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My internet was running a little slowly so I deleted all my cookies as I haven't in a while and I can no longer access the internet at all. Creating ...
1Likes- 01-21-2012 #1Just Joined!
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Strange things happen when I delete cookies
My internet was running a little slowly so I deleted all my cookies as I haven't in a while and I can no longer access the internet at all. Creating a new account helped. I did however find an account that was disabled when I checked users and groups that I don't remember adding which I promptly deleted. I'm not sure what's going on here and what should I do to
1) make firefox work on all my accounts
2)sort out whatever else has gone wrong with my computer?
- 01-21-2012 #2Linux Newbie
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Recurring problems very similar to yours is why I purchased an enclosure for an extra hard drive and learned to use Clonezilla while using ubuntu. A clean wipe and reinstall, using Clonezilla once things are set up again, and installing first perl-tk and then bastille are what I humbly suggest. What I recommned here is just a start -- between big brother and hackers, we all need to learn to defend our cyberselves!
- 01-22-2012 #3Linux Guru
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Cookies (or lack thereof) should NOT impact your ability to connect to the internet. First, you need to make sure your system is able to get outside of your firewall and that your router sees you. Next, you need to see if your DNS servers are working, using the nslookup command to find the IP addresses of well-known internet domains and servers, such as www.google.com, www.facebook.com, www.linuxforums.org, etc. Next, see if you can get outside of the LAN, using the ping or traceroute commands to see if you can access these same sites. If all of that works, then your browser should not have a problem. My guess is that something is keeping you from the internet. It may be hardware, or software, but without some diagnostics we are just guessing.
Sometimes, real fast is almost as good as real time.
Just remember, Semper Gumbi - always be flexible!
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I used to handle calls for an ISP help-desk position.
Rubberman gave spot on advice!
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- 01-22-2012 #5Linux Guru
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Thanks for the attaboy, Jayd!
Originally Posted by jayd512 
Sometimes, real fast is almost as good as real time.
Just remember, Semper Gumbi - always be flexible!
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I call it as I see it! Originally Posted by Rubberman Thanks for the attaboy, Jayd!
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