Windows Newsgroups: Windows XP Networking

Voip Updated Howto,Voip AT Home

jonbonmike - 3 Jun 2006 11:51 PM - 2 messages

Voip Phones,Voip Conference Calling How this is possible, what is the standard, what systems are used, [link] ...

Home Networking without Floppy Drive

Kathi R - 3 Jun 2006 11:38 PM - 2 messages

I am having a problem creating a home network with both Windows XP machines and an old Windows 98 machine. the XP Machine wants a floppy drive, which I do not have. I also cannot find the file C:\Windows\System32\Netsetup.exe on ...

Adv. TCP/IP settings - DNS tab - Register this connection's addres

najevi - 3 Jun 2006 11:15 PM - 5 messages

Could some one please explain, in layman terms, when it is necessary to check the above setting and when it is necessary to clear it? (I'd be happy to receive a pointer to a suitable web page with a good ...

Linksys Router WAG54G

Alan Whimp - 3 Jun 2006 8:57 PM - 2 messages

Dear all I have had this router for a year or more now n its been fine until the last 2 months. What the problem is the RJ45 connections have to be 10 mb/full. 2) Every time my dad use sucure client to VPN in to work i always lost my ...

winXP and win98 and pegasus mail

pdc124 - 3 Jun 2006 4:35 PM - 9 messages

I want to share an email client with access from either a laptop (WinXPHome) or a desktop. Ive installed the app on the win98 machine and shared the relevant folder with read/write access and then created a shortcut to it ...

Windows P2P Extension Pack is finally arrieved!

sandosan - 3 Jun 2006 3:24 PM - 2 messages

Windows P2P Extension Pack is finally arrieved! Upgrade your windows explorer to p2p enabled windows explorer. Go to download.com and search windows p2p and download window p2p extension pack. or just click below link, [link] ...

Windows P2P Extension Pack is released.

sandosan - 3 Jun 2006 3:22 PM - 2 messages

Windows P2P Extension Pack is finally arrieved! Upgrade your windows explorer to p2p enabled windows explorer. Go to download.com and search windows p2p and download window p2p extension pack. or just click below link, [link] ...

What Gives?

SafeHex - 3 Jun 2006 2:45 PM - 6 messages

Two Windows XP Pro computers connected with a crossover cable. File and Printer Sharing turned on both. Windows Firewall likewise. Both have one shared folder, each set with all required permissions for both users. First machine uses a Wireless Broadband Modem to connect to the Internet. ...

Windows XP Tablet and Web server

S Kahn - 3 Jun 2006 1:41 PM - 3 messages

I am designing a web site on my Tablet PC using Frontpage 2003. I want to publish the site on my Tablet for evaluation/practice. My questions: 1. Is it possible to do that with Windows XP Tablet edition? If so, what ...

Try to keep net from starting on bootup and restart

jimsandy3 - 3 Jun 2006 12:35 PM - 2 messages

Internet starts when I turn on computur or restart. Would like to set it so it does't Start till I am ready to get on line. Have look in msconfig-startup but didn't see anything. Just wonder if there is a setting in AOL 9.0 or ...

XP Pro File Share Access Problem.......

R. Platt - 3 Jun 2006 12:40 AM - 2 messages

I've got a rather odd file access problem I'm having trouble with. I just started taking care of this network so I'm not intimate with its details yet but I'll tell you what I can. This P2P network consists of three XP Pro machines. I'm pretty sure they're ...

Router woes

figurt - 2 Jun 2006 11:53 PM - 2 messages

Hello there Im trying to connect a buffalo airstation g54 to two pc's and a cable modem (Ntl uk if it helps) all connected by ethernet. the problem im getting is that i cannot access the internet when behind ...

Intranet on Home Network

pwrichcreek - 2 Jun 2006 9:23 PM - 5 messages

I'd like to set up an intranet on a home wireless network. The computer where I would run the server runs WINDOWS/XP. I have no web programming or administration experience to speak of, although I do have extensive ...

Using laptop to distribute IP address

Thorpe - 2 Jun 2006 7:02 PM - 11 messages

I have ICS enabled for my wireless connection on my laptop. I am connecting another machine to the ethernet port (using crossover). It fails to aquire a network address I think. After a short delay it says "Limited or no ...

connecting to school network

HaHolmes - 2 Jun 2006 5:13 PM - 2 messages

Hello. I am iving in a dorm and all of my other roommates were able to plug in their windows-based computers to the ethernet connection and have it work automatically. When I plug in, my computer says that I am connected at 100mb/s yet I cannot ...

Print server issue

Millybags - 2 Jun 2006 3:14 PM - 2 messages

Hi all, I have a Linksys WRT54GS router and a Belkin F1UP0001 wireless G print server, used wired. Two printers (Epson Stylus Photo 750 and R 300) connected to the print server via TCP/IP ports, one of which (R 300) has a ...

Sloooow Router

jimbo - 2 Jun 2006 1:47 PM - 4 messages

My D-Link 804HV four port wired router had some sort of failure. I just couldn't get it working properly, so I replaced it. Then I decided to experiment with the failed router. I connected it directly to a laptop with no modem, just a local network of one PC. I reset it ...

DNS cache and hosts file ignored

Caleb Lyness - 2 Jun 2006 12:41 PM - 12 messages

Hello everyone, I have a nice new installation of Window XP Pro 64. SP 1 (v2003). My problem can be stated rather simply as: My hosts file is being completely ignored by the DNS client. The Hosts file is valid (name and content) and located in the correct ...

Office network

network services - 2 Jun 2006 10:10 AM - 2 messages

What are essential services&processes in a PC for network to be accesible to that PC, in other words what services I can turn off and still be able to comunicate with other PCs in office network? Thank you ...

Can't access internet while Norton Antivirus is enabled

d_lequerica - 2 Jun 2006 4:18 AM - 2 messages

The connection is fine, Norton Antivirus is brand new, and when I open Internet Explorer, it struggles for about 5 minutes, then says page cannot be displayed. Should I have different software, like McAfee or something? ...

Laptop user can't log on offline

Cameron Biggart - 2 Jun 2006 2:45 AM - 3 messages

Hi all We have a user with a laptop and a domain user account. The Laptop is XP Pro SP2 and the domain is all Win 2K Server. Up till recently the laptop user could log on to his laptop using the domain account whether he was ...

ICS problem

IE7_FTW11 - 1 Jun 2006 7:03 PM - 3 messages

Computers on my network (besides mine) cant access any pages besides google sites/messenger/aol email/xmls. Client PCs can ping sites. setup: modem ---> my computer (ics host) ------> router ------> other computers My setup has worked fine in the past. The only thing i can think of that ...

Requiring User Name and Password for Connection to Network Resourc

John Bigelow - 1 Jun 2006 5:23 PM - 8 messages

I work in an office with about a dozen people and their respective computers, connected via a Peer to Peer LAN with one another and a shared network storage device. In addition to using space on the shared storage device we ...

Error Starting WWW Server

churin - 1 Jun 2006 3:40 PM - 3 messages

I have just installed additional Windows components to set up WWW server on WXP Pro. I went Computer_Management/Services_and_Applications/Internet_Information_Services(IIS)Manager/Web_Sites/Default_Web_Sites and noticed "Error" on Default Web Sites. I right clicked and clicked "Start" then "Unxepected error 0x8ffe2740" was returned. ...

Ending TCP Connections for ProcessID

jeremysimmonsis - 1 Jun 2006 3:24 PM - 3 messages

I need to forcefully end the open processes for a specific process ID. This is for WinXP Pro SP2 only so far my script looks like this netstat -o | find /i ":<port>">%temp%\who.txt FOR /F "tokens=1,2,3,4,5" %%i in (%temp%\who.txt) DO @ECHO %%m ...

Ping problem

Luis - 1 Jun 2006 2:48 PM - 3 messages

Hello. I'm trying to automate a ping command. For that i've built a .bat file with the command. The problem i'm having that if i don't use the full path of ping (C:\windows\system32\) before the ping command, i can only execute this file ...

windows xp home networking issue

jcrunk66 - 1 Jun 2006 2:00 PM - 3 messages

I have a laptop and a desktop both running xp home. I am trying to share a printer on the desktop. The desktop can see the laptop but the laptop will not see the desktop. I can ping in both directions. I can use the run \\ip ...

Disable Windows Firewall?

Paul - 1 Jun 2006 9:38 AM - 3 messages

If I'm using a firewall from another company such as Norton do I need to turn off the Windows Firewall? What's the official line on this? Can't find anything anywhere! Anyone know what's best? Thanks ...

complex networking goal, novice networking skills...Help?

Polly Ethylene - 1 Jun 2006 8:52 AM - 3 messages

I have a usb wireless card on desktop that connects me to internet through neighbors comcast open access. good connection. My laptop has wireless also. The signal for comcast only comes in where my desktop is. Now, I have ...

Connecting to a Domain while retaining settings

Chris.Smith.IT - 1 Jun 2006 5:03 AM - 5 messages

I will have to connect a laptop to a domain. This Laptop is running XP Pro and has been a standalone PC for some time. If I connect it to a domain all the personal settings of the user are lost and a new set are ...

Problem renewing IP address

GoBlue! - 1 Jun 2006 4:59 AM - 3 messages

Seems many people have had this problem. I've read a lot of posts, and tried the things that I could easily understand. The problem: Toshiba laptop with Windows XP Home SP2. Has been working great for 5 months with wireless connection in home network. Suddenly ...

Can't access secure sites- tried everything!

Kel - 1 Jun 2006 2:40 AM - 6 messages

I am able to access the internet, but cannot access secure sites (e-mail, bank accounts, etc.) When I try to log in I get a "Page Cannot Be Displayed" message. I've tried everything- checked for 128-bit security connection ...

Configuring Network w/out WZC

oranyelik - 1 Jun 2006 1:15 AM - 3 messages

I am using a MA101 USB Adapter to connect to the LAN I have here at my home. Periodically, the network on this computer (which is connected wirelessly to the HOST computer) will drop, from anywhere of thirty seconds to three ...

Setting up an e-mail account

Elijah - 31 May 2006 9:15 PM - 6 messages

I've recently established an Internet Connection on a home network. I can go on line and open web pages and all of that stuff, but recently I've been wanting to create an e-mail account. When I try to set up the account I have problems on witch option to choose. ...

Internet Sharing Question.

Elijah - 31 May 2006 8:40 PM - 2 messages

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probs getting an internet connection on XP Home

SteveInTx - 31 May 2006 8:26 PM - 2 messages

I have a salesperson who has brought his Dell laptop to the office (from home) and up until a couple of weeks ago, he could just plug a network cable into his laptop and he would have internet access. Our network has a domain ...

Unable to connect to VPN

anoop.thakur - 31 May 2006 6:12 PM - 7 messages

Hi I am using Cisco VPN Client 4.0.4 (D) on windows xp sp2. I am able to log in , as in the client asks my username/password, the security policies are negotiated properly and i am successfully authenticated. i get a disclaimer screen of my company vpn...and i am ...

TCIP IN REGISTRY

eric6556 - 31 May 2006 5:16 PM - 2 messages

I have a computer that will not connect to the internet even though my local area connection is enabled. also i am unable to uninstall "internet protocol tcp/ip" is it ok to delete the "tcpip" key in the registry, and if so, will it ...

VPN Through a Netgear router

norman - 31 May 2006 4:27 PM - 3 messages

I have a Lan with a W2K server and several PCs. I want to use VPN for remote access to the server from an XP PC. From the remote PC I can get to, and log on tto, the server but I cannot even ping the server. The router is a ...

Home VPN

Greg Howey - 31 May 2006 4:24 PM - 7 messages

I am unable to establish a VPN connection to my home Windows XP Pro machine; however I can connect using Remote Desktop Web Connection. But I need to be able to map my hard drive remotely to exchange files. My network is connected ...

Prevent Shares

Tome - 31 May 2006 3:57 PM - 5 messages

I have the unfortunate job of managing a network full of Windows XP Home (SP2) PCs! The company is too damn cheap to purchase XP Pro & a domain controller. I have a problem with people sharing their system (C:\) drives ...

Network Connections

Mark C. - 31 May 2006 2:46 PM - 2 messages

I have a windows xp sp2 system that can access 2 files servers. When a print job is spooled to a Linux server, the server uses FTP services to send the job back to the workstations shared printer. After that has not been ...

Restricting access to one user on a workgroup

Richard - 31 May 2006 2:20 PM - 7 messages

Hi, I've been trying to make a Win2003Svr/SP1 share available to a user on a WinXP-Pro/SP2 workstation networked as a workgroup rather than a domain. On the server, I tried to identify the user as ...

Can Intranet traffic be blocked from reaching Internet?

davis.157 - 31 May 2006 2:03 PM - 2 messages

We have a PC at work with two NICs. One NIC is attached to our LAN and the other NIC is attached to a test instrument. Often, the users will need to detach the instrument's connection, but they forget to quit out ...

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toal5 - 31 May 2006 1:41 PM - 3 messages

I am trying to connect to another machine on our network by using the \\machine_name\c$ method. I have used this before and as far as I'm aware nothing has changed, but whenever I try and do it now I get the message ...

Mobile laptop not picking up ip address

havenlad - 31 May 2006 11:53 AM - 4 messages

A customer is putting his laptop in a hotel and wherever he is, his laptop will not pick uo the ip address. The hotel give him a spare laptop which picks it up fine. Also the laptop seems to randomly fail to get onto a ...

LAN connection dropping off and on problem

Rock - 31 May 2006 11:34 AM - 2 messages

Hi, I have a computer connected to a Gateway/Router which is connected to a a hub and a cable modem out to the Internet. Strangely the LAN connection drops off every now and then.. (few seconds sometimes). I have re set-up up the MShome network, reset the cable modem and the ...

remote desktop

Rubén Cuenca - 31 May 2006 9:12 AM - 2 messages

Please, do you know what kind of security(¿encryption?) uses the Remote desktop connection? I'm evaluating the risks of this service in order to use it in the office and need to learn more about it. Thanks ...

I can not able to share files in peer to peer network

sgprs - 31 May 2006 6:04 AM - 6 messages

I have two P4 Systems installed OS: Windows XP Professional. Computer Name is system1 and system2. Workgroup Name Both MSHOME and Users Both MyWorks(Administrator). System1's IP: 192.168.0.1 System2's IP: 192.168.0.2 Submask : 255.255.255.0 ...

Home Network - ZoneAlarm Pro won't allow "Mummy" to connect to Internet thru "Daddy"

paulo - 31 May 2006 4:45 AM - 4 messages

Could anyone help me with this please? Daddy: WinXP Pro ZoneAlarm Pro Wireless connection to Internet Network Card to connect to "Mummy" (the wife's) PC Mummy: WinMe ZoneAlarm Free Network Card to connect to "Daddy" "Mummy" accesses the Internet thru "Daddy" just fine until Zonealarm ...

Print Sharing

micheleg36 - 31 May 2006 3:31 AM - 4 messages

I am having a terrible time sharing a printer. This is my set-up. My main computer is a desktop running XP, connected to the internet thru a 2 wire modem. It is connected by ethernet to the 2 wire and the ...

Print Sharing

micheleg36 - 31 May 2006 2:52 AM - 2 messages

I am having a terrible time sharing a printer. This is my set-up. My main computer is a desktop running XP, connected to the internet thru a 2 wire modem. It is connected by ethernet to the 2 wire and the ...

File sharing problem

sy - 31 May 2006 12:31 AM - 4 messages

I tried to share a folder for the XP computer in network but then I'm not able to view the folder in any others PC within the network. This problem occured only to some of the folder shared (eg: I shared 10 folders and I'm ...

What is purpose of 127.0.0.1 as DNS server?

Mister C - 30 May 2006 11:20 PM - 9 messages

I am on XP and attach via cable. In my network connection icon, I used to have the two DNS server address es as xxx.yyy.4.100 and xxx.yyy.8.100. Since then some application has set the first of those DNS entries to ...

Indicator lights don't turn on when I plug in the ethernet cables

Elijah - 30 May 2006 9:28 PM - 3 messages

I have three computers. Two laptops and one desktop. The laptops have wireless and ethernet adapters, and the desktop has three ethernet adapters. When I plug the cable between the one laptop and desktop the LED indator lights do not turn on. When I plug the other laptop into the desktop the ...

Windows XP login slow...hangs at applying computer settings...

Ben - 30 May 2006 8:09 PM - 5 messages

Hi all. I am an admin of a small network of about 50 users. I am having an issue with PC's taking a few minutes to login in after typing in the username and password. When a new pc is introduced to the domain it works great for serveral weeks, ...

Can't access laptop on direct cable connection

Les - 30 May 2006 6:53 PM - 2 messages

I have setup a simple direct cable connection between 2 laptops. One is a Dell (MaryPC) running Win XP Home updated to SP2. The other is a new H-P LesPC) with Win XP Media. I setup the network with the Network Wizard.... ...

network problem between xp and 98

anoopkp2002@gmail.com - 30 May 2006 5:30 PM - 3 messages

Hai all I have 5 computers connected to a switch.one computer is xp other 3 windows 2000 and one 98 the problem is (1)the computer with xp loaded cannot acces the other system through network plaes. it can only acees by ipaddress from run program. ...

Constant, excessive, transmission on my "wired" connection

Tommy Jones - 30 May 2006 1:17 PM - 3 messages

I have the wierdest problem and I was wondering if anyone else has had a similar problem and how did they fix it. I have both a wired and wireless connection to my in-home router (US Robotics) that I do NOT use at the same time. However, for some reason, when ...

File Sharing breaks while "in use"

lurker - 30 May 2006 1:09 PM - 29 messages

Consider a home network with two PCs connected to a linksys router. 1) Windows XP Home and 2) Windows 2000 PRO Both have been updated with all critical updates. All has been well for several months. On Windows XP I use Quicken and ...

Netbios TCPIP Master Browser

lurker - 30 May 2006 12:56 PM - 5 messages

Hi, In trying to find cause of a file share problem, I have observed that my Windows 2000 machine is the master browser. Why? I have a home network with Cable to a Linksys router. Connected to the ...

Home Network

Graham - 30 May 2006 12:13 PM - 3 messages

Hello, I have a ADSL wireless modem/router, which also has 4 network ports. I connect my desktop through one of the network ports and a laptop through the wireless. Both connect to the internet with no problems. I am trying to set up a network so the laptop can access folders and a ...

2 different networks at the same time?

Ken W - 30 May 2006 10:51 AM - 25 messages

I have a laptop that runs XP Professional that is a member of a domain at work. I would like to set up a home network in which I would like to connect a computer that's running XP Media Edition 2005. How can I do this? ...

[HELP] Connecting to router through another computer

Ariedartin - 30 May 2006 7:23 AM - 3 messages

This is a pretty unorthodox situation so I would appreciate any bit of help from friends here. Here's a diagram of the physical set-up. It'll help you as you read my explanation. [link] ...

FTP host becomes inaccessible if placed behind router

churin - 30 May 2006 2:05 AM - 4 messages

I made neccessary OS settings to set up WWW server and FTP server on a WXP Pro system. It was connected to internet without using router and both servers were confirmed to be accessible from a client through internet. Then the PC were placed behind a router and the neccessary port ...

XP Pro PC Not Accessible Within Workgroup

Ben Scaithe - 29 May 2006 11:44 PM - 2 messages

I am having a recent issue accessing a Windows XP Professional PC. It is in a workgroup with two other PCs (both XP Pro). At some point earlier this year, it lost the ability to be accessed by the other two. Neither of the ...

Problem with DSL connection

Kompu Kid - 29 May 2006 9:29 PM - 11 messages

I am trying to help a friend with her DSL connection. She says her connection which has been great for month is now terrible: Frequent disconnects, crawling speed, etc. She has a Siemens Speedstream 4100 modem. Once in a while the "DSL" LED light on th modem turns red. Is this ...

100.0 Mbps

pubbievoter@yahoo.com - 29 May 2006 8:49 PM - 6 messages

I'm using an ADSL connection and and ethernet card. The little network icon on my desktop says "local area connection 1 Speed: 100.0 Mbps". Can someone clarify what this actually means? Does Mbps mean mega bits ...

VPN in a small company

Panda_man - 29 May 2006 8:17 PM - 3 messages

Hello ! I have a question about VPNs and I hope this NG is the most appropriate . I know most of the things about VPN on a threory but I have never needed to establish such connection and now I need it and ,of ...

Home Network - Router behind Router? Can I make Router act as a switch?

quentinmacdougall - 29 May 2006 6:58 PM - 5 messages

Please help. Here is my network diagram: [link] The Cable Modem, LinkSys Router, and Linksys switch are all located in the basement. I have a single ethernet outlets in 5 bedrooms. With ...

Custom Prompt?

Lady Serena - 29 May 2006 3:26 PM - 2 messages

How would I set up the command prompt under Windows to appear like the prompt on my UNIX servers and BeOS desktop? I have it show the username, hostname, and path within brackets just before the prompt symbol. For example, my BeOS Terminal prompt: [serena@lynx ~]# ...

How to ICS WinXP-SP2? This should be simple !

Ribs - 29 May 2006 12:54 PM - 7 messages

I can't believe the trouble getting ICS to work. This should be simple, but no-go. Both PCs have access to each other's shared files and dirs via a 1394 firewire connection. I'm using firewire to network because the client ...

XP Box Sees Workgroup But Cannot Access Internet

buffsteve - 29 May 2006 12:33 PM - 2 messages

Hi all, thanks for any help you can provide. I have a Windows XP SP2 machine in a workgroup with about 20 other PCs and I'm having an issue with seeing the Workgroup computers and accessing the internet at the same time. ...

Browser Networking Neighborhood browstat

Marshal - 29 May 2006 8:32 AM - 2 messages

May 29, 2006, Ralph Hamilton, Marshal ok The system was working until I had to buy another Hard drive and I also bought a new XP Pro OEM version to install on hard drive. I named the new ...

Connection error between Win XP Pro and Microsoft server 2003 (Dom

Raghav - 29 May 2006 7:57 AM - 3 messages

Hello, I am having a Domian server on Windows server 2003. All Clients PC are running Win 98 to access files from Domain server. I have 2 PC's with win Xp pro on which are not able to connect to Domian ...

IP address problem???

lee - 29 May 2006 2:47 AM - 4 messages

Ive got a netgear hub connected to 2 computers running XP. One could not obtain an IP address and after swapping cables etc.....still had problems Anyway the problem swaps between computers One will not work then the other does the same ...

How to unshare folders

B.W. - 29 May 2006 1:34 AM - 4 messages

I am new to networking and have set up two computers directly via cable. Seems to be working fine. When I want to unshare a Folder how do I do it. I just want to keep the network share list down in size by removing the ...

Help ! Newbie question about accessing a share over home network....

Suma - 28 May 2006 10:02 PM - 2 messages

Background i have a desktop and a laptop .Both run windows XP sp2. I can ping both these machines from each other- however if i share a folder on my laptop and browse on the desktop i cannot connect to the shared ...

unable to browse network gets error msg.

Altern8 - 28 May 2006 7:22 PM - 2 messages

is not accessible. You might not have permission to use the network resource. Contact the administrator of the server to find out if you have access permission. the network path is not found. IT worked fine before the onboard nic card died. ...

urgent: repair xp home oem with downloaded xp home trial from micr

ak - 28 May 2006 1:29 PM - 2 messages

Can i repair xp home oem with downloaded xp home trial from microsoft? plz > ...

Simultaneous wired/wireless connection

zakaluka - 28 May 2006 5:14 AM - 3 messages

Hello, I have a home network setup up right now where 1 WinXP and 1 Win2k computer are connected wirelessly to a WAP that is my gateway to the DSL connection. I set this up approximately 1 week ago. Before that, ...

Laptop not visible from rest of network

Uncle Ben - 28 May 2006 4:22 AM - 4 messages

1. All three desktops show up on the list of net machines (all running XP Home Edition) but the laptop won't, whether I connect it by wire or by wireless. 2. I can send files from the laptop to the others, but I can't share them ...

urgently need help with network connection

ak - 28 May 2006 2:30 AM - 5 messages

I installed du controler, limiting bandwidth software from [link] in xp home. After that i test it by limit upload rate. it worked. and then i uninstalled that program. after i reboot, i couldn't use internet anymore. i ...

Force XP to not look for a network

olobay - 28 May 2006 1:41 AM - 3 messages

Hi, I use DSL for my internet connection but I have to manually connect. It is not connected at start up. My computer always looks for a network and this takes time because it never finds it, obviously. Is there a way to force XP ...

VPN Won't connect from XP Home System

Spenceee - 28 May 2006 1:10 AM - 2 messages

I have a PPTP VPN set up at work on my server. All clients can dail in fine. I have a cable modem behind my Firewall/Router. I have an XP Pro system which has NO issue connecting to the VPN. ...