Internet established, cant browse [SOLVED]

[Yurkov]

So ive installed WaryPuppy 5.5 from USB and got a wireless internet connection established. I can ping outside and ive tried this with multiple IPs so im pretty sure I have a connection but whenever I open the browser and try to surf anywhere, I get the message that the address could not be found.

Ive searched the forums a bit before I made this thread but havent found any solved threads. Anyone has any suggestions?

[rcrsn51]

Go to the folder /etc and look at the file resolv.conf. What do you see?

[Yurkov]

Go to the folder /etc and look at the file resolv.conf. What do you see?

If I navigate to it with gui then it says file doesnt exist while its there. If I try in terminal with vi then its just empty

[rcrsn51]

This file should contain the IP address of a Domain Name Server, which is usually assigned by your ISP. So something is going wrong.

Create the file yourself with the line

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nameserver 8.8.8.8

Just to be safe, create a file named resolv.conf.tail with the same line.

Reboot.

What kind of Internet connection do you have?

If I navigate to it with gui then it says file doesnt exist while its there.

I don't understand that.

[Yurkov]

Hmm weird, if I try to edit the file through terminal then I get the message "too many levels of symbolic links" when im trying to writequit

If I navigate to it with gui then it says file doesnt exist while its there.

I don't understand that.

Basically just clicking my way through

As for the internet connection, I have a wireless one with speeds up to 2mb/s from Belgacom

[rcrsn51]

"too many levels of symbolic links"

This is an old problem that I thought had been fixed. Read here.

Delete the file /etc/resolv.conf and create it yourself using the above procedure.

As for the internet connection, I have a wireless one with speeds up to 2mb/s from Belgacom

What connection tool did you use?

[Yurkov]

"too many levels of symbolic links"

This is an old problem that I thought had been fixed. Read here.

Delete the file /etc/resolv.conf and create it yourself using the above procedure.

As for the internet connection, I have a wireless one with speeds up to 2mb/s from Belgacom

What connection tool did you use?

Deleting the resolv file and remaking it fixed my browser issue after restart.
I used the Wired/wireless LAN tool with Dougal's Network Wizard. Thank you for your quick response.