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Questions tagged [internet-connection]

An internet connection is, well, a connection to the internet. Wi-To and Ethernet are two examples of internet connections.

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What is equivalent of windows' hosts file?

I want to redirect some sites to localhost. I can use hosts file which resides in directory C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc in windows. Which is equivalent of this file in Ubuntu?
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How to share my WiFi Internet via WiFi?

I am connecting to a WiFi network through my laptop in Ubuntu. Now I need to share my Internet connection with my wife's netbook because her netbook is not able to connect to that WiFi network directly, because of its weak signal. How can I do that…
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What is colord-sane and why does it show up on lsof internet watch?

My friend is using 12.10 and noticed how the command "colord-sane" shows up on lsof every time he plugs in or unplugs a usb-stick. I tried the same thing on 12.04 (what I use) and colord-sane does not show up. What is colord-sane? Why is it showing…
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How can I make "apt-get update" faster with a slow internet connection?

I have a slow Internet connection and every time I add a new ppa to install software I need to run apt-get update. This takes about 10 minutes or so, I was wondering if there was a way to initiate a partial update for the newly added ppa's.
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Wired connection not working Ubuntu 12.04

My connection was fine until now, but my wired connection is not working in Ubuntu 12.04. I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 along side Windows 7 partition and the connection works on Windows but not on Ubuntu 12.04. I have no problem with wireless…
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2 internet connections on a single PC

If I have a wireless and a usb internet connection on my Ubuntu 12.04 as in: At the moment, Ubuntu seems to only make use of the Wired connection which is the usb connection. Is it possible to get ubuntu to use the wireless connection without…
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How can I monitor/check outgoing DNS lookup connections?

When using the various CLI network monitors like LSOF, Netstat, ifTop. I'd like to see what applications are doing DNS lookups (using port 53 over UDP). How do I configure so that these connections are shown in the Terminal? I'd like to see what IP…
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Can not access Internet (DNS names do not resolve) after update today

I have been using Precise for a few weeks now for work with no problem. Today, I am not able to access any website using either wired or wireless connections. I installed the updates today which included nautilus, xserver, and a new kernel…
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Banshee never connects to a radio stream on the first try

I have 17 different radio streams. I'd like to be able to use the alarm extension so I could wake up to one of them playing. However, I can't do this because Banshee (2.2 daily build) never, and I do mean never, connects to any of them on the first…
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How to disable Internet connection for a single process?

I know the PID of a specific process and I want to disable the Internet access for this process and only for this process, so other process can access Internet. Is there any way to do it? I googled some stuff and found a way to disable Internet…
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Wireless Connected But No Internet Connection (Ubuntu 12.04)

I am using same network for 2 days and everything was normal. However, today even though it shows me as connected to the network, I do not have internet connection. If I use ethernet cable instead of wireless, I am still able to connect to the…
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WIFI looses connection with AR9285 - have to disconnect / connect to regain internet?

I have a G73JW laptop using Ubuntu 12.04. It has an Atheros AR9285 card. While wifi seems to work fine most of the time, about every hour or two it will loose the connection to the internet. The connection will appear to be connected still to the…
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Wired internet not working with an Intel 82579LM NIC

I have been searching all day to no avail. I have just installed ubuntu 12.04 as dual boot on a dell optiplex 990, which has a Intel 82579LM NIC. I have it wired up via ethernet to my college network, and it says it is connected to the wired…
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How do I install KDE or XFCE or LXDE to an Ubuntu 12.04 system with no internet connection?

How do you install a desktop environment such as KDE without an Internet connection in Ubuntu / Linux Mint? I want to install KDE 4.8.3 in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS without an Internet connection?
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How to block Internet for guest account?

How can I block or disable my Ethernet Internet connection, for the guest account only?
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