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Makes sense... Yes, I rebooted several times since.
Thanks a lot for all your hints so far! However I tried installing a new Ubuntu-Version (14.*) so I could return a working laptop to my parents -...

Thanks a lot for checking!
Using sudo apt-get update, I receive a number of errors.
They are not in English, so I hope my translation matches the standard English error warnings...:

Couldn't...

Thanks for pushing me into the right direction!
Took me some time to figure out how to save the file via command line; it's zipped and attached to this post now.
No idea what the log messages refer...

On my parents laptop, I've recently started all available software updates in Ubuntu 12.04's software center.
(I couldn't wait until everything was downloaded, so I'm not sure if they ended all...

You are confident the ethernet will work? With good reason! :-D
That's it - everything runs perfectly now.
(I am not going to ask why on earth someone would blacklist this driver...)

Thank you...

Did I mention that a wired connection is instantly available as soon as I boot from USB stick?
(As it was during installation)
I can't believe it's not possible to get the same setting for the...

As Iowan pointed out, eth0 is missing in ifconfig.
I felt that this might be the root of the problem, so I tried something new:
(as found here...

Good to know it should also works without the file NetworkManager.state.

I have exactly the same lines in /etc/network/interfaces as you have, so that should be no problem either.
But I will of...

Thanks mark65ak for your thoughts!
Yes, both modems (although from different brands) have built in routers.
Honestly, I don't know which way I'm trying to connect. I suppose it's DHCP...
I don't...

Thanks, Iowan.
In both cases (at my father's home and mine), it's a modem with integrated router. Both have multiple ports for LAN cables, so that is probably a hub then...?

The file you...

Based on similar threads here, I tried to get some more data - pls. see below...
I just hope someone is able to understand what this means and give me a hint what to try next.
Thanks!

cat...

Hi,
I just installed Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS Release i386 on my father's old laptop, a Dell Inspiron 1300.
During installation from a USB stick, wired connection worked fine (some language packages have...

Hi,
I am looking for help to get internet access from a freshly installed Ubuntu.
Having read a lot of threads about this around here, I tried to provide as much information as possible below (so...