Don't know if it'll help, but my friend in the past had Charter Cable and had the best luck with a PcLinuxOS Live CD. On others' Charter modems, I only tried my Puppy Linux Live CD and was able to detect and connect. Puppy is quicker, so I usually pull it out first.
For myself, I try Ubuntu Gnome, if unlucky I try Ubuntu Lxde, Mint and PcLinuxOS. I use Linux in pull-out hard drive trays on quite a few computers that I test installs on.
Joan in Reno
--- On Sat, 1/8/11, westmi <west.mi420@gmail.com> wrote:
From: westmi <west.mi420@gmail.com>
Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: Can't Connect to the Internet with Ubuntu
To: LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, January 8, 2011, 2:26 PM
Hmmm...Kinda reminds me of a comcast deal-
There is a small button on the back of the modem,
and it enables different pc's to access the internet-
D
--- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, "kazman1914" <kazman1914@...> wrote:
>
> I'm trying to connect with an ethernet connection via a modem from Time Warner Cable. I don't know if a network manager was installed or whether the modem is set to provide the IP address. I don't even know what dhcp is.
>
> As I said, in the past when I installed Ubuntu it was able to recognize my modem and connect to the internet without any work at all on my part other than installing the operating system. In that respect it was as user friendly as Windows. This newer version wasn't willing or able to automatically configure whatever needed configuring, whereas I'm willing but not able as I've never had to do it.
>
> ~Kaz
>
> --- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, "dbneeley" <dbneeley@> wrote:
> >
> > Can you be a bit more specific?
> >
> > Are you trying to connect via wifi or ethernet?
> >
> > If wifi, are you using any encryption?
> >
> > Did Ubuntu install Network Manager?
> >
> > Is your cable modem set to provide the IP address via dhcp?
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> > --- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, "kazman1914" <kazman1914@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hey folks,
> > >
> > > It's been a while, as I stopped using Linux for some time due to computer compatibility issues.
> > >
> > > I just installed the latest version of Ubuntu on my new laptop but it doesn't let me connect to the internet. This is odd because when I installed an older version of Ubuntu on an older laptop I had no problems connecting. I installed, clicked on Firefox, and there the world wide web was, ready to enjoy. Now, I have a new laptop (same make) and a new version of Linux (same distro), yet it apparently doesn't recognize my cable modem or something.
> > >
> > > Any ideas on how to get this working?
> > >
> > > ~Kaz
> > >
> >
>
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