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I am completely new Linux systems especially Ubuntu. I am currently using 11.04 and I ran into some trouble and I really need your help.

Everything was working fine for the past several days until a few minutes from now when I opened my Ubuntu desktop I have problems that I really don't have any idea about WHY I have this and HOW I got this error.

When I opened my Mozilla Browser there is a dialog box that is asking for authentication. Im sure I haven't done any changes on the settings to eanable this.

This is what is asked in the dialog box:

Authentication Required

A username and password are being required by http://google.com. The site says: "AirStation: Enter "root" for username."

I tried to use the username "root" and used my password but it says error.

I tried to ignore this and tried other things. I tried to install something using "Ubuntu Software Center". When I clicked the "Install" button there was a pop up message that appeared and it says:

Network service discovery disabled

Your current network has a .local domain, which is not recommended and incompatible with Avahi net service discovery. This service has been disabled.

I don't what is Avahi software and how it got into my system. I can't recall installing this thing. Please help. Thanks in advance.

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  • Do you by any chance have a wireless router named Buffalo Airstation? Google found this page
    – TLP
    Oct 6, 2011 at 13:29
  • I get the Network Service Discovery Disabled message when the OS connects to the router but the router is still initializing and has not yet connected to my ISP. Oct 6, 2011 at 15:26
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It seems as if Avahi doesn't really have anything to do with your errors.

Avahi is a daemon that enables autodiscovery of other devices and services on your local network (Zeroconf). Apple calls their service Bonjour, and as far as I remember it's called mDNS in windows.

The message you got indicated that the network you connected to uses the domain "local", which can result in some issues. This is because of the router/dhcp server on your network.

The message you got from Firefox really sounds like a phising attempt. Did you install something just after you gave your username/password to the site?

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    Just saw your username.. Oct 6, 2011 at 7:33
  • I haven't installed anything. This is what troubles me so much.
    – moron
    Oct 6, 2011 at 7:44

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