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I have not found this exact question ( I think, or I just don't get it ). **

  • Goal: Get my Ubuntu PC on the internet.

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  • Problem: No direct network access at all on Ubuntu.

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  • Set-up:

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  1. Ubuntu 13.10 PC is directly connected via ethernet cable to Windows 7 PC.
  2. Windows 7 has shared internet connection option activated.
  3. Windows 7 has 2 network connections: wifi to gateway/network and local one to Ubuntu PC - both labeled with 'internet access'.
  4. Ubuntu connection has no internet access. Only connected to Windows PC locally.

Not sure of my vocabulary here. Please speak newbie, or know-nothing-bie.
Thank you.

Toni
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  • possible duplicate of Ubuntu 13.10 - Share wireless internet connection through Ethernet – Rmano Jan 14 '14 at 02:35
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    @Rmano, I think this is a different question, that answer applies to Ubuntu sharing an internet connection with another computer, I think the OP is asking here to get Ubuntu to use Windows shared internet, not share his Ubuntu connection with Windows(I think??) – TrailRider Jan 14 '14 at 02:43
  • @TrailRider Hmmm... maybe you're right. Probably the Ubuntu side of the configuration is the same, too; it's just the matter to devise how to set up the windows side. No idea about windows... Maybe better asked on SuperUser? – Rmano Jan 14 '14 at 02:46
  • @Rmano as it involves Windows interacting with Ubuntu, it should be on topic here so the OP just needs to get help from someone who still uses Windows and can give instruction(I quit using Windows after I tried 11.04 and was still using XP so I have no idea about Windows 7 either...) – TrailRider Jan 14 '14 at 02:59
  • Yes --- I agree. Sorry for the noise. – Rmano Jan 14 '14 at 03:10
  • Maybe if you add the Windows interfaces configuration (like these: http://imgur.com/uIk9tWD ) for the two windows interfaces (wired and wireless), and the configuration for the Linux one (network applet -> network connections -> choose wired -> options -> ipv4 tab) someone could guess an answer... – Rmano Jan 14 '14 at 21:27
  • This might be a Windows issue rather than an Ubuntu issue, but let's see: I recommend editing this to include the output of ifconfig in Ubuntu. (Feel free to sanitize MAC addresses by replacing them with * characters or whatnot; as for IP addresses, if they're LAN IP's (usually 192.168...) they're usually not sensitive.) I think more info on the Windows settings is needed too, to show if the problem is with Ubuntu or Windows. (Maybe a screenshot?) – Eliah Kagan Jan 15 '14 at 08:51
  • Okay. I am a simpleton. What screen shots would be helpful? – Toni Jan 17 '14 at 03:30
  • The connection I have between Ubuntu and Windows is wired directly and okay. The Windows says that connection has internet connection. And I have the Windows wireless connection to the internet too. The Ubuntu is connected to Windows machine - according to Ubuntu the connection works - but no internet. Just a connection to the Windows machine. – Toni Jan 17 '14 at 03:32
  • I agree in that is a Windows7 issue. It cannot seem to handle this. settings are changing on their own, and other crap.

    Solution: I have an ancient docked wireless laptop that I will use again. Gotta go buy a power supply - so lame! It has Windows XP (and Xubuntu) and connected easily to give Ubuntu machine internet access.

    I tried to be modern - forget it. I have been using Ubuntu since v.7...and hate Windows more each year.

     – Toni Jan 19 '14 at 19:30

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You could try using a software called "connectify" on your windows PC to create a WiFi hot spot that your computer running Ubuntu can connect to...

Dhanush
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  • My Ubuntu PC does not have wireless capability. (The PC Card is not working with Ubuntu.) – Toni Jan 17 '14 at 03:38