Cannot Surf Internet, but I can Ping

[monotux at gmail.com]

I have a similar problem with my new (I bought it in mid september)
router, so I think we can call this a feature... :)
I think I solved this by changing the DNS-address the DHCP-server hands
out in my router, and I haven't had any problems since then.

Oscar


On 10:57 Fri 27 Jan     , Eric Dunbar wrote:
> Now, this leads me to wonder if my router is dying anyway.
> 
> Eric.
> 
> On 1/27/06, Steve Tripp <progressivepenguin at gmail.com> wrote:
> > It's a DNS issue.  In Gnome go to Administration and Networking then
> > select the DNS tab.  If it is empty, find the DNS servers for your ISP
> > (in your router's settings) and put them in there, although if you are
> > using DHCP it is usually automatic.
> >
> > Using command line, open /etc/resolv.conf and insert nameserver and
> > the ip of the dns server like so:
> >
> > nameserver  1.1.1.1
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> > Steve Tripp
> >
> > On 1/27/06, Kevin Purcell <kevin at kevinpurcell.org> wrote:
> > > Just installed Ubuntu and am having the following problem.
> > >
> > > I opened Firefox and could not surf.  I entered my router's address and it
> > > is connected to the Internet.  So I tried pinging it and it sees the router
> > > and my network storage device.  So the network works.  I then tried pining
> > > (in terminal) the address of my ISP listed in the status page of my Linksys
> > > Router (it is a WRT54G).  It pinged okay without any packet loss.  A little
> > > slower than in Windows, but at least it works. Don't know any other Internet
> > > numeral addresses, so don't know if I can ping anything other than my ISP.
> > > I tired pinging yahoo.com and google.com and microsoft.com and all failed.
> > >
> > > Any idea how to fix this?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> 
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