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Score Network Problem
kendeb - 9 Apr 2005 8:17 PM - 2 messages
I am trying to get XP Pro to work with my 2000 PRO network using a wireless network. The 2000 Pro machine sees the XP machine but cannot access it. The XP machine does not see the 2000 machine. I have tried every way I can find ...
Score Re: LIMITED or NO CONNECTIVITY in SP2
Aidan - 9 Apr 2005 7:15 PM - 1 message
Guess what....I am also having similar issues. I am using a Buffalo G54 card which is in my Compaq Evo620c. Prior to upgrading to SP2 it worked a treat and managed to pick up DHCP addresses from the various routers I connect to. ...
Score Cannot share files from laptop to desktop
Jay B - 9 Apr 2005 6:53 PM - 9 messages
I have windows xp sp2 and installed the wireless network as directed by xp. i have a dell desktop and toshiba laptop. I am wireless on the laptop with a netgear card and directly connected to the desktop by a netgear router by an ...
Score Prevent access to unsecured wireless network
Jaws - 9 Apr 2005 1:33 PM - 4 messages
I look after a wireless network for a family with a teenage son. Said son has a PC which connects to his (secured) home network, but which can also connect to an unsecured network nearby. The family wish to restrict his net access to ...
Score Antennas and coaxial cable
Pablo Rodr?guez - 9 Apr 2005 6:06 AM - 2 messages
I'm planning to build my own antennas, and it would be cheaper to use cable tv coax cable, the thing is i'm not shere if it will work right. Thanx ...
Score 2003 SP1 Wireless Zero-Config
dever - 8 Apr 2005 11:21 PM - 1 message
Hi, Is anyone else having a problem with UNC file transfer and the zero-config wireless support provided with SP1 for W2k3Svr? Here's my situation: I'm using Linksys gear (with their SpeedBooster technology) for an 802.11G network. The server and a client are connected ...
Score Problem Securing Network
Lee Ayres - 8 Apr 2005 10:03 PM - 3 messages
I have a problem securing my WiFI network. Wyhen I use it in encrypted It nworks fine. However when I switch on either WEP or WPA security setting I can not get me LAptop to find the network. I have installed via the wireless ...
Score msn version 7
**penguins stole my sanity** - 8 Apr 2005 9:39 PM - 2 messages
plz help i am using netgear wireless network and cant use msn version 7 because it says that  my firewall is stopping it please help! ...
Score Sharing folders on an external HD
JLunis - 8 Apr 2005 8:13 PM - 1 message
I am able to share folders on any partitioned drive on my PC's internal HD (e.g., e:\files).  I can not, however, seem to get folders on my PC's external HD to show up on my laptop as shared folders.  Is this a known ...
Score Changing networks with offline files and folders
Barb - 8 Apr 2005 6:23 PM - 2 messages
I have a situation here where my clients use laptops in a docked and wired configuration and in an undocked and wireless configuration.  Typically, the user will be docked with both the wired and wireless connections are enabled. Network connections function normally.  The user then pulls the laptop out ...
Score Host computer Sharing
sstanjb - 8 Apr 2005 1:59 PM - 1 message
My remote computers are having trouble sharing the host information. I have tried to go through the sharing process but remotes still do not have access to the files on my computer. Due to an emplyee security issue I removed the sharing on my host computer ...
Score Removal from host of a Wireless network place (other computer)
sstanjb - 8 Apr 2005 1:55 PM - 3 messages
How can I remove former employees' computers from our wireless internet connectionso that they do not network access in windows XP? ...
Score open authentication in WEP
nusr - 8 Apr 2005 11:48 AM - 1 message
Much has been mentioned on this topic. But I have just one more question concerning WEP's open authentication.  Its been said that "open" is better than "shared".  In the "open" system setup, how does the key become ...
Score connected to wireless network but can't browse internet
malinky - 8 Apr 2005 10:35 AM - 3 messages
Hi I've just taken delivery today of a Fujitsu Siemens Amilo D1845 laptop with a Conexant PRISM 802.11g (3886) network adapter. OS is XP Home. Am able to connect to open network in my building but cannot get IE or ...
Score Improving signal / range
Keith - 8 Apr 2005 9:26 AM - 4 messages
Hi I am setting up a home WiFi network with the following components: 1 x Trust Speedshare Turbo Pro router / AP 1 x Belkin F5D6001 802.11b PCI card 1 x Belkin F5D7000 802.11g PCI card I have set it all up, and it works, but the range is very poor (lots of ...
Score Wireless Connection
SK - 8 Apr 2005 5:35 AM - 2 messages
Hello, I have a 2 Pcs' wireless internetion connection, one connected directly to the router and the other concnected wirelessly. There is no internet connection problem for both Pcs. But when I play online game, the wireless one cannot be recognised by other online player (seems to be ...
Score Window xp home map drive error
Rachel - 8 Apr 2005 1:55 AM - 1 message
I have share a folder in my win 98 workstation with Full Access and I map this shared folder in Win XP Home as z. This step done sucessfully. But, when I try to access this map drive in Win XP Home, an error message shown "You do ...
Score Intermittent Wireless Access
Canu - 7 Apr 2005 11:17 PM - 3 messages
Hi, I have a Sony VAIO laptop with an internal LAN-Express IEEE Wireless LAN Adapter that has been working well up until 2 days ago. We use a Belkin Wireless Router that is connected to a DSL modem. The problem is in a nutshell is that when I am able to get a signal from the ...
Score Waiting for Wireless before mapping drives
jpmwizard - 7 Apr 2005 9:35 PM - 2 messages
I share a PST for several PCs, (one at a time) by mapping a central location as a network drive on the remote (laptop) system.  All running XP Home SP2, and working well on a wired LAN. Now I just upgraded to a wireless 802.11g switch and put a matching card in ...
Score Recieving a bluetooth file
Baz - 7 Apr 2005 9:01 PM - 1 message
I have a Motorola V3 phone and a IBM T42 Laptop. The problem is that although I can send files to the phone and use the phone as a modem I cannot recieve files from the phone as it always ...
Score Help? Bluetooth "Class of Device" Attribute
Kyle - 7 Apr 2005 5:09 PM - 1 message
The "Class of Device" (COD) is used in device discovery. It's a 3-byte value that describes a device in terms like Computer:Laptop or Imaging:Printer. Some Bluetooth protocols, including Basic Printing Profile (BPP) require this attribute to be set to a specific value. I am writing ...
Score Wireless Network Can't See My wired Network?
joek71 - 7 Apr 2005 2:23 PM - 2 messages
Hi guys, I have set a 2 Pc Network both use Windows XP Pro, my wireless router is SMC 2804WBRP-G and my wirless NIC card is also SMC, I have set up a wrokgroup under Microsfot Windows Network when I try to access my wireless ...
Score Intermittant 'Acquiring Network Address'
Baz - 7 Apr 2005 9:57 AM - 2 messages
I have a new IBM Thinkpad T42 and a Netgear WG602 access point. I am working with fixed IP addresses (Not DHCP) and most of the time everyhing seems fine. I have tied the network down with MAC addresses and 128bit Shared encryption. ...
Score Workgroup and Server Domain
Kevin Gal - 7 Apr 2005 3:47 AM - 2 messages
I am a memeber of a ServerDomain, can I also be a memeber of a peer to peer work group at Home (this is a laptop)? Windows XP Pro ... Thanks Kevin ...
Score access drops ip replaced with win default
KarenMarie - 7 Apr 2005 3:17 AM - 3 messages
I dont know if I am allowed to post liks or not... the detailed account of this issue can be viewed in the link below: [link] If the link doesnt work... here is a brief description: ...
Score aironet 1100
Wes Highfill - 6 Apr 2005 2:27 PM - 3 messages
Has anyone had any luck with configuring the windows 2003 ias server to authenticate users of an aironet 1100?  I've followed several articles but it seems to still be failing on the ias side.  any help would be ...
Score Wireless connection works fine =- can't get on to Internet
DENIS - 6 Apr 2005 2:13 PM - 2 messages
I am running XP on a laptop which is part of my home network.  Have no problem getting on to wireless connection but cannot get onto Internet via either IE or Firefox.  However, this problem does NOT exist when trying via ...
Score Recommendations for WPA hardware?
Jim - 6 Apr 2005 1:34 PM - 6 messages
Hi- My father would like me to set up a wireless network for him. I have just been reading an article at tomshardware about the FBI managing to crack 128bit WEP in just over 3 minutes using publically available software, which I thought rather worrying ... ...
Score wireless network
Unrealchamp - 6 Apr 2005 1:23 PM - 1 message
This morning I tried to print on a printer set up on my network. I was unable to locate the printer because it showed the computer on the network by itself. It was the same way with the other 2 computers on the network. I was ...
Score help!!! cant get 2 pc's on a wireless network to share anything!
xmatt0926x - 6 Apr 2005 4:19 AM - 6 messages
hello. i have a desktop and a new laptop hooked up to a wireless network using a linksys wireless router. Both pc's are running XP Home.  They both connect to the network fine and can both access the internet wirelessly, but ...
Score Laptop will not connect to workgroup
Nic - 6 Apr 2005 3:13 AM - 4 messages
I have set up a small network at home using one wired computerto a Hub, and one with a wireless connection.  They work fine.  Now I bought a lapttop and I can't get connected to the other machines.  From the two other machines, I ...
Score Wired and Wireless
Stuart - 6 Apr 2005 2:11 AM - 2 messages
Hello, At the moment I have an ADSL Ethernet 4 port Router. I use this to connect two PC's to the internet and to each other. It is a little network with the same workgroup so I can share files and games ...
Score HELP! Network connections empty and Ipconfig won't work
allaprima1 - 5 Apr 2005 9:15 PM - 2 messages
OK folks, here goes: I have an XP Home machine that needs to be a client to a 2K server (already a host to a third machine running 2k) and the Network Connections folder on the XP machine is empty. I also apparently cannot ...
Score Computer policy processing
MattRidd - 5 Apr 2005 8:59 PM - 2 messages
Hello, I am in the process of setting Wireless up in one of our remote sites. All of the clients are XP SP2 with a mix of Laptop & Desktop. I have managed to get the laptops authenticating & processing computer ...
Score database file not ftp'ing
ProLog - 5 Apr 2005 8:25 PM - 1 message
I just got a linksys wireless modem on my network and I can ftp upload/download all types of files and images for many customers still but when it comes to uploading and downloading the database files with extensions ".mdb" my connections stops. Before I got the wireless modem I ...
Score Access Point
Jay - 5 Apr 2005 7:59 PM - 2 messages
Hi, I am using EAP-TLS, and I know that it requires 802.1x complient access point. I am using LinkSys WAP55AG access point wich supports 802.11a/b/g, and surprisingly it is working with EAP-TLS. Here is the config: ...
Score Thinkpad R40 and Wireless
Harvey Gratt - 5 Apr 2005 7:27 PM - 6 messages
I have an R40 Dual Boot system - win xp pro sp2 and win98se. I am connected wirelessy to a Belkin 54g router router. When I check my speeds in win98se, they are as they should be. However, when I check them in win xp (latest wireless drivers), they are reduced ...
Score Wireless network and Age of Empires Expansion multiplayer
Bob W. - 5 Apr 2005 7:03 PM - 2 messages
I have just installed a wireless network at home between 2 computers that both have XP (one has home add and one has Media).  I can start the game on the box with the router and can see the game on the other box with the ...
Score Adding a workgroup
Zb Kornecki - 5 Apr 2005 6:09 PM - 7 messages
I have a small wireless network of 4 comptuers and 1 laptop connected to Workgroup "Family" via a Linksys BEFW11S4 Accesspoint/Router.  I run Windows XP Pro on all systems with NIS 2004 Professional as my firewall.  I have no ...
Score WMP54g as a service
Mark - 5 Apr 2005 3:00 PM - 4 messages
My setup: several pc's with linksy WMP54G cards. PC's running Win2k Pro SP 3. Server running Win2k Server with AD,DNS. Problem: upon boot, the pc's of course look for the DC, but can't find it ...
Score System Tray Signal Strength -vs- Wireless Properties Strength
Scott - 5 Apr 2005 3:25 AM - 4 messages
After upgrading to XP SP2, my wireless signal strength shown in the system tray shows "2" bars and calls it "Low".  When I view all available wireless networks, my network in the list shows "5" bars and "Excellent". Why the two different strength levels?  Which is correct? ...
Score Re: unwanted computer on network
M.L. - 5 Apr 2005 1:02 AM - 1 message
Any hacker who can get through encryption and MAC filtering will have no problem finding an SSID. And some network configurations will not work unless the SSID is turned on. ...
Score Windows XP automatically restarts when I install a wirless adapter
mike - 5 Apr 2005 12:57 AM - 3 messages
When I install a Netgear wirless adapter in my windows XP machine it continuosly restarts. Please Help! Mike ...
Score 802.1x settings in group policy
AdminKen - 4 Apr 2005 11:06 PM - 8 messages
I have a system with Windows 2000 server DC (SP4, AD 2000 native mode) and all XP pro sp2 workstations. I have one 2003 member server and two other 2000 member servers (sp4). I need to roll out the 802.1x setting for a wireless network using IAS ...
Score 8021.x WPA settings using group policy on a 2000 server
AdminKen - 4 Apr 2005 11:06 PM - 2 messages
Does having only 2000 server as a DC vs. a 2003 server as a DC limit my ability to roll out WPA settings versus only WEP settings via group policy? I have a system with Windows 2000 server DC (SP4, AD 2000 native mode) and ...
Score Microsoft IAS Radius and session timeout setting
AdminKen - 4 Apr 2005 10:50 PM - 4 messages
I am trying to set up a Microsoft IAS Radius (2000 Server) with a Cisco AP 1200 using 802.1x PEAP and WEP How do I specify the session time out on the IAS radius server? The only thing that I can find the resembles a session timeout is the "Restrict ...
Score Can't share between two computers
NightShadows - 4 Apr 2005 8:31 PM - 3 messages
I have two computers.  One is a desktop and the other is a laptop.  The Desktop is wired directly into my wireless modem-router.  My laptop connects wireless.  Both computers can access the internet, but I can't seem to have ...
Score Status disconnected
Tom Brown - 4 Apr 2005 6:52 PM - 4 messages
I have been on a wireless network for nearly two years with a Dell XP Home SP2 system and a Buffalo WLI-CB-G54 PCMCIA card.  It has worked fine up until about two weeks ago when it started acting strange.  I do not know ...
Score Disabling XP firewall
Geoff - 4 Apr 2005 2:51 PM - 3 messages
I have a 3Com ADSL modem wireless router with a built in firewall, I'm having problems in that since I upgraded the firmware I keep getting kicked off my internet connection. 3Com support have suggested disabling my 'software firewall' and trying that. I assume they mean XP's firewall. ...
Score How set OID from user mode?
noeftv - 4 Apr 2005 12:14 PM - 3 messages
I am using Windows Xp sp1 ddk and I need set some OIDs of my wireless card. How I can set OIDs 802.11 from user mode? What functios I need? How do I use that functions? Can I use DeviceIoControl with IOCTL_NDIS_QUERY_GLOBAL_STATS? How? ...
Score Wireless network Management
Jayant patil - 4 Apr 2005 6:45 AM - 3 messages
I recently installed wireless networking (802.11g) in my workplace. How can i come to know who is connected to my wireless AP at present? Similarly can i come to know who( MAC address ) was connected to AP in past , or who tried to connect this AP? ...
Score file sharing help
Marc - 4 Apr 2005 2:31 AM - 3 messages
I've got 2 computer's, one is a desktop, the other a laptop. I've got internet acces through cable modem connected to my linksys wireless router. My desktop is connected by cable to the router, my laptop, wireless. I set up ...
Score WinXP Home client can't connect to WPA network
Michelle Dady - 3 Apr 2005 10:11 PM - 3 messages
I have a WinXP Home client that will not connect to a WPA protected network.  When I try to join the network I get the following error message:  "Windows is unable to connect to the selected network...." I have tried multiple wireless network cards in this machine and have gotten ...
Score XP Home Editions file sharing
Dragonfire - 3 Apr 2005 7:33 PM - 4 messages
I have 2 computers XP Home Edition that I am trying to share files. It is a wireless network and they can both see the internet. I shared folders on each following several links posted here and it appears to be set up correctly. ...
Score Wireless connection takes ages - help?
DavidM - 3 Apr 2005 1:29 PM - 3 messages
I have a Linksys wired router connected to an NTL cable modem, with a PC connected directly to that router. I then have a Linksys wireless router connected to the first router for use with my laptop via a Linksys wireless adapter. When ...
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