Fedora Core 2 - Can't get mail, download or browse web pages
Steven P. Ulrick
ulrick2 at faith4miracle.org
Thu May 20 08:36:54 UTC 2004
On Thu, 20 May 2004 03:02:50 -0500
"Steven P. Ulrick" <ulrick2 at faith4miracle.org> wrote:
> Hello, Everyone :)
> In summary, the undesirable behavior (FC2) looks like this:
> 1. Fresh install (not an upgrade) of Fedora Core 2. (I haven't
> applied the updates that are available yet. From my brief perusal of
> them when I downloaded the FC2 images, I don't think they are related
> to this problem anyway) In addition, I chose to install Every
> Package. (Over 6 gigabytes)
> 2. Reboot after installation completes, and first thing, try to
> connect to the internet. No Joy :( Can't load websites, can't check
> mail.
>
> Also, as an experiment, I chose to not configure a firewall. This had
> no effect on the problem. Still can't load websites or check mail.
>
>
> In contrast, I also reinstalled Fedora Core 1 on a separate harddrive
> (right before my reinstall of FC2) and I had the following results
> while attempting to browse the internet:
> 1. Fresh install (not an upgrade) of FC1. No updates applied. I
> chose to install Every Package.
> 2. Reboot after installation and attempt to connect to the internet.
> Full Joy :) Every browser works, mail works.
>
>
> Have a Great Day :)
> Steven P. Ulrick
Hello, Everyone :)
Major OOps :( I forgot to mention what kind of modem I use: US
Robotics, 56k, internal PCI, v92
Have a Great Day :)
Steven P. Ulrick
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