[SOLVED] hardy upgrade broke internet connection

[PSUinDC]

That sounds like it could be a DNS problem. Can you access websites if you put their IP addresses directly into the address bar (e.g. 72.14.207.99
for Google)?

If that doesn't help, you should probably start a new thread so that things don't become too convoluted here. Please let me know the URL and I'll follow there.

Yeah, I have a thread at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...37#post6018237

Didn't mean to hijack this one either, it just sounded similar. I'm at work, and I'll try accessing a website via the IP when I get home.

[pytheas22]

Yeah, I have a thread at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...37#post6018237

Didn't mean to hijack this one either, it just sounded similar. I'm at work, and I'll try accessing a website via the IP when I get home.

Thanks, I'll follow that thread. It's alright that you posted in this thread, but since I think that the root of your problem is quite different from that of the original poster's here, I think it's better to separate the two issues.

[dresnu]

Did you check to see whether it works under the Hardy or Intrepid live CD? That's useful to know, because it would determine whether the problem is a bug in Hardy/Intrepid, or merely a configuration problem with your particular system.

Ok I tried hardy live cd, and got nothing, absolutely nothing. Then I tried fedora 9 live cd and I had problems there too.

In both cases connection was established but I couldn't surf the web. Only in fedora I could access the router, ping sites and occasionaly get at about 60% loading a webpage before it stopped.

I 'm starting to think this might be a hardware related problem. But why work in windows then? The only thing I can think of is that the router suddenly stopped working with linux for some reason.

The router can be operated as a pppoe modem too. I will try this mode next time I boot linux to see if something changes

[pytheas22]

Yes, I agree that the behavior you're describing is pretty strange and inconsistent, so I wouldn't rule hardware failure out. Are you sure that the card works 100% in Windows? And have tried rebooting the router?

[dresnu]

Ok, I solved it somehow. There seems to be a problem with my router.

When set in routed mode it gives an ip to the computer but then it doesn't let it navigate (NAT is configured). I then tried to set it as a dsl modem and establish a connection through pppoeconf and it worked like a charm.

So now I'm using it this way until I figure out what's going on. Apparently this is not a linux problem (having tried ubuntu and fedora), though it's still strange that I don't experience this behaviour in windows...

Anyway, thanks to everyone who replied in this thread.