[LBo] New xubuntu user still has no net connection

[Allan Scahill]

Hi Anita:

> A guess would be to check the Automatic Service Discover.
Where do I find the above?

> Also, how exactly are you checking for an internet connection?
I'm typing in www.google.com and getting "Server not found"

> If you know the IP address of the router, try this in a terminal:
> ping ip-address-of-router

If all I type in is the above, I'm getting the following:
ping ip-address-of-router
bash: ping-ip-addressping: command not found

> If that works also try:
It did not work, but I typed in  route -n just to see what output it gave me.
allan at ubuntu:/$ route -n
Kernel IP routing table
Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface
169.254.0.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.0.0     U     0      0        0 eth0
0.0.0.0         0.0.0.0         0.0.0.0         U     1000   0        0 eth0

> Also try pinging a known IP address on the internet:
> ping 88.198.215.82

I get "Unable to connect" "Firefox can't establish connection..."

Thanks for assisting me.
Allan
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