Please help, I think I screwed up my laptop..

[muzicman0]

Re: Please help, I think I screwed up my laptop..

Ok. Just to clarify things, I am using Kubuntu 8.10. I have done everything you said, and tried to set up a new connection but it still doesnt work. The etho1 thing appears. But for some reason, it's not connecting & I also put it on auto connect as well. Quick question though.. When I am setting up a new connection, am I suppose to manually set it up by putting in the ip adress, netmask, gateway, etc? If so, then how will I find all of this info. I am still new to this, so it would really help if you'd explain this really simple to me.

No, you should probably use dhcp, which automatically gets those from your router.

[GreyGeek]

Re: Please help, I think I screwed up my laptop..

Ok. Just to clarify things, I am using Kubuntu 8.10. I have done everything you said, and tried to set up a new connection but it still doesnt work. The etho1 thing appears. But for some reason, it's not connecting & I also put it on auto connect as well. Quick question though.. When I am setting up a new connection, am I suppose to manually set it up by putting in the ip adress, netmask, gateway, etc? If so, then how will I find all of this info. I am still new to this, so it would really help if you'd explain this really simple to me.

You said you were using a USB cable from your wireless router. Use an ETHERNET CAT5 cable and connect it to the enthernet port on the back of your laptop. Every laptop has one. Then reboot. You should have an automatic ethernet connection when your desktop appears.