Right off the bat: It's not a driver issue. This is an issue (most likely) with name resolution. Are you using DHCP? (i.e. you plug in, and it automatically sets all the networking options, like IP address/subnet/DNS server)
Paste here the contents of the file /etc/resolv.conf -- this file contains your DNS lookup settings. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 8:42 AM, Nikyu <[email protected]> wrote: > Not sure if this is the right group for this discussion...maybe > someone here can help > > I'm trying to get away from MS OS so I installed Xubuntu on an old > Dell Inspiron 4150. I wiped the hard drive using DBAN (http:// > www.dban.org/) then tried to install Xubuntu 10.10. It didn't work at > first so I installed some of the drivers that came with my laptop on > CD. Then I was able to install Xubuntu. But it acts weird. I can > get to the internet (wired DSL) but only have access to Google pages. > I was able to get to a news website (Fox news) but after Xubuntu > installed a bunch of updates I was only limited to Google pages. It's > strange. I can search images on Google Images but when I click on > them I get a error message in Firefox, "page not found". > > I see this little sticker on my lap top that states "Designed for > Windows XP" and am wondering if there are certain drivers on my XP CD > that I need for my Dell to function properly. Maybe, Xubuntu just > does not work well with my Dell. Is there a better free OS? > > I also noticed that the graphics of the Xubuntu start up page are > noisy, looks like the Xubuntu mouse symbol is painted with colored > noise. Makes me think that I'm missing something. > > Any ideas??? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > Group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit our group at > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup -- Daniel -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup
