Windows Newsgroups: Windows XP Networking

wireless connection problem?

Geoff Cox - 18 Nov 2006 11:47 PM - 9 messages

Hello, I have just replaced an ADSL router/modem for a friend - using a Belkin F5D7633 uk4A. A PC with a wired connection to the router and one laptop connect fine with the router and the Internet - the other laptop does not. ...

Can't set up workgroup

mtnblue222 - 18 Nov 2006 11:01 PM - 3 messages

I am trying to share files between my desktop and laptop. When I click on "view workgroup computers" on the desktop I can see the desktop, but not the laptop. When I do the same on the laptop the computer gets hung-up and I get ...

Shared folders

Little Tinkler - 18 Nov 2006 9:33 PM - 2 messages

I recently put a password on my user and clicked secure folders, i realized this afterwards and then went into C:\Documents and Settings\USER - properties and unclicked make this folder private. but if i go onto the other computer it says "you do not have permission to view this folder acssed ...

dual nic setup help

smith.kirk - 18 Nov 2006 5:18 PM - 6 messages

I am trying to configure my dual nic pc and have run into a wall. I would like use 1 nic for internet surfing and 1 nic to be configured to run VPN securly to my work place. I use a cable modem hooked into a 4 ...

ADSL router issues

Bine - 18 Nov 2006 3:24 PM - 10 messages

Hi I have previously been able to connect through my router to the internet and to the other computer on my network, at one point having one pc running Apatche to host a site both used as a homepage. I tried to re-instate this ...

Remote Desktop Connection Error

Victory - 18 Nov 2006 2:38 PM - 2 messages

Hi everybody, I configured my system for remote desktop connection, but when i try to connect to my office computer from home computer the Remote Desktop connection page is displayed when i type in address bar on internet but the ...

Microsoft Onecare Live prevents networking

Peter - 18 Nov 2006 2:24 PM - 8 messages

I installed and ran Microsoft Onecare Live Family Safety. Other computers on my home network could not access the computer running Onecare. The computer running Onecare could not access other computer either. The firewall was turned completely off. As soon as I removed Onecare my network worked perfectly again. ...

Unfamiliar firewall software implemented under Windows Security Ce

ralliart12 - 18 Nov 2006 1:31 PM - 3 messages

Hi fellows. My system is running on WinXP SP2. Recently, was exploring some of my network options when I discover my 'Windows Firewall' is turned OFF. However, when I went to the 'Windows Security Center', I discovered a firewall is turned ON, but it is named 'Proventia Desktop', which I'm ...

Are Simultaneous Network Connections Possible

Nicko - 18 Nov 2006 1:20 PM - 2 messages

I have a situation where 3 PC's (1 desktop and 2 notebooks) must connect to the Internet by individual wired LAN connections for IP tracking purposes. This is governed by a mandate from our leased office management that cannot ...

Shared folders are no longer visible

Ken W - 18 Nov 2006 12:58 PM - 5 messages

My computer is part of two networks. At work, I'm part of a domain. At home, I'm part of a workgroup with one other computer. Through the help of someone responding to this newsgroup, I was able to get them both ...

New Connection Wizard missing wireless network

MorHollis - 18 Nov 2006 8:39 AM - 2 messages

I am trying to setup a dial-up internet connection sharing. The host is a desktop running Win XP Home SE. The client is a notebook running Win XP Home SE. The host is wired to a router and the client is wireless. When I get to ...

Network bridge balloon

Obelisk - 18 Nov 2006 1:52 AM - 5 messages

Hi there, My problem isn't really critical to the performance of my PC, but still rather annoying, basicly I was wondering if there is anyway to stop the "Network Bridge (Network Bridge) a network cable is unplugged" balloon from ...

2 Network Cards / 2 Lans / 2 Routers / XP PRO

domvalanth - 18 Nov 2006 12:22 AM - 5 messages

XP Pro with 2 Network Cards. I would like the Internet/Network Traffic for certain users of this workstation to go to one Router and other users of this workstation go to a different router. In other words, through the user logon can I default which NIC is the ...

Network Internet Stops Working after Flash HDD applied

rlmarr - 17 Nov 2006 9:27 PM - 2 messages

Network Internet stopped working. Small business. They have a network of 5 computers. There may be a server of some sort. Tried to trouble shoot as many ways known. The OS is Windows 2003 Server?! A system restore was not ...

Peer-to-peer browsing limited to oneway traffic

PaulH - 17 Nov 2006 8:24 PM - 4 messages

I have 2 computers connected together via a cable router. Both machines can see the internet easily. I have turned on file and print sharing on both machines, however I can only browse one way. I have listed the configurations ...

Can malware change IP address on Windows XP machine

laxman - 17 Nov 2006 7:12 PM - 6 messages

I have a network of seven Windows XP machines that all belong to the same workgroup. As such, their IP addresses are in the same range (ie. 168.0.0.1 through 168.0.0.254). Several machines started dropping off the network ...

How do I log out from a network folder in Windows XP?

70mas - 17 Nov 2006 6:55 PM - 2 messages

Hello My question is very simple: How do I log out from a network folder in Windows XP? I want to do this because I want to log in as a different user after that. ...

Event ID 5719 NETLOGON

Mocha-Flea - 17 Nov 2006 3:40 PM - 5 messages

On numerous machines (not all) we get the following error in the Event log when the machine is first booted (before login): "No Domain Controller is available for domain LVC_JNJ due to the following: There are currently no logon servers available to service the logon ...

ADSL with NAT

Mandi - 17 Nov 2006 3:05 PM - 2 messages

Hi all, I have an ADSL connection from my ISP. If I test in a dos box my IP with ipconfig the outcome is different from my public IP address given by MyIpAddress.com(Pinging to both addresses from my ...

Event ID 5783 - NETLOGON

Bruce J - 17 Nov 2006 10:20 AM - 3 messages

I have ten XP Pro clients connected to an SBS2003 server. Recently the clients have been showing the following errors in the system event viewer on logon. "The session setup to the Windows NT or Windows 2000 Domain Controller \\SBS.xxxxxx.local for the domain xxxxxx is not responsive. The current RPC ...

Can't enable Internet Connection Sharing

Angus Kelsey - 17 Nov 2006 5:55 AM - 3 messages

When I try to enable Internet Connection Sharing, I get the following error: "An error occurred while Internet Connection Sharing was being enabled. The specified service does not exist as an installed service." I opened services and could not find ICS in the list. ...

LAN with MAC and PC

mikey b from sd - 17 Nov 2006 3:15 AM - 6 messages

If I create a single broadcast domain with a mixture of PC's and MAC's, how can they share files? Would I have to toss in a simple file server? There's no Internet access.. Just a LAN ...

shutting down my network

Brad - 17 Nov 2006 2:52 AM - 5 messages

Hi I used to have another computer in my house and I had it networked but I have sold my other computer. I dont need my network anymore but can not figure out how to shut it down. Can anybody help me with this? ...

VPN connection and web browsing

djbaker2 - 16 Nov 2006 11:01 PM - 2 messages

Hi I have a work VPN connection which i need to have connected most of the time. When it is connected i have trouble browsing the web because all the requests go over the VPN connection. I also lose my MSN messenger ...

Network Novice needs alot of help with win98 and xp setup.

Manxcat5 - 16 Nov 2006 10:58 PM - 5 messages

Hi, I really need alot of help with this please. My setup Host:- win xp with broadband connection with Realtek RTL8139 Family Fast Ethernet NIC Client:- Laptop with Win98 and installed Belkin CardBus NetWork Card I'm using a crossover cable connected to XP and Win98 ...

download program to network

nsem - 16 Nov 2006 6:31 PM - 3 messages

This may be dumb question, but oh well. We have two computers on our network. We want to download "Quickbooks" to the network. Is this possible? Will we both be able to use the program at the same time? How do you do it? ...

Residential Network

HRPY - 16 Nov 2006 5:13 PM - 4 messages

Maybe I'm totally missing something.. Can I share files with my two computers that are using on DSL connection through a hub? I've tried the wizard and select "other" as "connection method, then computer is named. Next network is named. I've turned on file and printing ...

[beginner] Connecting XP into 2 LAN

Francesco - 16 Nov 2006 1:57 PM - 3 messages

Hi all, I have the following problem: We have a VPN client which connects to another LAN with IPSec. Meanwhile it's connected I need to give access to shared directories to other Pc in the LAN. So I decided to buy another ethernet card and installed it on the XP ...

ICS Problem

Regmeister - 16 Nov 2006 11:25 AM - 5 messages

I access the internet through a primary desktop PC with a wireless USB device (Netgear Wireless USB Adapter). No porblem there. I am trying to gain access to the web with a second desktop PC which is wired by a crossover ...

home networking

ozzpal - 16 Nov 2006 9:51 AM - 6 messages

I am having so much trouble sharing files between my desktop and laptop. I have windows xp on both and my desktop works great and my laptop is about 6 months old. But I cannot share files between them. I have a DSL modem and a ...

XP machine can't see network

Bill Artman - 16 Nov 2006 6:17 AM - 2 messages

Hello; I have a wired network with 3 XP machines through a Netgear router - all 3 machines can see each other and the network works great. Now I am trying to add a 4th XP machine to the network. When I use the network wizard to add ...

Problem login to LAN server

christopher - 16 Nov 2006 1:07 AM - 6 messages

I have a laptop on an ethernet LAN. Laptop has been setup for many months with 2 admin users who can Connect to a file server on the LAN by opening the share on the Local Network, entering their user name and password, and ...

can't network after full drive sharing

P.Schuman - 16 Nov 2006 12:28 AM - 3 messages

I've tried looking around to see if anyone has experienced this... Running Windows/XP SP2 Pro on our laptops. On one of the laptops, I can't get it to share across the local network. They are all pretty much setup the same way, ...

Can't access download.microsoft.com

bman - 15 Nov 2006 11:33 PM - 3 messages

I need help and I hope this is the right place for this particular question. I know it seems like a stupid Internet Explorer question, but I don't think it is. I'll explain: Recently, I became aware that I can't seem to download anything from ...

100Mbps XP Network running at 20Mbps

eno - 15 Nov 2006 10:55 PM - 7 messages

Hi, I can see this is a common issue, but just wondering if there's anything obvious I'm doing wrong. I've got two XP machines, both connecting at 100Mbps, and going through a Belkin router. When I try and copy a large file across the network using Windows ...

Internet Connection Sharing weirdness

ariana_paris - 15 Nov 2006 9:21 PM - 4 messages

I have an XP machine and a Windows ME laptop. The XP machine is connected to a USB broadband modem and configured as a host for ICS. The ME laptop is the client. They are linked by a Netgear RP114 router ...

wireless switch

swhaley - 15 Nov 2006 8:44 PM - 2 messages

im having trouble setting my wirless network ive been told ive got to switch wireless on how do i do that ...

What brand of router to buy

snydley - 15 Nov 2006 6:38 PM - 14 messages

I'm setting up a network in my house and barn with 3 computers and a Toshiba cable modem,(Roadrunner). I was running just 2 computers and networking the 2 together with a crossover cable, and have decided to add a 3rd in my pole ...

2 of 3 pc's network okay

Peter - 15 Nov 2006 6:34 PM - 6 messages

Set up a home office network. Main computer, the one with printers, cannot access other two computers. Error message: Mshome is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator....... The other two computers can see each other. When I try to use one of those ...

Logon Script Not Running - Userinit Event ID 1000

Michael Underwood - 15 Nov 2006 5:43 PM - 3 messages

Hello. I have a computer that will not run its logon script. I get the following error in the Application event log. Event Type: Error Event Source: UserInit Event Category: None ...

Network connections (and TCPIP?) gone

Anaxagore - 15 Nov 2006 5:13 PM - 8 messages

Hi, last time I launched WinXP (and all of the following boots), my network connections were not there anymore. The "noetwork connections" folder is now empty, and the network connection wizard from the control panel (as well as the one from the NCgroup) do not work (the .cpl is here but does not start ...

problem with network

Santy - 15 Nov 2006 4:41 PM - 2 messages

Hi, on my laptop with XP SP2 en, i've a problem with network, when i try to map a network drive or browse in the network, explain this error message: unable to browse the network, the network is not present or not started" ...

Given an IP address how to find computer name?

Paul Kraemer - 15 Nov 2006 4:32 PM - 3 messages

Hi, I have a network with several Windows XP workstations and a Windows 2003 server. All of the workstations belong to the same domain. The router that I use to connect this network to the the internet has a utility that allows ...

xp simple file sharing behind router

MJL 54 - 15 Nov 2006 4:29 PM - 2 messages

Hi. I don't have any problem setting up my file sharing. I've got two computers connected, working fine. Only problem is that when I've set up the sharing, I can't see the shared file on the the other computer, ...

Network Monitoring

paul_baker@go.com - 15 Nov 2006 4:18 PM - 4 messages

I need some help monitoring what is going on with the bandwith on our network. We have about 5 or so computers all linked up to the same router and I want to know which ones are "hogging" the internet ...

Help understanding DNS on a no-server LAN

jrleighton - 15 Nov 2006 2:42 PM - 5 messages

I have 3 PCs on a small business workgroup - they are all windows xp 32 pro. We have a wireless internet gateway for internet access. We're all on the same workgroup - a simple 'home / small business' LAN. ...

Networkdrive Name Problem

AdminOnTheEdge - 15 Nov 2006 11:58 AM - 3 messages

Hello, following information may be needfull: we have a clustered Filerserver (Windows 2003 EE SP1) Windows XP SP2 Workstations Windows 2003 SP1 (Domaincontroller) The logonscript runs under Kixtart 2001 4.22 A few of my workstations have the problem the drives are mapped but without ...

Network Broadband Sharing

Alan - 15 Nov 2006 10:05 AM - 2 messages

Thank you Mike Bob & Chuck for all your help. I can' tell how long I was struggling! I would have have got back to you sooner, but I have had a spell in hospital and am now more or less sorted. ...

Internet connection (name resolution) problems after hibernate/standby

teachtyro - 15 Nov 2006 5:48 AM - 2 messages

After the system goes to standby/hibernate and later I start it, my system connects to my wireless router fine. When a connection to the internet is made (e.g., browsing or IM) it doesn't work. Ping also didn't work, I tried to see if the DNS resolution is working and tried ...

Front Page

Robert Bodling - 14 Nov 2006 11:27 PM - 3 messages

A friend is trying to creat his web page using Front Page and is having problems wit it, does any one out here know about Front Page? Here is a comment my friend sent me... Me Bud.. Website can't get completed. I still can't get a couple of the buttons to ...

Major difference between WRT300N & WRVS4400N

goo_lu - 14 Nov 2006 9:29 PM - 5 messages

Hi, I'm a newbie to wireless networking. I want to buy a pair of routers connecting my two sites (called them site A & site B). At site A, I have two P4 class PCs & one PII PC. I used the 2 P4 PCs to ...

Slow logon to domain

Deanna - 14 Nov 2006 9:28 PM - 5 messages

I have a workstation that was just rebuilt with Windows XP SP2 that has been joined to the existing Windows 2003 domain. If a user that has a logon script designated in their AD properties on the Profile tab as well as a Home Directory specified on the same tab, there is a ...

Can't delete Network Folders

darkroomdevil - 14 Nov 2006 8:01 PM - 9 messages

Hi, I have WindowsXP Home SP2, I have old links that are no longer valid in in the Network that I would like to delete, I think it may be slowing down my system. I have been able to delete all obsolete links in My Network Places. ...

PPTP Won't Connect

Hobby_Farm - 14 Nov 2006 6:59 PM - 3 messages

I am tryping to set up a PPTP tunnel between 2 XP Pro hosts on the same subnet (192.168.1.0). I have 3 different computers and the problem is the same regardless of which ones act a clients and which ones act as servers ...

strange logon problem

Judy - 14 Nov 2006 4:57 PM - 3 messages

last week one computers (winxp sp2) in my organization that suddenly takes up to 7 minutes to login the windows and novell netware 6.5 network. If I disconnect the network cable, it logon fast and normal. I switch novell ...

Can't get ICS to auto-dial

Kevin Muenzler - 14 Nov 2006 4:46 PM - 2 messages

I have XP pro SP2 running on a wireless LAN with a dialup connection to the internet. I have setup ICS and it is working as advertised, all of my computers can access the internet through the "gateway" computer. However I ...

changing ip will not connect internet --- detail lab status.

debug - 14 Nov 2006 4:14 PM - 4 messages

Thanks steve winograd, for prompt reply. My network meshes with lots of things. and it was not work. now i m giving you full details with all ip scheme. plz. correct me where im wrong and give proper solution Thanks in advance ...

Cannot connect to the Domain

dprivette - 14 Nov 2006 2:31 PM - 4 messages

The situation is we have 2 buildings each on a different subnet (we'll call them building A and building B). I've come across a PC that I can not log into the domain in building B. I've tried different cube locations but still ...

No internet access - destination port unreachable

Adam Thompson - 14 Nov 2006 2:08 PM - 4 messages

HI all, Getting a strange problem here. Got about 120 computers, all from the same unattended windows build, all picking up IP configuation from the same DHCP range, and one of them, is giving 'destination port unreachable' errors when trying to ping external addresses, either by ...

ICS problem after reset

Scooter - 14 Nov 2006 12:08 PM - 3 messages

Sorry if I am repeating previous questions here, but from browsing through this group I have not found any definite answer. I have two computers on a home network with a crossover cable. The host computer is connected to the internet through an ASDL modem and is running XP ...

Static route not save after restar

miskoolak - 14 Nov 2006 11:49 AM - 2 messages

hello every body i added a route entry staticly in windows xp but aftr restarting this entry will delete ? how can i save my static route ? ...

Alert at shutdown if shared folders are in use.

DaveXZ - 14 Nov 2006 5:54 AM - 2 messages

Hello, We have an XP Pro pc that shares files to another via a network share. When the user shuts down the first pc (the one sharing the files) she gets no warning that the share is in use. Is there some setting or method of having the user warned that the share is ...

Client computer can't browse internet, can ping servers in msdos

leevan - 13 Nov 2006 11:50 PM - 2 messages

I can successfully ping my ISPs DNS servers and regular web servers from my client computer. When I try to use IE it returns an DNS error no matter how the address is entered. ...

2 IP's on 1 NIC

TOM (AB) - 13 Nov 2006 11:41 PM - 2 messages

Can a single NIC be configured to communicate on 2 subnets and if so, how? ...

Help with networking!

debsscrapbookscardmakingncrafts - 13 Nov 2006 11:38 PM - 2 messages

Can anyone help me please? I have installed a 'router' or whatever it is called! I have connected the cable modem (ntl broadband) to it, and my desktop (which was on before) can still connect to the internet, but my other ...

McAfee Security Suite

Bestdog - 13 Nov 2006 11:38 PM - 3 messages

I upgraded to IE 7 and couldn't get it to work, in fact all internet related functions were extremely slow. After considerable time I worked out it wasn't IE7, but the new upgrade of McAfee Security Suite. McAfee's support (in India) finally helped me when I could convince them it ...

Portable Drive No Longer Allowed to share on my 2 Home PCs

Dreanmachine - 13 Nov 2006 10:20 PM - 4 messages

Howdy, I network two home PCs, via a wireless Linksys router and QWest modem. I have established the home network on Windows XP (SP2) just fine and I have access from either computer to all the drives and folders that I have allowed ...

Changing ip will stop to connect server --- help for resolving this problem

debug - 13 Nov 2006 9:32 PM - 2 messages

Plz. help me in this regards. I have 2 labs of 10 pcs each and 1 server connected to broadband server's ip address: 192.168.0.1 Lab 1 --- 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.12 In Lab 1 as i give gateway 192.168.0.1 ,, all things works fine. ,, ...

IE7 conflicts with Access 2002?

Dan U - 13 Nov 2006 7:34 PM - 2 messages

A nearby small non-profit organization uses Access 2002, with 7 client machines running Windows XP SP2, accessing an Access 2002 database running on a Win XP SP2 machine acting as server. When we upgraded all 8 hosts to IE7, ...

2 PC Home Network - Painfully Slow File Transfer

Bob - 13 Nov 2006 7:11 PM - 3 messages

I have two boxes... One running XP Pro SP2 and the other W2K Pro Current SP. My router/switch is LinkSys WRT54G. I am using the onboard ethernet on the XP box and a SMC EZ 10/100 card in the W2K box. ...

Accessing PC over net??

adonis - 13 Nov 2006 5:58 PM - 6 messages

I have 2 XP home PCs.. One at office and one at home.. The office PC is in a LAN environment with a local IP (192.168.13.120) behind some router. My home PC is a PPPoE connection (broadband connection), this ...

Can math-disabled person learn computer networking?

HONOREDANCESTOR - 13 Nov 2006 5:46 PM - 3 messages

Hi, My brother has been trying to make it in Hollywood for ten years, and has failed. I want to tell him to go into computer networking or computer security (I'm in computer programming myself), but he says he ...

whats going on with direct x

kerry - 13 Nov 2006 4:31 PM - 2 messages

whats going on with microsoft directx. i had version 8 in my computer then i upgraded to version 9 download. after the download i looked at it in system information. then clicked the tools tab. then went to directx diognostic ...

Internet Gateway

md - 13 Nov 2006 3:33 PM - 6 messages

Hello, hope someone can help - I have a BT broadband connection via voyager dsl router, and under my Network Connections I have always had under 'LAN or high speed internet' the BT voyager remote devide listed as a 'local area ...

IE 6. Windows keep 'hanging'

rachelcooch - 13 Nov 2006 3:23 PM - 4 messages

Having problems with Internet Explorer 6. Every time I open a window to search the web-the pages 'hang' for minutes at a time. Sometimes they don't open at all. Can anyone help. Its driving me mad. All this technical talk ...

Step By Step For Remote Connection

Victory - 13 Nov 2006 1:35 PM - 6 messages

Dear All, Can somebody help with step by step configuration for Remote Connection. And also how can i get connected to my office computer from home personal computer through internet. Same time how can i disable all internet site except selected web sites and smtp Pop3 enabled on a client computer with ...

How do I send message to another computer?

m_ridzon - 13 Nov 2006 12:31 PM - 12 messages

A long while ago, my predecessor showed me a way to send memo's from my XP computer to another XP computer in our office network. The message would instantly pop up on the recipient's computer screen and they could view it. ...

ping to xp

Daniel - 13 Nov 2006 8:00 AM - 3 messages

I'm not able to ping from a cisco router to a pc with win xp. Otherwise all communication with the pc is functional. Is there a setting somewhere in xp that disables pc from responding to ping requests? ...

Sharing folder fails

Loopy Lou - 13 Nov 2006 3:28 AM - 4 messages

Two Windows XP Pro SP2 machines are connected in a LAN. I want machine B to have access to all the files in a folder on machine A, so I use the file's sharing and security properties to enable sharing ("You can ...

firewall config not using AVG

ChadCarlLinsteadt - 13 Nov 2006 3:06 AM - 2 messages

I do not know which of these to allow or block or make me ask I have no ideal what I am doing configuring the firewall do I block, allow theses or make them ask me? Internet Connection Sharing? Windows RPC service? ...

network client can't browse internet

leevan - 13 Nov 2006 1:16 AM - 2 messages

My client computer can't connect to internet. Obviously my host computer can. I can ping my ISP from the cient computer without problem. When I try to use the IE browser on the client I get an dns error. ...

Quick Question....

Alex - 13 Nov 2006 12:10 AM - 2 messages

Hi everyone, i have a Telewest Broadband Cable Modem, and i have two options to connect this to my computer, USB and Ethernet, Would i be able to connect my computer to it with USB, and then connect my roommates computer to it using Ethernet? - And have them both using the modem ...

Network based junction points

voipfc - 12 Nov 2006 11:13 PM - 2 messages

Does Windows have a system of creating junction points which are linked to networked files? I am referring to creating a link in a folder rather than mapping a network drive letter to a remote location. Something in the manner of DFS or AFS but for the non server versions ...

propagating share settings to child folders

Ken W - 12 Nov 2006 10:52 PM - 5 messages

I've set a folder to be shared. I want the child folders to also inherit the share settings of the parent. I right click on the parent and select sharing and security-security-advanced-and check "replace permission entries on all ...

PPP Error 720 WinXP SP2

Michael Gerbasio - 12 Nov 2006 6:26 PM - 2 messages

Hi, I'm having a really hard time with the error and although I did a search and found many posts with the same problem, I can't find a solution. I'm trying to use a dial up network connection with a PC Card (Cingular ...

Will someone please answer this post.

Skylog - 12 Nov 2006 5:34 PM - 2 messages

Thanks, when im browsing the net i keep getting missing parts of the webpage i am veiwing, i dont think its my connection because my sons pc works off the same connection and his is perfect. please help.... ...

Windows firewall won't start

Maincat - 12 Nov 2006 5:11 PM - 2 messages

Hi all, XP Pro SP2 with Norton Internet Security 2006. I can't start the Windows Firewall at all. What are the dependant services for this? Any ideas welcome. Thanks, Steve ...

Master browser setting

Ken Knecht - 12 Nov 2006 3:12 PM - 24 messages

I have two XP Home computers on a LAN. One is my main desktop machine (Kenneth) and the other a backup desktop (Bernard). I've tried setting Kenneth master browser as Yes, Bernard No and also Bernard Auto. Bernard cannot see any of its shared drives in Network ...

wired network print sharing

MS News - 12 Nov 2006 2:56 PM - 4 messages

Hello, In my office I have 5 computers sharing a wired internet/dsl connection. Can I share printers between only 2 of the computers? or would I have to share them all. thanks much ...

Limited or No Connectivity Message

Jason Sachs - 12 Nov 2006 2:45 PM - 6 messages

I have a Westell modem (Model 6110) which can connect to Web either by NIC or USB and both connections give the same result-Limited or ...

Accessing networked Desktop

Jackbnimble - 12 Nov 2006 6:23 AM - 2 messages

My problem is slightly different to others i have read... I have a laptop running XP Pro connected wirelessly to a router. I also have a desktop running XP Home SP2 connected via ethernet to the same router. Neither computer has trouble connecting to the internet. ...

Can't get home network to see NAS

Charles M - 12 Nov 2006 4:09 AM - 3 messages

I have been trying to figure out this problem to no avail. Just bought an NAS, an HP Media Vault MV2010. Hooked it up to the linksys router. I have a laptop. I can ping the NAS and adjust its settings using the software that came ...

Desktop and Laptop won't share files on home network

Haris.Hadzimuratovic - 12 Nov 2006 2:00 AM - 2 messages

I'm running XP Pro on a Dell desktop and an IBM R60e. I get cable internet to both with a NetGear wireless router. The desktop is connected by ethernet cable, the laptop connects wirelessly. I haven't had any problem connecting to the internet with either computer, but I ...

Weird TCP/IP Problems

Shawn Keene - 12 Nov 2006 1:58 AM - 8 messages

I have four computers on my netork, all on the same workgroup, who get their IP information over DHCP from a Linksys Wireless G router. Two computers are wired, two are wireless. Simple enough? I can only ping other computers by using IP addresses (ping 192.168.1.10). ...

Home network access

Bob100 - 12 Nov 2006 12:10 AM - 3 messages

I have two XP and one W98SE computers communicating ok until I loaded APC power chute, had interference with Norton Antivirus during shutdown etc. However, when this occurred, I then found I could not access either of the other computers from Network places/entire network/MS network/Home, getting ...