Can anybody hack into my computer through my IP address, got from Yahoo Messenger?

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• They cut this off of my last question it was so damn big! Here's the rest of it: The outlet looks like it would accept the kind of wire that I plug into my printer, not the kind you think of, like the ones on XBOX 360 controllers, or iPod chargers. It's kind of a square with a rounded top. I don't know what this is for, and I've never used it. However, I do have a blue wire that I usually use for my printer that fits this. One side is the kind of rounded-top square that would fit into the modem, and the other side is a regular USB plug: the kind you do see on 360 Controllers, iPod chargers, and flash drives. So that finishes up the internet connection part. Okay, last bit I suppose. My computer. System: Microsoft Windows XP, Version 2002, Home Edition, Service Pack 3. Hewlett-Packard Company, Compaq Presario, Desktop, 0,99 Gigs of RAM, and then it says "Physical Address Extension," after it lists all of the stuff about CPU and all that, that I've already told you. Some general info: I have Ubuntu installed on "Ext3" a partition of my harddrive (C). I had a bit of trouble with the partitioning, but it went through all right. I transferred my files to Ubuntu during installation. BTW, I don't have one of those weird things where your IP changes if you shut off your computer and turn it on again, so that can't be the problem. The information on subnet mask, IP address, and all of that, matches the info I get when I type "ipconfig" in command prompt. My computer still has alot of memory, and is pretty much still brand new. I got it in January or February of this year. It came with Windows XP, as per usual. I have tried Kubuntu and Pardus before this, and they had the same problem: everything perfect and awesome, but no internet connection. So I don't think my specific distro (version) of Linux is the problem. Oh and also, on Linux when I try to make a connection it has :Eth0 Eth01 (Or just Eth1, I can't remember) and Dial Up 1. None of them work. One is listed underneath the Realtek thing, and the other two, (not sure which ones) are listed under the Westell modem, no matter which one I have in. Well, I really really really hope you can help me. If you answer this, and it works, I'll just ask a bunch of random questions, give you the links, and grant you the best answer on all of them so you can rack up some points. Feel free to e-mail me or contact me on yahoo messenger. If you answer this question, please continue to check in on it from time to time in case I post additional details that pertain to your answer. Please, also, try not to be too technical. I'm getting better at this, but it's still confusing. Thanks all, you'll never know just how much I appreciate this. ~Ryan

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  Wow, thank you for being so thorough. Everyone should ask questions like this. It makes them easy to answer. The RTL8102 network card has known issues with Ubuntu 8.xx It's funny though, while looking for a solution to your problem, this question was on the very first page of my Google search. I can't vouch for the accuracy of this solution, since I don't have that card, but it's the best I could come up with: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1058002 The last post in this thread has a solution listed, but I doubt it will work for you, since his solution is basically to remove the server kernel, which you don't even have (unless you installed it yourself). I think that your best bet would be to compile the driver yourself. You can download it here: http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=7&PFid=7&Level=5&Conn=4&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false#RTL8100E/RTL8101E/RTL8102E-GR/RTL8103E(L)%3Cbr%3ERTL8102E(L)/RTL8101E Download this: "LINUX driver for kernel 2.6.X and 2.4.X (Support x86 and x64)" It may not work though. The final thing I found was a kernel patch for RTL8102 support. Use it at your own risk: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/romieu/netdev-2.6.git;a=shortlog;h=r8169-fixes EDIT: Before trying the patch in the last link, download the drivers from the RealTek website under Windows. Ubuntu can read NTFS filesystems, so you should be able to copy the archive over from the Windows partition onto your Ubuntu partition from inside Ubuntu. Copy to your desktop in Ubuntu. If you can't do that, then burn the files to a CD/DVD or save them to a flash drive. Once you can access the files in Ubuntu, open a terminal (Applications->Accessories) cd ~/Desktop tar -xvf r8101-1.011.00.tar cd r8101-1.011.00 ./configure make sudo make install If that doesn't help, then you may want to try the patch. I've never used git myself, so I'll tell you straight off the bat that I'm probably not qualified to give you advice about this. That's why I said `Use it at your own risk`. In Ubuntu, you'll need to install the git packages before you can use the patch: sudo apt-get build-dep git-core wget http://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/git-1.6.2.tar.gz tar xjf git-1.6.2.tar.gz cd git-1.6.2/ ./configure make sudo make install Now, assuming all of that works, you need to apply the patch in the last of those links. Sorry I can't be of more help, but, unfortunately, I just don't have very much experience in *nix.