followd your advice...can open websites in browser...ping still not working in terminal nor application browser showing any signs of change.
Phew!..I understand you all have been very helpful...I guess I'll just have to try out with a wireless router connection. Then, I'll get back to you all.
Thanks for everybody's help.

Ah, good point; killall -HUP dnsmasq should flush that.

Alright folks...finally got my tablet to connect to a router; basically status quo...can't still install anything...every and anything finally quits on "application package not found".
One funny thing on X-terminal though, can ping google.com. Can't ping hotmail?? Even more weird since I can surf either via the browser!
All ears....
agentsmash.

Alright so everything, and I mean EVERYTHING works perfectly after downgrading from DIABLO to 2008SE_2.2007.51-3.

I can now download all the apps out there (Skype, Rhapsody, Gizmo, etc) and everything works.
I've switched a couple of times between Diablo and the downgrade: the downgrade ALWAYS works, Diablo leaves me only with partial use(surfing...that's it).

SO some conclusions: the connection via ad-hoc doesn't make any difference(still using ad-hoc with the downgraded N810).

Something messes up after upgrading to Diablo...what?
Any help figuring this out would be great...I might start a new thread for the same.
Thanks for everybody's help, though I'm still on the lookout for help that'll llet me live the Diablo nirvana.

Agent Smash.