i just downloaded mepis(the latest version) and i made a live usb with unetbootin, but when i try to surf the web with Firefox it says that im not connected. i dont know what the problem is because ubuntu nd windows connect to my cable connection (eth0) automatically..any advice would be appreciated because i really like mepis so far!

sory if this is in wrong section!

If you are connecting " automatically " you are using DHCP. DHCP makes a request to a DHCP server for an IP address. Once you have an address, then you need a default route, and DNS information.

Open a konsole in Mepis, run the command '/sbin/ifconfig' without the quotes, and post the results. This will tell us if the ethernet interface is up, and if you have a IP address.

It will look like this...

The second line shows the inet addr, this is the IP address of the interface. Note it shows the name as eth1 on my system. It may not be eth0 on your system. This is just a name, so it is not an issue if the name is different that you expect.

there doesnt seem to be file of that name

There is a typo in that post---try "ifconfig" or "ifconfig -a". If it still does not work, try running the commands as root.

But--did you try setting up the network in the Mepis tools in your menus?

Please never say "the latest version" -- how do we know if what you think is the latest really is? For all we know, you stumbled across an unofficial torrent of SimplyMEPIS 8.0.06 & missed the official one for SimplyMEPIS 8.0.10. So, what are you actually using?

I just confirmed that /sbin/ifconfig will work as a regular user in SimplyMEPIS 7, but I suspect the MEPIS Network Assistant may be easier for a beginner.