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Firefox connects to the internet but other applications don't, why?

Only Firefox connects to the Internet on my machine. Other applications--Empathy, Turpial, and others--do not connect. How can I fix this problem?
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Cannot connect to WLAN with increased frequency

I have increased my frequency from ~2.4 GHz to 5 GHz and the channels from ~5 to 128. However my notebook (mobile phone and tablet do work) can no longer connect to my router! I am using a Broadcom ...
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Canon LBP6000 not printing [closed]

I already followed every step from this site, but my printer, a Canon LBP6000, is still not working. I don't know why my Canon LBP6000 is not printing after I followed the installation process from ...
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information about internet connection in ubuntu 11.10

I use Ubuntu 11.10.i surf the Internet using GPRS connection with my cell phone as modem. how do i get to know the speed at which the Internet is running? I tried clicking on 'connection information' ...
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Logging wireless access point connections

Is there a way to find timestamps of when I connected/disconnected to wireless networks (so I can see where I was at some point in the past)? I can't seem to find any log files with this information ...
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Wireless connection keeps cylcing

I'm running 12.04. Every time I plug the ethernet cable into a router (and I've tried multiple routers) the wired connection connects, then quickly disconnects. It continues to do this, cycling ...
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iptables problem

Hi guys i have the follwoing iptables file for my ubuntu 12.04 server. ITs a bit messy because i tried different ways to fix it but the problem is it doesnt allow apt commands such as apt-get to run. ...
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Empathy cannot connect with Google Talk and Facebook

My Empathy doesn't connect with Google Talk and Facebook. It worked for the first two weeks (after installation). I am using Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin).
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Specify who can connect

I've just installed VSFTPD, which I always liked for its ease of use, but I can't find something... Can anyone give me instructions on how I can specify which IP addresses are allowed to connect? ...
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Ethernet connection for Realtek RTL8139/810x not working

I installed ubuntu recently and i cant connect to internet.... I never deal with linux before much but i cant connect to internet and it keeps giving notification wired connection disconnected Its ...
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So, I'm trying to avoid buying the $80 Microsoft supported router to connect to xbox live

Previously, in Ocelot 11.10, I used my laptop to share my wireless connection with the Xbox. Now, though, when I try this my laptop seems to not get access to the internet, even though it is still ...
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Too slow web content loading in all browsers [closed]

In 12.04 all browsers loading content really slow with regard to same browsers in Windows. Often appears message "there is no web content" and "server not found". Network controller: Atheros ...
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How to add a rule for loggin packets in ufw

I'm seeing a lot of connections with source 0.0.0.0 and destination 0.0.0.0 in conntrack. I want to log these packets which have source 0.0.0.0 and destination 0.0.0.0 so that I can digg this issue ...
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Unable to fetch some archives with apt-get?

I try to use at-get update but it gives that error message: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following NEW packages will be ...
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Wireless LAN not working on Lenovo Ideapad S205

I can't get the Wireless connection on my Ideapad S205 to work. I'm using Ubuntu 12.04. The network manager indicates that Wireless was disabled by hardware switch, which isn't true. I checked out ...
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after upgrading to 12.04 capitel EVDO modem is not working

I have a BSNL EVDO modem which was working fine on ubuntu 10.10, 11.04 and 11.10. Yesterday after upgrading to 12.04 via update manager, it is not working and not even detected on the network manager. ...
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any software and ubuntu can't conect to internet (i leave my output, but in portuguese…)

This is what happens when i do "sudo apt-get update"... :s and it is NOT the temporary error, as far as I understood...i tried everything... Algo estranho aconteceu ao resolver 'proxy.e-u:8080' (-5 - ...
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How to use my wireless card on my computer

I am quite new with Ubuntu and I would like help using my wireless card. How do I connect wirelessly to the Internet?
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Unable to connect to https sites with wired connection [closed]

I Have a problem only with https sites. Trying to access for example mail.google.com, after credentials, all browsers stay there waiting for response of https://accounts.google.com With others https I ...
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How to get a Huawei e156g 3G modem to work on 10.04? [closed]

my system cat /proc/version Linux version 2.6.32-40-generic (buildd@palmer) (gcc version 4.4.3 (Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5) ) #87-Ubuntu SMP Mon Mar 5 20:26:31 UTC 2012 ls /dev/ttyU* /dev/ttyUSB0 ...
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Track ping, download and upload daily

I'm with some problems with my internet with oscillations in connection, causing some sites to get "Not Found" page sometimes. This isn't all the time, just some random times daily. My question is. ...
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How to download BitTorrents using Transmission? [closed]

I am unable to download torrents using Transmission. How do I connect using transmission? I can download from sites but not BitTorrents.
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Network connection fails when downloading data [closed]

In the past few weeks, I've noticed my network connection becoming unstable while downloading files. I'm not sure how to diagnose this issue. I've found that my network connections appear to be ...
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Problems with wired connection. Help? [closed]

It randomly stops working as I'm working off a laptop, I click the option "Auto Ethernet" but it won't connect to the network again, I have to restart my laptop and then everything works fine but the ...
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how to connect to wireless and wifi?

I was using my netbook and the system froze,when I try to connect again to the internet via wireless it didnt go thru,try to reboot the system and others and it still dont work via wireless,also,I ...
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Ubuntu 11.10 64-bit Dell laptop wireless problem [closed]

I have a Dell Laptop 14z N411z laptop. It comes with Windows 7 64-bit OS. Also I installed Ubuntu 11.10 64-bit edition. My laptop sees wireless networks bu can't connect to them. It gives wrong ...
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Ubuntu 11.10, Wireless Connection but no internet

Right after installing Ubuntu 11.10 using the wubi.exe file, I tried to surf the web in Ubuntu. My wireless connection is found without problem, but firefox doesn't manage to load any pages. Can ...
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Update Manager Not working Fail to Download Repository Information

When I try to update, I get this error: Failed to Download your repository information Check your internet connection W:GPG error: http ://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric Release: The following ...
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Wired Network not working on Ubuntu 11.10 + Strange Behavior with Manual Conf [closed]

I'm new to Ubuntu - to be honest this is my very first day trying it... and I've already spent hours trying to make my wired connection work. I've been using this wired network with Windows and OSX, ...
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untrusted connection Show

Yesterday I have login into yahoo account but when I have pressed submit button the Untrusted connection message show. After this message yahoo mail page didn't open. Next day, again I have login ...
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mpd listening on port 6600

I find on netstat that mpd is listening on port 6600. I play all my media files on VLC. I don't remember installing this, and its not in my startup applications. Is mpd even needed?
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Strange connections by gvfsd-http --spawner

For a little while now, a strange connection has been showing up on my netstat made by the command /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-http --spawner :1.1 /org/gtk/gvfs/exec_spaw/2 By the time I notice it, the ...
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Trouble Connecting to Wifi from Eee Pc and Kindle Fire [closed]

I just installed Ubuntu on a Seashell Eee Pc. As of now, it "sees" wifi networks, but has continuously tries to connect (with the correct password), to no avail. Also, an Amazon Kindle Fire has a ...
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How to install linberry for Blackberry Bold?

I've bought a Blackberry Bold 9700, and I need to connect it to my computer, reading in some blogs knew linberry, but when I looked for it in software center I didn't find it. could someone explain me ...
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Open port 5000?

Yesterday I tried to use this heroku command: heroku run db:migrate and after a long wait it said that it was in timeout After many tries I've googled about this and I found that, since also other ...
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my iphone 3gs fails to connect with my laptop(HP pavilion entertainment PC),nothing happens,i m using widows 7 my ios is 4.1 [closed]

as pc doesnt seems to have my iphone connected,my phone doesnt start charging,i mean nothing happen/.i m new with all this .please help me out. iwant to make backup in my pc.i dont know except basics ...
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Cannot log on to Firefox after updating? [closed]

I am a beginner user of ubuntu. In fact, I am just an adventurous user of this awesome program. I don't even know the lingo to intelligently discuss this issue. PLease help a Linux/ubuntu wannabe. ...
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Cannot ping between computers, but I can connect (only one way though)

I am new using Linux, so I would really appreciate a simple as possible answer. I cannot ping between two computers, neither to nor from. I can ssh from one computer to another, but not the other way ...
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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS disconnected [closed]

My Laptop is Asus F81Se and I install twin OS(Ubuntu 10.04 LTS/Windows XP). When I log in XP OS, I can surf website. But while logging into Ubuntu, I cannot surf website. My laptop connect to ...
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Ubuntu 11.10 Mobile broadband connected but no internet access

I am able to establish a mobile broadband connection but I still don't have access to internet. The mobile broadband works without any issues from Windows 7 on the same machine. I configured the ...
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Created Ubuntu Access Point, can't connect to it.

I have created a wireless access point on my eeepc 701 running a fresh install of Ubuntu 10.04. The configuration: Ubuntu 11.04 laptop --WIFI--> (ath0)eeepc (eth0) --ethernet cable-->My ISP ...
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How to set wifi max connection tries?

I have a wifi network configured within networkmanager. Unfortunately I cannot use this as long as I sit on my workplace as there is the signal is very low. But when I go over to other workplaces of ...
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Internet connectivity indicator applet

Because my internet connection is very unstable at the moment I'd like to use a small indicator applet for the unity panel. Since I'm connected trough a WLAN/Wifi Router I can see in the ...
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Ubuntu Software Center not working - “Check Your Internet Connection”

Whenever I try to install any package, I get the error "Unable to Download Packages", "Check your Internet connection". But the strange part is that I can use synaptic to download and install the same ...
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Dell inspiron XPS wireless problem

I installed ubuntu 10.04 LTS beside Windows XP on a different partition. But when I first turned on Ubuntu, I saw an exclamation mark on the wireless symbol on the taskbar. When I click on that icon, ...
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How to unblock something listed in rfkill?

I think I may have found the cause of my problems with connecting to wifi in Ubuntu 11.10. I type this in Terminal: peter@peter-AO531h:~$ rfkill list all 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no ...
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My internet connection shows connected but i am not able to browse [closed]

I am using Sony E-series laptop, and recently installed Ubuntu 11.10 through the WUBI installer, dual booting Windows 7. My Internet connection doesn't seem to work fine as it shows connected but I ...
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Ubuntu 11.10 Wellcomm mobile broadband

I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 on Acer 3620 but unable to connect the Internet. It disconnects everytime. The Wellcomm specs are as follows: Interface type : USB 2.0 high speed Proocol : ...
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How to troubleshoot my unstable wireless connection?

I have Ubuntu 11.10 and I use a D-Link DWA-110 USB device for receiving signal form my router. My connection drops down after a while (sometimes minutes, sometimes hours). It seems to be connected to ...
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Internet slow on Ubuntu but not windows

I have just installed a dual boot windows7 /ubuntu 11.10 and the internet is much slower than windows. I have read the post here and tried the solutions presented and none have worked. Here is what I ...

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