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Ubuntu 12.04 ping 8.8.8.8 does not work on one network only

I'm using Ubuntu 12.04. I can connect to and use the internet on one wireless network (say A) and not on the other network (say B). I can connect to B and get an IP address. When I ping 127.0.0.1 it ...
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internet problem

I am pinging another system -- its working but when other system is trying for pinging , it's not working. This problem is occuring in windows too I have already changed my lan wire. When attempting ...
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My network disconnects and reconnects all the time

Every few minutes my internet connection fails and then reconnects automatically, though the Network indicator never changes. I can post some logs if needed, I just don't know what, any help would be ...
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Networking (somewhat) fails after upgrade from Ubuntu 12.10 to 13.04

I cannot connect (nor ping) to my laptop after upgrade from my PC running Windows 7 unless I ping PC from my laptop first.
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Why can't I ping my external IP?

I'm behind a router with my other computer. When I try pinging my external IP or the host resolving to it, I don't get host unreachable or a timeout, there just isn't any output at all. It looks like ...
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Counting route changes with Ping tool

I am busy doing mesh testbed work, and I am evaluating the performance of this network by the use of several metrics. One of these is the amount of route changes the protocol performs. I note that ...
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Stateless auto configuration IPv6 in ubuntu 12.04

I have installed ubuntu 12.04. i heard that ethernet interface automatically get a link local address but in my ubuntu box it's not getting link local address. Command ifconfig -a output Link ...
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Destination unreachable with ping6 between two local machines

I have 2 Ubuntu machines one acting as IPv6 wireless router (running hostap and radvd on wlan0) and the other is connected to that router. the router wlan0 interface has the address 2001:db8:1:1::1/64 ...
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Ping from one network host to another network host

Need the help to ping vice versa from one network to another network. In between there is 1 ubuntu server. Eth0 is connected with 192.168.88.0/24 and eth1 is connected with 192.168.100.0/24 network. I ...
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Windows xp able to ping ubuntu but not vice versa

I am trying to get both my virtual machines to ping each other. My first virtual machine is running on Ubuntu (brdige connection, using a external network adapter) IP: 192.168.1.148, my second virtual ...
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What does “ping: sendmsg: No buffer space available” mean?

I had an intermittent issue (which resolves itself spontaneously, after using a different connection for a while) that caused Internet requests to fail, with one particular wireless network. After ...
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Cannot connect to Remote Host

I have a Mini2440 kit which has IP address 192.168.1.230. I connect my laptop by cross cable to kit, configure eth0 address 192.168.1.23 255.255.255.0 but I cannot ping to 192.168.1.230. In ...
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My Ubuntu Server 12.04 box cannot ping my ADSL modem

My Ubuntu Server (12.04) box doesn't ping my ADSL modem. I've setup a simple network which connects a XP box, a Ubuntu Server box and an ADSL modem. The XP box pings the Ubuntu Server and the ADSL ...
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Linux got IP from DHCP, but still can't connect to WPA2 WIFI

Here I got a problem. I have a Wireless Router which is Buffalo WCR-HP-GN, and I setting a WIFI which use WPA2-PSK authentication and the passphrase encrypted by TKIP. The password is a 9-letter ...
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Wireless network : Ping to slow

The last two days my computer is too slow on the network. I have try a ping in Google with 10 packages with the result that following: ping -c 10 www.google.com PING www.l.google.com ...
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Cannot ping gateway at times

Ubuntu 11.10. I have a home network with my PC connected to a router via wi-fi. The router is configured to serve as a default gateway. At times I can't ping the router for about 5-10 seconds and then ...
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Chrome and Firefox not able to find some sites after Ubuntu's recent update? [closed]

Loading of revision3.com in Chrome stops and status saying "waiting for static.inplay.tubemogul.com" grooveshark.com in Chrome never loads But wikipedia.org, google.com works just normal same ...
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VirtualBox: How do I ping a Windows guest from the Ubuntu?

I use Ubuntu 12.04 (64-bit) as host OS and Windows 7 as guest OS. How can I ping the Windows 7 system from Ubuntu? And is that possible even when Internet is off?
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Computer becomes unreachable on lan after some time

I work on my laptop and ssh into my desktop. I use a lot of key based authentication for many servers for work but recently I couldn't login because ssh would pick up and try all the keys and it stops ...
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Problem with Samba + NetBIOS. Can't ping Ubuntu from Windows

I cannot ping my Ubuntu box from Windows. I have Samba installed and I have checked iptables and NetBIOS ports are not blocked. smbd and nmbd are both running. I'm running Ubuntu 11.10 Server. I was ...
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Cannot ping/ssh computers in LAN (including gateway) but can still access the internet

Hello people from AskUbuntu: As the title says, even though I can access the internet, for some reason, I can't ssh/ping computers in my LAN. In addition, only computers from outside the LAN can ssh ...
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how to ping & use specific network card

i have 3 network cards , 1 Lan (wired) , 1 wireless network card & 1 is wireless usb how do i ping from specific network card ? & how do i use specific network card for specific ...
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Duplicate ping response when running Ubuntu as virtual machine (VMWare)

I have the following setup: My router - 192.168.0.1 My host computer (Windows 7) - 192.168.0.3 And Ubuntu is running as virtual machine on the host. VMWare network settings is Bridged mode. I've ...
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How to install and setup SmokePing?

Any have good link to how to for SmokePing that is upto date for 10.10 or 10.04(aka mint11)?
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Can't browse the internet, but DNS works

I am not able to browse any websites. Please take a look at the following error: karthick@karthick:~$ ping www.google.com ping: unknown host www.google.com Update ...
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Can't ping Ubuntu laptop from my LAN

My laptop has Ubuntu 10.10 and is connected to my router with full internet access, yet I can't ping it from other computers on my LAN. I tried the following: I can successfully ping those other ...