After using 8.04 again for a couple of days and still not finding a good solution my problem in 9.04, I decided to boot into 9.04 again and see if it might work.
Bizarrely, it is now working normally again with full internet access in 9.04 David 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. > > But in Ubuntu, I could not access any web pages or email. Skype works. > > 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/