Windows Newsgroups: Windows XP Networking

Network connectivity problems

Alex Cowley - 10 Jun 2006 9:36 PM - 3 messages

I have a 3 WinXP home network that connects to the internet via a wireless router & a DSL modem. Until recently, it worked perfectly. For no apparent reason, I now regularly loose internet connectivity, sometimes after a short period of time, other times after an hour or so. ...

Files and Settings Transfer Wizard

fastereddy2000 - 10 Jun 2006 8:17 PM - 5 messages

Hi Folks, I just bought a new Dell computer and am trying to use the "Files and Settings Transfer Wizard" to move files from my old computer to my new. The transfer wizard is already installed on my new Dell computer. But I ...

Hotmail Help!!! Quickly!

ACMEBomb2 - 10 Jun 2006 6:47 PM - 3 messages

When I try to attach a file, the "Please wait while we upload your file" screen comes up for a fairly long time, then the special MICROSOFT "page not found" screen. Why is this happening, and is my e-mail going through? ...

Registry Clean

Manglik - 10 Jun 2006 9:42 AM - 2 messages

Hi all, May anybody tell me how to clean the registry in XP. Thanks ...

DCOM error

Terry Pinnell - 10 Jun 2006 8:50 AM - 2 messages

Could someone with more technical skill advise me how to go about fixing whatever is causing this please? In Event Viewer this morning I have scores of entries like this, with gaps ranging from less than a 1 second to several minutes: ...

Firewall settings

JohnnyJomp - 10 Jun 2006 6:40 AM - 3 messages

Hi all... If you noticed my previous post, I had trouble setting up a network between 2 computers because I had not turned off Windows Firewall. Now that I have turned it off, I want to turn it back on without giving up ...

computer to computernetwork

JG007 - 10 Jun 2006 5:15 AM - 3 messages

after spending about 1 1/2 hours trying to get 2 computers talking I changed something and started to get 'serious' system crashes and reboots about 10 minutes later I gave up for the night, but when I got up this morning I ...

Device connections to Home

Wwarren - 10 Jun 2006 1:06 AM - 2 messages

The XP Home EULA says "You may permit a maximum of five (5) computers or other electronic devices (each a "Device") to connect to the Workstation". I'm wanting some clarification of what that means. If I have a drive letter ...

How to set up a network to share files, folders, etc.

Steve - 9 Jun 2006 8:13 PM - 4 messages

Hello, My friend and I have laptops with XP Home Edition and would like to be able to share pictures, music, etc. I thought setting up a network would be much better (faster) than using my 1GB memory stick. I anyone has any advice, ...

Network card (and connection) disappeared

zaajats - 9 Jun 2006 10:22 AM - 3 messages

So this morning when I power on my PC there's no net connectivity. When I first checked Network Connections the network adapter (wired) appeared as disabled, when I enabled it, it disappeared entirely. I can still see it in Device Manager (when I select the 'show hidden ...

Backing Up Over the network

Buster - 9 Jun 2006 6:53 AM - 6 messages

I've a small network using a hub and occassionally my second machine drops out of the network. For example, both my machines are working ok over the network and then I try to do a Norton Ghost backup of my first machine to the ...

Can't setup network.

JohnnyJomp - 9 Jun 2006 3:42 AM - 4 messages

After hours of struggle, I remembered to ask the experts, so... I can not setup a home network. Here are the facts: Motorola cable modem connected to a D-link wired/wireless router. â€¢ 2 computers connect to the internet with no problem. ...

Home Networking Help

Dawn - 8 Jun 2006 10:13 PM - 3 messages

I have previously established a home network and internet sharing which was working; however this seems to have evaporated and my internet connection is no longer being shared. I am using Windows XP Professional on all computers. I get the following in the network setup log when I try to recreate the ...

DHCP Lease Expiration... Infinite??

Kdouglas - 8 Jun 2006 9:59 PM - 3 messages

Trying to understand how this could happen. We have a DHCP Scope (/24) on a Windows 2000 Server. Standard installation, nothing special, except we have the "Lease duration for DHCP clients" Limited to: 4 hours. When viewing the Address Leases, most of them will expire in 4 hours... but ...

Default Gateway on VPN Connection

kosmonova - 8 Jun 2006 5:49 PM - 2 messages

Hello, i have the following problem: My XPSP2 Computer (IP 192.168.0.1) is connected via lan to an internet-router and i have a permanet VPN connection. The default-gateway should be the routers IP 192.168.0.2. ...

network problem

sefi55 - 8 Jun 2006 3:45 PM - 4 messages

hello if i try to disable any of the network card i recive a pop up Error Disabling Connection 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 ...

I want my computer to host my very own website and audio streaming

Master Jedi - 7 Jun 2006 11:57 PM - 3 messages

Hello. I am working on setting up my computer to be a webserver and a music streaming server but I have one big issue. The shoutcast program keeps telling me that my station computer is unavailable to the internet i.e. able ...

continuous LAN errors after power outtage

gila - 7 Jun 2006 10:21 PM - 5 messages

I have a Intel D875pbz board with built in LAN. My power was turned off in error yesterday, but my UPS didn't shut down the system prior to power going off. When power was back I could not connect to my LAN with my cable modem. ...

setting up a network with a router

Alex - 7 Jun 2006 7:39 PM - 2 messages

I have been trying to set up a home network with my desktop, laptop, and a Netgear wireless router. The desktop is connected via LAN cable and the laptop via wireless. The router is then connected to a DSL modem. Both ...

Unable to see shared drives

clapper - 7 Jun 2006 6:39 PM - 2 messages

I have a home PC and laptop, both running XP Pro. My laptop doesn't have a CD drive so I've always just shared the drive on the PC. Haven't had to use it in a few weeks until today. But when I selected to share the drive, I noticed ...

Command to show authenticating server?

search66 - 7 Jun 2006 6:37 PM - 3 messages

Does anyone know the command or steps to find (on the workstation side) what server you have authenticated on? TiA ...

recognizing a router

plapine - 7 Jun 2006 5:12 PM - 4 messages

Is it possible for my internet provider to recognize that they send an ethernet signal to me via my home router and not directly to my Network Adapter ? I want to hide from my provider the fact that I am using a router. ...

Fake ip address

trentorr - 7 Jun 2006 2:54 PM - 4 messages

I would like to subscribe to a service that requires you be a US resident and connect from a US based IP address. I meet both of those requirements but am currently residing in Taiwan. What I would like to ...

File sharing one-way-only on 1 pc of 4

Michael 23 - 7 Jun 2006 4:44 AM - 11 messages

I have a LAN consisting of 2 wired pcs and 2 wireless, all running win XP. They are all on the same workgroup, and all sharing an internet connection through a wireless router. All of the machines can read and write files to and from each-other, ...

workgroup network

Nelson - 7 Jun 2006 3:18 AM - 2 messages

Hi my name is Nelson, A have a problem with the network at a office. We have three computers all Windows XP sp2, I have all in the same workgroup name, Router is providing the Ip address. It was working fine for a long period of time, than one of ...

New domains/workgroups showing up in My Network Places

Jesse Ramos - 6 Jun 2006 10:41 PM - 2 messages

A customer is on a W2k domain. Normally, when a user goes into My Network Places/Entire Network/Microsoft Windows Network, there are three domains/workgroups there. Today, users notice that there are now 11 being displayed. Is there any way to figure out where these domains/workgroups are ...

storage of credentials for network shares

castortroy - 6 Jun 2006 10:16 PM - 3 messages

hi group! i have one xp prof client and i try to access a windows network share. because i am logged on locally on the client i am prompted for credentials when i try to access the network share. when i check the "save" checkbox, where does windows xp save that credentials? ...

Windows Workgroup Requires Login to Connect

James - 6 Jun 2006 9:34 PM - 5 messages

I have a home wireless network with two PC's, both running XP SP2. Both belong to the same workgroup. From Explorer, I can see each machine from the other. I have shared directories on each machine. ...

Using FTP

Caddyman - 6 Jun 2006 7:13 PM - 2 messages

I have installed IIS, and would like to set up a ftp foldler on my pc that others on the network can access. I set up a new ftp folder and put files in it. However, when I try to acces to ftp folder on the other pc's on the ...

How do I Network my Old Pc with new One

Prash - 6 Jun 2006 3:08 PM - 3 messages

HI, I have a old PC running Ubuntu and a new one running Win XP Pro. The new one is connected to the internet through wireless card. How do I tap internet from the new one to the old machine running linux? ...

Delay and event errors at boot-up

Matthew Nicoll - 6 Jun 2006 5:48 AM - 3 messages

windows XP SP2, Linksys router I get a 2+ minute delay after bootup before the network (and internet) becomes available. Other computers on the network work fine. Looking at the event log: One minute after bootup, error: ----------- Your computer was not assigned an address from the network (by the ...

Do Win Server Products demand password authentication?

tcv - 6 Jun 2006 2:54 AM - 9 messages

Hi there, Earlier today, I was trying to setup a shared folder between two XP Pro machines in a Workgroup environment. I had some trouble, but was ultimately able to resolve it ... in a strange way. I was attempting to force the remote XP machine to ask the connecting ...

Peer to Peer LAN in XP

Winguy98 - 6 Jun 2006 1:41 AM - 3 messages

Do I have to use a router between the two computers or just an ethernet cable between the two. I do not want to access the web through the LAN, just file and print share. I have loaded the drivers for the on Board NIC on each computer end are ...

Internet Conflict of some sort

birdfluvirus - 6 Jun 2006 1:39 AM - 3 messages

I have been having trouble connection to the internet over a braodband connection using Internet Explorer Im an aol user, the problem is that i have to run my aol software in order to use my broadband connection otherwise I ...

Wi-Fi Security

Phil - 5 Jun 2006 11:56 PM - 6 messages

I posted a similar question in the IE newsgroup, but so far no response. I have a family member out-of-state who is on dsl and uses a wireless router/modem. I have not had the time yet to encrypt her laptop and ...

PING on LAN dosen't work

fbalicki - 5 Jun 2006 10:52 PM - 2 messages

Hi. I have PC and laptop connected to router (laptot using wireless connection). I was trying share printer, and run network wizard... Now printer, still dosen't work and now i can't ping laptop from pc, and pc from laptop!!!!!!! but network still working. Also i can ping ...

Connecting two lans

magician_s - 5 Jun 2006 10:38 PM - 5 messages

Hi, I want to connect two lans together ours and our neighbours. I have a ethernet cat 6 connecting one router to the other, we use different isps but have identical routers. What can i do step by step so we can see one another ...

Networking -- XP and Win 98

BrendanW - 5 Jun 2006 10:26 PM - 14 messages

We had a network between two computers. Previously it was a peer to peer using Co-axial cable. This functioned well but was very slow. We upgraded to a ethernet hub. Now each computer sees the other. The XP can ...

Setting Permissions for shared folders

Bob - 5 Jun 2006 8:04 PM - 6 messages

I'm running Windows XP Home Edition, service pack 1. Is there any way for me to set permissions for individual Users for shared files. I've looked at a lot of doc. on how to do this, but once I set the folder to be shared, I ...

Setting up Remote Assitance on two computers

Master Jedi - 5 Jun 2006 6:57 PM - 2 messages

Hello. I'm not exactly sure which board to post this in but since it is configuration related i thought this one would do. My question is how do I properly set up two computers to have, and execute Remote Assistance. One ...

windows login and network login

Brian - 5 Jun 2006 5:51 PM - 3 messages

I have two machines running XP Professional which are connected to a University network and are also part of a local Microsoft Peer-to-Peer network. With the desktop machine, the original boot screen immediately shows a popup box for the login password. When I connect to the shared drive ...

Recycle bin does not work with a mapped network drive

OutInTheDesert - 5 Jun 2006 5:44 PM - 2 messages

We share all of our files off an application server mapped to the I: drive. Is there a way to force files deleted from the I: drive to go the recycle bin? I don't think it would matter if the files went to the recycle bin on ...

WindowsXP Networking Issue

bob.minton - 5 Jun 2006 4:02 PM - 2 messages

We have a client running a SQL application from Small Business Server. He originally started out with 4 workstations and everything was fine. He recently bought 4 more workstations and now the 4 new ones have very slow network performance. ...

File Server new files and folders invisible until refresh

BWT - 5 Jun 2006 9:35 AM - 6 messages

When I goto our office file server from this particular computer I can see everything on the server just fine, and access everything. However if I create a new folder move or copy files or rename anything on this file server ...

windows XP for LAN connections

ANAV - 5 Jun 2006 7:21 AM - 3 messages

Hi. How do I set up my Laptop running windows XP professional for two different LAN connections (one at work and the other at home) using two different IP addresses, default gateways, and DNS servers? Also, similar to MAC OSX can I switch between these connections without ...

Printer Port creation Error

Ray Turley A+,MCP,MCSE - 5 Jun 2006 12:04 AM - 2 messages

While in the process of setting up a printer port for a new Canon copier/printer Multi-Function Unit (MFU) I received the error "Error loading the TCP MIB library" from one of the units I was installing. I looked up the ...

Can view shared folders using IP Address but NOT using Machine Name - all using Windows XP

jasperjaro - 4 Jun 2006 11:48 PM - 2 messages

I have three networked Windows XP computers. The machine names are as follows: machine1 (192.168.0.2) machine2 (192.168.0.3) machine3 (192.168.0.4) machine1 and machine2 can view the networked folders using dns names: ...

Can't connect to the internet when connected via VPN

Chris - 4 Jun 2006 10:28 PM - 3 messages

I have Windows XP Pro on my home desktop and am using a 2Wire wireless router. I have set up a VPN so I can work on files using my laptop at other locations in the house. I am able to share my internet connection on the ...

networking xp without floppy drive or xp CD-Rom

Dom - 4 Jun 2006 4:33 PM - 9 messages

To coatail on a previous post I too have xp on my computers and cant network them without a floppy drive. The response to that previous post was to use the CD-Rom to accomplish this. Well, I dont have either. What can I do? Is ...

only one web page

fernando - 4 Jun 2006 3:15 PM - 2 messages

Hi, Is it possible to only let the user access one specific web page ? Best Regards ...

Linksys Routers

nate - 4 Jun 2006 2:20 PM - 5 messages

I am trying to manage another location with out buying an cisco router. Can I use a linksys router to see the other location? They are using a diffferent ISP. Do I use the rip option in linksys. I taught this would ...

1394-connection

Steven - 4 Jun 2006 11:50 AM - 2 messages

Hello! When I look at my 'Connections', there is a 1394-connection (1394-networkcard) listed in the 'LAN- or High speed connections' category. It is disabeld at the moment, but I wonder what it can be used for! Hope this is not a stupid question! ...

why is my pc not private?

Tom - 4 Jun 2006 5:16 AM - 9 messages

I am working on a small network including file & printersharing. While I need to access files on a separate pc and the printer of the network, there is no need for the other pc to have access to my pc. ...

RFID Tutorial, RFID and Environmental Issues,

picwordwriter - 4 Jun 2006 1:09 AM - 3 messages

RFID Technology and Architecture, RFID Standards,RFID Applications, RFID Security, Impact of RFID Tags on Recycling, Environmental Challenges of RFID, RFID Tags: [link] ...