Call your ISP.  They'll tell you to power cycle the modem and the computer
but you tried that and it didn't work, Right?  Get them to help.

On 08/08/2015 09:50 AM, Michael Havens wrote:

hey, I just wired a computer to a router and no internet. I thought
that maybe it was the rj-45  and when I put a new end on and plugged
it in the info window appeared saying, 'You are now connected.' After
internet still didn't work I unplugged it again and the info window
said, 'You are now disconnected from the internet'. The router lights
up when I plug it in and the lights on the NIC flash (so the two
devices are communicating). Is there a hardware firewall I need to be
aware of or something like that? This is when I was running a Live
Linux distro. When I was logged in to windows7 it said something about
the DNS after I clicked the troubleshooting. When I was on the Linux
side 'connection information' said that the DNS was the router
(192.168.0.1) and 205.171.3.25 . When I attempted to go to the 205....
ip it appears to be no longer a valid address; however, the other
device connected to the router is working just fine. Any ideas as to
what is wrong?

On 8/7/15, Manuel E. Bermudez <manuel@cise.ufl.edu> wrote:

Hey.  Just woke up.  Come on over whenever you're ready.
On Aug 7, 2015 8:22 AM, "Michael Havens" <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:

Thank you so much! I went out and got it and after tax it cost around
$45. Give me a call when you want me to come out and do it, I an
meeting someone at 2:30 so no later than noon. I would really much
prefer it to be 9 but I think you said you are asleep until 11.

On 8/6/15, Manuel E. Bermudez <manuel@cise.ufl.edu> wrote:

Hey,  I'll be happy to buy you the pull string.
On Aug 6, 2015 10:31 PM, "Michael Havens" <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:

I am so sorry. Something unusual is happening this weekend..... I'm
going to be occupied. I could do it tomorrow morning. I have a request
that you buy me a bucket of pull string.

http://www.lowes.com/pd_473019-295-PL6500___?productId=50111388&pl=1&Ntt=cable+pull+string

I know I said I would do it for free but I just realized I needed this
and I can't afford it right now.

On 8/6/15, Manuel E. Bermudez <manuel@cise.ufl.edu> wrote:

Hey.  Sure, I'd be happy to, but did you know you can burn it under
Windows ?    Just download the ISO file from the Ubuntu site you

mentioned,

and double click it.  Windows will give the option of burning it,
even
if
what you're burning is for another operating system.

Still, I'll be happy to do it for you.   Just bring a  CD, or DVD,
or
whatever's needed.

I think I'll take you up on your generous offer to run the Cat 5E

cable

through
my house.   I found a laptop to do the job today, much sooner
than I thought.   I imagine you'd want to do it in the morning,
before
it
gets
too hot.  Would tomorrow or Saturday be too soon ?    I'm dying to
see
my
rig fully set up.

Cheers,

-----
Manuel E. Bermudez, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Latin America and Caribbean Outreach CoordinatorComputer and
Information Science and Engineering




On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 8:43 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com>
wrote:

I hate to bug you because you have been so helpful but if you could
help me again I would be oh so grateful. Could you burn a disk for

me?

It is here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair
if you need a cd-r/w let me know.


On 8/5/15, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:

I'm going to need to run an ethernet cable to it though! it
doesn't
haVE THE DRIVER for the wireless dongle!

On 8/5/15, Manuel E. Bermudez <manuel@cise.ufl.edu> wrote:

Great !  Enjoy.
On Aug 5, 2015 10:36 PM, "Michael Havens" <bmike1@gmail.com>

wrote:

yeah buddy. that was the problem. Thanks!

On 8/5/15, Manuel E. Bermudez <manuel@cise.ufl.edu> wrote:

Hey.  One thing occurs to me, and I really hope this is it:

make sure you're connecting the monitor to the VGA connector
on

the

video card, not the VGA connector on the motherboard.

Please let me know.



Cheers,

-----
Manuel E. Bermudez, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Latin America and Caribbean Outreach CoordinatorComputer and
Information Science and Engineering





On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 8:33 PM, Michael Havens
<bmike1@gmail.com>
wrote:

I don't know what is wrong. I plug the monitor in an turn on
the
computer and I get the windows chimes but the monitor
doesn't

come

up.
Do you think the power surge finally took the monitor out
too?

Why

did
it happen over a month later? Perhaps the VGA cable got

damaged

in

the
move.

The computer is a Dimension C521

I left you a voice mail about this but I'll mention it here
too:

Let's ask the LUG members to donate old hardware for our
computer-donation idea. I live in a two bedroom home and we

can

use
the computer room which has less stuff in it than your

computer

room.

If that won't work the living room is mostly empty.

On 8/4/15, Manuel E. Bermudez <manuel@cise.ufl.edu> wrote:

Hey.  I suppose the next thing is for you to come over to
my

house,

we'll
pop
the drive in the machine, and install everything.

I think I would also like to talk to you about a little
cabling

project

I
need done
here at the house.  Damn Chromecast only plays a couple of

formats,

and

even the
fastest Wifi seems to be insufficient to stream Blu-ray
quality
video.


Address:   4730 NW 32nd Ave. in Gainesville
Phone:   352-672-2700  or 352-332-1779

I'm here all the time this week.


Cheers,

-----
Manuel E. Bermudez, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Latin America and Caribbean Outreach CoordinatorComputer
and
Information Science and Engineering





On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 1:27 PM, Michael Havens
<bmike1@gmail.com>
wrote:

okay.... I got the drive (it was only 10 dollars more
through

a

brick
and mortar store). How do you want me to get it to you?

On 8/3/15, Manuel E. Bermudez <manuel@cise.ufl.edu>
wrote:

On Sun, Aug 2, 2015 at 10:12 PM, Michael Havens
<bmike1@gmail.com>

wrote:

Arizona State University has a center where they
recycle
computer
hardware from the university. Does FSU have something
similar?

Oops, this is Gatorland.   It can be dangerous to
confuse
UF
with
FSU
around here
(and there) :-)

On the
phoenix list they told me to get a SATA drive from new
egg.
Would
you
mind waiting a few days until I get the new drive and

the

you

could

install windows 7 on it?

Sure.

Cheers,

-----
Manuel E. Bermudez, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Latin America and Caribbean Outreach Coordinator
Computer and Information Science and Engineering

On 8/2/15, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:

You know... I suppose I could run by best buy and
get

a

very
inexpensive hard drive for the windows 7 install. My

appreciation

to

you for doing this is immeasurable!

On 8/2/15, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:

352 area code? (remember I'm not from here)
When shall I call?

On 8/2/15, Manuel E. Bermudez <manuel@cise.ufl.edu>
wrote:

OK, because i really don't have an extra hard
drive,

except

a

very

old
40G
PATA drive.
Still works ...

My kids have moved on to laptops.  The primary
function
of

this

machine
(once I upgraded my primary machine) was to stream

video

to

the

TV,
but
now
I have Chromecast :-)

Contact me to come by whenever ...   672-2700.

Cheers,

-----
Manuel E. Bermudez, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Latin America and Caribbean Outreach

CoordinatorComputer

and
Information Science and Engineering





On Sun, Aug 2, 2015 at 12:59 PM, Michael Havens <

bmike1@gmail.com>

wrote:

Contrary to what I was told before I sent the
last

message

I'll

give

you 60 dollars as is. Why aren't your kids using
it

any

longer?

On 8/2/15, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com>

wrote:

Here is what I'll do. I'll give you $60 for it
if

you

will
throw
any
hard drive you have laying around with the
windows7
you
mentioned
earlier installed on it. Then I can add my
drive
and
dual
boot
from
two different hard drives. If you can't do that
I'll
give
you
$50

and

ask if you would make it dual boot.

On 8/2/15, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com>
wrote:

You won't need to rescue any of the data as it

would

be

useless
in
the
Microsoft world. Could you possibly make a
dual

boot

with
the
existing
install of Mint on the hard drive. All of my
financial

data

is

on

the
drive (and in ods/kmymoney format) and if I

don't

have
to
put

the

info
in from after the last back up that would be
best!

On 8/2/15, Manuel E. Bermudez
<manuel@cise.ufl.edu

wrote:

Hi:  I may have the machine for you.

Specs:

Custom built circa 2010 (by me).  Was my

primary

machine
for
a
while,
then
I handed it
down to my kids for school work and light
gaming.

---  Case: Antec 300

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042

---  Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3138#ov

---  CPU:  AMD Athlon II X4 620 95W AM3 2MB
Cache
2.6
GHz

http://www.amazon.com/AMD-Athlon-620-2600MHz-Retail/dp/B002MAPTFW

--- RAM:  Mushkin Blackline 996587B (2x2GB)
total

4GB

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146731

--- Video:  Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 1GB GDDR3
PCI-E,
HDMI,DVI-I,VGA.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102837

--- Power supply: Antec SP-500, 500 watt PSU

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817103937

--- Optical:  LG DVD -  R/W drive

I have all the necessary cables, manuals, and
the

original

box
for
the
case.
I can install a fresh, properly licensed

version

of

Windows

7

Pro
on
your
own hard drive, after rescuing the data from

it.

I

can
also

put

Office
2010
on it.

It's all quality parts, and a quality build,
so
I

need

to

ask

for
$60,
but
it's worth it.


Email me if interested.

Cheers,

-----
Manuel E. Bermudez, Ph.D., Associate
Professor
Latin America and Caribbean Outreach
CoordinatorComputer
and
Information Science and Engineering





On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 5:58 PM, Michael
Havens
<bmike1@gmail.com>

wrote:

Well, my desktop was the victim of a power
surge.
When

it

ran
Windows
it was a Vista machine. Would somebody have
a
computer

floating

around
that I could take for like $20 ? If it is a
Windows7

machine

I'll
give
you like $35 . No monitor needed and I want
to

put

the
hard
drive
of
my dying machine in it. Would anyone be

willing

to

help
me

out?

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