[GLLUG] free old hardware
Jeremy Neil
jrmyzero at gmail.com
Sun Nov 7 15:13:50 EST 2010
theres a few of those things i could use one being a video card and another
being one of the hard drives since im pretty low on space. im not sure how
i'd want to get those things, but if youre out of lansing i suppose the next
gllug meeting wold work. i'd take more but i dont want to be greedy unless
no one else want the stuff of course. but thanks a head of time
Jeremy
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> 1. free old hardware (Charles Ulrich)
> 2. Browser problems (Frank Dolinar)
> 3. Re: Browser problems (Clay Dowling)
> 4. Re: Browser problems (Ian Walker)
> 5. Re: Browser problems (Patrick)
> 6. Re: Browser problems (Don Bosman)
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> Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2010 13:33:24 -0400
> From: Charles Ulrich <charles at bityard.net>
> To: linux-user at egr.msu.edu
> Subject: [GLLUG] free old hardware
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> I'm doing some fall cleaning and put together a box of stuff that I no
> longer need. Everything here is (to my knowledge) in working condition
> and nothing is dirty or worn. If you see anything you want, I'll bring
> it to the next GLLUG meeting. You can also stop by my place for pick
> up.
>
> GeForce FX 5200: AGP 128MB, 1x DVI + 1x VGA + 1x S-Video
>
> GeForce FX 5500: AGP 128MB, 2x VGA + 1x S-Video
>
> GeForce MX 4000: AGP 128MB, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
>
> Netgear FA311 PCI 10/100 Ethernet card
>
> D-Link DFE-530TX PCI 10/100 Ethernet card (this one has a boot ROM socket)
>
> WD Caviar 10GB 5400RPM PATA HDD
>
> Seagate ST38421A 8.4GB PATA HDD
>
> Maxtor 5T060H6 61GB 7200RPM PATA HDD
>
> U.S. Robotics 56K PCI hardware modem (not Winmodem)
>
> PCI USB 2.0 Adapter: 4 external ports, 1 internal. (I bought this to
> use with a USB scanner and it worked great for every single USB
> device, except the scanner.)
>
> Microsoft portable wireless laser mouse, model 1054
>
> Kensington Orbit trackball, PS/2 and serial
>
> Flexible neck desktop microphone
>
> Microsoft PS/2 Intellimouse - Old-skool mechnical, two buttons with
> clickable scrollwheel
>
> iRock Car FM transmitter
>
> Some kind of 6x6 patch panel antenna, could be modified for wifi
>
> Kensington computer lock and cable
>
> Radio Shack caller ID unit
>
> Griffin iTrip FM transmitter
>
> Motorola TFC139B Tracfone (with battery, charger but no sim card)
>
> 2x 64MB SO-DIMM laptop memory
>
> Promise PCI Ultra 100 ATA adapter
>
> Electronic Sudoku game
>
> Spool of 25 music CD-Rs. I bought these because my car CD player reads
> them better than generic computer CD-Rs. (I just listen to the radio
> now.)
>
> TRGPro PalmOS PDA. Basically a clone of the Palm III, except it has a
> compact flash reader. In perfect condition. Comes with 32MB compact
> flash card and serial cradle.
>
> One stack of Linux Journal magazines. Issues range from around 2000 to
> 2009. Haven't counted yet, but probably between 20-30 magazines in
> total.
>
> Thanks,
> Charles
> --
> http://bityard.net
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 07 Nov 2010 08:51:00 -0500
> From: Frank Dolinar <frank.dolinar at comcast.net>
> To: GLLUG <linux-user at egr.msu.edu>
> Subject: [GLLUG] Browser problems
> Message-ID: <4CD6AEC4.6090309 at comcast.net>
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> Hi, everyone,
> I was talking with a friend yesterday who presented me with a
> problem for which I have no answer.
> Perhaps one of you can shed some light on the situation.
> His computer is a recent Dell system with an Intel quad-core chip,
> running Vista (Vista Home, I believe), and he's had both IE and Firefox
> browsers stop working, each claiming that it can't access the particular
> site requested (pick a site, doesn't matter). IE failed about a month
> ago. Firefox failed last Tuesday.
> He also has Chrome on the system, and that appears to work without
> problem.
> I verified this situation on his computer. Baffling.
> I did a complete uninstall of Firefox and downloaded and
> reinstalled it. Same error.
> My suspicion is that there's some bit of malware that is causing
> this situation. I'm wondering whether the problem isn't caused by
> malware but by something in either the Chrome browser or some problem
> with his firewall. He also said that he has more than one anti-virus
> package installed on his system -- which I believe is not recommended.
> That's what I know at the moment.
>
> If anyone can suggest an approach or a solution, I'd appreciate any
> help you can provide.
>
> Thanks,
> Frank
>
> --
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 07 Nov 2010 10:59:47 -0500
> From: Clay Dowling <clay at lazarusid.com>
> To: linux-user at egr.msu.edu
> Subject: Re: [GLLUG] Browser problems
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> On 11/07/2010 08:51 AM, Frank Dolinar wrote:
> > He also said that he has more than one anti-virus package installed
> > on his system -- which I believe is not recommended.
> He's lucky he can use the system at all. A lot of the systems tend to
> go into crazy loops triggering off of each others virus signatures.
>
> He probably has a malware problem. My advice is to do a complete wipe
> and reinstall (something I'm looking at this week as well). He should
> install exactly -one- malware program, and he needs to make sure that
> it's not something he bought at a store (which are nearly all crap).
> Avast has a good rep and a good price. I've also had excellent luck
> with Kaspersky Anti Virus. It's a bit spendy but very comprehensive.
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2010 11:25:06 -0500
> From: Ian Walker <walkeri1 at msu.edu>
> To: Greater Lansing Linux User Group <linux-user at egr.msu.edu>
> Subject: Re: [GLLUG] Browser problems
> Message-ID: <E7E156DB-BE7A-4CC3-B618-2F5F69B79EE0 at msu.edu>
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> When I have to set up Windows PCs for work (rare - mostly dealing with
> Macs) a combination of Microsoft's tools (Windows Firewall, Windows
> Defender) and AVG antivirus seems to do the trick. Windows Defender for
> Spyware, Firewall for obvious reasons, and AVG for virus protection.
>
> Avast has a good reputation as well, but I've never set it up.
>
> ClamWin is also pretty good, but I'm not sure about its tools anymore in
> regards to just scanning your system v realtime protection of your computer.
> Worth looking at.
>
> --
> Ian!
> walkeri1 at msu.edu
>
> http://www.linkedin.com/pub/8/b5b/577
>
> On Nov 7, 2010, at 10:59 AM, Clay Dowling wrote:
>
> > On 11/07/2010 08:51 AM, Frank Dolinar wrote:
> >> He also said that he has more than one anti-virus package installed on
> his system -- which I believe is not recommended.
> > He's lucky he can use the system at all. A lot of the systems tend to go
> into crazy loops triggering off of each others virus signatures.
> >
> > He probably has a malware problem. My advice is to do a complete wipe
> and reinstall (something I'm looking at this week as well). He should
> install exactly -one- malware program, and he needs to make sure that it's
> not something he bought at a store (which are nearly all crap). Avast has a
> good rep and a good price. I've also had excellent luck with Kaspersky Anti
> Virus. It's a bit spendy but very comprehensive.
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> Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 07 Nov 2010 12:50:08 -0500
> From: Patrick <collorap at msu.edu>
> To: Frank Dolinar <frank.dolinar at comcast.net>, GLLUG
> <linux-user at egr.msu.edu>
> Subject: Re: [GLLUG] Browser problems
> Message-ID: <4CD6E6D0.3010401 at msu.edu>
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> Hi Frank,
>
> Did you check the proxy server settings in IE and Firefox? Some viruses
> run a local proxy server and change the browser settings to point to
> it. While the virus/malware is running, the browser may work normally
> for the most part although the proxy might inject ads, pop-ups or
> collect information about the sites being visited. Once the virus is
> removed, the browser can't access any sites because it is pointing to a
> nonexistent proxy server.
>
> - Patrick
>
> Frank Dolinar wrote:
> > Hi, everyone,
> > I was talking with a friend yesterday who presented me with a
> > problem for which I have no answer.
> > Perhaps one of you can shed some light on the situation.
> > His computer is a recent Dell system with an Intel quad-core chip,
> > running Vista (Vista Home, I believe), and he's had both IE and
> > Firefox browsers stop working, each claiming that it can't access the
> > particular site requested (pick a site, doesn't matter). IE failed
> > about a month ago. Firefox failed last Tuesday.
> > He also has Chrome on the system, and that appears to work without
> > problem.
> > I verified this situation on his computer. Baffling.
> > I did a complete uninstall of Firefox and downloaded and
> > reinstalled it. Same error.
> > My suspicion is that there's some bit of malware that is causing
> > this situation. I'm wondering whether the problem isn't caused by
> > malware but by something in either the Chrome browser or some problem
> > with his firewall. He also said that he has more than one anti-virus
> > package installed on his system -- which I believe is not recommended.
> > That's what I know at the moment.
> >
> > If anyone can suggest an approach or a solution, I'd appreciate
> > any help you can provide.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Frank
> >
>
>
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>
> Message: 6
> Date: Sun, 07 Nov 2010 11:52:41 -0500
> From: Don Bosman <dbosman at msu.edu>
> To: linux-user at egr.msu.edu
> Subject: Re: [GLLUG] Browser problems
> Message-ID: <4CD6D959.90103 at msu.edu>
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> It sounds like the machine is infested. I've seen the same behavior at
> work.
> If it can be rolled back a couple of months, to a restore point before
> the issue, it might be salvaged.
> Barring that, or even if it works, scan with Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
> program.
> http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
> If those two things don't work, a re-install from scratch may be faster
> than repeated attempts at repair.
>
> Also, if they have to keep Vista, have him download and install
> Microsoft's Security Essentials package and un-install his other
> anti-virus products.
> Microsoft has a better idea of what can go wrong with their software
> than any other "free" product and many of the pay products.
>
> Have him try Ubuntu Studio.
>
> Good luck.
> Don Bosman
>
>
>
>
>
> On 11/7/2010 8:51 AM, Frank Dolinar wrote:
> > Hi, everyone,
> > I was talking with a friend yesterday who presented me with a
> > problem for which I have no answer.
> > Perhaps one of you can shed some light on the situation.
> > His computer is a recent Dell system with an Intel quad-core chip,
> > running Vista (Vista Home, I believe), and he's had both IE and
> > Firefox browsers stop working, each claiming that it can't access the
> > particular site requested (pick a site, doesn't matter). IE failed
> > about a month ago. Firefox failed last Tuesday.
> > He also has Chrome on the system, and that appears to work without
> > problem.
> > I verified this situation on his computer. Baffling.
> > I did a complete uninstall of Firefox and downloaded and
> > reinstalled it. Same error.
> > My suspicion is that there's some bit of malware that is causing
> > this situation. I'm wondering whether the problem isn't caused by
> > malware but by something in either the Chrome browser or some problem
> > with his firewall. He also said that he has more than one anti-virus
> > package installed on his system -- which I believe is not recommended.
> > That's what I know at the moment.
> >
> > If anyone can suggest an approach or a solution, I'd appreciate
> > any help you can provide.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Frank
> >
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