On Sat, 2005-11-19 at 21:59 -0800, Richard Villa wrote:
> i could connect to some sights,
> linux-noob, ubuntu, ubuntu forums, but couldn't get
> through to yahoo or google or iwon.com.
Hi Rich,
Can you ping those sites? Can you resolve those names to ip addresses
with something like `dig yahoo.com`? Can you post the contents
of /etc/resolv.conf for us?
> my isp says
> it's a firewall problem and i know i'm running a
> firewall because ubuntu installation asked if i wanted
> to enable it and i clicked yes.
Hmm, stock Ubuntu installs without a firewall at all.
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/faq/firewall
I didn't realize it was even an option in the installer. Well, if you
have one it's probably iptables-based so check for firewall rules with
`iptables -L`. Also, can you show us the output from `ls
-al /etc/init.d`? That will help us ferret out any firewalls.
> ps...i'm coming to the west side meeting tues and am
> bringing my box to the install fest. woo hoo!!!! i
> want to learn everything.
Welcome aboard. It will be a fun ride! BTW, the fact that you are
learning linux proves you are NOT an "idiot newbie", you are a "smart
newbie".
...Kevin
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