Windows Newsgroups: Windows XP Networking

help with networking

Roger Payne - 1 Apr 2006 9:05 PM - 14 messages

i have 3 computers each computer has one network card all using windows XP Pro. all computers connects to a 5 port 10/100 Switch. also have a Cable modem attached to teh Switch. all computers are using TCP/IP and is set to Obtain a Ip automatically ...

can't connect media center pc to network

Bob I - 1 Apr 2006 7:11 PM - 2 messages

I just purchased an HP PC with XP media center. I am unable to connect it to the network at home. I have on computer with XP home addition and a work lapto with XP professional. I can ping both pc's from the media center, but ...

Pinging

Che - 1 Apr 2006 5:30 PM - 4 messages

Hello, When I go into Network Diagnostics and do a systems scan the pinging results show that my IP Address has failed. Can anyone please help me figure out why this is happening and how to correct the problem? I apologize if this ...

Ctrl-Enter does not work

Farhad - 1 Apr 2006 4:04 PM - 3 messages

Ctrl-Enter does not work. Eg: if i type 'google' in address bar and press Ctrl-Enter, it does not become '[link]'. How to change this setting??? ...

sending network messages

Terry - 1 Apr 2006 4:03 PM - 3 messages

Hi. Can someone tell me the best system for sending messages to other computers in our workgroup? I'd rather they go from computer to computer, not through the Internet. ...

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Randomly missing computers and/or resources in a peer-to-peer LAN

Gus - 1 Apr 2006 5:25 AM - 2 messages

I have read several posts here that sounded similiar to my problem, but none of the responses seemed to apply or help. I apologize if I am wasting peoples time by repeating stuff that is old hat. I have a simple four computer peer-to-peer LAN. All machines are running ...

Dial Up Connection Window GO AWAY

McHenry - 1 Apr 2006 3:48 AM - 5 messages

My parents have a centrino laptop which the use Dial-Up for at home and when they bring it to my house I have set it up to use the wireless LAN connection. It connects to the LAN etc however when they try to browse it brings up ...

XP pro not seeing home network

Jsmith12 - 1 Apr 2006 2:44 AM - 4 messages

I don't know what is going on, but EVERY time I need to reinstalll windows XP on my desktop it NEVER is easy to find our home network. It was working fine, and then I had to do a reinstqall due to some problems, ...

cable unplugged error

R. J. Salvi - 1 Apr 2006 2:25 AM - 5 messages

NIC: on-board Intel Pro 100VE (latest drivers) OS: MCE 2005 SP2 - fresh install Problem(s): Cannot connect to anything, but can ping local machine. There are *no* LEDs lit -- power or activity -- on the PCs ethernet port, but the ...

Broadband network connection

hacknot - 1 Apr 2006 1:56 AM - 2 messages

Cable modem. Hard wire connection. Was working fine. Then suddenly the network connection blinks on and off...ie: connected, disconnect,connect,disconnect. Cable claims computer is problem. Replaced ethernet card, still does it. Replaced CAT5 cable. Still a problem. Anyone got any further suggestions to ...

service pack 2 install fails

Peter Ruehle - 1 Apr 2006 1:04 AM - 3 messages

Hi. I just did a clean install of windows xp; (it's been over two years and things were starting to bog down). I booted to my xp cd, started setup, deleted the partition and created a primary partition of 20g with the intent ...

File Operations SLOW

JR - 1 Apr 2006 12:53 AM - 3 messages

Hello All: I posted this in another conference and got some suggestions, which I tried, but nothing seemed to work. The problem I'm having is that when I'm in any Windows program, and I try to save, it takes quite a long time after I hit ...

internet explorer keeps cutting out

babyfods - 1 Apr 2006 12:21 AM - 2 messages

my internet is acting up as i can only view about 3 to 4 pages before the whole wondow closes by itself. i go online and have to start up internet explorer evry three or so minutes because it keeps going off for no reason. i ...

Networked computers cannot comunicate

Tyler - 31 Mar 2006 10:20 PM - 4 messages

I have a network set up between a computer running Windows XP and the other is running windows 2000 Professional. The network was working in the past however has stopped for an unknown reason. I have checked everything by going ...

Different behavior wired and wireless...?

Kenneth - 31 Mar 2006 9:56 PM - 6 messages

Howdy, I found it inconvenient to switch back and forth between the several network configurations I need when using my laptop in my office (wired), my home (wireless) and at various other locations when I travel... I installed and configured NetSwitcher with no trouble (or ...

Broadband Connection on startup

cath - 31 Mar 2006 7:35 PM - 3 messages

hi all can anyone tell me how to get my broadband connection to connect on windows start up thanks ...

Connect PC from 2 states

candaon1 - 31 Mar 2006 6:22 PM - 2 messages

I have two homes and would like to connect both of my computers to each other. I always need files from one when I am at the other. How can I tie them together? I have XP home on each and both have a broadband connection. ...

Upgrade to Xprosp2 from me........now wont connect to router

Tristain - 31 Mar 2006 5:58 PM - 5 messages

I have just upgraded my 2nd computer to xp pro with sp2 from me.Both computers were connecting to the net fine.After the upgrade the router still shows computer is connected but wont connect to the net.1St computer is on xp ...

2 pc network

heavytull - 31 Mar 2006 1:17 PM - 4 messages

I'm wondering if I can build a network just by linking 2pc with a RJ45 cable between them and no hub. thanks ...

Computer Browser Question

Sabo, Eric - 31 Mar 2006 12:53 PM - 2 messages

We have all windows xp pro sp2 clients on our network/domain. Our domain controllers are all Windows 2003 SP1 running DNS active directory, we are not running WINS at all. Currently we are setting the Computer Browser service ...

Netbios

NeilHenry - 31 Mar 2006 10:28 AM - 2 messages

Hi There I have 2 computers with both Xp Professional Installed. 1 has service pack 1 installed and 1 has service pack 2 installed. I have noticed that my port 139 is locked out from incoming and outgoing requests on the pc with service pack ...

XP Professional Routing

SchoolTech - 31 Mar 2006 8:56 AM - 5 messages

Hi, I have a Windows XP Professional pc with two adapters (dual homing) and I want to use it to route from one subnet on adapter a to a Gateway on the other subnet on adapter B. ROUTE PRINT displays what looks like the correct routing table but no ...

Internet Sharing

Kurt - 31 Mar 2006 7:25 AM - 6 messages

If all computers are connected to the host computer and the clients are seeing the internet connection in the gateway is their something else I need to do to browse the Web ...

Network Path Not Found Error

Dennis P - 31 Mar 2006 3:20 AM - 3 messages

Network layout is a small peer to peer network with each computer on the proper addressing subnet and in the same workgroup. Each time I try to go to one of the network computers I get the Network path not found error. I know ...

Connections Drop After Switching Networks

Allen - 31 Mar 2006 3:06 AM - 14 messages

I'm hoping that someone can help me to troubleshoot / understand / correct an issue I've been having for quite some time. We have three laptops running XP Pro SP2 that are used by consultants. We're having an issue where when we ...

Make mapped drive accessible at boot-up

Randy W. Sims - 31 Mar 2006 2:47 AM - 2 messages

When Windows (XP) starts up and I log in, mapped network drives are not accessible until they have been "browsed". I.E. if I open QuickBooks or any other application and select a "Recently Used" file that exists on a ...

Accessing Workgroup

Vince - 31 Mar 2006 2:23 AM - 9 messages

Hello: I have never had an issue with network access before. However today I tried to access a computer that is on the same network as mine but is using a different workgroup name. The workgroup name is workgroup. I can access all other work groups other ...

WIndows XP Pro peer to peer networking and Linksys router

jmac955i - 31 Mar 2006 2:22 AM - 5 messages

Hello, I have two new Windows XP pro pc's plugged into a Linksys WRT54G router. I ran the Network setup wizard on both computers. On the start menu of comp2 I see my network places, I do not see it on comp1. (not sure if that is ...

Dial-up connection window keeping popping up and disappearing / windows XPSP2

siliconpi - 31 Mar 2006 1:21 AM - 8 messages

Hi - I was playing around with the connection settings in my Network connections and something I did caused a "Dial up connection" window to keep popping up and disappearing when connected thru DSL connection. Just appears, holds for less than a second and then disappears. The ...

Destination Host Unreachable when pinging loopback

Dan - 30 Mar 2006 11:36 PM - 2 messages

Hello all, I was intalling a scanning tool on my laptop which failed at the very end of the install. Since that point I cannot gain network connectivity. The NIC gets an address from the DHCP server without a problem, put when I ping any ...

Remove mapped network drives

akshay.aj - 30 Mar 2006 11:35 PM - 2 messages

You can remove the error "Could not connect to network drives" by removing the registry key entry as follows: start | run | regedit navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Network/<ShareName> simple delete the ShareName and you should be good to go. ...

Log On Domain not available

captainhook - 30 Mar 2006 7:35 PM - 4 messages

This morning when I tried to log onto PC, when eventually reached blue user log on screen (very slow...knew something was wrong!), when i clicked my user name and entered password, got login error message....'could not log on ...

Mapped Network Drive

WSW - 30 Mar 2006 6:51 PM - 4 messages

User is on XP SP2. Firewall is disable. The company has a script that maps 3 network drives. One of the network drives mapping fails on her computer only. If she signs on to other machines all 3 maps appear. If another user ...

Change The Way Users Authenticate on the Network

Dennis P - 30 Mar 2006 6:31 PM - 6 messages

I know that ther is a simple regedit that allows users to change the way they authenticate on the network. I have not been able to locate the reg key to edit. Can anyone please post the regedit key link? ...

Cant view shared files

Turni2k - 30 Mar 2006 5:51 PM - 7 messages

Iv set up a home network using the wizard on two PCs, and set up a shared file on one. But when I try too access this file it doesnt appear in "My Network Places". I then click workgroup and the PCs in the network are there, but if I select ...

Two IP addresses or mysterious intruder?

Gogs - 30 Mar 2006 4:03 PM - 5 messages

Hi, I was checking my routers attached devices and it reported back this: # IP Address Device Name MAC Address 1 192.168.1.5 your-bb2022cae1 00:0e:35:89:0f:c6 2 192.168.1.3 Gogs 00:14:85:b1:ac:d6 ...

i want to join to a domain with W xp home edition

gdiaz - 30 Mar 2006 3:42 PM - 2 messages

somebody told me that by design, Windows XP Home can not join a domain. but is there a way to do it? a service pack, or something? thanks ...

Took computer out of domain - cannot log into locally

Matt - 30 Mar 2006 3:28 PM - 4 messages

Good Morning, Okay, so I took one of my computers out of the domain and when i tried to log back into it locally I couldn't. I knew I would no longer be able to log into the domain but I did not get the option to log onto local computer. I ...

Attaching Windows XP Pro Machines to Win2K Server

gnathan.barnes - 30 Mar 2006 3:27 PM - 6 messages

I've had the following problem every single time I've tried to attach a new Windows XP Pro workstation to my Windows 2000 Server; Logon Failure: unknown user name or bad password. I am using the correct administrator username and password to try to ...

Can see shares, but cannot access shares and cannot ping??

Mike in Dallas - 30 Mar 2006 2:05 PM - 2 messages

I finally had my shares working between my laptop(XP-HomeSP2 w/simple file sharing) & desktop (XP-PROSP2, w/general file sharing) after the IRPStackSize issues were resolved that solved all my networking/share problems. Now my shares aren't accessible anymore for some reason. Can see em, but ...

Loading XP Pro on Sony Laptop

dbarkley - 30 Mar 2006 1:33 PM - 3 messages

My company has a Sony Vaio laptop that originally came with XP Home on it. We immediately upgraded the system to XP Pro to get full network capabilities. That was a couple years ago. The machine is full of extra junk that the boss man wanted cleared off ...

Two Domains

JWMC - 30 Mar 2006 9:53 AM - 2 messages

Hello, i was wondering if anyone can help me...? I have a Dell Laptop on Windows XP Professional, i use this computer, at home and at school on two seperate domains. Now i know there is a way of connecting to both of the domains, instead of having to keep adding myself to ...

error 678

mark antony - 30 Mar 2006 8:56 AM - 3 messages

Hi all, I've got a NB3 Netcomm ethernet/usb modem, which was working fine until recently. I was connecting via ethernet. Now when i try to connect i get the message: "connecting WAN miniport PPPoe..." after about 10-15 seconds i get the error message: "error 678 - remote ...

VPN server on windows xp

Amirm - 30 Mar 2006 8:36 AM - 2 messages

i got this problem , i got 2 computers on my network , 1 is connected to the internet and shares that connection with the other one . i want the computer that connects to the interent also be vpn server so i could connect to the computer from work gain ...

Multiple Wans

chrisbe - 30 Mar 2006 8:10 AM - 2 messages

Hi, I have both a T1 and a cable internet connection coming into my house. The T1 has 16 public IP addresses. The cable modem sets in front of a regular NAT router and I use a 10.x.x.x subnet. ...

Semaphore Timeout Period has Expired

Elbow - 30 Mar 2006 6:13 AM - 2 messages

I just tried to access my E drive and I got this error E:/ is not acessible Semaphore Timeout Period has Expired I dont have any network, its just a stand alone tower with 3 hard drives connected, Hope help is near! ...

No network connectivity, ping fails

Russ - 30 Mar 2006 5:52 AM - 4 messages

Problem: No network connectivity from a clean, new, initial installation with no other software installed. (This is an x64 bit installation on brand new hardware.) Basic symptom: ping 192.168.1.1 fails ipconfig /all returns: "Windows IP Configuration" ...

ipconfig not responding

dm_5150v - 30 Mar 2006 3:39 AM - 4 messages

I opened command window using cmd When I run ipconfig the window shows sand clock and that's all. Same result whan I start it from c:\windows\system32 directory I can connect to the internet (I'm using USB wireless adapter). ...

VPN Remote Access

Ben - 30 Mar 2006 3:35 AM - 4 messages

I am setting up a small network for 3 people that need to connect to workstation or server over the internet to share files and a database (MSDE). My question is can XP pro be used as an end point for VPN tunnels or do I ...

help with hawking USB wireless adaptor

shenlee - 30 Mar 2006 3:15 AM - 3 messages

i need to know if this is possible: i have 2 notebook computers with internal wireless adatorss. my neighbor allows me to use his wireless signal. my internal wireless adaptors are not powerful enough to get a good ...

Limited or no connectivity

Will - 30 Mar 2006 2:45 AM - 2 messages

Hello all, I have 2 XP computers hardwired together via router. Today, the connection was suddenly lost, and the connection icon on the server computer displayed 'Limited or no connectivity' . I can view the server computer from the other one, but I get a message that says I do not have ...

Static IP connection overriding second connection.

Erica - 30 Mar 2006 12:12 AM - 2 messages

Please help, I have two nic cards, one is connected by a static IP, the other card is set to automatically connect through a private IP connection which connects to a network. The problem is, both connections will not work ...

Can't access Internet thru ATT

ajimmo - 29 Mar 2006 10:46 PM - 9 messages

Is anyone else having a problem since middle of February in acessing ATT ISP? Is there a solution to this sudden occurence? ...

Can not copy *.exe objects from XP Pro system on a network

Stu - 29 Mar 2006 10:29 PM - 6 messages

I have two environments that act similar. Network 1 has XP Home system conected to XP Pro system via a wired Linksys router. Network 2 has 2 XP Pro systems connected to a XP Pro system via a wireless D-Link router. ...

Connecting to the internet- only 1 webpage loads!

Rick - 29 Mar 2006 10:14 PM - 2 messages

Whenever I connect to the internet, whether with dial up or a wireless connection hot spot, my computer only lets me view microsoft.com and access Messenger. Here is what I've already tried to date- restarting my computer deleting all my network and modem drives, then reinstalling them ...

Connecting a web server running on a laptop (Windows XP at home)

Seon - 29 Mar 2006 9:31 PM - 2 messages

Hello, I'm trying t o setup a web server (Apache Tomcat) on my laptop running Windows XP(DHCP). I successfully Installed a Tomcat engine and it worked perfectly(can be accessed from a local machine). But when I tried to access ...

wake on lan versus network boot

ermanu - 29 Mar 2006 6:44 PM - 2 messages

hello, we want to use a software to distrbiute windows xp images in our company. This software can send a magic packet to a restart pc and we need network boot to send the image. The problem is that when we use wake on lan we can't use network boot ...

Transfering a very large file

Montreal - 29 Mar 2006 6:40 PM - 5 messages

Hi, My brother has a 1GB file that I would like to transfer to my PC. We both have XP on broadband systems (both cable systems). We are also both using HW (router) and SW firewalls. Is there any way of transfering that file easily? People have mentioned ...

Cannot Disable Local Area Connection

Susan - 29 Mar 2006 5:02 PM - 3 messages

When I attempt to Disable the Local Area Connection (LAC) I get an "Error Disabling Connection" window that states, "It is not possible to disable the connection at this time. This connection may be using one or more protocols that do not support Plug-and-Play, or it may have been initiated ...

Resolving localhost IP address in Multi-homed system

daytony32 - 29 Mar 2006 4:41 PM - 3 messages

I am working with a multi-homed system running XP (XP embedded actually, but this question is specifically about networking). I have found that the IP address used for localhost is dependent on many things including the HW present when installing Windows, and which NICs ...

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Wireless connection slowly ... disappearing!

paul.j.vincent - 29 Mar 2006 4:04 PM - 6 messages

Hello Hopefully someone on here can help me out with a problem I've been having with my wireless internet connection (XP SP2, Netgear wireless card). I've been using a friend's wireless connection for a while, and it's temperamental but generally fine. ...

Can't see a linux computers in a network

Bruno Palermo - 29 Mar 2006 3:40 PM - 2 messages

I just bought a notebook which came with Windows XP Home Edition. But at the company I work for I can connect to the network normally, access all computers, except one, which is a linux running machine, only accessible through Samba. ...

Connecting Windows 2000 Professional to an XP Machine

JTB - 29 Mar 2006 1:05 PM - 8 messages

Here is the scenario: I have a Windows 2000 Professional computer that needs to print to a printer connected to the XP machine. IF logged onto the 2K as the administrator I can access all files and printers on the XP machine. When I log onto the 2K ...

XP Disconnects from VPN intermittently

Dan SÃ¶derholm - 29 Mar 2006 1:01 PM - 2 messages

I'm running a number of Windows XP clients connecting across ADSL lines to a VPN server running Mac OS X Server (10.4.5). The clients make PPTP connections to the Apple server, and then access resources on the local ...

XP IP Config // Setting The Primary IP

Benjamin Hopkinson - 29 Mar 2006 11:58 AM - 2 messages

Hello news group'ers, XP / Multiple IP address' on one NIC I was wondering if there was an easy method to change which IP Address is the default IP address for the NIC. I have a badly written app that responds to all TCP requests it recieves ...

Nintendo Wifi Connector disables Guest access to file shares

devzeromail - 29 Mar 2006 10:52 AM - 10 messages

I installed the Nintendo Wifi connector on my computer. Its essentially an USB based access point that connects a Nintendo DS to the computer. The install script sets up internet connection sharing so as the Nintendo DS has access to the internet. Unfortunately as soon it ...

Segmented network required?

Spooky - 29 Mar 2006 10:40 AM - 2 messages

I am trying to set up my home network in the following way in order to maintain good internet access and maximise the ability to stream from xbox 360 to my media center 2005 - how can the following be configured to work: ...

What is the best setup

Martin Stabrey - 29 Mar 2006 7:01 AM - 2 messages

We have four machines in our office that are networked together through a router. All are using XP Home and basically work together very well. Sometimes we do however get long delays when trying to see things on other machines - I can't tell whether this is happening on one specific machine or ...

Re: XP Network problem- all fine and then cant connect to peers intermittantly

Moad - 29 Mar 2006 5:43 AM - 6 messages

Chuck wrote: Do u want me to Save the output to a text file? The ping is inconsistent between PC and Laptop (average ping of 6) however solid between laptop to router (average of 2). Ping from PC to router didnt ...

Slow Internet Connection with WPA

RHPT - 29 Mar 2006 1:40 AM - 5 messages

I have a Dell Inspiron 1505 with a Dell 1390 WLAN Mini-Card. The laptop is running Windows XP Pro (SP2) with all the latest patches. When I connect to my wireless network with WPA encryption, the connection is extremly slow. I get less than 1mbps. With WEP (or no ...

VPN w/Outlook and INet Explorer

Nmeola - 29 Mar 2006 12:47 AM - 2 messages

Ok here is the setup; Windows 2003 running Routing and Remote Access Configured for VPN and static IP (This is one of 3 servers). Broadband business class cable connection with static IP. Netgear FVS318 Router. Client is using WindowsXP pro over a business class broadband cable ...

Re: Unable to get access to PC

Chuck - 28 Mar 2006 10:28 PM - 12 messages

Bob, This is a well known error. Depending upon the inaccessible computers operating system (XP Home or Pro?), you may have an easy, or a slightly difficult, solution. <[link] ...

Re: Can browse LAN but not internet

Chuck - 28 Mar 2006 10:27 PM - 4 messages

<SNIP> Hi Mark, If this isn't the only problem, it certainly won't help things: Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Britannia Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : ...

Can't seem to browse a y other computers on the network

Tomasz D - 28 Mar 2006 10:08 PM - 6 messages

I'm runninga Tablet Pc with Windows Xp Tablet Version, and every time I try to browse other computers on the network I get an error message saying that I do not have permission to access it. This is rather pecularly particullary as ...

XP/Home Edition upgrade to XP/Prof 64

jpm58 - 28 Mar 2006 9:38 PM - 2 messages

I think I need to upgrade from Home edition to Prof in order to connect to a corporate network (Y/N?). My laptop has an AMD 64-bit processor. Can I use the professional upgrade to move to the professional/64 OS? Is there a specific upgrade package for ...

Used to Be Prompted For Username and Passsword

The Computer Lab of Zephyrhills - 28 Mar 2006 9:21 PM - 2 messages

Now, that does not happed. All I can do is see the shared folders but says access denied when I double-click on it. I am trying to access a share on a XP Pro PC from another XP Home or Pro PC on my LAN. A Linksys router ...

Filesharing problem

muku - 28 Mar 2006 8:22 PM - 3 messages

I have 2 desktop pcs connected via their onboard network cards.Both machines run windows xp sp2.I can ping each other, i also can share my internet connection, but i can't view the contents of both pcs.When i search for ...

download problem

karanjit - 28 Mar 2006 8:10 PM - 2 messages

i downloaded 91% of windows xp service pack 2 from download.microsoft.com.but suddenly power went off and the computer switched off , is tehre any way that i can continue downloading from 91 % ...

Workgroup Denying Permission to Other Computers

Alteran Ancient - 28 Mar 2006 7:47 PM - 2 messages

I have 3 Computers, all XP Home. The Main one has an Internet Connection, and and other PCs connect via a Hub. The Main PC is new, and the Old Main one has become a Secondary PC elsewhere in the House. The Other 2 PCs get an internet connection, but when they want ...

home network

Chris - 28 Mar 2006 6:49 PM - 2 messages

I am triing to map the admin shar of a networked computer at home, I know in NT 4.0 you could do if you were running behind a domain, i am using simple workgroup config to do this network, can i do it with Xp pro And SP2? ...

Ipconfig/all Looks ok??? But not really sure...

Mouse - 28 Mar 2006 6:20 PM - 10 messages

So here is my problem..sometimes i can get on the internet and sometimes I can't. There is no reason why.. such as a changed setting or something of that nature. it just seems to be completly random. Here is what I'm working ...

austin

mike jones - 28 Mar 2006 4:37 PM - 3 messages

man it is still there i cleared the auto complete and it still did not erase it is a sex site and i dont want the kids seeing it or accidentally going there thanks in advance ...

internet

mike jones - 28 Mar 2006 4:10 PM - 3 messages

when i my internet xplorer there are r like permanant cookies i erase files and temp interent sites there r still some up there when i press like say www.s and the thing says a site that i dont want htere how do i get rid of ...

Cannot browse Windows 2000 Server domain with wireless connection

austinpctech - 28 Mar 2006 4:06 PM - 3 messages

I am working on a laptop that connects to a Windows 2000 Server domain controller. XP Pro on the laptop got corrupted so the OS was re-installed. Afterwards, I hard wired the laptop into the network to re-join the domain. ...

do it all in one spot?

grrendle - 28 Mar 2006 1:01 PM - 5 messages

I have two comps on home network. How do I manage both from one comp? ( Run scans, check histories, access programs, etc...?) ...

unspecified network files with other issues

GaryLog - 28 Mar 2006 11:40 AM - 2 messages

Hi, I have 3 computers (all running Win XP Pro) hooked up to my Linksys router, 1st PC is a desktop that is hardwired to the router, the 2nd PC is a desktop with a wireless PCI card and the 3rd PC is a laptop with wireless ...

Different Subnets

jeffuk123 - 28 Mar 2006 9:50 AM - 5 messages

Hello, I have been requested to install a second wireless router at a clients and put on a different subnet. The ip address of current network is 10.1.1.x with the router set to 10.1.1.1. Do I need to out this second router on a similar ...

2 Networks one PC...

Shinda - 28 Mar 2006 8:58 AM - 4 messages

I know this question may seem odd, but say I got two different internet providers, one DSL and another Cable. Each is configured through a router and shares its own connection normally. Now at any time I can connect to a single network no problem. (The DSL ...

Desktop sees Wireless laptop, but not other way around?

Nathon Jones - 28 Mar 2006 8:33 AM - 4 messages

We've got a Desktop, a Wireless laptop and a Belkin ADSL Router. Both machines can access the Internet, however when I run through the "create a small office network" on both machines, we get to a situation where the Desktop can view and access files on the laptop, but not the other ...

FTP Access issue

William - 28 Mar 2006 6:33 AM - 4 messages

I setup a simple 2 PC network via a switching hub. 1 PC has a USB DSL modem which is shared. FTP access no longer functionings suddenly. I have tried turning off the firewall, deleting modem, no netwrok bridge etc. I can ping ...

Wireless Connection "excellent"--but no internet access? HUH?

terry b. - 28 Mar 2006 5:51 AM - 11 messages

Hello, All you networking experts! Anybody got a gut-feeling on this one? I'm trying to set up a new laptop on an existing home WLAN. (The wireless network works fine with other laptops.) I've set the laptop's ip address (and it shows up fine ...

Trouble linking 3 computers w/Router and sharing files. . please h

allyinfo - 28 Mar 2006 3:03 AM - 5 messages

Hi. . . I have two XP home computers setup on a router with share files and the ability to use the internet through a Linksys router, and we decided to add a 3rd computer also running XP home up to the router to be able to share files ...

trouble with 8 "xp home" accessing "xp pro" file server

Rui Fortes - 28 Mar 2006 2:41 AM - 3 messages

Hello. I just bought 8 "windows xp home" and 2 "windows xp pro" to use in a small render farm but I'm having some network problems. There are 8 nodes using xp home and a fileserver with xp pro (plus a ...

DNS error??

Mouse - 28 Mar 2006 1:56 AM - 2 messages

So here is my problem..sometimes i can get on the internet and sometimes I can't. There is no reason why.. such as a changed setting or something of that nature. it just seems to be completly random. Here is what I'm working ...

ICS / Bridge Problem...

Mark - 27 Mar 2006 6:17 PM - 2 messages

Hi My PC is in an office with two Internet connections. LAN connection (Gateway 192.168.0.254 (My IP Address 192.168.0.7)) and 802.11 Connection (Gateway 192.168.1.254 (My IP Address 192.168.1.43)) ...

Installing shared storage through a LAN connection on the router

Home networked confused - 27 Mar 2006 5:49 PM - 5 messages

I recently purchased a remote storage hard drive that I can connect to my home network via the router. I am simply lost as to how to create a shared directory and assign a drive letter that can be accessed from all the ...

Unable to read web pages with very small fonts

lorely1 - 27 Mar 2006 3:50 PM - 3 messages

I am probably posting this at the wrong bulletin board but I don't know where else to look. Lately I find that most websites changed to very small fonts which in many cases are not readable. I changed to "clear type" but ...

Linking 2 computers to share a folder

Terry - 27 Mar 2006 12:56 PM - 2 messages

I just want to have a shared folder for two XP computers so that we don't have to pass files around on diskettes. Both have ethernet cards. Do we really need a hub, or is it possible to set this up through the router ...

Problem installing Wanadoo Broadband

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Network Setup Wizard

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Problem with my network Connection Status

Changing Workgroup Name

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Access is denied in Net USE

Packets sent vs Packets received

Get IP addr from DHCP router but can't ping

Problem with network after converting to NTFS in Win XP Home

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an amateur trying desperately to network desktop and laptop

Forced to repair network connections....need help please

networking printers