Windows Newsgroups: Windows XP Networking

wired question

MZB - 15 Apr 2006 10:02 PM - 5 messages

Here's a simple question, I'm sure. I currently have a Dell Dimension 2400 Desktop. It is connected to the net via cable, cablemodem, and also has a Linksys router. I also have a Dell Inspiron 2200 with a wireless card. I use the laptop most of the time. ...

Simple File Sharing

Reggie - 15 Apr 2006 9:04 PM - 3 messages

If i disable simple file sharing is this going to affect my home network? What i mean by this is will i still be able to access shared docs and resources within my home network? ...

How do i delete computer from network?

Ez - 15 Apr 2006 3:35 PM - 3 messages

How do I delete computers from home network on Windows XP? I recently bought a network drive (simpleshare). When I tried to install, two of my computers which are home network are not recognizing this HD even though I used the supplied software. Is the prblem ...

Connect motivetest

rosie - 15 Apr 2006 3:11 PM - 4 messages

Hello I have recently networked my 2 computers, via a cable. I cannot work out how to get my second computer on the internet, but everytime my main computer comes on, I get a screen come up asking me about ...

Viewing net work computers

Paul - 15 Apr 2006 3:06 PM - 3 messages

I set up my network between my desk top and lap top all seemed to be working ok. But now i cannot access the vewing net work computers on my desktop, i can see both computors on my desk top but cannot access any files. ...

Network Bridge itself is unplugged??

FrozenPea - 15 Apr 2006 12:03 PM - 3 messages

I've spent the last couple of hours trawling google and these newsgroups trying to find an answer to my problem, but to no avail. I'm hopeful that someone here may be able to help me. The situation: I've got a LAN NIC + Wireless NIC that are bridged. I also have a third ...

microsoft support

Medo_in_Egypt - 15 Apr 2006 10:38 AM - 2 messages

Dear All, I have a very good question regarding technical support. We are a new Company with 2 locations, but we are in One Network segment. The Distance between each location is 40 KM, and we are connecting with Wireless - highbandwidth - and all the 2 location are under 1 segment which ...

XP Home via XP Pro to USB Cable Modem

Oldster - 15 Apr 2006 9:39 AM - 3 messages

I have a laptop with XP home SP2 and Desktop XP Pro SP2 linked via ethernet couplers. The Desktop has a USB Cable modem to the internet. The two PCs can share files successfully and the Laptop can print via the ...

disable printing of files on my web site

Cdnham - 15 Apr 2006 3:14 AM - 2 messages

How can I disable the web site viewer from printing files linked to my web site? ...

Very slow internet speeds

Chris - 14 Apr 2006 6:51 PM - 2 messages

I am running AOL DSL, and usually it's fine, but last week for whatever reason, my connection got slower and slower. What used to be a 100kb/s download speed is now closer to 10kb/s. I have a Linksys WRT54G wireless ...

Can't view workgroup folders???

Fastest963 - 14 Apr 2006 5:16 PM - 5 messages

My friend has a home network at his house with a laptop and a Dell Dimension connected wirelessly. We were wondering if I could access his network shared folders from my house, a street away, without having to wire a cable from his ...

How to VPN FROM a Remote Desktop machine?

elixirmike - 14 Apr 2006 3:00 PM - 3 messages

My scenario is that I have a home test machine, which has Remote Desktop enabled. I also have "dev" machines out on the internet which I can VPN to from my test machine. So, I am at work, and I have setup my Firewall to allow me to Remote Desktop ...

Network FileShare Problems

ID-10-T-Error - 14 Apr 2006 1:51 PM - 4 messages

I am adding a new notebook running XP to an existing Home Network. The other two computers are running Win98. I can view and access files on the XP computer from either Win98 unit, but when attempting to access files on ...

Address Bar Not Working

Tim Miskelly - 14 Apr 2006 8:49 AM - 2 messages

Hi, I would like to know if anyone can help me. I can not get the adress bar on the internet to work. When I type on the website address it is fine but as soon as you press 'enter' to go to the website. It just doesn't respond. The ...

XP Slow after disconnecting from domain

DantePT - 14 Apr 2006 8:40 AM - 2 messages

hi. My XP Pro is has a terrible behavior when i'm off my domain. When i leave the office i generally put the notbok to hibernation. when i get back at home and i connect the pc to the home network (wireless or ...

Slow broadband downloads.

Stretch - 14 Apr 2006 8:30 AM - 2 messages

My connection to the internet is by cable broadband. My download speeds are really slow - less than 5kb/sec. The ISP technician said that the problem is in my computer - possibly Norton internet security and anti-virus software. I checked this out through the Norton website but there was no improvement. Can ...

How to force entering login+password before accessing a shared folder ?

Peter Eisenman - 14 Apr 2006 7:47 AM - 3 messages

I declared a certain folder on my system as shared (for Everyone). However I want users on remote computers that they have to enter a local login name + corresp.local password whenever the want to access this shared folder. How do I do this? ...

Help TCP/IP connection

Daniel - 14 Apr 2006 3:23 AM - 4 messages

i am trying to conect my hp to this computer but my computer dosent want to accept the incoming computer both computers are wxpsp2 ...

Someone help please. VPN Client connect problem.

MichaelHLove - 13 Apr 2006 10:08 PM - 7 messages

VPN will not connect to pptp server. I have done everything and tried everything that I can think off. Obvious answers like port forwarding etc. It is a fault in my desktop registry or XP SP2 somewhere. I have looked ...

File sharing issue

cdavis82 - 13 Apr 2006 8:32 PM - 4 messages

I have a domain setup at my office. I have setup a computer off of the domain but still connected to the LAN. It is used for my employees to be able to access the Internet. Most of them have no need to have any access to ...

REALTEK 8139D NETWORK CARD NOT RECOGNISED IN WIN XP

rishi - 13 Apr 2006 6:36 PM - 3 messages

My lan card realtek 8139d is not recognised by windows xp despite downloading latest software from their web site. windows recognise it as asound lan card. how to solve it. rishi ...

My Networking Icon

Donald - 13 Apr 2006 5:51 PM - 2 messages

Three computers networked together. After booting all three, I am able to click on the My Networking Icon ( on any of the machines ) and see the three computers listed. If I close the box, and return to the windows screen, I am ...

Computers not showing in My Network Palace

Rakesh09in - 13 Apr 2006 4:43 PM - 2 messages

I have networked 2 pc through Crossover cabling , but the problem is that the both the pc's are pinging together perftely & the internet sharing is runing perfectly But the both computers are not showing in Network palace . Plese ...

Multihomed hosts file

Bryant Herron - 13 Apr 2006 3:37 PM - 2 messages

Hello, I am attempting to create a hosts file that includes a number of multihomed devices. This is not working. I read an article that stated that older versions of windows did not accept a host file with multiple IPs tied to the ...

contents of "my network places" dissapeared

paul h. - 13 Apr 2006 1:43 PM - 2 messages

i have 4 computers running xp on a small network. for some reason, the contents of the "my network places" folder are gone on each machine. prior to today, they displayed "shared folder on (machine name)" folders from each ...

Network Problem

Mick - 13 Apr 2006 10:53 AM - 4 messages

I have a linksys vpn router and xp pro setup so that branch offices may log in to the host computer. My problem is this the business software was setup originally for intra office now it needs to be setup for inter office thru ...

Wireless Drops every 60 minutes (Drives me crazzzy)

Francisco Martín - 13 Apr 2006 10:36 AM - 4 messages

I have a strange problem that no one seems to be able to solve. On my laptop the wireless will drop out every 60 minutes for about 2-3 seconds. Then it comes back and everything works fine. The PC has been very thoroughly checked for viruses and spyware and come up ...

What does this mean...?

myself - 13 Apr 2006 7:31 AM - 3 messages

Hi, I am trying to mimic this setting which is at work, but on my home PC: \\keylines\KeyNLMtemp I have a number of drives, but networking is not my thing (basics only). Do I change one of the Drive names to "keylines" and then create a folder named ...

Internet problems with clicking (don't know how to describe this)

nofx1727 - 13 Apr 2006 2:03 AM - 2 messages

I'm running Windows XP Pro sp2 (latest updates) Heres my problem, ever since I did the latest updates from microsoft on my computer I have been unable to click on some links that transfer me to another location. Heres a few ...

Error 720 on XP while connecting to internet using cellphone

Sukhwan Yoon - 13 Apr 2006 1:53 AM - 4 messages

Dear experts, I've got a problem when I tried to connect to ISP using my cellphone, showing error message below after a pop-up window saying 'verifying username and password' was passed successfully: 'Registering your computer on the network... ...

Messed up user login during wireless install

Charles Kenyon - 12 Apr 2006 10:45 PM - 5 messages

Using WindowsXP Pro. When setting up a workstation to access the internet via a wireless connection I mistakenly changed the protocols that govern the user login screens in Windows. It is now using (I think) a Netware or Novell log-in ...

Using a batch file for ipconfig

Sam Steinhauser - 12 Apr 2006 10:37 PM - 4 messages

I use ZoneAlarm Pro and the automatic lock. Sometimes the IP will not refresh. I am trying to use a batch file thorough an icon on the Desktop so unexperienced users can just click. I made a Notepad file with ipconfig ...

Refusing acces

Bruno - 12 Apr 2006 10:35 PM - 11 messages

Hi, while I'm trying to acces a comp with XP SP2 from a XP SP1, the SP2 don't want to let the SP1 acces to the files in the SP2 comp. I've tried many things but now I just can't take more. Not able to find the solution, can ...

Domain Set-up

Jay - 12 Apr 2006 9:26 PM - 2 messages

Hello, I've set-up a domain controller with six client machines attached but I have ran into a few issues. I didn't know if there was a way for a folder with all the client machines programs to pop-up on the desktop ...

Dial-up Components for Windows XP Machine

Larry R Harrison Jr - 12 Apr 2006 9:08 PM - 3 messages

I have a machine of my mother-in-law's that has Windows XP. When I try to create an internet connection under, the part where it asks how you get on the Internet & so forth, and I say I am doing it manually etc etc, then when ...

VPN setup

George Pandis - 12 Apr 2006 8:57 PM - 2 messages

I want to setup a VPN connection from my home PC (Windows XP Pro) directly to a machine on our company LAN. We have a TZ170 Sonicwall and 1 Windows 2000 Advanced Server and 2 Novell servers with Novell/Microsoft clients. WAN is ...

Install XP Home

HOUGEN - 12 Apr 2006 8:48 PM - 2 messages

I bought a used computer 1.6ghz with XP Pro loaded. When I tried to update at MS I got a invalid software message. MS would not update. Can I format the HD and load my XP Home edition? If so how do I get another key number to ...

sharing files

frogeye - 12 Apr 2006 5:53 PM - 6 messages

hello I have a problem getting a network to work. I want to share and backup files between a desktop and a laptop with a hardwire router, which attaches to the internet. I have sygate firewalls on both computers, but when i try ...

Microsft Windows Network Discovery Process

Neelay - 12 Apr 2006 4:55 PM - 8 messages

Guys, I have seen sometimes that when I browse "Microsoft Windows Network" I have a bunch of domains even though I have never added my machine to any of those domains (in fact I have not added my machine to any domain for that ...

how to go from WORKGROUP to DOMAIN?

Reginald - 12 Apr 2006 1:59 PM - 10 messages

I have an XP desktop which I want to get in a W2K network. I tried to go to Start, Control Panel, System, and clicked the Computer Name tab. There Network ID is grey. When I cick Change, I cannot select domain. Is ...

Force user profile et all, to be saved while logon was without network

Egbert Nierop (MVP for IIS) - 12 Apr 2006 1:24 PM - 5 messages

Hi, I go on a holiday with my laptop (just an example, but it happens in many other situations) and I modify my favorites a d other settings, I come back but my profile cannot be saved to the (DC) server. ...

Adding second router

cvs-golf - 12 Apr 2006 5:47 AM - 5 messages

Hope someone can point me in the right direction here. We have a small (10) user network, everyone running XP-Pro. We have a broadband internet connection and a Belkin router 192.168.2.1. We then go to a 16 port DLink ...

Network Drives

Andrew - 12 Apr 2006 2:05 AM - 3 messages

G'day All, I was wondering if someone could help me out. I am having problems with my flash drive(s) trying to get WinXP SP2 to assign them a drive letter. I have the following local drives a,c,d,e,f and have the following network drives ...

one computer on network has DNS problem

JeffCharles - 12 Apr 2006 1:47 AM - 4 messages

I have two laptops and a desktop running XP Pro and a wireless Palm TX. All are on a wireless nextwork through a Lynksys router with a DSL internet connection. Except for the desktop, all get quick domain name resolution. With the desktop, whenever it has been idle for a while, I ...

Linksys wrt54g lost password

ehgoodrich - 11 Apr 2006 11:39 PM - 2 messages

Back on Nov 12, 2005, MZB posted under this same topic trying to recover a lost Linksys router password. I am now in the same boat and have not been able to find a solution. Two of the responses to MZB's ...

Folder passwords

modofac - 11 Apr 2006 11:11 PM - 5 messages

Could someone kindly tell me how to set a read-only-access password on a folder that is shared over a network on an XP Pro SP2 machine? I have a shared wireless internet connection, and would like to give certain ...

"view workgroup computers"

computers0825 - 11 Apr 2006 7:41 PM - 4 messages

hello all, i'm having quite a weird problem. we have remote offices that connects to our main through sonicwall VPN's. one such computer at one such location does not show anything when you click on view worgroup computers. ...

MSIE redirects some URLs to my default search engine

GaryC - 11 Apr 2006 7:18 PM - 2 messages

This is a perplexing problem. On some web sites, seleting a link causes the MSIE 6.2 to redirect to a google search instead of the intended link. This started after my NortonAV fixed a potential Trojan hijack. I have checked my ...

Office Networking weird problem

Des - 11 Apr 2006 3:10 PM - 9 messages

I will tell you my networking setup in my office in detail, and I hope one of you guys knows what's wrong with it. There are 7 computers in total in my office. One laptop and 6 desktops. 1 of ...

Setting up an ADSL modem router with a Wireless Router

Charlie3110 - 11 Apr 2006 2:05 PM - 10 messages

Hi I have just installed a BT Voyager 205 modem router to get my broadband working and when I got to the question in the wizard asking me how I was going to use the 205, was it with just one PC or 2 PCs or a games console I ...

NetBIOS Problem

Daniel Rudy - 11 Apr 2006 6:44 AM - 7 messages

Hello, I have multiple WinXP and a couple of Win98 machines on a network. The network is segmented into two different subnets. The problem is that machines on one subnet cannot talk to machines on the other, this includes ...

linking email

oro959 - 11 Apr 2006 5:06 AM - 5 messages

When I'm on craigslist and I try to reply by clicking the reply link, I recieve the following error message. "Fatal login error. hr=80041035, f=21472173555" how do I correct this problem? ...

Error Msg: You might mot have permision to use this network resour

Ingrid - 11 Apr 2006 5:03 AM - 2 messages

I have 2 computers I am trying to network. I can see #1's file through #2 but I get the error message when I try to look at #2's files through #1. I have tried truning my firewall off on #1 but it doesn't help. ...

changing routers

Steve T - 11 Apr 2006 2:33 AM - 3 messages

Have a wired D-Link DI-704UP with 2 XP Home Edition PC's. I am adding a third XP PC in another room and am switching to a wireless D-Link DI-624 router. Is there anything that I need to remove,undo,delete etc. before I ...

cisco vpn and XP wireless

Mark Klebanoff - 11 Apr 2006 1:22 AM - 2 messages

I'm having all kinds of problems getting the 4.8 release of the Cisco vpn client to work over wireless. I have a Dell Insprion 5150 with the internal 1300 wireless card. I ran the originally installed XP Home. ...

Computer name vs IP address

Dave - 11 Apr 2006 12:48 AM - 3 messages

Hello, I have several PC's on my home network and one of them has a shared printer. Some of the other PC's can map to the PC with printer by its name, others can only map to it using it's IP address. I'm sure that the ones that can ...

application won't open on network

topa - 11 Apr 2006 12:14 AM - 3 messages

I have 35 p.c.s on a school network. I just started this job so I don't have explicit details of the servers or the network. In the classroom with the 35 p.c.'s, the Typing Instructor program opens up right away on most of them. ...

Black Screen when using Remote Desktop via Cisco VPN

kimcooley - 10 Apr 2006 11:45 PM - 4 messages

When I attempt to use Remote Desktop via my company's VPN connection, I can get as far as keying in the remote PC's name, but as soon as I attempt to connect, I get a black screen. It seems as if when I lower ...

DNSClient in registry

s - 10 Apr 2006 10:44 PM - 3 messages

Hi All, Have random clients on the network pick up an old dns ip address of 192.168.1.6. This setting overrides all other settings to define dns servers such as dhcp server options, dhcp scope options and suprisingly GPO (domain). ...

Basic File sharing question

Scott - 10 Apr 2006 7:53 PM - 5 messages

Dear Group, I have two Windows XP Pro desktops networked together through a router and also a laptop running XP Home which I connect to the network wirelessly. I use Workgroup networking. For years now, when I want to share files between ...

Offline File Synchronization error suppression

DB - 10 Apr 2006 7:44 PM - 3 messages

Last year there was a question regarding Offline File synchronization failing on many types of database files. Someone responded that this is by design, which I understand, and you had three choices: a) live with it b) supress the error ...

Connecting to the Internet

D-Man - 10 Apr 2006 5:44 PM - 24 messages

Recently installed Xp Home and have Verizon DSL as my ISP. After my computer has been idle for a while and I try to go to the Internet thru Firefox or Internet Explorer, I get an error message "Firefox can't find the server at ...

How to switch between WLAN network and LAN network ?

Martin Caldwell - 10 Apr 2006 5:13 PM - 4 messages

My laptop has a Centrino CPU with a built-in WLAN. On the other hand my laptop is connected to a (wired) LAN as well. Through both of them I can connect the Internet. However I would prefer to connect the Internet through LAN (because) this way it is faster. ...

IIS

Toni - 10 Apr 2006 4:04 PM - 5 messages

I have installed IIS and followed instructions in article 284931 posted on the Microsoft Web Site. I checked and found I did install the latest version. I still can't connect to my home computer via the Internet. Any ...

Intermitant XP Network Problems

"AndyR" <> - 10 Apr 2006 2:58 PM - 9 messages

If this isn't posted to the correct group, please let me know... I have a Win2K domain server that 2 XP Pro PC's log into. Both XP machines log in fine, and can see each other while brosing the network. I have a test SQL Server ...

Idiot's guide to ad hoc?

Pete - 10 Apr 2006 2:17 PM - 3 messages

Hi Is there an idiot's guide to ad hoc (peer to peer) wireless networking available? 2 of my friends want to link their wireless enabled laptops to share files. They don't need to share the same Internet connection, just files. ...

ICS IP Address assigmnet in WinXP

Amihai Bareket - 10 Apr 2006 9:01 AM - 7 messages

Is there a registry key or other method that will enable to change the IP addresses that are allocated by ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) from 192.168.x.x to 10.x.x.x? Thanks... ...

networking a printer

Tony Williams - 10 Apr 2006 8:35 AM - 3 messages

I have two laptops running XP with a Bt Voyager wireless router. I want to connect a printer so that both machines can access the printer independently ie both can connect without the other laptop being switched: so not using ...

disconnecting

xxvampgothxx - 10 Apr 2006 3:57 AM - 3 messages

alright ima do my best to give all the info on my situation as possible, if i leave anythin important out just let me know....ok so i switched to netzero a week or so ago and after i downloaded netzero's updates and tried to connect ...

Joining 2 laptops on a network

Riaan - 10 Apr 2006 3:13 AM - 2 messages

I set up thro wizard, now trying to access each pc. Asking for password and username. I never set up a user name and password. How do I gain access to each pc??? ...

Windows XP Home Ed. Service Pack 2 Stops Responding after PPPoE Connection

Adair MacLean - 10 Apr 2006 1:41 AM - 2 messages

I recently reinstalled Win. XP Home Ed., everything was working fine untill I installed SP2. After I installed SP2, when I connect to the internet using PPPoE, my computer stops responding. It connects alright, and the icon appears in the ...

Limiting network bandwidth

Sdruws - 9 Apr 2006 11:13 PM - 3 messages

I have a intranet at home with 5 computers. I use XP Pro SP2 and a Netgear Router model MR814V2. My provider gives me 2 Mb band. Frequently I get stuck because my daughter downloads many many applications and other band consuming softwares and she takes almost all band spaces of ...

Re: Attaching Windows XP Pro Machines to Win2K Server

Nate - 9 Apr 2006 10:49 PM - 7 messages

Well, I did the shut-down/restart of the entire DC. That did not help. I tired adding the machine WITHOUT the computer in the AD to see if that was the problem, still got the same error. I tried adding the ...

Can' access other computers

TomK2007 - 9 Apr 2006 9:35 PM - 2 messages

I get "Logon failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type at this computer". This goes both ways my comp to my brothers and vice versa. ...

um. i can't get my one pc to find the other. responders please be kind because i am lazy or no one e

yadalda - 9 Apr 2006 9:04 PM - 2 messages

i have 2 xp computers. one is new and i have had it for some time now and i have had no problms with it. yes i have altered just about evey setting in it to be custum. so i realy do not want to format this one ...

weird chars in ipconfig/all

Ogg - 9 Apr 2006 9:02 PM - 3 messages

Laptop's "ipconfig /all" report looks weird with strange characters for certain addresses. Is the following normal? This particular laptop is also unable to see the Workgroup; I want the laptop to access the shares on a networked Win98, but may the following report provides clues why things are ...

Can't connect to Internet, NIC seems to work fine

R. J. Salvi - 9 Apr 2006 8:14 PM - 6 messages

Specs: NIC: Intel Pro1000 MT Drivers: latest Intel (10.3) Mobo: ASUS P5LP-LE (HP box) with latest BIOS OS's: MCE 2005 SP2, XP Pro SP2, XP Pro 64bit SP2...all fresh installs Symptom: tries to open web page -- "opening web page" in status bar -- then ...

usb camera on lan

badger - 9 Apr 2006 6:50 PM - 2 messages

how to "see" usb camera on lan ...

Can't ping my laptop

John - 9 Apr 2006 6:38 PM - 5 messages

I'm having trouble networking my laptop and desktop computers. They are both running XP SP2 and I've uninstalled my Firewall and Anti-Virus software and I've disabled the XP firewall. I can ping 127.0.0.1 and 192.168.0.1 and my desktop(192.168.0.102) from my ...

Workgroup nighmare!!

fatdave - 9 Apr 2006 6:37 PM - 12 messages

Ok I have. 1) Laptop (Win XP Home) 2) Laptop (Win XP Home) 3) PC (Win XP Pro) 4) PC (Win XP Pro) All computers are on the same work group. I can ping all computers I am using a router to connect to the net and all computer have static IP ...

RAS'd in : why traffic sent through VPN router ?

John A Grandy - 9 Apr 2006 5:05 AM - 7 messages

Why is it when RAS'd into a VPN that a much of your network traffic gets routed through the inet router of the VPN ? I'm not talking the case where you are Remote Desktop'd into a machine that ...

How do you discontinue the home network

daver - 9 Apr 2006 2:29 AM - 5 messages

I've decided I want to discontinue the home network I setup on my laptop (XP sp2), as the host. File and print sharing is off, but I want to ensure that the service is totally stopped for security over the internet. Is there a ...

Weird network problem

heatstor - 9 Apr 2006 1:53 AM - 7 messages

Hi, My second pc running win2k3 is wired to the primary router (netgear wireless) through a long cat 6 cable. The second pc is on a different floor. The connection is made up of two cables joined by one simple ...

Sudden DNS problem???

NewMan - 9 Apr 2006 12:46 AM - 2 messages

I have 4 machines at home all using a broadband connection via a router. All machines are runnin WinXP Pro. 3 Machines are SP2, one machine is SP1. Yesterday, 3 of the 4 machines (2 x SP2 and 1 x SP1) ...