Windows Wireless Networking

Remove Password

Jim Cummings - 3 Feb 2007 5:36 PM - 2 messages

I want to remove my password for windows and have forgotten how to do it, will some one please advise. Thanks. Jim ...

Can't see printer

Jeff Shanker - 3 Feb 2007 5:11 PM - 3 messages

I have 2 routers, one for my VoIP telephone and one wireless. I can connect to the Internet fine, but I am unable to see the printer. I have set up a workgroup and my laptop can connect to it, but I can't see anything inside ...

The tcp connection was unexpectedly disconnected from the server

Beemer - 3 Feb 2007 2:30 PM - 4 messages

OE6 has been working perfectly until I connected my Belkin Wireless G Plus Router. Now I start OE6 and download news messages. A few minutes later I get a pop up message which says The tcp connection was unexpectedly disconnected from the server ...

Ad Hoc Wireless Network

Ade Evans - 3 Feb 2007 9:59 AM - 7 messages

HELP! All I'm trying to do is share a cable internet connection between to wireless laptops! I've heard a adhoc wireless network is the fellow for me! We have an Inspiron 9400 connected to a cable modem. We have an Inspiron ...

Identifying An IP Address

Scott - 3 Feb 2007 5:25 AM - 5 messages

Is there some kind of utility that will allow me to look up an IP address.. for example: 72.89.196.14 1...and determine something about where it came from? Page stats on my website give me an IP address, and I'd like to ...

Setting up a home network

Barry - 2 Feb 2007 9:57 PM - 2 messages

I am having trouble setting up a wireless home network. I have set up my Linksys router just fine, and able to get wireless internet from my laptop with Linksys wireless PCMCIA card just fine. But I cannot access file and ...

some questions

Hippo - 2 Feb 2007 9:41 PM - 2 messages

well I like to start a fast internet service in my tower by wireless networking we have 20 floors and in each floor there are 4 units I want to know that whats the best service to use and how many data points it need and ...

Unable to clear DNS cache whilst repairing wireless connection

mark.ew - 2 Feb 2007 8:04 PM - 4 messages

Whilst trying to repair my wireless connection, i get the message 'unable to clear DNS cache'. What is the DNS cache, and should it be cleared when repairing the connection. I hve two computers on my wireless network, i get ...

Roaming Profile on Shutdown

DrewCSUC - 2 Feb 2007 7:37 PM - 3 messages

Is there a way to allow a save of a roaming profile when a wirelessly connected users initiates a shutdown? Can the shutdown procedure be stalled in order to intiate the roaming profile save? I think I also saw some ...

Excellent wireless signal - but no Internet access!

Andy - 2 Feb 2007 5:33 PM - 8 messages

I have just fitted a TP LINK wireless router TP-WR541G/542G and although I get an excellent signal I cant access the Internet at all. I am in Chile - previously the Lap Top has worked well wirelessly in UK ...

Can Neighbor Access My Files?

Marc - 2 Feb 2007 10:14 AM - 5 messages

Hello, My neighbor has given me permission to use her wireless internet access. She does not have security enabled, so I just connect to it. My questions are, a) could this allow her to access files on my computer? b) What would ...

wireless network printer sharing

vgers2 - 2 Feb 2007 2:20 AM - 7 messages

I have a Linksys Wireless-G Super Boost router connected to my desktop. I also have an Epson CX3810 printer connected to my desktop. I have a wireless laptop that accesses the internet via the router. I am having a problem ...

Wireless networking problem, no longer

WGD - 2 Feb 2007 12:04 AM - 5 messages

This post is to relate an experience that may prove useful to someone else. I have (had) a desktop w/XP-Home. Also a laptop with XP-MCE In a wireless mode, XP-Hm could "see" the XP-MCE; however, I was never able ...

laptop cannot connect to access point

Amchi - 1 Feb 2007 10:39 PM - 2 messages

Wireless access point running at 54MBps. 4 machines as following: Laptop 1 - 11 Mbps Laptop 2 - 54 Mbps Laptop 3 - 54 Mbps Desktop 1 - 54 Mbps All machines can see the access point. All can connect to it. Except Laptop 2. ...

Wireless printing is driving me nuts

scotaron - 1 Feb 2007 9:52 PM - 5 messages

I have a netgear dg834gt Wireless router and I am trying to get a Netgear WGPS606 Wireless print server to work with it. I am using Network magic for my networking It finds the Print Server no problem at the pc end and I can access settings etc.In the print ...

wireless connections

sully - 1 Feb 2007 9:46 PM - 2 messages

WANT TO USE WIRELESS CONNECTION ON LAPTOP BUT HAVING PROBLEMS I HAVE TO HAVE ROUTER CABLE CONNECTED SO ITS NOT WIRELESS CAN ANYBODY HELP ...

helpandsupport link

zombonezombone - 1 Feb 2007 5:40 PM - 4 messages

can anyone help me?My Help and support link in my start up does not work.I am stumped.....thanks for your feed back..... ...

Lost One Of Our Computers On The Network

Pegleg - 1 Feb 2007 4:36 PM - 2 messages

All of a sudden one of the computers on the network can't be accessed. receive message that we don't have permission when we try to access it. Also get RPC error when trying to use the printer attached to it. ...

Can t connect!!

Simon - 1 Feb 2007 10:32 AM - 3 messages

I am installing a new adapter to a wireless network. The adapter cannot connect - what am i doing wrong or forgetting to do?? ...

Excellent signal but still shows limited connectivity

Flex - 1 Feb 2007 6:56 AM - 8 messages

hi, i would like to know how can i configure my wireless network adapter. my laptop can detect the wifi signal and it showed an excellent or strong one but still warned that i have limited connectivity... I ticked on repair to ...

good wireless connection, but cannot browse

Roy - 31 Jan 2007 11:31 PM - 2 messages

I have a 2wire gateway installed with AT&T Yahoo DSL Service. Everything is good when using a Ethernet cable. When I switch to wireless, the system tray shows that the connection is built. But I can't use IE or Firefox to browse any web sites. My MSN Messenger ...

wireless connection good, but cannot browse

Roy - 31 Jan 2007 9:41 PM - 7 messages

I have a 2wire gateway installed with AT&T Yahoo DSL Service. Everything is good when using a Ethernet cable. When I switch to wireless, the system tray shows that the connection is built. But I can't use IE or Firefox to browse any web sites. My MSN Messenger ...

Can a Laptop be connected to a PC for data transfer

Ryan - 31 Jan 2007 7:40 PM - 4 messages

Hi, I was wondering if I can connect my Laptop to my PC via either data cable, or through Wireless Connection. I had tried with a eithernet cable and it didn't turn out so simple, so was wondering how it was done. ...

ICS options box not appearing

timdalefan - 31 Jan 2007 7:10 PM - 3 messages

I have been trying to help a friend set up an ics so he can wirelessly connect to the net on his laptop. He has bthomehub connected to his main pc running xp home sp2. The laptop is also running xp home sp2. The problem I'm ...

Can't connect wireless to one computer, but can connect to another

TerriS - 31 Jan 2007 4:38 PM - 2 messages

I have 3 computers on my network, an EMachine, a CisNet and a Toshiba laptop all running Windows XP home edition. Recently I had to rebuild the laptop and I cannot connect to the EMachine (the main computer). The laptop can ...

Strong signal, but wireless access keeps dropping

Anthony Smith - 31 Jan 2007 12:41 PM - 4 messages

Good Morning Everyone, I hope everyone is doing great today. Someone here at the office has a computer at home with a internet access through a local cable company and has a wireless router set up to access the net via his laptop. There is a ...

PATRIOT 6000

sterny - 31 Jan 2007 12:32 PM - 5 messages

need to know if my laptop can be used for wireless...dont know if it has wireless enabled as i cannot connect with my new netgear range max router which uses the ethernet cable.....can someone help me as dont want to waste ...

IBM Laptop and Linksys Router

Norm - 31 Jan 2007 12:20 PM - 3 messages

I have an IBM laptop from my office and a wireless network with a linksys router at home. Suddenly the computer stopped connecting wirelessly to my home network, but still connects wirelessly to other networks where I travel for work. ...

WEP security set-up

Joel - 31 Jan 2007 2:18 AM - 3 messages

Firstly thanks to all that helped me set-up my wireless Network ;-) Hi their... If u set to WEP security (this is on a belkin wireless router) via the routers user interface, u generate a key. Once generated, other PC's on the network have restricted access ...

Connecting existing pc to laptop

Rhonda - 30 Jan 2007 11:17 AM - 2 messages

I have windows xp home edition SP2 on pc and am looking to set up a network, connecting a laptop with windows media center 2005 to share the internet connection. Can this be done wirelessly (the laptop is wireless enabled) ? ...

not very clever!!!

sterny - 30 Jan 2007 10:20 AM - 2 messages

......have two patiot laptops...have one already connected to wireless netgear range max router set up ok all working with usb wireless adapter from belkin.......how do i set up other patriot to work have tried exact same as did with first one... all the lights come on except theLAN 4 one that i used ...

how to connect two pc

ramesh - 30 Jan 2007 4:44 AM - 2 messages

hi, i want to know whether we can connect two pc with wireless lan card without access point,like we connect two pc with cross cables in ethernet thank you ...

Re: infrared?

dnkhooker - 30 Jan 2007 3:11 AM - 2 messages

where can i find my infared port on my computer? I don't know where it is ...

Automatic, Manual, and On Demand?

M$ User - 30 Jan 2007 2:19 AM - 2 messages

I've been looking through the Windows XP's online help, Google, and Grouples for an explanation of what these mean. I can sort of guess what they mean, but only guess, and I'm not sure what happens in ...

Bad connection

confusedman - 29 Jan 2007 9:28 PM - 3 messages

can anyone help me,I have a broadband connection which has a really good connection very fast, but my dads laptop shares it wirelessly and his connections is always very low and doesnt connect a lot of the time (even ...

Signal strength is low

BnD - 29 Jan 2007 9:13 PM - 7 messages

Hi all My router is downstairs and my computer is upstairs about 15 metres apart yet the signal from my belkin router is always low or very low. Any ideas???? ...

Wireless Network card

N3llz - 29 Jan 2007 8:31 PM - 5 messages

This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. (Code 12)...thats the erorr i get...I NEED HELP?? ...

WiFi connection needs reboot

M$ User - 29 Jan 2007 6:19 AM - 8 messages

I'm using a Compaq nc8230 wireless-equipped laptop to access a SpeedTouch 585 wireless modem/router. The laptop run Windows XP professional. Whenever I bring the laptop home and bring it out of hibernation, it connects to the SpeedTouch, but my Firefox browser claims that it can't ...

why does wireless connection keep being interrupted?

kliodna - 29 Jan 2007 4:05 AM - 2 messages

When my son is playing 2142 Battlefield online on our home computer and I'm on our laptop, I sometimes lose connection. I've started doing things next to the home computer to see when I get disconnected and it's when he dies in the ...

Browser not working

stejo - 29 Jan 2007 3:11 AM - 2 messages

I have a Linksys Wireless - G Broadband Router, I can get connected to my LAN, it shows excellent signal, but I cannot access the internet. I would like to know what I should do. Thank you ...

Make PC wireless access point

GMAN - 29 Jan 2007 12:21 AM - 8 messages

Ok heres my setup... -I have a computer connected to a wired network in my home -It conntects to the internet via the wired network -This computer has a wireless network adapter in addition to the wired one I want to use the wireless adapter to create a wireless access point for my ...

Connecting to wireless network

vanewbie - 28 Jan 2007 6:03 PM - 4 messages

I have a Fujitsu S Series Lifebook laptop and am using a 2Wire 2700 HG-E Router. My laptop can detect several wireless networks, but cannot connect to them. I created one network myself and carefully wrote down the WEP but now when I ...

Shared Folders

John - 28 Jan 2007 4:31 PM - 2 messages

I've used the home networking wizard to share a internet connection and share folders but it will only share one way, it used to share both ways. I've already tried the last resort and formatted both PC's and run the network ...

Where can I find a review of Wireless Routers that isn't too biased?

Bill & Debbie - 28 Jan 2007 3:09 PM - 2 messages

Thanks for your help, Bill ...

problem getting IP assigned

HansV - 28 Jan 2007 2:31 PM - 6 messages

Hi all, At startup, my computer doesn't get an IP-address assigned. Signal is perfect, but I don't get IP. The other computer WAS fine, but after resetting an reconfiguring the router, now has the same problem. Over a broadband internet connection, I have a Motorola modem and a D-Link ...

my wireless network don't work

luis - 28 Jan 2007 10:26 AM - 2 messages

when i want to use my wireless conection, windows XP give that message: "Windows cannot configure this wireless connection If you have enabled another program to manage this wireless connection, use that software. If you want windows to configure this wireless conection, start the wireless ...

XP won't Auto Connect to my Wireless Modem/Router

Kirby P - 28 Jan 2007 8:11 AM - 8 messages

Hi, I can't get XP to Auto Connect to my Wireless Router/Modem either at Start-Up or when starting either Explorer or MSN. At the moment, at start up, the Start Up bar icon indicates the computer connecting with the modem ...

Error 799: Internet Connection Sharing problem

Tracey - 28 Jan 2007 6:11 AM - 8 messages

I am trying to set up my wireless network to share my ISDN internet connection to two other computers. I have set up my network, and as far as I can tell it is okay because I can share files between computers, but when I ...