[ale] Linspire 5.0 Internet Connection

[jimpop at yahoo.com (Jim Popovitch)]

On Thu, 2006-11-30 at 15:00 -0500, Roger Hammons wrote:
> I recently bought a Fry's Linspire computer.
> 
> I'm having trouble with the browser and my internet connection.  
> 
> I'm sure I'm connected (debug window confirms connect, kppp 
> window shows connection and activity, ps shows kppp running) 
> but the browser can't open any locations - it's like it doesn't 
> recognize there's a connection.

Could it be a DNS issue?   Try pinging www.yahoo.com to check both DNS
and connectivity.

hth,

-Jim P.