Windows Newsgroups: Windows XP Networking

WinXp Networking

hmelendez - 16 Sep 2006 8:33 PM - 2 messages

Hi, I have a problem maintaining connectivity with 1 of 2 networks configured on 1 PC. The network with no issues is local. My pc is plugged to a hub that is plugged into a switch on the local LAN. ...

624+ D-Link Router Disconnecting and Connecting Internet Win XP

Pajeroid - 16 Sep 2006 8:32 PM - 5 messages

Hi folks. I have had a brilliantly running system for the past couple of years, now all of a sudden I am having connecting problems. The internet runs for about 5 minutes then starts disconnecting and connecting again. I can solve the problem by taking the router out of the equation and ...

Unable to open *View Workgroup Computers* nor access workgroup

jinnii - 16 Sep 2006 8:15 PM - 12 messages

Hello, I have a PC and a laptop on our previously working home network. The PC in question is wired to the D-Link router, and a laptop on the network can see but not access the PC. While on the PC, when I click on View Workgroup Computers it takes ...

DHCP

Darryl - 16 Sep 2006 7:51 PM - 3 messages

I have a DHCP network that only allows a Windows Server 2003 machine get an address but will not allow any Windows XP boxes get an address. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks in advance, darryl ...

Remote Access file transfer

mchjr01 - 16 Sep 2006 7:01 PM - 3 messages

I do have a wifi network at home that consist of a wired desktop, laptop and a printer. In addition I have another laptop where I connect through wifi. When I am away I access my desktop remotely via my static IP from my ISP ...

How do log on to a domain??

djmorf - 16 Sep 2006 6:36 PM - 3 messages

At home I have a router, some Pc's ( all running XP) and a few network hubs/ switches. I now wish to be able to log on to diffrent PC's using a domain but when i go to System Properties -> Computer name the Network Name button is ...

Updating Firewall rules for ActiveArmor Network Access Manager

Markus Elfring - 16 Sep 2006 2:33 PM - 3 messages

Hello, The ActiveArmor Firewall 50.25 (nVidia Network Access Manager 50.19) is active on my computer. I have got some open issues with this software. 1. I get the message "Fehler in NMI : Anwendung ist deaktiviert. Diese Anwendung darf auf diesem System nicht ausgeführt werden. Sie wurde vom Administrator ...

Repeated signing in

puddlejumper - 16 Sep 2006 11:09 AM - 2 messages

When I sign in...say on ebay for instance...i can look at one item then try to look at another item and i have to sign in again...then if i go to another item and..say...try to save it...i have to sign in again...and so on...i am ...

missing network traffic monitor icon

tedoniman - 16 Sep 2006 5:40 AM - 3 messages

16-Sep-06 / No Network traffic monitor icon How can I get the Network traffic monitor icon back in system tray? After the HD went south, repartitioned/reformated re-installed Win XP Pro SP2 and tried restore some of my old settings. Things back to reasonable state now ...

IP Aoutoconfigure address

Threeheadedtoad - 16 Sep 2006 12:51 AM - 4 messages

I have 6 computers on a huge academic network which will not get a correct IP Address from the DHCP server. If I release and renew the ip address from the command prompt, it gets a correct IP, but after a restart, it goes back to ...

Viewing who's on network from the client ?

EdDataFix - 15 Sep 2006 10:35 PM - 2 messages

Is it possible to view who's is on the network from a station or can this only be done on the server ? 'Users' under task manager is only good on the server end, correct ? Thanks EdPaolo ...

Networking PC and Laptop

RodeoJoe - 15 Sep 2006 8:47 PM - 2 messages

I'd like to network my PC and a laptop so that either one can use either one of two printers. Both computors are running XP Home and use a common ADSL connection routed through a DL-604. The printers are a HP PSC750 and a HP ...

Basic File-Sharing

bman342 - 15 Sep 2006 8:32 PM - 7 messages

I simply want to share files between two computers (Computer1 and Computer2) in my home office. They are both hard-wired to a Linksys Wireless Router. I've given them both the same WorkGroup name, and rebooted both computers. On Computer1 I placed a folder I wanted to share into Shared Documents. ...

strange ipconfig output ?

Polaris - 15 Sep 2006 8:26 PM - 9 messages

Hi: I have an ipconfig output (provided to me by one of my users) which shows that the "IP Address" is the same as the "Default Gateway". Is this an error condition? The user is using Windows XP with SP2, and ipconfig shows that "IP Routing ...

Workgroup->domain

Jérôme_CAPPELLE - 15 Sep 2006 7:30 PM - 4 messages

Hi ! I have changed in the System control pannel my connection type (domain -> workgroup). Now I would like to go back to a domain type. However, this option is now grayed, and XP tells me that I have to install the ...

Widnows XP Remote Desktop

Chris Lynch - 15 Sep 2006 4:29 PM - 3 messages

Does Windows XP Remote Desktop (not the actual client, but the OS) provide a way to map printers from a host connecting with the Remtoe Desktop Connection? I have already verified that the client has the PRINTERS checkmark box checked on the RDC client. But, when looking at the event ...

Problem: "Cannot display this page"

MSV - 15 Sep 2006 2:55 PM - 3 messages

Hi! My system: WinXP SP2 Problem: IExplorer cannot browse any web page (unless it's a doc on my pc) I get a "cannot display this page" message. The same happens with Firefox However: 1) I can PING everywhere both by numeric IP address and by name. ...

help needed w 'hidden' firewall

Uncle Vinnie - 15 Sep 2006 2:24 PM - 2 messages

Hi.. using XP Home... I have been trying unsuccessfully to find what is loading up during XP Startup that is blocking any access to my pc. A tech guy continually pinged from a remote computer - mine was seen just about until the sign on screen.. then no reply... ...

Extreme Networks transceiver

thejackal51 - 15 Sep 2006 2:21 PM - 2 messages

I have a really big problem with this. Can you help? [link] ...

msn explorer main page

george - 15 Sep 2006 1:58 PM - 2 messages

when i've loaded up msn explorer main page how can i get rid of task bar at the top and side bar. ...

Can only connect to Google on second computer

Lloyd - 15 Sep 2006 1:10 PM - 10 messages

I have two home computers connected to the Internet. Both are wired. I am connecting through Bellsouth DSL (PPPoE connection) using a Westell modem and Lynksis router. The router and modem are connected to the phone/DSL line in my basement. The two computers are in other rooms. ...

DNS Resolver cache - what?

Terry Pinnell - 15 Sep 2006 9:38 AM - 3 messages

My BT broadband connection via wireless router has suddenly become glacially slow. On clicking the Repair option from the internet icon I got: "The following steps of the repair operation failed: Purging the DNS Resolver cache." Can anyone help me fix please? Happy to provide any other detailed ...

Disabling web access while allowing email and webcam broadcast

boneill - 15 Sep 2006 8:58 AM - 5 messages

Hi, I have a client with 10 shops who wants to allow email between the shops and to be able to look at webcam footage collected at each shop, but who wants to disable internet browsing from the shops. Each shop has a stand-alone PC connected to broadband routers, and a webcam ...

Lost My Ping

Slugelectrical - 15 Sep 2006 7:26 AM - 2 messages

I have a small home network with 5 PC.When setting up some simple network sharing I found that 1 PC was unable to View other workgroup computers, In fact it is unable to access the workgroup at all. I have run the network ...

Possible Breach? (Wireless connection)

Steve K. Lee - 15 Sep 2006 5:52 AM - 8 messages

I have a laptop which I have it connected to my wirelessly to my router. This evening when I tried to turn my laptop off after finishing off some work, I got a message saying something along the line of, "If you turn your computer off now, other users will be ...

Net use errors

James Jones - 15 Sep 2006 4:21 AM - 2 messages

I receive an error saying the network name cannot be found. i keep trying to create a "home directory" for each person that logs on. when they log on, they are connected to the shared network hard drive, which IS shared for ...

Can't enable auto-dns detection

njem - 15 Sep 2006 3:57 AM - 8 messages

I'm trying to help with an existing network. A work station seems to have some kind of dns error (e.g., it will find google but not yahoo). The TCP/IP settings are for a fixed IP address and fixed dns addresses. ...

Network resources from run statement

Haggis - 15 Sep 2006 2:24 AM - 2 messages

Sorry, accidentally posted this in the Media Center section. I have some quite strange behavior happening on my XP machine. As a Sys admin i connect to servers from the run statement connecting to \\servername, and \\servername\adminshare. Sometimes when i run it, the server resources appear ...

Computer still appears in workgroup after it's been turned off

PaulG - 15 Sep 2006 1:37 AM - 4 messages

I have a 3-node network with two XP/SP2 machines and one XPPro machine--call them A,B, and C. They are networked through a hard-wired cable router and a couple of Gigabit switches. Recently, I noticed that when I had all three machines networked and ...

dhcpNodeType

Jason - 15 Sep 2006 1:27 AM - 3 messages

I inherited a used Toshiba notebook running XP SP2. After endless fiddling, I still could not get it to show up in my local, home workgroup comprising four other XP systems (two XP home, two XP Pro). It was "visible" in My Network Places, but trying to open it always ...

Missing connection status icon from taskbar

louise898 - 14 Sep 2006 11:26 PM - 3 messages

Hi there! Last night I installed the most recently downloaded Windows XP updates and since then, every time I connect to the internet the flashing 'dial-up connection status' icon is missing from my taskbar... If I go to my Network ...

Removing Old Domain Names from Log On

jim - 14 Sep 2006 11:02 PM - 4 messages

Help. I have a lot of domain names that are no longer valid that appear on the log on pull down menu when I log into my computer. How can I delete these? My new employer refuses to let me on to their Internet/Intranet until these ...

Network Interface Status through Registry check.

AmolT - 14 Sep 2006 11:00 PM - 2 messages

I need to find multi-homed hosts (multiple active network interfaces) by looking at the registry. What information should I look for in the Windows XP pro Registry? ...

cant join a workgroup with xp home laptop

Death From Above - 14 Sep 2006 10:05 PM - 4 messages

Help, i am having trouble changing my workgroup/domain membership with my windows xp laptop. when i go to change it, it allows me to change my computers name, but as for the workgroup its greyed out and doesnt allow me to click it it. It tells me that i need to install networking ...

Internet Connectivity Drops after 10 minutes

rc5401 - 14 Sep 2006 10:02 PM - 5 messages

This is a very strange problem and I am at my wits end. I have had DSL service for about 18 months and have recently (last 30 days) developed a problem I cannot address. After re-booting I can access the internet ...

Small Home Network - XP Network Place to Samba Share

dlong - 14 Sep 2006 9:49 PM - 3 messages

Looking for help in configuring Windows XP (Home Ed) to grab a networked share on a Fedora Linux server. Samba share was already set up and is visible to the XP box, but cannot connect to it ("You may not have permission ...") ...

Program (not responding)

coopfab - 14 Sep 2006 9:38 PM - 4 messages

We're running XP Professional workstations and on a single 2003 SBS network. We have one database program, written in a language called Clarion, (or Topspeed), that works fine except when the words "(not responding)" appear next to the program name in the lower task bar. The program still reads and ...

wireless internet connection problems

schand02 - 14 Sep 2006 9:31 PM - 2 messages

just reinstalled my XP OS on my dell D600, all drivers look fine in device manager but i cant get the wireless connection to work. my wired connection works fine. any ideas? OS:WinXP SP2 Network Drivers:Broadcom 570x Gigabit Intergrated Controller ...

Long Pause when accessing Mapped Drive

Mike - 14 Sep 2006 6:59 PM - 13 messages

Hello, Thank you for reading my post. Running SBS 2000 Domain Single NIC configuration. This problem has arrised on two XP pro machines where the users are complaining very slow response when browsing to a mapped drive or opening a ...

Multiple domain choices when logging on From WinXP

Jonah - 14 Sep 2006 6:19 PM - 3 messages

I have a PC in a domain, but I want to allow it to attach to another totally unrelated domain in another company without having to unjoin and rejoin domains. I can get and domain admin in both companies to make my computer a ...

DHCP Changes DNS Only

jwgoerlich - 14 Sep 2006 3:04 PM - 8 messages

Under what conditions would a Windows XP station dynamically request a DNS server entries only? I ask because I have workstations that use DHCP. Sometimes, these only update the DNS entries. The previously configured IP address, subnet, and gateway does not change. ...

printer on wireless network

Pierce Brosnan - 14 Sep 2006 2:38 PM - 2 messages

I have a laptop which I want to connect to my printer which is not wireless but connected to my stationary computer. I use xp home on my laptop and vista rc-1 on the other, but that doesnt really matter right? ...

Wireless Link problems

Montreal - 14 Sep 2006 1:21 PM - 2 messages

Hi, My mother-in-law used to have a Windows 98 PC and a wireless LAN link which was OK (2 out of 5). Then the PC was moved and the link strength went to 1/5 (or sometimes zero). I put that down to just interference until I ...

No more connections available Win XP

Al - 14 Sep 2006 11:17 AM - 6 messages

I have a small business with a peer to peer network consisting of 8 PC's. My file server is running Win XP Pro. This setup has worked fine for two years. For some reason starting about 3 weeks ago (when I added my 8th PC) I am ...

Get Online with cable

Bill - 14 Sep 2006 12:05 AM - 10 messages

I have 3 PC all online with a hub on a cable modom that work geat. I just reinstall windows XP home on a old windows ME pc. But it will not go online. I change the line with other pc that works fine. But still nothing. I try 4 ...

Xbox cannot find dns

WalterM via WindowsKB.com - 13 Sep 2006 7:59 PM - 4 messages

I have a wireless port and a eathernet port in my computer.Im trying to bridge my xbox so i can go on xbox live and play,but whenever i try to connect,my xbox says it cant find the dns,can anyone help me. ...

ping a subnet ?

Polaris - 13 Sep 2006 6:13 PM - 6 messages

Hi: I know the "ping" can be used to test a particular host's response given the host's IP or DNS name. Just wondering if there is a way to test if ANY host of a subnet is responding without looping through all possible hosts? ...

Interesting networking problem

mschuermann - 13 Sep 2006 5:02 PM - 3 messages

I have an interesting networking problem on a Windows XP Pro machine. The machine has both wireless and wired networking. There are no problems with the wireless at all. On the wired, here what is working: - LAN networking. Web, Ping, Windows Shares, Exchange, all work for any ...

Cannot view network computers

jinnii - 13 Sep 2006 4:41 PM - 13 messages

Good day, I seem to be in a bit of a rut and would greatly appreciate some help getting things working again. Relative history: We have a family network using a Linksys WRT54G, with one wired PC (Main - WinXP Pro), 4 laptops (two running WinXP, one 2000 and one ME), ...

Networking issues

Bobbi - 13 Sep 2006 3:01 PM - 5 messages

I'm having a weird problem with a few laptops, yes it is more than one. After a user connects to a wireless network somewhere, and it isn't every wireless network, the user then tries to connect to either of 2 VPN solutions ...

after restart I can browse for just a few minutes

WINUX - 13 Sep 2006 2:25 PM - 6 messages

Hi all, I have a problem with my Win XP Pro SP2 installation. A few days ago the problem started. If I start up my computer, I am only able to browse for a short period of time (5minutes approx) ...

HOSTS file

Robert B - 13 Sep 2006 1:29 PM - 3 messages

Does anyone know if is it possible to CNAMEs in a Windows hosts file? The obvious name and alias entry does work leading me to believe it can't be done. Any ideas? ...

define which of 2 internet connections to use (Win XP)

Beni.Huber - 13 Sep 2006 11:50 AM - 4 messages

Hi everybody I have two running internet connections via NICs. Anyone any clue how to set which one programs and windows should use? Some more information: When I work at home, I use a SonicWall VPN Client to stay connected to ...

problem of using remote desktop to connect wireless network

laser.yuan - 13 Sep 2006 11:21 AM - 3 messages

have a notebook, which have a wireless network card and an ordinary network card as well. I say the former card A, and the latter B. The setting for A follows the direction by ITS. The IP setting for B is ...

Site to site routing, over a PPP connection

Cesc S. - 13 Sep 2006 9:57 AM - 3 messages

Hi, First, say how cool the windows xpe stuff is ... I'm enjoying every bit :) Now, the problem: i cannot perform full site-to-site routing over a PPP link (over ISDN). I have two network sites (A and B). On each subnet, a win xpe machine acting ...

system hang for 1 to 2 minutes and then the file opens

Richard Bonn - 13 Sep 2006 5:17 AM - 4 messages

When I double click on a file to open in Windows Explorer (Word, Excel, PDF, ect) the system hang for 1 to 2 minutes and then the file opens and works normally. This happen if the file is local or on the network but only ...

Access denied to local network

Wm. H. - 13 Sep 2006 2:11 AM - 5 messages

I am trying to get both of my computer on my home network so that I can transfer files between them. I have a cable modem which is shared by the two comptuers via linksys wireless g router. Computer A is connected wirelessly. ...

Slow Computer Browsing in Network Neighborhood - SOLUTION (I think

ARL - 13 Sep 2006 1:31 AM - 2 messages

upgrade to XP Pro, disable simple file sharing on all boxes, optimize your protocol stack (if you have anything out of ordinary), and make sure the firewall is allowing file and print sharing. see post of same title on 9/8 for background... ...

Sharepoint @ Home?

Demetri - 13 Sep 2006 1:07 AM - 3 messages

I have a network here at home with 3 different computers going through a router that provides my internet access, but forget about the internet access, the main point to keep in mind is that I have 3 PC's and they're on ...

LAN needs repairing after 30 minutes

HBCairns - 12 Sep 2006 11:02 PM - 3 messages

My internet connection continually drops out after 30 minutes and the only way to reestablish is to repair the LAN using the repair function. It is on my office server, a Realtek PCI card connected to a Verilink 8000 series VOADSL router. My server also has an onboard card that ...

disconecting modem

product53 - 12 Sep 2006 8:36 PM - 6 messages

Recently I downloaded Google web accelerator. Since then, my dial-up modem keeps disconecting. I tried changing the max. port speed and increased the "Cancel the call if not connected" value. ...

Connecting a USB Modem to an Internet Router

CJB - 12 Sep 2006 7:05 PM - 7 messages

I have a laptop with Windows XP Media Centre on it. I now have the BT line up and running on ADSL. Demon have sent me a Speedtouch 330 modem which works OK. It is a USB modem which is a pain ...

NetGear WGU624 firmware upgrade problem.

jtpr - 12 Sep 2006 5:52 PM - 2 messages

If anybody has a better suggestion for a group to post this in, please let me know. When I try and upgrade the firmware I lose connection to the router (can't ping it, stops responding). I wait for as long as 10 min, ...

router problem

k0103707 - 12 Sep 2006 5:21 PM - 6 messages

trying to get the internet working through this router, but not having any success.. 1) So i set the router up i.e. wires, connect it up to the computer, as shown on the manual.. There's a couple of CD's that come with it but non seem ...

Cannot view Windows 2003 server on Windows Xp workstation??

ryan - 12 Sep 2006 2:17 PM - 8 messages

Hi Our company has a windows 2003 server. All the workstations except one can see the server in "View Workgroup computers" on their windows xp workstations. The laptop however cannot see the server,however it can see all other pcs on the network. ...

Internet Connection Sharing and 2 PCs

happy37 - 12 Sep 2006 9:46 AM - 10 messages

Hi all I will be switching to broadband within the next few weeks after being on â€œdial-upâ€ for so many years. Unfortunately, I have had a technical problem with the phone wiring in my home and that should be sorted this week. ...

Printer sharing with Guest disabled

Enrico - 12 Sep 2006 8:55 AM - 11 messages

On a XP Pro machine I have the account Guest disabled to protect the access to restricted folders. But in this way users that wish to print using a shared printer on this machine need to authenticate. Is there a way to avoid ...

After loging into cable internet my Wireless connectivity goes off

Harish Suvarna - 12 Sep 2006 8:25 AM - 2 messages

Hi, I have one 2PC and 1Laptop wireless network. It is working fine, i connectivity and file sharing is happening properly. I have cablenet conection in my one desktop PC. for that i have installed NIC card. After i connect to the cablenet server, after some time i lost my ...

One Computer Connected, Other Not

zack - 12 Sep 2006 5:23 AM - 13 messages

Hello, I've been searching endlessly for a solution to my problem. All I want to do is connect my two laptops with a crossover cable and share my files between the two of them. I connect to the internet through ...

Security Permissions over a home network

RyanP - 12 Sep 2006 5:07 AM - 7 messages

I have a desktop and a laptop connected via an ADSL router. I want to set the permissions on my laptop so that Administrators on my desktop have full conrol and access to "C:\Documents and Settings" on the laptop. I do want any ...

can't get permissions on a LAN

Raven - 12 Sep 2006 1:38 AM - 4 messages

hey guys, i recently had to get my computer reformatted, and as such i lost the network settings that i had been running for some time, i always used my older computer as a server (its technically not a server, but it holds all my ...

Multiple Hardware Profiles with different TCP/IP settings

Sandy M - 12 Sep 2006 12:43 AM - 2 messages

The owner of our company uses a laptop and when he is travelling and wants to use a DSL connection, he's not able to because we have hard-assigned TCP/IP addresses on our network. He doesn't want to have to change the TCP/IP address to obtain automatically ...

Home Edition Desktop & Laptop Network

Gbenga A. - 11 Sep 2006 11:58 PM - 3 messages

How can I get both of my Home Edition Desktop & Laptop Network together with verizon wireless router? ...

Slow Bootup

Joel - 11 Sep 2006 11:40 PM - 2 messages

I have this network of 5 computers that was working fine until recently. All of them are running Windows XP Pro. I had them setup with static IP. One system is acting as a server and all computers have shared folders. ...

Using 2 Network Cards

Nathan Sokalski - 11 Sep 2006 9:16 PM - 10 messages

I have 2 network cards and 2 places that I can connect to the network I use, and I want to use them both at the same time. Are there any settings/configurations that I need to change on my Windows XP Professional ...

Can't connect to home network but can still access internet through router

Munkeyjunkey - 11 Sep 2006 8:24 PM - 12 messages

I have be having this problem for a while now and have not been able to find any way to fix it. I have a laptop and 2 PCs connected to a dlink di604 router, I can access the internet and download fine but none of ...

Networking problems

helham - 11 Sep 2006 7:54 PM - 2 messages

I have two computers connected to my home network, and everything has run smoothly for quite a while until recently. Now I can only access folders and files on the laptop from the desktop computer and not the other way. I run ...

Wireless Router Range/ Hub

J - 11 Sep 2006 7:49 PM - 3 messages

My cable modem is located in a back bedroom and my Linksys wireless Router is having a hard time reaching some areas of the house.It also has four wired ports that connect to other towers in the house and garage. If I put ...

Can't change workgroup

Moses - 11 Sep 2006 7:38 PM - 2 messages

I need to change my workgroup name on one computer, but it is stuck on "WORKGROUP" and it is grayed out. I do have administratior rights, and I can access the internet though the router, just can't connect to my other ...

Need a LAN speed test utility

Alfred Kaufmann - 11 Sep 2006 6:28 PM - 9 messages

Does anyone know of a little utility that would test the speed of the connection between my computers on my network? Please don't suggest Ping, that pings the other computer 4 times and then reports 0 milliseconds. :-) Al ...

non admins can't release /renew IP address

Drew - 11 Sep 2006 6:19 PM - 2 messages

My users are not admins on their computers, but our DHCP service is often down. I need to allow them to do an ipconfig /release and renew without admin rights. Any ideas? Thanks ...

Internet connection

Alex - 11 Sep 2006 5:58 PM - 5 messages

Hello Forum, I have a problem based on my lack of knowledge on XP. I have two issues: Iâ€™m running XP SP2 Home Ed, and I have a very poor knowledge on XP. 1) I have installed my Internet connection with a â€œspeedstream adapter ...

Network user lists

Laser - 11 Sep 2006 3:28 PM - 2 messages

We are currently using XP Pro and a small local network with 9 computers all XP Pro. Over the last few years, we have modified permissions for individual users and we have added and deleted users as employees were added and ...

No network found message

CzarKen - 11 Sep 2006 2:09 PM - 2 messages

We have 75 XP Pro/SP2-based classroom computers connected on the network. One machine behaves strangely whether I log in as a teacher or as the system admin. It connects to the server and can access the internet or streaming ...

Login to Domain Takes time

SENTHILKUMARAN B - 11 Sep 2006 1:08 PM - 5 messages

Hi, I joined one xp machine to the AD domain (2003). After rebooting the machine, when i select the domain in the logon dialog box, it is showing 'connecting to the domain' message and it is still processing. Any reason why it is not login to the domain but other system are able to ...

Unable to connect to the web

Fancy doodah - 11 Sep 2006 12:41 PM - 5 messages

Please help. When trying to connect to the web my LAN card says "Limited or no connectivity, you may not be able to access the internet". On the tool bar at the bottom of the screen the lines are yellow, not green. ...

browsing the net

toffee - 11 Sep 2006 10:30 AM - 2 messages

when im using the internet it will not open more then 1 window so everytime i wish 2 look at other page i have 2 start my internet explorer again not great when i wish to compare more than 1 site at a time help plz ...

Network Adapter not connected, says Network Wizard, but...

Chris B. - 11 Sep 2006 10:25 AM - 8 messages

Hello, I've been struggling to set up a network, just my laptop connected to my desktop, via a CAT5 crossover cable. Both computers indicated that the cable was unplugged, but I managed to get the laptop to finally show "connected". ...

Files slow to open

Richard Bonn - 11 Sep 2006 6:03 AM - 6 messages

When I double click on a file to open in Windows Explorer (Word, Excel, PDF, ect) the system hang for 1 to 2 minutes and then the file opens and works normally. This happen if the file is local or on the network but only ...

Need help setting up wireless connection

Newtechie - 11 Sep 2006 5:35 AM - 14 messages

I currently have a wired network which I would like to keep. I have 2 desktops and a laptop connected to a Linksys router and a broadband connection. What I'd like to do is remove the laptop and have it on it's ...

adding printer

Jan - 11 Sep 2006 3:46 AM - 5 messages

i have linsky wireless g connected to my desktop-when i try to add it to my laptop i get all the way to the point where it searches for the printer-instead of listing the printer it say microsoft windows network-when ...

NIC needs periodic kickstart

Tony Gravagno - 11 Sep 2006 1:39 AM - 4 messages

I'm running MS Virtual PC on fully patched XP with W2003 as a guest. I start a ping from guest to host and host to guest, and it will run for about 10-20 minutes without issue. At some point it just stops/pauses ...

PC's occasionally say on Internet Connection despite broadband Cable connection

JDJ - 11 Sep 2006 12:25 AM - 5 messages

In home environment with a router connecting two PC's Windows XP Media Center Edition and 6Mbps cable hookup I get occasional "no connection to the Internet" messages, "do I want to work off line or retry". What's up with this? ...

probable cause web based app timeout page does not display must refresh

JDJ - 11 Sep 2006 12:23 AM - 2 messages

I started a new job at a company with no in house IT department (has outside consultants). I'm not a network engineer but know more about computers than my co-workers. Mission critical app we all use all day long is a web based contact ...

wireless network problem

marsden_phil - 10 Sep 2006 7:15 PM - 6 messages

I have a wireless router and it is wired to my pc and another laptop accesses it wirelessly. we now have another laptop which is wireless compatible. When i search for available networks, our network appears but when i attempt to connect to it, it just says acquiring network ...

Ideas on best Imaging/Cloning practise

Yobbo - 10 Sep 2006 6:31 PM - 2 messages

Hi All I work on behalf of a number of schools and updating 50 or 60 PCs per school with the same software is a real headache. Noticed that a number of posters use imaging/cloning techniques update PCs en masse and I would like to get into this. ...

Duplicate computer name

sally clarke - 10 Sep 2006 5:14 PM - 14 messages

I have a problem with my computer name. I had an advent computer downstairs which I called Advent downstairs. When I got a new computer I moved Advent upsatirs and renamed it accordingly. My new computer is Packard Bell ...

Getting data off an XP laptop (or better still fixing the system!!)

Yobbo - 10 Sep 2006 5:01 PM - 8 messages

Hi All Wonder if you can help. I have a WinXP pro laptop that appears to be in a 'boot loop', as it gets to the point where its just going to bring up the desktop and then restarts. Tried the XP CD repair options and although it said there was a problem with ...

Network conection problem

Ian - 10 Sep 2006 3:44 PM - 5 messages

I am running XP HOME and have a Linksys WRT54GS wirerless router. I have setup my network and my desktop can access my laptop but when accessing the desktop with my laptop I get the following message. "\\*** is not accessible. You might not have permission to use the network ...

Cannot View Computer in Workgroup

James Jones - 10 Sep 2006 3:21 PM - 3 messages

I cant view my main computer in the "View Workgroup". This computer can access the internet, browse the network. Just other computers cant do the same for this computer. I have 500GB of storage im trying to share with the ...

local area connections

Test

Wireless Network

two default gateways

firewire

Problem to access share files & folders