Although this problem is rectified now (I don't know how), I thought it was worth reporting to the list to see if anyone has any ideas what is going on.
My setup is Windows XP Pro running on a Dell desktop, 2.66 GHz CPU, XP Pro, 1.25 GB Ram, 3 Hard disk partitions each about 100 GB. What I did: 1. Booted from the Ubuntu 9.04 CD and installed Ubuntu. This went well with Orca (although I used sighted assistance to make sure Ubuntu wound up on the correct partition and didn't wipe out Windows!). 2. After the reboot, Ubuntu worked fine. 3. I then rebooted into Windows and ran into a big problem. I could not establish any network connection. Windows kept saying that my Ethernet cable was unplugged (which is wasn't). 4. I tried various settings, updating drivers, etc. Nothing worked. I tried restarting and booting into Windows again. Still, n no luck. 5. This had happened to me once before when installing Ubuntu with Wubi, i.e., I lost all network connectivity in Windows. I had to reinstall my Windows disk image to get things working again (fortunately I had made a disk image!). 6. Finally, on a lark, I rebooted into Ubuntu and ran Firefox to see if the network connection in Ubuntu worked. 7. To my surprise, I ea easily got onto the web and could navigate around. 8. So, I restarted the computer again and booted into Windows. 9. Now, the network connections in Windows worked fine. I was able to search the web, get mail, etc. So, what is it about the install of Ubuntu that seems to knock out Windows networking? Also, why was it that establishing a network connection once in Ubuntu suddenly enabled network connectivity in Windows? I wouldn't have thought that installing Ubuntu as a secondary boot on a separate partition should have affected any Windows driver or settings. Well, at least the problem is fixed now, but it was very frustrating and disconcerting. --Pete
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