[olpc-help] Ping but no browsing?

[HackerAce]

I will try your suggestion but remember that I said that I could ping www.google.com and other DNS names from the command line. This being the case I have good reason to believe that DNS is working. Still, I will try your suggestion tonight. Thanks!


Steve Holton wrote:
> Can you get to a well known web site using IP addresses?
> 
> For example, what happens if you type this into the Browse address bar (at the very top of the BrowseActivity page, not the Google Search box):
> 
> http://18.85.2.148/ (http://18.85.2.148/)
> 
> If this gets you to the OLPC Support wiki, then your connectivity and routing is fine, but your DNS service is faulty.
> 
> If this doesn't work, then you still have connectivity problems, for example, you might be connecting to your wireless router just fine, but your DSL is down. 
> 
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> On Jan 9, 2008 1:06 PM, HackerAce <community-support at lists.laptop.org (community-support at lists.laptop.org)> wrote:
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> >  
> > The "local" page displays fine. When I do a google search from the local page, or type in a new URL Iget the "Page not found" error even though I can ping the same URL from the command line!
> > 
> > 
> > Chih-yu Chao wrote:
> > 
> > > which website were you trying to browse? or did "page not found" show
> > > up when you launched the browser (which should have shown you a local
> > > html page by default)? 
> > > 
> > > Chih-yu
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> > > On Jan 9, 2008 11:38 AM, HackerAce <community-support at lists.laptop.org (community-support at lists.laptop.org)> wrote: 
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> > > > I have been able to attach to my WEP wireless router using iwconfig commands to set essid, key, and etc.
> > > > 
> > > > After configuration I can ping my router and destinations on the internet by name. 
> > > > 
> > > > When I launch the browser via Sugar I get "Page not found"
> > > > 
> > > > What gives? [Shocked]
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