Clayton Stapleton wrote:
> While using Firefox Browser:
>    Can access the following:
>       Ubuntu and Free Software links,
>       Firefox and Mozilla links,
>       inbox.com
>    cannot access the following:
>       www.cnn.com,
>       www.google.com
>       yahoo.com
>
> While not using the browser can access the following:
>    Applications:
>       Add/remove packages
>    System:
>       Administration:
>          Update manager
>             "Your system is up-to-date"
>             (no updates since insallation of Ubuntu)
>
> Hope this will give a clue?
>
> Thanks,
> Clay 
Are you sure you have internet access?
open up a shell and run the following commands:

    /sbin/ifconfig
    ping google.com
    ping 72.14.207.99
    traceroute www.cnn.com