Windows Newsgroups: Windows XP Networking

Setting up a password for a shared wireless connection?

TIM - 15 Oct 2005 8:48 PM - 2 messages

Hi, I live in an apartment with three other people, we have a dsl connection, one person is connected to it with a cable and the other three are connected through wireless. we have a problem with other people stealing our ...

MS Network Wizard runs - but shows no results afterwards

Hoib - 15 Oct 2005 7:34 PM - 6 messages

Have an "older" XP SP2 Pro PC - let's call it B computer It's been working great for a couple of years in the same configuration I currently have. My network has no wireless components. The other day as the system was running, ...

Home Network using wired connection and wireless

roger - 15 Oct 2005 4:56 PM - 3 messages

Because of the security issues I've read about when using wireless I was thinking of setting up a home network that keeps my desktop plugged in to a hard wired connection and using my laptop as a wireless for things that don't ...

XP Home Simple Fie Sharing Problem

Alan - 15 Oct 2005 2:16 PM - 10 messages

Hello, Recently (everything has been fine until a few weeks ago) I've started to have this problem with two XP Home computers running through a router and with McAfee Personal Firewall on both PCs. The problem is, when placing files in some sub-folders in the shared ...

TCP/IP seems to be corrupted.

BrianLaP - 15 Oct 2005 1:58 PM - 2 messages

When I use IPCONFIG /ALL some of the ip address show like this fe80::212:3fff:fe72:f1ab%4. What is causing this and is there a way to fix it. ...

home network

daveswifeJJ - 15 Oct 2005 11:24 AM - 4 messages

Hello I am trying to set up a network between 2 pcs, via a router cable The host pc keeps saying other computers cannot network with it. I've done all kinds of troubleshooting, unchecked the 1900 2369 (or whatever numbers they are), ...

About images in IE

Manoj - 15 Oct 2005 6:42 AM - 2 messages

I want to hide the images when surfing the internet.Is this possible in Internet Explorer?Please kindly suggest me a suggestion. ...

pathping -T not working

SteveS - 14 Oct 2005 7:59 PM - 4 messages

I get the following when I try pathping -T: C:\Program Files\Support Tools>pathping -T [link] Tracing route to [link] [68.142.226.34] over a maximum of 30 hops: ...

Setting up peer-to-peer home network with a wireless & non-wireles

Jomama69 - 14 Oct 2005 6:35 PM - 6 messages

I'm trying to network my laptop to my home PC - both connect to a cable modem through a router: the laptop is wireless and also connects to a Netgear wireless router (coming off the internet router), the home PC is wired into ...

DNS cache

SAM - 14 Oct 2005 6:26 PM - 5 messages

'can't clear DNS cache' message appears when trying to repair my connection - how do I go about that? ...

Help pls with home network configuration (connected to domain by VPN)

KeithXP - 14 Oct 2005 5:29 PM - 4 messages

I work from home on an XP(SP2) box. I have a Netgear wireless ADSL router and I am pretty much permanently connected to our main office by VPN (PPTP). The Netgear router is doing DHCP and the home net is ...

connecting to LAN and internet

zgilad - 14 Oct 2005 5:02 PM - 4 messages

I have an XP machine with two network interfaces: one built-in, and another on a PCI slot. One connection is for the office LAN, for file sharing, with IP on the 192.168.0.xx subnet. The other is going to the modem/router for internet, on the 10.0.1.xx ...

XPPro sp2 Slow Performance issue w DOS app

Tim - 14 Oct 2005 3:53 PM - 4 messages

XPPro sp2 Slow Performance issue We have an old DOS accounting program that takes a serious performance hit after installing SP2 on XPPro clients. Problem is inserting a record into a btrieve database. Takes 5 seconds or so. I have sent in a etherol packet trace to MS but no luck identifying the ...

Odd quirk when using SFS

speeder - 14 Oct 2005 3:50 PM - 2 messages

This is the situation. I have several applications pointing to files located on networked drives. When the application tries to access those files during its initialization, it gets an error message which is related to access denied. If the networked drive is browsed with ...

Corrupted Network?!?

Olam - 14 Oct 2005 3:20 PM - 2 messages

I have an XP Pro w/SP2 box that has been running fine until the other day. After starting up the PC I'm unable to get online even though my NIC is showing a connection to my router. I've manually setup the IP confg but I'm ...

connect laptop to pc

billy bob - 14 Oct 2005 3:12 PM - 3 messages

I often bring friends computers home to work on them. Update, delete old files, remove soyware, etc. I usually connect their computer (PC) to a monitor, mouse, keyboard, etc. Is there an easy way to plug their PC or laptop into my laptop so I can ...

Help! I need help with setting up my network desparately!

columbo - 14 Oct 2005 2:26 PM - 7 messages

I have my desktop connected to the Internet via a cable modem and a wireless router. My laptop connects via a wireless network card and the same router but niether can see each other at all. Instead I see various messages in ...

Ipsec vpn connectivity

Steve -MCSE,CCIE - 14 Oct 2005 2:13 PM - 4 messages

I have a vpn established l2tp/ipsec, 1 xp workstaion keeps geeting the error 768 - The connection attempt failed because of failure to encrypt data - No NAt traversal -installed Update for Windows XP (KB907865) -rebuilt ipsec [link] ...

Need Help - Strange XP Home & Simple File Sharing Problem

Dick Sutton - 14 Oct 2005 1:39 PM - 14 messages

I have a very curious problem in using 'Simple File Sharing' on Windows XP Home /SP2 systems. I have a small office LAN of 5 computers, each running XP Home and connected using SFS. Periodically, I logon to each machine (as ...

Networking or Interenet, but not both

Geoff - 14 Oct 2005 1:20 PM - 2 messages

In my home situation I have several computers, in different locations and assigned to various tasks, comprising of Macâ€™s as well as PCâ€™s. The Macâ€™s run OS X and the PCâ€™s, Windows 98 SE and one machine operates XP. I connect ...

Bug in NSLOOKUP ??

MattG - 14 Oct 2005 11:48 AM - 4 messages

I am having problems querying the djbdns servers that are hosting secondary zones of my Windows Server 2003 (non-AD int) hosted primary zone(s). nslookup fails to return a cname record unless the debug option has been set: Without debug: ...

home networking issue

daniel121 - 14 Oct 2005 10:41 AM - 2 messages

hi, i have recently set up a home networking system on my 2 pc's at home, i set up a belkin wireless g router on one of the pc's and set up a wireless g usb network adapter on both pc's. both pc's show they are connected and the ...

Gratuitous ARP on non-existent IP

tim - 14 Oct 2005 6:08 AM - 3 messages

I have 2 Windows XP machines that are sening out gratuitous ARP packets for addresses that don't exist on our LAN. These machines have IP addresses of 192.168.6.40 and 192.168.6.41 but they keep sending gratuitous ARP requests ...

Cant shar folders

Jani - 14 Oct 2005 5:25 AM - 2 messages

Hi. I am using a D-link DI524 router to share my broadband between my desktop and laptop. They are both connected to the router with cables and the broadband cable is connected directly into the router. The internet works ...

No go on internet connection sharing

CraigsAUXR8 - 14 Oct 2005 4:27 AM - 2 messages

I have two computers, my main and my secondary, the secondary has one NIC, and i have setup the LAN with no problems. My main has two NIC's one connecting the LAN and the other is connected to a ...

Re Renumbering of network connections.

Sneff - 14 Oct 2005 4:25 AM - 2 messages

If I uninstall a network connection through Device Manager and reboot, Windows reinstalls the hardware but in Network Connections, "Local Area Connection" has a 1,2 or 3 etc after it. Somewhere (I've forgotten) there is a facility to delete these unused connections. I would appreciate information ...

Pros and cons of peer to peer vs domain environment

Danny - 14 Oct 2005 4:21 AM - 3 messages

Hi there, I'm just after a little advice. I run an Online Access Centre that has 17 computers all connected through a server running Windows Server 2003. Our governing body that provides our funding has now said that we can't have a ...

wireless dissapearing act

n6trf - 14 Oct 2005 4:00 AM - 5 messages

Ok 2nd try We have 4 pc's on a wireless LAN. In the am we have no problem looking @ each others disks, printers ... . However, usually after a few hours of inactivity one or two of the pc's will be unreachable. We can ping all the ...

Some Files/folders Within Shared Folder not seen over Nework

Ed - 14 Oct 2005 2:27 AM - 6 messages

Setup: Desktop and Laptop both running XP Home SP2 with all M$ updates. Wireless Network: Desktop Hardwired to a Linksys WRT54G v2.2 Router running v4.20.7 firmware (Latest). Laptop running wireless adapter WPC54G v2 with firmware v 1.2.0.30 (Latest) and driver v 6.0.0.18 ...

share folders

Peter Kirk - 13 Oct 2005 10:19 PM - 2 messages

Hi I have a laptop, which I use at work and home, and a desktop PC I use at home. Both run Windows XP. I can't get them to "see" each others shared folders, but I can play network ...

Question: internet connection sharing via wireless

BD - 13 Oct 2005 9:12 PM - 3 messages

Hi all. Here's my task: I have a laptop with a wireless internet card in it. It gets its feed from a nearby node. The laptop also has a built-in 10/100 port which is enabled but is not currently being used. ...

Serach and display all available shared folders of another computer?

Peter Eisenman - 13 Oct 2005 8:39 PM - 5 messages

A friend setup a shared folder on his computer in out inhouse LAN. Unfortunately I did not remember what the name of the folder was. Is there a way to find that out? Is there a way to find that out if I am required to login as a different user? ...

Making a network using gateway instead of hub

K. Ansari - 13 Oct 2005 8:15 PM - 5 messages

I had recently purchased a new "Linksys wireless-G ADSL Gatway" gateway to connect more than 1 computer to the internet .But I'm trying to establish a home network right now with that gateway ,can it be done .And for information ...

XE102 powerline adapter connects w/ 3 lights, but browser cannot connect

Tim - 13 Oct 2005 6:14 PM - 2 messages

I have had a wireless network in my house for a year, but it has cold spots that are inconvenient for my wife's work-at-home days. And she sometimes has configuration problems after working in a wireless cafe. So I thought I'd try powerline networking as a ...

Home PC reduced to limited Networking

Martin70 - 13 Oct 2005 5:13 PM - 4 messages

3 PC's are connected via 4-port router from Linksys. In the past all 3 PC's were able to look into each other, since file sharing was enabled, and a central printer could be accessed easily. Now, even after running the networking wizard, I can see (under "My Network ...

XP Home - WIN 2K LAN prob

jokobe - 13 Oct 2005 3:00 PM - 4 messages

I have the following prob: I have set up a local network with a router and some desktops. When trying to reach the WIN 2K pc from my WIN XP I receive the message: "Connection refused" The other way round, from WIN 2K to the XP it is working. ...

Network cable unplugged

lim_eric - 13 Oct 2005 1:42 PM - 4 messages

Whenever I start my computer, the local area connection icon will be shown with a red cross and it reads that a network cable is unplugged. I checked the network connection properties, I am connected using Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC. The driver is working properly but what is the ...

network cable unplugged

computer_ceo - 13 Oct 2005 1:33 PM - 2 messages

For anyone having problems with network cable unplugged error messages you might want to try changing the data transmission speed on the Ethernet card. Here is some info I found useful: It has been verified by experiment that certain auto-negotiating ...

created new network by mistake

burky1957 - 13 Oct 2005 12:45 PM - 3 messages

I am on a network with 2 other computers and a server, on the server it shows my computer in a new network. I can log on at the 2 other computers, but my computer will not let me log in. It says I am using the wromg password and I ...

Shared Folders

JB - 13 Oct 2005 12:19 PM - 2 messages

Hi All, I have a small peer to peer network, with all pc's running xp professional the problem is that if I am not logged onto my pc others can't access the shared folders. I want the users to be able to ...

xp pro remote desktop address through router?

carl liepold - 13 Oct 2005 11:36 AM - 3 messages

I've setup remote desktop, but want to be able to access my computer through my linksys firewall(at home) from work. I have the ip address for my router, and internal ip address, and dns address, and mac address. - can I put some form of those into the ip address ...

I have lost my Password in XP

Himanshu - 13 Oct 2005 8:16 AM - 3 messages

Hi, I am using windows XP, the problem is that I am unable to logon my machine bcz I have forgot my administrative password. So, please help me to troubleshoot my problem Regards, Himanshu ...

Shared Folders are Frequently Disconnected

M P - 13 Oct 2005 5:49 AM - 2 messages

Hi! We have a login script that automatically map shared folders to a network drive during login. I just notice that everytime I didn't access any file or folder on the shared folder, it always prompt that the folders are offline ...

Automatic IP addressing not working

Tony - 13 Oct 2005 3:13 AM - 4 messages

I have a small problem that I could use some help with. I've had a single XP Pro machine hooked up to a router for a long time. A cable modem is hooked up to the router. That setup has been working ...

login hangs

Ramo - 13 Oct 2005 2:34 AM - 2 messages

A couple of workstations can not login to the network, users could login before, but now when users login, it hangs, there is no error message, only "applying settings....." then pc has to be rebooted. this happens even if I tried to login as domain admin. ...

Home Network - Seeing Other Computer(s)

northness - 13 Oct 2005 1:07 AM - 2 messages

I have a Dell desktop running windows xp wired into a router: IP address 192.168.1.101. It has name DELL and is on workgroup WORKGROUP I have a (work) dell laptop wireless into a router IP address 192.168.1.108. ...

Help: Linksys router, DYNDNS, multiple workstation FTP Server??

Ultra Kiasu - 13 Oct 2005 1:05 AM - 2 messages

I need help. I got 2 networked PC (hostname: node1, node2) behind a Linksys WRT54G broadband router. I wish to configure 2 of these PC to run a FTP service to server data files for my pocketpc. On my Linksys router I am running the Dynamic DNS service, the IP is ...

Multiple Remote desktop sharing clients

Young - 13 Oct 2005 12:14 AM - 2 messages

A have DSL internet with static IPs to the linksys router and modem, I have a win nt server, and winxp pro as my clients. I'm able to remotely connect to one of the client computers using remote desktop sharing, configuring port ...

Networking with router / IP Address

Pesco - 12 Oct 2005 11:00 PM - 7 messages

I have a home network connecting two computers runner windows XP home to a router which is connected to the cable modem. A home network is set up and works fine. I am trying to play an online game (Civ III) but neither computer can ...

Home networking

bing - 12 Oct 2005 9:51 PM - 3 messages

I have 4 machine, 3 running win xp pro and 1 win xp home edition. At the moment it is set up to ICS. I want to set up to networking where any of the four computer can connect to the internet without getting connection from the ...

LOst Network Neighborhood

Dave - 12 Oct 2005 9:40 PM - 5 messages

Reinstalled WinXP SP2, apparently lost my Network Neighborhood in the process. Where did it go and/or how can I get it back? Dave ...

simulatanious installation on a network

murtaza - 12 Oct 2005 9:12 PM - 3 messages

Hi there, guyz i've a win2k server running as a domain, with around a 100 pcs XP PRO network, now if i want to install any application i've to do it on all ther computers, is there any way it can be done at domain only and the users run ...

Can't get any network connection

NeedHelp - 12 Oct 2005 8:36 PM - 3 messages

I've got 3 pc's connected to a Linksys router and then to the DSL modem out to the internet. Two pc's are wireless to the router and one is wired via an Ethernet cable. This has been working fine for 2 years until recently. The ...

Problems with Explorer

Frustrated Student - 12 Oct 2005 7:51 PM - 3 messages

Hi, I seem to be getting an abnormally large amount of erros when I visit certain websites, such as Ebay and Gmail. Explorer will crash within a minute, but only with certain sites. I have formatted and updated my comuter, ...

Wireless Zero Svc misbehaving

Miloecho - 12 Oct 2005 7:05 PM - 3 messages

Hi - My home network has a problem. I have a workstation that is not able to "Let windows configure this wireless connection" while being a member of my domain. Being that the NIC (Linksys WMP54g) doesn't have any software, this ...

Confused: networking with WinXP Pro and Win 2K Pro

Charles - 12 Oct 2005 6:57 PM - 3 messages

Networking can be so dificult. Here's the setup: 2 PCs connected to a Motorola Wireless/4 port router which is connected to a Motorola Cable modem. PC1 is running XP Pro w/ SP2, and PC2 is running win2k pro w/ SP4. Both ...

Using XP built-in PPTP server?

Nathan Harbin - 12 Oct 2005 4:51 PM - 4 messages

Hey all, Having some problems connecting to a computer on my LAN setup as PPTP (VPN) server. I can run other servers and services just fine but PPTP stopped working several months ago and just getting around to trying to ...

Green Hyperlinks?

Kenny Cunningham - 12 Oct 2005 4:50 PM - 2 messages

Hi Having gone out on saturday night i made the mistake of leaving my flatmate in my room letting him use the internet, he then downloaded a pile of stuff including Limewire, and since then, when i've gone to websites certain words ...

2nd network connected accidently and server got a DHCP address

andyman43068 - 12 Oct 2005 3:56 PM - 2 messages

One of my remote sites unplugged the network card and plugged into the second card set to DHCP but never been used. The server received a DHCP address let's say 10.100.1.1 and hard coded IP address on First network card is in DNS on 10.0.0.1. They corrected the ...

Connecting 2 PCs to broadband with router

Blair - 12 Oct 2005 3:37 PM - 20 messages

At present I have a simple network by joining my PCs with a crossover cable and I can access Wanadoo Broadband from either as long as both are switched on. If I altered my system using a router which would allow each to access the ...

How Do I Start Over?

Charlie Pyeatte - 12 Oct 2005 2:57 PM - 6 messages

Assume that something went wrong in my Windows XP Home SP2 2-computer network. Being clueless, I tried all the built-in Microsoft fixes, including repeated use of the network wizard, with no result. Then I read some stuff ...

XP Pro & Novell Network

Ricwig - 12 Oct 2005 2:53 PM - 2 messages

My company has just upgraded its network from Novell 4. something to Novell 6.5. I am running XP Pro. Under Novell 4. It was great I was able to use the Novell client included with windows to sign on to the network. No problems ...

Home n etwork problem

jerryfreeman - 12 Oct 2005 12:11 PM - 4 messages

I set up a simple home network to share a cable modem connection. Up to 4 pcs, 2 hooked up directly via ethernet cable to the CompUSA 4 Port 10/100 MPS Switch/Wireless Rounter and 2 PCs connecting via ...

hosts file seems not to be used anymore....

Eric - 12 Oct 2005 10:34 AM - 2 messages

Hi everybody, Something weird happened on my laptop last night... After testing (successfully) a wifi pcmcia card on my laptop, i uninstalled it (hardware+software) The morning after, once I was connected to the lan at work, I realized that I couldn't reach a server anymore. ...

Internet Filter

MehradSys - 12 Oct 2005 9:42 AM - 2 messages

i have using dial-up internet connection, connect to ISP, i am behind of internet filter , and i am unable to open any websites, how can i bypass this filter ? ...

C$ Access

ahamami - 12 Oct 2005 6:06 AM - 5 messages

Greetings, I'm trying to access \\COMP-NAME\C$ in a workgroup design with XP on both machines without explicitly sharing the C drive on the COMP-NAME machine since it's shared as C$ by default, it gives me a username/password dialog ...

how do i share the files between the two machines?

peter - 12 Oct 2005 4:19 AM - 6 messages

i am using two pcs which are both using winxp. I used the wizard to share the broadband connection which requires a use name and pass. After that, both machines can go online but how do i share the files between ...

Backing up the network settings and restoring them

Lyes - 12 Oct 2005 3:40 AM - 3 messages

Hello There, I would like to know what would be the best way to backup/save the network settings from the registry. Sometimes I need to change the settings to something else when I am at other people's offices. When I get back to my ...

Unable to access workgroup

crapit - 12 Oct 2005 2:26 AM - 2 messages

After changing antivirus from Norton 2005 to kaspersky v5.0.390, unable to access workgroup. Discover that port 137,138,139,445 is not open! ...

Problem started after upgrading to ZoneAlarm V6

Edmondo - 12 Oct 2005 2:06 AM - 20 messages

I have 2 PCs networked using a crossover cable (Win XP Pro SP2 & Win 98SE) on an internal modem Dial-up. After experiencing problems with the latest Zone Alarm upgrade, I uninstall ZA on both my PCs (using Uninstall/Clean per ...

Computers Not Visible In Workgroup

X-ray Doc - 11 Oct 2005 11:13 PM - 2 messages

I've had 5 to 6 computers all running Windows XP Pro networked in a peer to peer environment for quite some time. Everything worked great. Lately, I've run into problems where all of the computers aren't present when you click on ...

cannot renew IP ADDRESS 169

agentpolo083 - 11 Oct 2005 10:40 PM - 2 messages

I for some reason cannot renew my IP address. I have had my comcast internet for over a year and for some reason I can't connect to the internet anymore. I know that it is not a problem with my ethernet card becuase I just finished ...

Unexplained Internet traffic

Brad n Mich - 11 Oct 2005 10:21 PM - 2 messages

Internet traffic is indicated by firewall, contiuous traffic. Zone alarm tells me that the only active program is Generic Host Process for Win 32 Services (svchost.exe) and if I disable internet access for this program IE stops working. Norton antivirus doesn't see any virus's. Is this svchost.exe ...

File Sharing

JKS - 11 Oct 2005 9:42 PM - 17 messages

I am trying to help a neigbor setting up file sharing between their desktop running windows home and their laptop running windows media center. I can see files on the laptop but the laptop cannot see the files on the ...

Best config for home network?

David J. Braden - 11 Oct 2005 8:09 PM - 2 messages

Hi I have 1 desktop running XP Pro, another with XP Home, and (soon) a couple of laptops running XP that will connect through Wi-Fi. I would like the two desktops to be able to share files, but don't want file sharing between the ...

Looking for any advice on networking through phone lines internal

llessur - 11 Oct 2005 7:23 PM - 4 messages

Has anyone had experience with this who could give a bit of advice ? ...

Sharing files and printers

steve_xp_user - 11 Oct 2005 7:16 PM - 2 messages

I have 1 desk top running XP and a lap top running Windows 98 a wireless router and a broadband connection. 2 days ago I successfully shared files and printer on desktop with the lap top and also the lap top files with the desk ...

Network Range Trouble

goosey - 11 Oct 2005 5:40 PM - 2 messages

Hello. I recently set up a wireless network for my friend. Its all running smothley except that they have a shed at the end of the garden where they they have a pc. With the current setup there is a wireless router in the house on the ...

Ftp clients with public IP blocked in winxppro xpsp2(windows buid-in firewall)

fufu - 11 Oct 2005 2:49 PM - 2 messages

Hi Neither iexplorer, nor comman line ftp, not even "telnet ftpserwer 21" working. That's not active or passive mode problem cause initial SYN packet is sent(like netstat shows) but doesn't go out on wire(etherreal sniffer on ...

Altering Default Internet connection

billyarrow - 11 Oct 2005 2:36 PM - 3 messages

Running on Broadband, when starting, the old Dial-up connection screen keeps appearing.Having looked in the folder, I see a tick against the old dial up, even though it is listed as "Disconnected". I assume this means it is still ...

connecting computers

Chris P - 11 Oct 2005 1:07 PM - 6 messages

What I'm trying to do is get my desktop to connect to a high speed cable connection via a Cat5e cable connected to a hub in another building on our property. There is another desktop in the building with the hub and it is ...

Microsoft Windows Network Computers

Rui@ARMsi - 11 Oct 2005 11:59 AM - 2 messages

I have a problem when i'm trying to find computers under the: My Network Places -> Entire Network -> Microsoft Windows Network -> "Domain" Sometimes this shows the other network computers sometimes it doesn't. All pcs ping each other and if I use \\computername, in the address bar of ...

Wireless ICS

TymaUK - 11 Oct 2005 7:52 AM - 3 messages

Hi Group After a bit of assistance in the problem I have..... I have a PC connected to the broadband internet via a usb modem (not cable). I have added a NIC to the machine and a wireless router so I can connect ...

Cannot use ipconfig/release or renew, etc.

norm_stumped - 11 Oct 2005 6:11 AM - 5 messages

I have found that my computer had I-Worm/Sober.S. It believe it has now been removed, but now my 2 computer network is inoperative. Network connections cannot "repair" with the message "Failed to queryTCP/IP settings of the ...

Windows XP networking

Rajvirk - 11 Oct 2005 4:41 AM - 4 messages

I have a laptop with Windows XP professional and a desktop with Windows XP SP2 Set up a network but the computers can not find each other. the laptop recognizes the workgroup and shows the desktop as the other ...

best practices to secure home's network

strutsng - 11 Oct 2005 2:50 AM - 28 messages

My home has broadband internet connection. 2 computers are connected with wireless router, and I have multiple laptops are using Wi-Fi adapters that talk to wireless router. I guess it is a typical home's networking infrastructure. I want to know what's the best practices to secure the home's network? ...

Lost Connectivity to one PC on a 2-PC Wired Network w/Router

glamart - 10 Oct 2005 9:11 PM - 5 messages

My network has been operating fine for a year with 2 XP Pro SP2 PCs. A few days ago, PC 2 failed to come up on the network (PC2 works fine otherwise). It does show that it is connected in the network ...

Tried everything, what's next?

Charles Pyeatte - 10 Oct 2005 6:35 PM - 8 messages

I hope someone can offer a solution. I’ve spent days working through the Problem Solver and not solving my problem. I have two computers in a peer-to-peer network connected by a crossover cable. They are named FRED and WILMA. The network (STUDYNET) worked fine ...

Unable to get all computers on my network to communicate......

trebor711 - 10 Oct 2005 6:20 PM - 4 messages

I am running a small home network with three desktop (yeah, each kid needed their OWN) computers and one laptop. One computer is hardwired to my Lyksys router and the others access the router via wireless dongles. All computers ...

Linksys WPC54GX Installation

JB - 10 Oct 2005 4:26 PM - 2 messages

I'm installing the software that came with the card. Driver installs correctly and I can use the Windows wireless network confiruation utility and I do get the card to work but when I try to install the Linksys line ...

Network places is slow

DannyDW - 10 Oct 2005 3:18 PM - 3 messages

I have the same problem: my home network only has one desktop and one laptop both running XP SP2 but My Network Places on my laptop is extremely slow (30 to 60 seconds) and keeps displaying old network shares although after 48 ...

changing MAC address questions

apngss - 10 Oct 2005 2:42 PM - 14 messages

I have couple questions regarding MAC address changes: 1) When we change the MAC address, it will change the firmware of NIC, or just temporary change? My observation is just temporary change. 2) Do you think changing MAC address can secure the machine more? I ...

Connecting to a domain on XP Media Center (and XP Home)

Dr. Palpatine - 10 Oct 2005 1:52 PM - 2 messages

Hi and good day. I have recently purchased a new machine which as XP Media Center on it. I was able to change the configuration to allow username password authentication throught user profiles, but I want to be able to ...

Routing and Remote Access problem in windows 2003

gal.avraham - 10 Oct 2005 12:05 PM - 2 messages

We have a windows 2003 (std edition) based server, which is occupied with 2 ethernet cards. We are trying to set that server to function as a router. When trying to Configure the Routing and Remote Access Server (under Administrative Tools)we get the following massege: ...

Hibernating kills Client computers Internet connection.

Reima - 10 Oct 2005 11:37 AM - 10 messages

Does anybody have any ideas on this? Why is it that after the host computer Hibernates and wakes up, it can access Internet but the client computer cannot, unless host computer is rebooted. They are connected with 2 NIC's in host and one NIC in client, using an ADSL ...

Password required for networking.

Blair - 10 Oct 2005 10:41 AM - 3 messages

When I boot up my 98 PC which is networked to my XP PC I am asked for the Entire Network Password for MS Networking. This is a nuisance and is not required. How do I get rid of this? ...

Can't ping myself!

DeaninNC - 10 Oct 2005 3:06 AM - 2 messages

I'm stumped. Just got a new laptop and want to collect files off my desktop before turning it over to the family. Desktop can ping laptop, laptop can ping desktop, laptop can ping itself, desktop cannot ping itself. All ...

Can't share files

TLMcGrew - 10 Oct 2005 2:51 AM - 3 messages

I have two home computers that connect to a wired router via ethernet cable. The router connects to a cable modem and then to the internet. Both machines run Windows XP Pro SP2. Both have printers which can be accessed by the ...

How to update without internet access

Anto74 - 10 Oct 2005 2:29 AM - 4 messages

Dear All, How to update my windows XP Pro without using Internet access. There is any CD from microsoft ? ...

Moving between workgroups & access points

Bach1748 - 9 Oct 2005 11:38 PM - 4 messages

XP-Pro/SP2 This is about switching between workgroups and WiFi router access points. I travel between two offices located in different cities. Each office has different workgroup and different router settings. Questions: Is there a way to maintain two workgroups on my computer? As ...

Editing Network Places

Wireless Network Disconnecting

Sharing an MSDOS-based program on a home network

Can't connect to my pc from laptop "do not have permission"

how do I share files and printers using my Linksys route in Window

XP Home see's but can't access W2K PC

Wireless router setting

XP Home 2 XP Home problem

Cannot change other computer's documents