trouble getting internet with a cable modem
Having just gone through this, would recommend the following: First, type ifconfig -a and see if you get a device eth0 that is up and running and has the right parameters (check against what you had gotten from your ISP).
If so, ping your ISP, or the gateway, basically to make sure basics work. First do it using the octal quad 123.456.etc.etc., then by the name (ping chartertn.net). Then, if all is still ok but you still aren't on the web, ping something common and far away - ping microsoft.com, for example. If you can, you have pretty much checked out everything up to the dns and you should be able to access the web.
Somewhere in this process something will not have worked, and then you can narrow down what is wrong.
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