Windows Newsgroups: Windows XP Networking

Problem with My Network Places

sdunlavey - 16 Dec 2006 8:27 PM - 2 messages

My home network has been working fine for a week now, but I noticed something new on my wife's laptop. (both XP Home machines, my desktop is wired to the router, her laptop is wireless). We can still share documents, but on her My ...

laptop wlan help

hmjdude - 16 Dec 2006 6:27 PM - 2 messages

The other day when i was working on the computer my wlan setting said that it was disabled but when I tried to turn it back on it wouldnt let me. Does anyone know how I could solve this problem? ...

odd sub net behaviour

bof - 16 Dec 2006 5:26 PM - 5 messages

Anyone know of a fix for the following subnet behaviour in Windows XP Pro? I have a gateway router on 192.168.1.1 and a PC on 192.168.1.157 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.128. ...

unwanted wake-up

david_ - 16 Dec 2006 11:25 AM - 4 messages

my pc wakes up at the wrong time I have a small network with a pc (win XP pro sp2) I want to run as a server for remote desktop. I have set the bios options so that wake on lan is enabled and low power ...

How do i prevent computer from sharing files or folder (wifi netwo

GT - 16 Dec 2006 9:58 AM - 3 messages

I might get AT&T highspeed connection with AT&T Wireless Gateway so that i can share internet connection with my sister laptop but I don't want to share files with my desktop computer and my sister laptop. How do i prevent or stop ...

Setting up a static IP for one pc

davenetman - 16 Dec 2006 9:02 AM - 3 messages

I'm using Windows XP Professional, and a wireless USRobotics router. I have 3 pc's at home, and my internal IP addresses can change, depending (I'm assuming) on what order the pc's are turned on/off over time. What ...

Can't share files between two computers on same home network

mhodges - 16 Dec 2006 8:18 AM - 2 messages

I have two laptops networked to a desktop as a base station with a MN-700 ( all three have XP. I can access files on the base station from both, but I can not get them to access each other. Both give this error "not ...

Internet Sharing & Netmeeting

Saurabh - 16 Dec 2006 7:40 AM - 2 messages

Dear Friends, I have one Windows 2003 server and 5 nodes of windows XP Pro with SP2. I have one Broadband internet connection in one of the windows xp pc. my IP of this PC have kept 192.168.0.1 and i have enabled Internet sharing. And the ...

The Java Runtime Environment cannot be loaded

Steven Tan - 16 Dec 2006 4:22 AM - 2 messages

Hi' I am using Windows XP SP2.Lately updated to IE7.SInce then whenever I use the internet banking facilities,the PC keeps on prompt the above message.I have tried to uninstall & reinstall both Java and IE but it did work. ...

IIS 5.1 Operations guide

Rafael - 16 Dec 2006 2:54 AM - 2 messages

I'm trying to browse my IIS 5.1 Documentation, and the content area is empty, therefore i'm not able to see anything but the links at the main page. I'm looking forward to downloading it, or accessing in the msdn, but all i ...

Virtual Private Network Connection

Marksman007 - 16 Dec 2006 1:51 AM - 3 messages

I'm using XP with sp2. I'm trying to set up a vpn to connect to my work computer. In the new connection wizard my options for a dial up connection and VPN are grayed out, not available. How can I fix this? ...

Direct Networking

Linear - 15 Dec 2006 7:04 PM - 9 messages

Hi all, I am a newby to networking, I was wondering if anyone can point me to a 'how to' to connect 2 Pc's (both on WINXP) with either a usb or ethernet cable to work as ONE 'virtual pc' , i.e one working as a 'slave' to the other ...

Sharing files between two computers on different networks.

Imry - 15 Dec 2006 5:22 PM - 4 messages

Hello. Is there any way to share files between two computers on different networks. Each computer is on a different continent, and each is connected to the internet through a router (which means it has a 192.168.... IP address). ...

Problems with a virtual private network

laredotornado - 15 Dec 2006 4:09 PM - 3 messages

Hi, Can someone tell me how I can begin to troubleshoot this problem? Both my colleague and I are connected to the same VPN. There is a server within this configuration with local (private) IP 192.168.0.60. My ...

Network Connections

GD - 15 Dec 2006 2:34 PM - 3 messages

my network connections has completely disappeared, I can no longer view my local network or vpn settings? ...

Bizzare network behaviour, HELP!

Sue Henderson - 15 Dec 2006 6:46 AM - 11 messages

Hi there, I would be so grateful for any help/advice offered for my dilemma as follows: I have a simple peer to peer network with 6 PC's all running legitimate copies of XP Pro. PC 1 acts as a sort of file server. My company runs ...

Launch multiple instances of telnet application using different source ip address for each outbound

Mike - 15 Dec 2006 6:02 AM - 5 messages

Hi I'm trying to make multiple instances of an application that initiates an outbound connection use different source IP addresses. Here's my problem in detail. I'm using a dumb terminal product (from Ncomputing). The dumb terminals ...

networking desktop to laptop via ethernet

sherrie - 15 Dec 2006 12:44 AM - 2 messages

i am trying to establish the above connection but i am finding all the information is to do with huds ect and not just direct from one computer to the other. can anyone help me. I have run the network wizard but still can ...

Microsoft Visual Web Developer

Robert - 15 Dec 2006 12:23 AM - 2 messages

Does anyone know if there is a news group that handles the Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition? Many thanks Vulcan Bomber (101 Squadron) ...

Unable to access internet

Bob Wallis - 14 Dec 2006 9:56 PM - 3 messages

I have multiple computers on a home network and only one of them is unable to access the internet. The DHCP server assigns a proper address to the network device but every time I enter a web address, it goes to 192.168.0.1 ...

Peer-to-Peer and C$

Fred - 14 Dec 2006 7:21 PM - 5 messages

Does a peer-to-peer network always set up an administrative share (c$), giving it almost complete access to all the machines in the workgroup? Is there a way to share part of a hard disk, but not all, in a peer-to-peer ...

Disconnected network drives

msenior - 14 Dec 2006 4:14 PM - 5 messages

I've had something strange happen a few days ago with two computers in our domain. The mapped network drives would appear as "Disconnected", and if I went into the Computer Name in System Properties, the full computer name appeared as just the user ID (not User ID.domain), the "Network ID" and ...

Using cmd.exe

toal5 - 14 Dec 2006 4:10 PM - 5 messages

If I remote onto another machine by the use of, \\machinename\c$ or \\ipaddress\c$ and I want to use the run command (windows key + R) or if I wanted to get a command prompt, how would I do it? ...

new remote desktop connection logs on as local user

mrjules - 14 Dec 2006 2:33 PM - 4 messages

Is there any way to have the new remote desktop connection not attempt to log on as local user without saving the password? ...

SBC Global DSL, and LAN

W. Watson - 14 Dec 2006 2:22 PM - 2 messages

I very recently, last 2 days, obtained DSL through SBC/AT&T. I've got DSL working with two computers in the house hooked to their gateway modem/hub/wirless device. They are both direct connects with an ethernet ...

Loss of network, IP stack problems

ro50 - 14 Dec 2006 2:07 PM - 2 messages

Hi, I've got a windows XP SP2 machine running on a home network. Roughly every 20 hours (though sometimes longer) I lose all connectivity to my network from this pc. Its as though the ip stack gets corrupted and it ...

mobile 5

wow - 14 Dec 2006 1:17 PM - 2 messages

dose any one know the right nework config for a dash to sync it to use outlook * ...

help IE7/extracting files!

Abi - 14 Dec 2006 12:29 PM - 2 messages

Hello everyone! just wondering if someone can point me in the right direction of what to do. When closing down an IE7 window I get the following error Message: The instruction at "0x01c49962" referenced memory at "0x5902adf8". The memory could not be "read". This program will now be terminated. ...

making an ASPX page visible on the web

Rafael - 14 Dec 2006 12:15 PM - 8 messages

I built an aspx page an put it on my local IIS. I also allowed Web Server on port 80 in windows xp firewall, but i'm not able to see the page from other machine connected to the internet. ...

network utility

Gaurav - 14 Dec 2006 10:33 AM - 2 messages

i am handling the network of 100 PC's with Windows Xp , 2000 O/S. we have both Windows 2000 & windows NT server. Many of the time suddenly network become very slow. All network related task slow down & network shows like bottle neck condition. ...

Reconnect At Logon with Windows XP Pro does not work.

sergedesmedt - 14 Dec 2006 9:31 AM - 3 messages

We are experiencing the following problem: When making a mapped network drive and requiring teh Reconnect At Startup option this does not work. When restarting Windows XP the mapped drive is not available for programs, but when trying in Eplorer ...

Internet works, than stops (5 minute intervals)

darmin.memisevic - 14 Dec 2006 8:40 AM - 2 messages

Situation is the following. I have pc1 on a network in a small travel agency. There are 5 pcs in total. All systems have genuine windows xp systems installed. Pc1 is the troublemaker. When browsing the internet, not local network between the pcs, internet ...

Wireless signal boost via ICS?

Danny.broderick - 14 Dec 2006 2:55 AM - 4 messages

I have a wireless router downstairs at my house that I access from the second floor using the built in wireless in my laptop. I recently bought a wireless card for the desktop I keep on the second floor so ...

Unable to connect to workgroup PC, NOT EVEN PING...

Robie - 13 Dec 2006 11:27 PM - 8 messages

After years of successful networking, I am no longer to access an XP Pro machine on a 5 computer workgroup. All of the remaining machines function normally. I am not even able to ping it. It can ping itself and the router. ...

Remote Desktop Web for XP Home Edition

Rez - 13 Dec 2006 10:13 PM - 2 messages

Can Remote Desktop Web be set up to work on XP home edition? ...

Missing Newsgroup

Mary - 13 Dec 2006 8:25 PM - 4 messages

Hi, Does anyone know where the old Freeserve Misc. Newsgroup can be found ? Thanks ! Old Mary. ...

Can't connect to XP Workstation

Geoffrey Callaghan - 13 Dec 2006 7:39 PM - 2 messages

I have an XP Workstation installed on my network. I can connect to the network fine from that workstation. However, when I try to connect TO that workstation, even to do something as simple as a ping, it fails. When i first ...

LAN anomaly?

Jethro - 13 Dec 2006 6:47 PM - 6 messages

I am having trouble sharing folders/files between two machines, networked together via a router. Both are WXP PRO SP2. On machine 2, MyNetworkNeighborhood allows me to display & change machine 1's C drive and its folders/files. On machine 1, Machine 2's content is not displayed at all under ...

Connecting to others

Ron - 13 Dec 2006 5:49 PM - 4 messages

Symptoms: you can ping the server by ip and name but can't map the shared drive by using net use \\ip or \\servername. If you try, you may receive the "No logon server available". Resolutions: This sounds like cache credential issue. 1) make sure the ...

How do I track computer's sharing my adsl2+ modem

Jason - 13 Dec 2006 3:33 PM - 4 messages

Is it possible to track each computer's (Download Kbps) each day/week/month... connected to my Wireless BELKIN ADSL2+ 4-Port, 2-Port VoIP, and 802.11g? Im not getting information i need from there WWW. I have WinXP ProSP2 LAN ...

Problem Accessing External Drive from LAN

Jim - 13 Dec 2006 2:09 PM - 8 messages

I'm running 3 Windows Pro computers (A, B, & C) on a LAN. Computer C has an external H drive on it with Share enabled. All computers can access the H drive except computer B (it says you might ...

small office network

sammy51 - 13 Dec 2006 1:26 PM - 4 messages

two computers in office --wired router--internet working fine. setwup network on my machine--sees my computer & one in the other office. Ran the wizard on back office--it does not show up in my netowrk & connot access other ...

networking set-up

fish-on - 13 Dec 2006 1:07 PM - 25 messages

can anyone help me set-up my network?i have a 2wire wireless router with my desktop pc wired to it and am trying to set-up my laptop to network so i can share printer and files between the two.ran the wizard on both but it dont ...

ipconfig doesn't show any IP

Raph - 13 Dec 2006 12:52 PM - 4 messages

Hello, I have an HP/Compaq nc6120 laptop with a Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet NIC and Cisco VPN Client installed. I have the following issue at the moment. If I type ipconfig, I don't get any IP address or ...

Networking

Habershonk - 13 Dec 2006 11:55 AM - 4 messages

We have a small network of 3 Desktop PCs and a Laptop, something very strange happened a couple of days ago which caused one of the PCs to wipe completely, I have now re-installed most things but I can no longer connect to the ...

Can't connect to internet, can't ping router

aman.bhalla - 13 Dec 2006 5:12 AM - 2 messages

Hi, I just got a new mobo and I reinstalled XP and when I installed new drivers from Asus for the on board ethernet it would not connect to the internet. After investigating, I can ping myself successfully but not ...

Network Path Lost

Buster - 13 Dec 2006 3:00 AM - 19 messages

Hi All, We have a small network in the office with 6 computers and couple of printers. All machines are XP with individually assigned IP addresses. We save all of our project data on one main machine which is then backed up ...

WPA vs WEP

Zona - 13 Dec 2006 1:10 AM - 2 messages

I'm trying to log on to my Linksys router that has WPA currently in force. Windows XP only has WEP as a choice as an encryprion scheme in the drop down menu under network connections, peoperties. Do I need an update to this XP??? ...

Unable to access domain

rtootle - 13 Dec 2006 12:43 AM - 2 messages

I have several Windows XP Professional in various building that are unable to browse via Network Neighborhood. When trying to browse the domain an error is returned \\Domain Name is not accessible. You might not have permission to use the network resource. From the run line I can access the domain servers ...

Download Problem

Procrastinater - 12 Dec 2006 11:09 PM - 2 messages

Hey guys! I have a problem and my problem is that I cannot download any file using "megaupload". Whenever I try to download a file from there, a small window would pop up and it would say "Internet Explorer cannot download (file ...

Laptop Very Slow When out of My Office Network (Help Me Please)

Cfv - 12 Dec 2006 9:02 PM - 2 messages

Hi there, My laptop is running Windows XP Pro, is a part of my Windows domain "mydomain", and works very well at my office. If I boot it up without any network connection, and login as my account to "mydomain", it still works ...

My computer is online, but Explorer doesn't work - did spyware do this?

ericlc - 12 Dec 2006 8:36 PM - 2 messages

Hi all, I hope you're all doing well this holiday season. I could be doing better myself if I didn't have some ongoing computer problems. Recently, I noticed that while my AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) and Microsoft Outlook seem to be working fine, my Firefox and Internet ...

How to keep network from locking out a desktop?

lannybudd - 12 Dec 2006 8:16 PM - 4 messages

I have a piece of equipment controlled from a networked PC (Windows XP on a Microsoft network). The PC cannot be restarted without the equipment losing communication with the PC. The logged in user cannot be changed without the equipment losing communication. What happens now ...

ShareDocs - access denied

Ned H. - 12 Dec 2006 7:36 PM - 4 messages

Since I dragged a My Documents folder into Sharedocs folder, I can no longer access Sharedocs on remote computers on my network. Just to check, I made every folder including the My Documents folder in the Sharedocs folder shareable. They are all remotely accessible . Still the parent folder ...

Windows XP SP2 loss of IP Stack

mvoss2576 - 12 Dec 2006 5:56 PM - 3 messages

I have a school computer lab that is running approximately 30 computers, 10 of them are Dell GX280's the rest are Dell Ultra Small form factor GX620's. Both are running Windows XP SP2 on a Novell network. The GX280's are at random times just losing their IP Stack. ...

Enabling Properties for IPv6 in Windows XP and Windows 2003 server

vinod - 12 Dec 2006 3:54 PM - 4 messages

HI, I read in some articles where it said that windows XP supports IPv6 after the installation of Service Pack 2. I had installed SP2 and type the follwomg command in the command prompt to enable IPv6. ...

Mulitple connections and failover

Jim - 12 Dec 2006 3:51 PM - 2 messages

I would like to setup two wireless connections on my XP-Pro gaming computer. Each wireless connection is through a different router that connects to a different ISP. If one internet connection fails is XP smart enough to switch over to the other connection and keep the ...

Internet access OK, Can't access my LAN

Sid9 - 12 Dec 2006 3:49 PM - 10 messages

Four computers in my network: Two hard wired One wireless Laptop gets the internet and the LAN working fine. Desktop machine gets the internet but cannot see other computers on the LAN. Error message is "The network path was not found" ...

"The Specified Network Name Is No Longer Valid" message

vseven - 12 Dec 2006 2:21 PM - 2 messages

O.k....I've been getting this error occasionally on a slower link between two offices and I want to figure out how to fix it. I'm not sure if its a PC issue or a Cisco router issue. I have three networks ...

Can't access broadband

Hogweed - 12 Dec 2006 11:36 AM - 11 messages

Hi folks â€“ let me be honest up front and say I donâ€™t think this is a Microsoft problem, but my ISP wonâ€™t accept that, so Iâ€™m hoping someone can tell me what to say to the !(Â£Y*&@@! which will convince them of that... a ...

CAN see internet, CANNOT see network

No One - 11 Dec 2006 6:56 PM - 2 messages

Hello all ... Without making any change other than the usual updates from Microsoft my network file and printer sharing has ceased working properly. Here's what happens. I have a wireless G router. 3 computers and a print server are wired into ...

How to configure VPN client on XP ?

Francois - 11 Dec 2006 5:48 PM - 5 messages

I had to start services "remote access manager" and "routing and remote access". Sorry for the translation.The problem I have occurs with a french XP. I could the configure a new VPN network connection. But now I get the "Unavailable - Device missing" error. ...

Access to Program Files

cannot access - 11 Dec 2006 2:20 PM - 4 messages

Okay, I'm going to try this again. I have a small widows network setup and all machines can get access to everything on all machines. Recently, we replaced our adminstative assistants machine which is the psudo file server. ...

Peer-to-Peer Networking for Printer Sharing

MapleE. - 11 Dec 2006 1:33 PM - 4 messages

Hi: The reason why I could not perform Printer Sharing was that I had NO 'Peer-to-Peer' Networking that is a very first step for Printer- Sharing. Mine is Windows XP with Wireless which is Comcast and all 4 ...

Network Authentication

Marc Livingstone - 11 Dec 2006 1:32 PM - 4 messages

I have recently started an MCDST course and have been getting to grips with Workgroups. I have just networked 2 pc's in my home and was practicing sharing folders. I have set up the same user accounts on each machine as is ...

network at boot time slow to start

steve hall - 11 Dec 2006 5:06 AM - 2 messages

I have noticed that when i boot winxp pro sp2 that the network connections take about 2 minutes to show in the bottom right task bar and also in the start setting network connections but in safe mode with network support they ...

Connection Teaming with MPPP

Joe Blow - 10 Dec 2006 10:19 PM - 2 messages

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer. Here's the scenario: Two NICs, two Cable Modems with two IPs on 2 different subnets. How do you set up MPPP on Ethernet connections? I read the KB on dial-up connection teaming, but it doesn't seem to apply to ...

Home Networking problem

Marconius - 10 Dec 2006 8:14 PM - 3 messages

I have recently added a second computer to my home and want to creat a network. I have networked several computers before, but they've all had 'wired' connections. This time around, one of the computers connects through the router wirelessly and I can't get the computers to network (although both ...

IP address error

tronapoke - 10 Dec 2006 5:44 PM - 3 messages

I get a message pop up "Windows System Error - IP address conflict with another system on the network" I also lose my internet connection sometime, but not always. I have several computers in my home on a wireless router, ...

G or N?

J Lunis - 10 Dec 2006 12:53 PM - 6 messages

This may be a common question but I can't google an answer. Appears my router is having some problems. Since I am now in ths position of buying a replacement, I see I have a choice of getting a 'g' ...

Guidence Required

Victory - 10 Dec 2006 6:12 AM - 2 messages

Good Morning, Dear reader's I am new in Networking and i am very much intrested to become a proffessional in this this feild and help other's with optimised level. Can sombodey guide me step's to begin with and the target i should aim to reach ...

Wireless & Ethernet network on same computer

Rafael - 10 Dec 2006 4:34 AM - 4 messages

We have an Ethernet network in which all our home computers use. This computer is the only computer who has direct internet access. So, all the others come through mine for internet access. The problem is, I would like to go online with my Nintendo DS. The only ...

CAN'T ACCESS MY OTHER COMPUTERS

Dan S - 10 Dec 2006 12:09 AM - 2 messages

I somehow lost the ability to access the other home computers in my workgroup. I can see them in my network places but when I try to access any one I get the following; not accessable, you might not have permission to use ...