Fresh install of Linux Lite 3.4 cannot access internet

[vhani]

Hi all

I am relatively new to Linux Lite (I used Ubuntu previously but found it too bloated). I had no problems before but when the internet connection was upgraded, all other devices had internet access except for my laptop, which was running Linux Lite. But the temporary solution that worked was using a Linux Lite Live USB, in which my laptop was able to access the internet. So I thought maybe I needed to reinstall Linux Lite. Which I did. But now I still have no internet access. I can connect to the home network on both wifi and LAN cable, but no internet access.

So far, I've searched for solutions online and found they did not work for me. I've tried disabling the firewall, still no internet.

I can ping 8.8.8.8, the router, and google.com, no problem. But when I perform 'host www.google.com' on the terminal, I get the result ';;connection timed out; no servers could be reached'.

I would be very grateful for any help. Thanks a lot and have a nice day. 

[bitsnpcs]

Hello vhani,

to open your terminal, hold down Ctrl+Alt and press t (Ctrl+Alt+t).

Type this into your terminal

Code:

sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager.service

Do you have a connection now ?

[vhani]

Thanks for your reply. I tried your suggestion but unfortunately, I still can't load any webpages. Firefox still says 'Server not found'.

[bitsnpcs]

Hello vhani,

hold down Ctrl and Alt keys and press t (Ctrl+Alt+t)
type into your terminal -

Code:

nslookup google.com

Please post the results in your reply.

[Valtam]

Have you changed network settings or firewall settings in any way at all?

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[torreydale]

Consider resetting Firefox.


As a test, consider installing another browser like Chromium using the following:

Code:

sudo apt-get install chromium-browser

[trinidad]

You don't say which version of LL you are running. There were some bollixed up Firefox updates a while back when Deb repos went through the old stable / stable switchover. Check your connection preferences in Firefox. Are you connecting through a proxy ahead of a router to get Internet access? If NO set Firefox to use system proxy settings. If YES set Firefox to auto detect proxy settings.

TC