[ubuntu-in] help with BSNL Broadband Connection

[Rahul Ghose]

Add that file. In /etc/resolv.conf add nameserver entries.

Ensure those name-servers are reachable! Do a ping 8.8.8.8 first.

Call up bsnl customer service (or visit their office ;)

On Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 2:57 PM, Sriranga(80yrsold) <withblessings at gmail.com
> wrote:

> Now I am using ACT internet connection(*fibre*)  in place of bsnl
> broadband which is very slow.
>
>
> On 22 March 2014 13:38, Ramnarayan.K <ramnarayan.k at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>  Hi
>>
>> Am on a BSNL broadband connection , and for the past few days a strange
>> issue is occurring
>>
>> The internet is connected but only google sites and a few others work.
>>
>> Some that seem to work are irctc.co.in. indianrail.gov.in
>> icici.com. onlinesbi.com. thehoot.org. (many banks sites work,
>> government websites seem to work )
>>
>>
>> however a whole range of sites don't work - like
>> www.lxer.com, bbc.co.uk , espncricinfo.com
>> ubuntu.com . linuxmint.com
>>
>> seems like sites that are non work (news, entertainment, general info)
>> are not working - with some exceptions - like www.hoot.org
>>
>> Google search works and when i try and access a link from the search
>> results the website simply does not load.
>>
>> Ubuntu repos are not accessible and i cannot update or install.
>>
>> Am not sure what the issue is and how to "resolv" it.
>>
>>
>> The modem is
>>    Zte Zxdsl 531B wifi modem, in which the wifi part is turned off.
>> (instead the wifi is served by a linksys wrt router) . However even the
>> wifi service from the ZXDSL modem turned on, the issue
>>
>> Tried changing the resolv.conf to use opendns and google dns to see if
>> the problem went away - but am not sure the the dns were placed in the
>> right place
>>
>> there should have been a resolv.conf in /etc/
>>
>> but instead i had it in /etc/ppp/resolv.conf
>> I changed it here but am not sure its working, or how to verify what my
>> current dns nameservers are
>>
>> ***
>> So does any one know what's happening and how to resolve this.
>>
>>
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> **
>>
>>
>>
>> Ram
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