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internet access in linux
How do you access the internet using FireFox in linux
Some more details. I'm starting an online class Tuesday on Linux. The textbook I bought included a copy of Fedora 13 so I took an old laptop I had and installed Linux after I reformatted the hard drive. I have a Windows 2003 network in my office with DSL through a router. I simpley plugged the network cable into an unused outlet and couldn't access the Internet trough the laptop. I've used this connection on numerous other Windows computers with no problems. (i.e. plug and go). What am I doing wrong? |
Open firefox.
(Is this a troll?) |
What exactly do you mean? Firefox is a web browser, like any other. You enter the URL you want to visit in the address bar, as you would in another browser.
I suspect that what you want to know is not how to "access the Internet using Firefox", as you put it, but something else. Are you having problems connecting to the Internet (or your router, for example). If so, you're going to need to tell us which distribution you use, how you connect to the Internet (or your network: wireless? Wired?) and the hardware you're using. That's probably not an exhaustive list, but it's a start. |
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ciao, jdk @Nylex Sorry. I was writing this when your post appeared. Great minds think alike. ;) ciao, jdk |
Try opening a terminal and
ping google.com If you get a response, your connected to the Internet. Usually Linux connects to the network without any user intervention. |
How do you access the internet using FireFox in linux
Some more details. I'm starting an online class Tuesday on Linux. The textbook I bought included a copy of Fedora 13 so I took an old laptop I had and installed Linux after I reformatted the hard drive. I have a Windows 2003 network in my office with DSL through a router. I simpley plugged the network cable into an unused outlet and couldn't access the Internet trough the laptop. I've used this connection on numerous other Windows computers with no problems. (i.e. plug and go). What am I doing wrong? |
plz check windows computer are they getting ip through dhcp or static, if they r static than configure ip address in fedora accordingly.
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ive never used fedora, but you dont think the firewall is blocking access. another thing ive never used it dsl, but before i connect to my, mobile broadband dongle, i need to do a couple very simple configurations in network manager to access it. wouldn't b the same with dsl?
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Fedora 13 is past it's End Of Life there is and never will be any support for it Fedora has a VERY fast development cycle , a new version EVERY 6 months and support for any given release for only 13 months. -- there IS NO new software and NO security updates -- no nothing for fedora 13. Fedora 15 is the current and 16 will be out in about 2 months Quote:
see the fedora documentation https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/index.html https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US...dware_Overview for dsl PPPoE in fedora use the gui tools Gnome is different than KDE Gnome2 ,the Gnome3 in fedora1 still needs a "userGuide" https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US..._Internet.html KDE some googling http://www.inwindowz.com/2011/04/con...ora-linux.html |
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