From the errors, it sounds like you're not getting good DNS servers.
What does "cat /etc/resolv.conf" tell you?
On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 12:17 AM, <
joe@actionline.com> wrote:
>
> Well, with endless experimentation, I finally got a *partial* solution.
>
> > What distro are you setting up?
>
> I've tried two dozen live CDs and a few live flash sticks.
> Same problem with all of them.
>
> > A) Do you have link light on the card and router?
>
> There is a link light lit on the router, none on the computer.
>
> > B) What does the last few entries in "dmesg" show you?
>
> I'll reply to the rest of your suggestions later,
> but what I discovered was that after booting windows 7 (yuck)
> and then trying my PCLinuxOS live CD, the ethernet connection
> was actually working (partially).
>
> But it seems to be very selective in what access I can get.
>
> I only have the Konqueror browser available on the Live CD.
> With it, I can access google.com but no other websites.
> From google, I can find very few other websites that I can access.
> Most return an error message saying: "The requested operation
> could not be completed -- Unknown host" go figure.
>
> I also tried: firefox.com (to try to download it).
> The mozilla website will launch, but no further actions
> are possible.
>
> This is really bizarre.
>
>
>
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