Ubuntu 9.10 Network Help

[Steve509]

I'm running Ubuntu 9.10 as a dual boot along woth Win PX Pro x64 bit. I'm new to Linux and I need help. For the life of me I can't seem to get connected to the internet. I have cable high speed with a router and 2 laptops on the network. Can someone please help?
Thanks, steve509

[reed9]

Hello and welcome. I assume this is a wireless connection you're looking to establish?

Please read this:
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/wir...tart-here.html

[Steve509]

Sorry I idn't mention that, no its a wired connection on my main desktop. The Ethernet is a relatek RTL8139/810x.

[reed9]

Hmm, that should be supported out of the box.

Can you open a terminal and post the output of

lspci -vnn
lsmod

Are you using DHCP or trying for a static IP address?
What happens if you do

sudo dhclient eth0

[Steve509]

Sorry I took so long to get back to you, I have to keep rebooting from win to Ubuntu...What a pain lol.
Anyway, here are all the results I got in terminal;

steve@steve desktop:$ ispci -vnn
No command 'ispci' found, did you mean:
Command lspic from package 'pciutils' (main)

steve@steve desktop:$ 'ismod'
No command 'ismod' found, did you mean:
Command insmod from package 'module-inet-tools' (main)

steve@steve desktop:$ 'insmod'
Ucode: insmod filename [args]

steve@steve desktop:$ dhclient eth0
Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.1.2
Copyright 2004-2008 Internet Systems Consortium
Can't create /ver/lib/dhcp3/dhclient, leases Permission denied

SIOCSIFADDR: Permission denied
SIOCSIFFLAGS: " "
Open a socket for LPF: Operation permitted


I hope this helps find my problem and thanks for your help

[reed9]

steve@steve desktop:$ ispci -vnn
No command 'ispci' found, did you mean:
Command lspic from package 'pciutils' (main)

steve@steve desktop:$ 'ismod'
No command 'ismod' found, did you mean:
Command insmod from package 'module-inet-tools' (main)

That should be a lower case 'L' not an 'i' in lspci and lsmod.

steve@steve desktop:$ dhclient eth0
Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.1.2
Copyright 2004-2008 Internet Systems Consortium
Can't create /ver/lib/dhcp3/dhclient, leases Permission denied

This has to be prefaced with sudo to run with root privilieges. You'll be asked for your password, after. Note that you won't see any output on the screen when you type your password.

[Steve509]

They are both lower case L's I typed, but will try it again just to make sure, be back with the info in a bit
thanks

[Steve509]

You were right about the lower case L's, sorry about that.

Here is all the info from the terminal and its a lot. i hope this is what you were looking for

[reed9]

Hello. I think you forgot to post the output bit.

[Steve509]

Please remember I'm a newbee lol..what do you mean by output bit?????