Questions tagged [internet]
Questions about connecting to the Internet. "wireless" and "networking" might be better tags, depending on the question.
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“Activation of network connection failed” for wifi connection version 20.04
I have installed Ubuntu 20.04 on a Asus laptop with dual boot along side Windows 10, and I can get the wifi connection when i restart my laptop but after 2/3 minutes automatically wifi icon ...
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Ethernet connection not working after installing Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
EDIT: PROBLEM IS BACK..
I cant figure out a permanent and reliable way around the bug (have managed the bug to go away 2 times) my files keep duplicating themselves with a ~ after their name, so if I ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 Ethernet R8168
This is info of my hardware :
lshw:
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo lshw -C network
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit ...
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Micromax 3G mobile internet modem not being detected
I have Micromax 3G modem, and I inserted it in the USB port, but it is not being detected by Ubuntu 12.04, that I'm using from a Live USB. I tried creating a mobile Internet connection, however, ...
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Install BSNL evdo card in Ubuntu 12.10
I want to install BSNL EVDO Rev A USB Data Card Model No.:T-U500 on my laptop which is double booted with both ubuntu and windows 7. BSNL evdo works well on windows 7 and I tried to install it on ...
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how to connect android phone with ubuntu 12.04 laptop for accessing laptop's internet connection over wifi
i have an android ics phone and i want to use my wired internet connection on my laptop through wifi.
it can be done easily on windows 7 using softwares like virtual router or connectify.
is there ...
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I have to run command 'sudo dhclient' after every reboot
Since I have changed my router, on one PC I I have to run the command sudo dhclient eno1 after every reboot. I have upgraded to Xubuntu 20.04, but the problem is still present. How can I change that?
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Network manager is not detecting wifi networks
I used to get connected to the internet without any issues earlier using my router(DLINK DSL-2730U) . I tried to configure new router(TP-LINK TL-WR841N) by running following command:
sudo ppoeconf ...
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No Internet DNS Problem Ubuntu 16.04.03
I just installed the latest Desktop OS Ubuntu 16.04.03 LTS. After install, I cannot connect to the internet.
I tried to ping google.com and it says ping: unknown host google.com.
I tried to ping ...
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Killer Ethernet 2400: no wired internet
I have a Z170 Gaming K6 motherboard with a killer ethernet 2400. I have just installed Ubuntu but I'm not getting any internet even though I connected it with a wired connection to my router. I have ...
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Using degraded feature set TCP instead of UDP for DNS server [WiFi connection]
My laptop disconnects every 5 minutes but it is always connected to the wifi, which correctly works (I can see that it works from other devices).
I have tried with another browser but it is the same, ...
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Unable to download packages from Ubuntu Software Center - "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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Getting make, build-essential, and ethernet drivers installed on Ubuntu 18.04 machine without Internet access (but with USB sticks)
Context: I have a freshly built Ubuntu 18 machine. From a separate Macbook Pro laptop, I created a bootable USB stick with Ubuntu 18.04.4 which I did by following the instructions here for Mac OS. The ...
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How can I check Internet connectivity in a console?
Is there an easy way to check Internet connectivity from console? I am trying to play around in a shell script.
One idea I seem is to wget --spider http://www.google.co.in/ and check the HTTP response ...
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List all internet connections
I'd like to know all the connections my system is making to the internet. I tried netstat but that shows a lot of connections - all of which aren't applicable I think. Can it be displayed like top ...
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Using Terminal as a web browser [duplicate]
I've found that terminal can be used for various purposes. This will be great if I can use it as a web browser. Is there any way to use it as a web browser??
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Is there a way to make Ubuntu "forget" a network connection? [duplicate]
Is there a file or something that holds the data for the internet connections?
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How to route all internet traffic through Tor (the onion router)?
Could you explain how to route all internet traffic through tor? I am using Ubuntu I really don't know how to do it. Actually I am using tor for twitter only, and I'm afraid of DNS leak. So I need to ...
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Internet stops working after installing ProtonVPN
I tried to install ProtonVPN on my Ubtuntu 20.10 via official ProtonVPN documentation. After installation, I noticed ethernet icon appearing on top-right but internet was not working. I then ...
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System Monitor : How to display net speed on panel
I use system monitor with 16.04 in Unity. Currently, I get all the graphs and text indicator for Disk on top panel. I want to have net speed displayed instead of Disk. How can I do that ?
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How to use a proxy on the command line?
I can set my proxy username and password along with proxy settings in the proxy ui but these settings do not work on the command line. How can I use apps such as wget & ping on the command line ...
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Hostnames cannot be resolved after upgrading to 22.04
After upgrading ubuntu from 21.10 to 22.04, my internet connection does not work anymore. I am connected to the WLAN and I can ping IP addresses (from the local network as well as from the internet) - ...
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Netgear N-300/ WNA3100 USB Adapter for Ubuntu 16.04
I am new to Linux and Ubuntu and I am having trouble connecting to the Internet.
I have a netgear WNA3100 USB Adapter and I don't have anything in my additional drivers.
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How to limit internet speed? [duplicate]
I have 3 accounts in my pc, i would like as the admin of the pc to limit the internet speed (upload/download) for the other 2 accounts, is there a way to do this?
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How to make ip Address static (eth0)
I'm having a really hard time configuring ubuntu 13.04 to have a static ip address. I have tried multiple solutions but everytime I reboot (can't do the network reset command because ubuntu freezes) I ...
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Wired connection not working Ubuntu 12.04
My connection was fine until now, but my wired connection is not working in Ubuntu 12.04. I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 along side Windows 7 partition and the connection works on Windows but not on ...
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Can't browse internet, but ping working
I am using a dell latitude E5440 with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. The WiFi suddenly stopped working today.
I tried pinging a few ip addresses and ping works fine, but pinging any URL does not.
Seems to be a ...
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No WI-FI adapter found after restarting
I have successfully installed ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS, and at the beginning i've successfully connected to my wireless network, but after restarting the wifi adapter was not found. I've connected to the ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 (beta) - Cannot connect to wifi / internet [closed]
I have upgraded from Ubuntu 16 to Ubuntu 18. And since I restarted my machine, I am not able to connect to the internet.
And this seems to be a very popular issue, because I am reading and applying ...
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Installed Ubuntu 14.04 - cannot connect to internet with wired or wireless connection
I just installed Linux and Ubuntu 14.04 alongside my Windows 8 on my HP Pavilion. First, I had problems with the graphics card and it said it could only operate in low graphics mode.But it just stall ...
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Wireless Connected But No Internet Connection (Ubuntu 12.04)
I am using same network for 2 days and everything was normal. However, today even though it shows me as connected to the network, I do not have internet connection. If I use ethernet cable instead of ...
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How to restrict some websites in Ubuntu 14.04
I would like to restrict some websites to be surfed. I mean I want to prevent access to some websites. Please guide me on how to do the same in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
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Ubuntu 22.04 Network doesn't work until NetworkManager restarted
Following upgrading from 20.04 to 22.04, networking doesn't work until I issue
sudo nmcli networking off && sudo nmcli networking on
This is true of both ethernet/wired and wifi and ping from ...
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How to setup a Wireless Access-Point using my laptop's WiFi card?
want to share my Laptops (running Ubuntu 10.10) Broadband with my Android (Galaxy Mini) running 2.2.1. Since Androids currently do not support ad-hoc networks so the "Create new wireless network.." ...
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Facebook pictures not showing up
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 and Facebook pictures are not showing up.
I tried all browsers but still can't solve my problem.
Does someone have similar problem? Is there any way to fix this?
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Forward laptop's WiFi into PC Ethernet
I need to do a few things that can only be done on my computer, but my home internet is broken this week. The only way to get internet is on my phone. I turn on tethering and my phone acts like a WiFi ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS How to force all http/https traffic to use proxy? [duplicate]
I'm just switched back to Ubuntu, from Windows.
I had a program in Windows (Fiddler) which captured all outgoing traffic and could edit their header to use proxy.
Are there any way to force all of my ...
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Connection Refused while apt-get update ubuntu 18.04 over proxy
I recently installed ubuntu 18.04 and wanted to install sublime. Howver I tried running sudo apt-get update before that and I get the following output
Err:1 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu ...
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DSL PPPoE connection not working?
I use a wired PPPoE connection to connect to the Internet. What I need to do on Windows to connect to it is put in static IP address, gateway, subnet mask and DNS servers for my LAN card. Next I have ...
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How do I install KDE or XFCE or LXDE to an Ubuntu 12.04 system with no internet connection?
How do you install a desktop environment such as KDE without an Internet connection in Ubuntu / Linux Mint?
I want to install KDE 4.8.3 in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS without an Internet connection?
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2.5G Ethernet LINUX driver r8125 installation guide
I have purchased a new desktop and I am trying to run Ubuntu in dual boot with windows 10.
I have disabled secure boot and windows fast boot.
When I log in to Ubuntu it does not connect to internet ...
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Connected to WPA-secured network, but no internet [closed]
My Ubuntu machine can connect to my WPA network, but there's not a trickle of internet to be found. It works fine with another (but farther) WEP network.
Windows system on the WPA network work fine (...
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Wired network - device not managed after upgrade to 17.04 [duplicate]
After upgrade to 17.04 I can't connect to a wired ethernet via network manager. The indicator-network says: Ethernet Network - device not managed. System Settings > Network > Wired says: Wired ...
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How to use a 4G phone to provide WAN/Internet service to a LAN?
How to use a 4G phone to provide WAN/Internet service to a LAN? I intend to use this as backup when my cable modem Internet goes down. (It goes down frequently and it is down now.)
My phone has a ...
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Loss of connectivity swapping between APs
Took a while to narrow this issue down but I think I figured out why I've been experiencing sudden loss of internet on WiFi. Thing is I don't know how to stop the problem.
At any given moment my ...
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Network Disabled on Ubuntu 18.04
On a clean installation of Ubuntu 18.04 on my laptop with a Realtek RTL8822CE Wifi adapter, when I click on the Wifi icon, no Wifi networks show up. I've tried looking at other answers but they haven'...
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Internet connection drops out after 1-2 hours (RTL8821AE wifi drivers)
after installing Ubuntu 16.04 my new Laptop (Asus P2520LA) I can't solve a problem I have a with my wlan/internet, so I would be very thankful if you could help me.
The problem is, that after ...
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Could someone tell me whether my OS is communicating with the internet?
I edited iptables so that when the VPN service is disconnected, no program will access the internet.
Well, I did an experiment. I disconnected the VPN service manually and immediately did a ping by ...
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DNS not resolved on Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop
Today, Ubuntu auto updated Gnome.
After restart, I can not reach any website from Firefox, nor Chrome, either in ethernet or in wi-fi.
DNS are not resolved anymore.
resolvectl status
Global
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Ubuntu server - ethernet disabled and no eth0 in interfaces file [duplicate]
I have installed Ubuntu Server on an old desktop, and I'm new to this. I had set it up and was trying to connect through Putty but that was not working. When I tried ifconfig there was no eth0 IP ...
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