,5</solar> <solar>6,7,8,9,0</solar> > > when it is doubled up I want to end up with just > > 1,2,3,4,5, > > so I can split it out into an array. I'll give the abaove a bash (no pun > intended) when I get home tonight... > > Cheers, > Lee > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:14:50 +0100 > From: David King <linux...@avoura.com> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lost internet usage in Ubuntu 9.04 > To: UK Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> > Message-ID: <4c3e36da.7000...@avoura.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > 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 primary DNS and secondary > > DNS, are there IP addresses next to these? > > > > Thanks, > > > > -Matt Daubney > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:59:45 +0100 > From: Andrew Bryant <and...@brilyant.org> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lost internet usage in Ubuntu 9.04 > To: UK Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> > Message-ID: <4c3e4161.4050...@brilyant.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > 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. 212.58.244.67) > > If it doesn't resolve an IP address, there's something squiffy in the > way your DNS is running. > > Andrew. > > > On 14/07/10 23:14, David King wrote: > > 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 primary DNS and secondary > >> DNS, are there IP addresses next to these? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> -Matt Daubney > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:36:24 +0300 > From: Bob Giles <thecorf...@gmail.com> > Subject: [ubuntu-uk] mount and fstab query > To: UK Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> > Message-ID: <4c3eac68.7020...@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > 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 shares on my Netgear Duo NAS at bootup. It worked fine for a couple > of days and has now stopped working. However, if I run sudo mount -a in > terminal the shares mount as expected. > > It may help solve this if I outline the background to this. > > I am running 10.04 32bit. I have always been unable to access images > which I have stored on the NAS in shared folders from programs such as > Picasa, Gwenview or Digikam. I guess that I am not alone with that > problem. After a lot of googling I found a 'solution' that was > originally published in respect of version 7.10. I will summarise the > 'solution'. > > 1. Install smbfs > 2. Create a folder inside /media. In my case /media/NASmedia > 3. Create a credentials file in /root. (.cifscredentials) It contains > passwords and is protected by the root account. > 4. Edit .cifscredentials to contain username-USERNAME and > password=PASSWORD. Save and close the file. > 5. Edit /etc/fstab and add the following line at the end of the file: > > //192.168.1.15/SHARENAME /media/Storage cifs > auto,iocharset=utf8,uid=USER,gid=users,credentials=/root/.cifscredentials,file_mode=0775,dir_mode=0775 > 0 0 > > NB. 192.168.1.15 is the IP address of my NAS > SHARENAME is the share name to mount. > USER is my Ubuntu username. > > The file_mode=0775,dir_mode=0775 part sets the mounted directory as > read/write for all users so long as the SMB username you set in > .cifscredentials has read/write access. > > Once saved, the system would display a drive icon for the mounted share > and it was accessible to all programs after running sudo mount -a or > upon reboot. > > Now it only works if I run sudo mount -a after bootup. > > Any ideas? > > TIA > > Bob Giles > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-uk/attachments/20100715/a8dd0471/attachment-0001.htm > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:55:13 +0100 > From: Colin Law <clan...@googlemail.com> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lost internet usage in Ubuntu 9.04 > To: UK Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> > Message-ID: > <aanlktilkjzl5-vyzqf7e3misttq9hzgntmmpcbwk4...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > On 13 July 2010 23:22, David King <linux...@avoura.com> 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. > > > > But in Ubuntu, I could not access any web pages or email. Skype works. > > What happens when you try to access a web page? > > Check you have not got your browser set to Work Offline, this is in > the file menu in Firefox. > > Does it work for another user on the PC? If you have not other user > add one using System, Administration, Users and Groups. A second user > is often useful for testing. > > Colin > > > > > I tried using my netbook and that could access web pages okay. > > > > So then I booted my main PC into the old installation that I kept there > > of Ubuntu 8.04, which I am using now. And in this the internet works > > just fine, I can access websites and download and send email. > > > > But in Ubuntu 9.04, it seems like something is blocking my access. I do > > not recall installing anything new, although something may have been > > updated recently. > > > > What is the likely cause of the Internet being blocked for websites and > > email (but not Skype)? > > > > > > David King > > > > -- > > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:05:44 +0100 > From: "Alan Lord (News)" <alansli...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] mount and fstab query > To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > Message-ID: <i1mc08$q...@dough.gmane.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > On 15/07/10 07:36, Bob Giles wrote: > > 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. > > Any errors reported in, for example, /var/log/syslog or /var/log/samba/...? > > My first thought was a timing issue, i.e. the cifs kernel module isn't > loading quickly enough. I'm not sure if this is the right avenue at all > but one I would try and check. > > Have you changed anything (updated s/w) on either system recently? For > example I recently upgraded my home server to 10.04 and a change to the > samba stack stopped my Wife's WindowsXP VM (just for iTunes) working, > but didn't affect anything else. It only required a minor change > (forcing Samba to be a WINS server) but just to illustrate a point. > > There are few pointers here that might help too: > > http://www.justlinux.com/nhf/Filesystems/Mounting_smbfs_Shares_Permanently.html > > HTH > > Al > > -- > The Open Learning Centre > http://www.theopenlearningcentre.com > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:15:29 +0100 > From: "Tyler J. Wagner" <ty...@tolaris.com> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] mount and fstab query > To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > Cc: Bob Giles <thecorf...@gmail.com> > Message-ID: <201007150915.30815.ty...@tolaris.com> > Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-15" > > On Thursday 15 July 2010 07:36:24 Bob Giles wrote: > > 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 shares on my Netgear Duo NAS at bootup. It worked fine for a couple > > of days and has now stopped working. However, if I run sudo mount -a in > > terminal the shares mount as expected. > > Is networking available at boot-time? Or only after you login? Does > mountall > run before networking starts? One difference since Ubuntu 7.10 is the > addition > of network manager and when networking starts (on bootup versus on login). > > The easiest solution is to script a "sudo mount /media/Storage" as part of > your login. > > Regards, > Tyler > > -- > "If one would give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest > man, I would find something in them to have him hanged." > -- Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:27:10 +0100 > From: ByteSoup <bytes...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] mount and fstab query > To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > Message-ID: <4c3ec65e.4050...@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > On 15/07/10 07:36, Bob Giles wrote: > > > > Now it only works if I run sudo mount -a after bootup. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > TIA > > > > Bob Giles > > > Hi Bob, > > I dont think my problem is similar to yours but I made a post on the > Ubuntu forums a while back using Xubuntu: > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=915939 > > It might help you > > -Mark > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-uk/attachments/20100715/3bb35873/attachment-0001.htm > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:29:53 +0100 > From: Alan Pope <a...@popey.com> > Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange > created through promotion > To: British Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> > Message-ID: > <aanlktimonturpk8w8cmg7evj6wyb8j4lz2hxvfmfz...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > See the mail below.. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Evan Dandrea <e...@ubuntu.com> > Date: 15 July 2010 11:12 > Subject: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange created through > promotion > To: loco-conta...@lists.ubuntu.com > > > Hi there! > > We're trying to get the good people at Stack Exchange to create a > community Ubuntu users and developers question and answer site built > on their platform and hosted for free by them (with all the content > being CC licensed). ?As part of the proposal process we need to get > people to visit the following page and click on the "Commit!" button, > signalling that this is a website they would like to use, should it be > created: > > > http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/7716/ubuntu?referrer=qQssWsN94hKB49QQOgt7xA2 > > If you're curious as to what this will look like once accepted, then > there are already a few sites in public beta that you can explore: > http://webapps.stackexchange.com/ > http://gaming.stackexchange.com/ > > Thanks to some really lovely people in the community, we've already > had coverage on Ubuntu Forums > <http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1529644>, the Design Team > blog < > http://design.canonical.com/2010/07/vote-now-for-a-more-supportive-future/ > >, > and OMG! Ubuntu! > < > http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/07/vote-now-for-awesome-new-ubuntu-help.html > >. > ?But as I explain in my blog post > <http://evand.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/nearly-there/>, we need to > reach out further into the community and let the boots-on-the-ground > Ubuntu users know what we're all trying to do, and how they can help > be a part of it by going to the proposal website and clicking on the > "Commit!" button. > > This is where you come in. :) ?If this project excites you as much as > it does for me, wont you please tell your LoCo teams about it. ?Feel > free to use your own referral link (Stack Exchange has a spectacularly > fun reward / badges system) that you can generate by signing up and > then clicking on "Share This" on the proposal page. ?Lets work > together to make this something truly spectacular that brings even > more Ubuntu users into the fold and gives them a means of getting > really high quality responses to their questions and continuous > encouragement to help others. > > Thanks for your time. > > -- > loco-contacts mailing list > loco-conta...@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts > > > > ------------------------------ > > -- > ubuntu-uk mailing list > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > > > End of ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 63, Issue 28 > ***************************************** >
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