Not able to use internet despite being connected - 14.04

Question

My computer has ubuntu 14.04 and appears to be connecting to the internet. When I use firefox and try to connect to a site I get the message "Server not found."

The strange thing is that I'm able to connect and use the internet on my laptop that has Fedora 21 on it. Same with my phone.

I've tried reseting the router which doesn't work. The problem also persits for all users on my computer.

Anyone have any idea what could be the problem?

Output: Output

Output for cat /etc/resolv.conf & route -n along with ping google.com please? — AzkerM, May 19 '15 at 17:44
Do you know how to fix it, dobey? I'm a fairly new linux user. — Grant Seltzer, May 19 '15 at 17:44
@AzkerM I update the post with outputs of the commands you asked me for — Grant Seltzer, May 19 '15 at 17:52
@AzkerM sorry for the typo there, I actually just solved the issue though. I edited resolv.conf to match the file on my fedora laptop. I added 'nameserver 192.168.1.1' — Grant Seltzer, May 19 '15 at 17:58
This is due to no DNS for sure.. But adding in resolv.conf is temperory!! When you restart the settings will go off. Try adding manually from the network manager — AzkerM, May 19 '15 at 18:01
Ok, How do I add manually from the network manager? Thank you in advance — Grant Seltzer, May 19 '15 at 18:03
@elliottweintraub please could you copy paste (by right clicking) the content from terminal, rather than a photo? — Tim, May 19 '15 at 18:03

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 19 '15 at 20:36

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If /etc/resolv.conf does not exist. You must create one and enter the nameserver line

For Example

nameserver 8.8.8.8

Where 8.8.8.8 is the Google DNS Server. You need to put in your DNS Server IP Address.

Note:- /etc/resolv.conf Should automatically get generated but if it is absent you need to create it. After that it should stay there.

edited May 19 '15 at 20:36

Tim

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answered May 19 '15 at 18:42

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Thanks for setting the format Correct. Appreciate it , Tim !! – Rajat Pandita May 20 '15 at 06:55
typically all Linux system will have that file and chances are less of missing it unless its removed by User. Also, its clearly a typo error by OP. Further, adding DNS on /etc/resolv.conf is temporary as it will be vanished upon a system restart. – AzkerM May 21 '15 at 10:19
Yes correct. It will wipe out the contents but the file itself remains available for the network scripts to write to. If the file is missing then you have no internet. Just creating a blank file and restarting the Network Daemon or the Machine should be sufficient to regenerate the contents of the file.! – Rajat Pandita May 21 '15 at 10:28

Not able to use internet despite being connected - 14.04

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