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<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;text-align:right">Ennis<br>
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<div style="text-align:right">Co Clare<br>
17/09/2014<br>
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</div><br><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Dear Ubuntu users
<br> I recently (4 months ago)
loaded Ubuntu 12.04 onto a Desktop Computer which previously
had Windows XP (I cleared the Windows XP OS completely). I then upgraded to Ubuntu version 14.04 and I have a
problem. It's really down to my lack of knowledge and
awareness of both Windows and Ubuntu and the hardware I'm
using. <br>
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I have a Laptop running Windows 8.1 and I
connect to the Internet with a <span> <i>Huawei</i>
E5220 Wi-Fi <i>Mobile Wireless Modem </i></span>(using
the 3 Mobile Broadband service) which is attached to the
Laptop via USB. I then link the Laptop (which receives its
Broadband signal from this Modem) via CAT5 cable or Ethernet
cable to the Desktop Linux OS based Computer (upstairs) ie
it's a Mobile AMD Sempron (tm) Processor 3300+ (type 32-bit).
I have tried to execute the Internet Sharing commands on the
Windows-based Laptop and I have tried to open the terminal
line on the Ubuntus14.04 OS and typed <br>
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"<span style="color:rgb(194,12,185);font-weight:bold">
ifconfig</span> eth0 192.168.0.131 netmask 255.255.255.0"<br>
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<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I don't really
understand the rationale behind this command or entry but I've
taken it from a link that a friend provided : see : <br>
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<a href="http://blog.creativeitp.com/posts-and-articles/windows/share-windows-internet-connection-with-linux/" target="_blank">http://blog.creativeitp.com/posts-and-articles/windows/share-windows-internet-connection-with-linux/</a><br>
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<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Usually this
works but today it didn't so I wonder how can I connect
consistently to the Internet using this or some other
alternative configuration ??<br>
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<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Do you or your
colleagues have any convenient solution or do you know of
anyone based in Clare or Limerick who might be able to help
with this question ???<br>
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<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Sorry to be
bothering you or your colleagues : I too am very enthusiastic
that Ubuntu 14.04 is a big success and keen that it gets
widely shared so that the wonderful Open Source movement can
grow to its full potential in Ireland and be a tool for change
in respect of people engaging more with Code and
Computers/Online generally so that we can take more control of
our own systems and shape our own future rather that have
others foisting their version of the future upon us. <br>
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<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Sorry again to
bother you with this petty query ; it's just that it means a
lot to me to have my Desktop computer active and connected to
the www as my wife tends to use the Laptop downstairs for much
of her work.<br>
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<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I understand
that you are very busy and please reply to this email at your
convenience. I have tried to join the Ubuntu Ireland mailing
list so apologies for contacting you by email and if your team
has a contact in the Co Clare/Limerick/Co Limerick area(s),
I'd be delighted to get their contact details (if allowed) and
connect with them and share ideas etc. . I have joined the
Computer Society at UL and I believe some of its members are
very active Linux users.<br>
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<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Thanks for your
time and consideration and keep up your great work : it's
really appreciated despite all the negativity and apathy that
appears to be out there.<br>
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Yours
Sincerely, Tom Taaffe, with best wishes and many thanks</div></div>