Unable to access certain websites from Ubuntu

[DemianDemerzel]

Hi,

I downloaded and installed Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) only a few hours ago and in the process I deleted my old operating system Windows 7.

Now what's happening is that I am unable to access some websites including http://www.hotmail.com/, http://www.theatlantic.com/ and http://www.tvfanatic.com/ .

When I type in a URL in the browser and press ENTER, all I get is the Firefox waiting sign or a rotating ring. The wait is endless.

In contrast, I have no problem visiting other websites like http://www.project-syndicate.org/ or http://www.wikipedia.org/ and http://www.bbc.co.uk .

I am a non-technical guy. I was moved by the Ubuntu philosophy and decided to get rid of Windows so there is no going back. So I would be grateful to you if you could suggest what to do.

Thank you for reading and caring to reply.

[00arthuryu]

This sounds more like a problem with the website / your internet provider, not Ubuntu. I use hotmail everyday and have had no problems. If needed, try pinging the hotmail site or type in the IP address directly. Your host might be re-routing all www.hotmail.com to a different IP.

Hope this helps

[DemianDemerzel]

Hi Arthuryu,

A problem with the website. It might be. But don't you think it's unlikely to have the same problem with around half a dozen websites simultaneously.

Add these two to the previous list:

http://www.dw-world.de/
http://foreignpolicy.com/

Thank you for your last reply.

DE

[jtarin]

Open a terminal and type

gksudo gedit /etc/hosts

and post a copy.

[DemianDemerzel]

Hi JTarin,

I apologise but I don't know what does a 'terminal' mean?

I forgot to mention in the previous post but I also don't know what does 'pinging a website' mean?

Thank you for taking out your precious time to reply.

[jtarin]

Hi JTarin,

I apologise but I don't know what does a 'terminal' mean?

I forgot to mention in the previous post but I also don't know what does 'pinging a website' mean?

Thank you for taking out your precious time to reply.

OK...your using Natty so I don't kbnowif this will work...try the ALT + F2 keys. There should be a dialogue pop-up on your desktop. In that dialogue type gnome-terminal. The terminal will open and then you can proceed as directed in my last post.

[DemianDemerzel]

Hi JTarin,

This is what I get after doing as directed

================================================== ========

127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.1.1 demian-N61PC-M2S

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters

================================================== ========

What should I do now?

[Thewhistlingwind]

I don't mean to interrupt others in the middle of helping you, but you may in fact just need to switch your user agent.

(https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...gent-switcher/) Not sure if that's the one everyone uses, but something along those lines may be what you need.

[jtarin]

Hi JTarin,

This is what I get after doing as directed

================================================== ========

127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.1.1 demian-N61PC-M2S

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters

================================================== ========

What should I do now?

Use the same procedure and open /etc/resolv.conf and edit to look like this:

nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4

save...then try to connect.

[ClientAlive]

OK...your using Natty so I don't kbnowif this will work...try the ALT + F2 keys. There should be a dialogue pop-up on your desktop. In that dialogue type gnome-terminal. The terminal will open and then you can proceed as directed in my last post.

I used 11.04 Natty Nahrwall from alpha 3 through release. That I could tell, It is not any different with respect to key bindings or command line. Where the difference lies is in some of the navigation in the gui.

I read in Connection Information that ipv6 is "ignored."

What do you mean by "make sure it's set correctly?"

It reads:

Preference Name: general.useragent.locale
Status: User Set
Type: String
Value: en-US

Is it correct or not?

And don't worry. You tried and that's what matters!

Ipv6 is not something you need to mess with. I'm not entirely familiar with it but I think it is some more advanced way of configuring your connection to your router. Mine is ignored and I think most poeple's is unless they're trying to use remote access or something like that. The only concern would be if it is set up and set up wrong somehow. But don't let it worry you for now.

I read through this string and am not sure anyone has mentioned it yet. You can access your terminal by pressing ctrl+alt+t. You can exit it by typing the word "exit" onto the line in there and pressing enter. If you haven't opened on up yet to check it out go ahead and do that a couple times just to see what it's like. You can also exit the terminal by clicking the x in the corner of the window (just like any other window).

One thing you can do to trouble shoot this is install a different web browser onto the machine and then try to go to those sites with it. You will discover whether it is just firefox that is the problem or if it is something with the system beyond it. I use Opera and it is a stable web browser. You can remove it when you are done if you want but it will help you to get and answer that narrows things down. To do this follow these staps.

Open a terminal widow by pressing ctrl+alt+t

After that enter the following code into the terminal window then press enter.

sudo apt-get install opera

After you enter that and press enter you will be asked for your password. Go ahead and enter it and then press enter. It will begin to install opera. You may be asked to confirm the installation. If so, just type y on the line and press enter.

Once that is done type "opera" onto the line in the terminal and press enter. This will launch opera and you can use it in the normal way to try to go to those sites.

Please let us know what happens.

If a time comes you want to remove opera you can type the following into the terminal to accomplish it.

sudo apt-get remove opera