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Change default DNS on openvpn connect
I am using Network Manager on Ubuntu 12.10 to connect to an openvpn server. The connection works without problems. However, when I connect, I would like to change my default DNS server to a server ...
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Connect to a VPN from a Linux Virtual Machine
I am running an Ubuntu distro inside a VMWare virtual machine with a bridged connection on a Windows 7 host. What I am trying to do is to have the virtual machine connect to a VPN, but I'm not having ...
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Network icons showing not connected when my wired network cable shows that I am
One day the power just went off when was using my desktop computer running Ubuntu 11.04. When later the power came back, I couldn't access the internet.
When I open any browser, it tells me I have no ...
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What problem have I caused to eth1 by resetting my ubuntu machine?
I am using ubuntu 10.04 (Bio-linux 6.0). Last night I tried leaving my system in hibernate mode because there appears to be a bug in this version of ubuntu such that if I do a straight shut-down, the ...
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Ubuntu automatically connects to a wireless network when its already connected by eth0 to the same network
I use Ubuntu 11.04, and I work at an institution which has wired and wireless connectivity. My computer is set to automatically connect to the wireless network if it is available.
When I am plugged ...
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wired connection not working under Ubuntu 10.04
(using Ubuntu 10.04 LTS on a netbook prior to any updates) The wireless works fine, the wired connection has been tested using a Windows computer.
Choosing auto eth0 from the power manager fails.
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Configuring multiple static IP addresses for a disk image
Using Ubuntu 10.04
I'm using Clonezilla to create and install a customized image. I'd like to be able to set up multiple static IP addresses. For example, I'd like the first interface to have the IP ...
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Difficulty with mobile broadband device being recognized (registered as CD ROM)
I am running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS on a Samsung n150 netbook. I have bought a vodafone pay-as-you-go mobile broadband dongle. It is a Huawei device.
I have *usb_modeswitch* installed. I installed betavine ...
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Where are NetworkManager's WiFi settings stored?
I remember the days of playing with /etc/$WE/wpa_supplicant.conf to try and force a semi-secure network on a debian based system, but now on to xubuntu, I haven't needed to do any *.conf-ing in a ...
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Configure wireless network from the command line
I know I can use ifconfig to configure my ethernet network interfaces. But can I also configure my wireless network interfaces using ifconfig. (It seems to be listed as eth1 in ifconfig output, why is ...
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VPN with network manager (nm-applet) is not working
My university (TU Wien) offers a VPN in order to get an IP of the university network. The instruction on the university webpage says to install the packages network-manager-gnome, network-manager-vpnc ...
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Ubuntu 10.10 notification system area , many icons disappeared like network manager
When I restarted the computer I found no network icon. I tried to access internet but no connection was found. I also didn't have the Bluetooth, sound, battery, and power icon. Its really crazy that I ...
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Network problems after Ubuntu upgrade
I'm having real problems having upgraded Ubuntu from 10.04 to 10.10. My main problem is I cannot get a network connection either wired or wireless. When I right click the Network manager applet the ...
