Originally Posted by
NewtoLinux
Edit--
After looking at the ping output again, I realized that the ip address saying the gateway was unreachable was actually the eth0 ip address. Switching over from Windows I was assuming that if an ethernet cable was not attached the OS would not attempt to use the ethernet port. Once I entered ifconfig eth0 down, I was finally able to connect to the internet with the wireless adapter.
Why public access points didn't give me this problem is strange, but I'll tackle that another day.