I have installed ubuntu8(linux) as an alternative every thing is working fine on it but i am not able to connect to internet.
i am using a linux OS for the first time i don't have any knowledge of using it.
so ricky bro please help me as you are using ubuntu too so you must have knowledge of using internet on it.
i have searched on internet(google) but none of them worked.
i am using bsnl broadband which needs a username and password to connect. 

   1. Connect your ethernet wire to the port at the back of your computer.
   2. Fire up the terminal and type in sudo pppoeconf
   3. It should detect your modem.
   4. Keep on pressing enter. Fill in your user name and password when indicated.
   5. It should be easy to stick on to defaults.
   6. You should be prompted back to your terminal when it would say pppoe loaded. Simple. That's the end of terminal.
Now go to System>Administration>Networking. Click on it. You would be asked for your password to carry out the
administrative job as root. You should be prompted to enter the following details.
   1. Activate the Wired connection.
   2. Highlight the wired connection and click on properties.
   3. Check the box "enable the connection"


this was the way i was able to connect.
thanks my problem is resolved.

how can you give an ip address as far as i know we have dynamic ip address.
and please tell me DNS that dataone uses.

thanks i opened ipconfig on c prompt but can you please tell how to store this as text file?