Windows Newsgroups: Windows XP Networking

Problem accessing new Workgroup

JimH - 23 Dec 2006 10:00 PM - 4 messages

I am trying to set up the simplest form of printer and file sharing between two home computers. Both are running Windows XP Home edition Service Pack 2. The computers both connect to the internet via a cable connection. The ...

initial net logon very slow

Felix Atagong - 23 Dec 2006 7:59 PM - 2 messages

My Dell laptop is very slow to logon to the internet, to start reading or sending mail, to start downloading anti-virus files. It can take up till 60 seconds before the connection is made. Once the connection is established speed is normal. ...

Unable to update IE6 Add-Ons

jdnnhff - 23 Dec 2006 7:29 PM - 2 messages

Trying to update a Java add-on in my browser. When I go to Manage Add-ons and tell it to update the add-on, I receive the following message: Windows has blocked this software because it can't verify the publisher. ...

does router use affect connection speed?

Alan - 23 Dec 2006 6:21 PM - 5 messages

Wondering if use of a router takes away some of the speed I get from a cable modem connection? I get 13 Mbps with direct connection to cable modem,, but with wired router and no other computers running, do not get ...

Direct Connection with Crossover cable

glidingpiper - 23 Dec 2006 5:32 PM - 2 messages

Hello, Am currently having an issue with a direct connection I'm trying to achieve- I'm using -an RJ45 crossover cable -2 laptops with XP SP2 I've manually configured laptop 1's IP as 192.168.0.1 and 2's to be ...

Windows XP and Profiles

John Whitehead - 23 Dec 2006 3:41 AM - 2 messages

Greetings, I have some problems with my Novell Server and Windows XP SP2. I can't get the use of multiple profiles to work on my Windows XP comptuer. My clients can login to Novell but, they use the same profile on my comptuer. ...

Internet Explorer 7

John - 22 Dec 2006 8:38 PM - 5 messages

I have Win XP Home. I have downloaded IE 7 several times and installed it . I can not get IE7 to open. I have to go to the task manager to shut it down. I have installed IE 7 on another computer that has WinXP Media Center and it ...

Adding Network Printer

SPD - 22 Dec 2006 7:20 PM - 3 messages

I run a domain and a workgroup over the same LAN. I am trying to connect a WinXP machine on the domain to a printer that is actually a member of the work group. I added a workgroup IP to the XP machine and can ping the target ...

Browsers cannot use port 80 after 5 minutes

Brokenlynx - 22 Dec 2006 5:22 PM - 7 messages

From what Ive seen online this is a pretty rare problem. Basically from starting XP SP2 and loading up IE7 or Firefox I can use the internet for about 5 minutes before I get server not responding errors when I ...

With VPN enabled I cannot share files to others PC on network

Scotslad - 22 Dec 2006 4:51 PM - 3 messages

2 PC on a domain can connect and function normally. If I attempt to share a folder on the laptop with VPN installed I receive this error: "xxx is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this ...

Cannot ping a xp media center 2005 computer

Shiv.Somashekhar - 22 Dec 2006 2:57 PM - 4 messages

I have 2 notebooks (A & B) connected wirelessly to a router(R). A is a XP Pro system and B is a XP Media Center 2005 system. Router -> 192.168.0.1 A -> 192.168.0.100 ...

HELP: internet connection stop working

Rotem Sagi - 22 Dec 2006 12:40 PM - 4 messages

I have this problem where I got 2 IBM laptops each has its own wireless connection to connect to the internet. In order to transfer big file between them I use a crossed LAN cable to connect them directly to each other. ...

Adding a static route for an Internet IP

James McGuire - 22 Dec 2006 8:02 AM - 2 messages

My company has a server with a public-IP, for example, 206.214.62.55, but it is not connected to the Internet. It is advertised on public DNS, but the only connection to it is via a T-1 on a private network. ...

connect XP home computer to the network

XPhomenetworkprob - 22 Dec 2006 6:00 AM - 10 messages

Hi, I am using a windows 2003 server (standard server) as the main file server. On this network I have clients using XP professional, XP home, Mac OSX operating system. One of the user using XP home is not able to use the file server. User ...

Network Connect Problem

Ben Ramsay - 22 Dec 2006 5:32 AM - 6 messages

I have a laptop and a desktop and I ma trying to conect them together via a LAN cable. I have Windows XP Pro with SP2 on both system however when I connect the cable The network Icon report me as disconnected. This state dose not change ...

Can I change the drive letter location of the offline file cache?

George Squillace - 22 Dec 2006 3:16 AM - 2 messages

A machine has two drive letters, C: and D:. The C: drive does not have sufficient space to cache the home folder of a user AND permit hibernation. Everything would be cool if I could change the location of the offline file ...

Router behind a router question

Wade - 22 Dec 2006 2:52 AM - 3 messages

12212006 2036 GMT-6 I was asked to come in and clean up a horrific networking problem. Five computers, two routers, one shared printer. Internet comes in on DSL and then to a router, finally connecting to PC1 which also has the printer. ...

multiple networks working together

sisterpete - 22 Dec 2006 12:43 AM - 2 messages

Hi, The title may not be quite correct, but it's something like that. I am helping a doctor friend of mine to setup a new network at his new office building. I have done many small networks, and i would guess this one ...

Network speed auto sensing 10mbps not 100mbps

Lewis Brunton - 21 Dec 2006 1:09 PM - 5 messages

Hi, I have a small home network where all the components are 100mb capable, and all are set to auto sensing, except my XP Pro PC which always defaults to 10mbps, if I try to default it to other speed settings I do not get a ...

Net use And Runas

oly - 21 Dec 2006 9:39 AM - 3 messages

1. login windows as user userA ,start one cmd window 2. exec the command " runas /user:userA cmd.exe" 3. in the new cmd window,exec "net use z: \\server\path" 4.in new/old cmd window ,exec "net use". ...

Win98 to XP, wireless

Menno Hershberger - 21 Dec 2006 8:29 AM - 2 messages

I have three XP computers wired directly into a D-Link DI-524 wireless router. I am trying to hook up a Windows 98 machine using wireless. Signal strength is good to excellent. All the XP computers can see the Windows 98 computer and transfer files ...

connecting with novell

Alejandra Casanova - 20 Dec 2006 11:45 PM - 3 messages

i tried to connect with a novell server in this machine, wich is new. i have other machines already connected to the server, and that is because i have in the other machine a service called "Novell Service" but when i try to install a new service in this machine, there is no one!!! ...

Unable to ftp

Ron - 20 Dec 2006 10:44 PM - 4 messages

Hi, I cannot use any ftp software on my pc to connect to ftp servers. Surly the outgoing ftp port is blocked. Where can I find it? TIA Ron xppro sp2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estoy utilizando la versión gratuita de SPAMfighter para usuarios privados. ...

Why is an eMail to karl@202.34.123.45 not possible ?

Tim Tuples - 20 Dec 2006 6:45 PM - 6 messages

We have a deidcated server with a fixed IP (e.g =202.34.123.45) and a running mail server but NO domain associated with it. I tried to send several times from serveral mail accounts from all over the world ...

2 nics 2 networks

tim.floto - 20 Dec 2006 5:42 PM - 5 messages

I would like to configure and XP Pro with two nics to work on two different networks. One network is the coporate domain and the other should be isolated from the corporate domain and can have fixed IP addresses. I will need to run Remote desk tops on the isolated network ...

Need help with wireless settings for Westell 327W

Jan Ilacqua [MVP] - 20 Dec 2006 2:32 PM - 8 messages

Hi all :-) I have a friend that I will be helping to set up their laptop for wireless connection to a home network. The main purpose is to share the printer of the desktop in another room. While I have set up a wireless connection and network for my own laptop, it ...

Can't access workgroup

Online99 - 20 Dec 2006 9:34 AM - 8 messages

I need some help as to what to check next. I've reached the limits of my knowledge. Simple network - 2 computers running XP home and a router Browstat showed error 53. Laptop was away for keyboard repair, came back with proxy settings that ...

Conflict between printer and internet conection

dnjdad - 20 Dec 2006 8:31 AM - 3 messages

I have a Brother MFC-425CN connected via cable to a WebExcel wireless router/modem. I have a desktop PC with XP Pro connected to the router via cable and a laptop with XP Home connected via wireless. The printer and ADSL ...

5+ seconds to open new tab!

MindRiot - 20 Dec 2006 4:00 AM - 4 messages

It literally takes more than five seconds to open a new tab in IE7. I have recently installed the latest version of Java. I would like to know if this behavior could be explained by: a: Java b: a registry setting related to IE ...

Auto-copy files to server

Mervin Williams - 19 Dec 2006 10:42 PM - 3 messages

I need a means of having one of my Windows XP machines to automatically copy a folder to the server daily. Here is the reason: One of my remote sites runs a critical legacy application that works only when installed locally. ...

netgear router, laptop not online. senior lady needs help :-)

Betty Moffett - 19 Dec 2006 7:02 PM - 2 messages

I have a broadband Netgear router. Windows Xp and IE . and Windows Media and IE on the laptop. Do not have the media card in (could that be it ?) I only have my base HP computer and my new HP laptop. ...

How to change IP addresss

Lee Beck - 19 Dec 2006 4:48 PM - 4 messages

Like many XP users, I'm finding that the initial setup of a home network is not simple. I've had a wireless router for about a year now and have stumbled/fumbled through the process several times and still have no network ...

need help with shares and remote app

Lag - 19 Dec 2006 1:27 PM - 3 messages

I am using Hamachi ([link]) to connect to a remote computer's shares and want to run an app I have installed on that computer, Ultra VNC SC (a very small .exe file). I ...

ad.doubleclick.net

goldpony - 19 Dec 2006 11:43 AM - 6 messages

my ad.doubleclick.net isn't working. How do I fix it? ...

I am having problems in connecting two switches

venkatesh_c_r - 19 Dec 2006 9:54 AM - 3 messages

Have a windows network of about 15 machines - the lan is connected using two switches....recently i shifted some machines to another part of the building....and added one more switch for speed (To the server, to be precise) .. .LED is glowing properly....but the network is not ...

Internet Drops Out, XP says still connected.

Ry - 19 Dec 2006 8:19 AM - 4 messages

At various and random times of the day, the internet on my machine drops out. This was true both at the college I attended, as well as when I'm at home (so I'm guessing it's not a network thing). The network status remains ...

HOME LAN CONNECTION PROBLEM

Cap Kirk - 19 Dec 2006 6:33 AM - 7 messages

I set up a 2 unit home lan with a Linksys WRT54G Router, one desktop PC hardwired to Port 1 and a Notebook conected via the router wireless port. Both PC are Pentium and WXP PRO. Wireless LAN has security disabled ...

Home Network

Ron Hackett - 19 Dec 2006 3:37 AM - 21 messages

I am trying to establish a home network. The host computer appears to be okay when I try to set it up on my laptop it says that . Not accessible. You might not have permission to use network resourse. Contct the administrator of this ...

Subnet

Bryan McGuire - 19 Dec 2006 12:04 AM - 3 messages

how do i find out what my correct subnet is?? ...

vpn

bill - 18 Dec 2006 11:25 PM - 3 messages

we have two windows xp sp2 computers which are sharing files and printers. they are configured as a workgroup. When any of these computers connect to the sbs 2003 server via vpn file sharing between the two workgroupo comuters does not work. ...

Help! Network problem

Bryan McGuire - 18 Dec 2006 11:12 PM - 3 messages

My family have 3 pc's in the house. Mine upstairs, my mum and dads downstairs. My pc is wired into the modem, and my parents are wireless into the modem. I have set up a network, and enabled file sharing on every pc as described ...

network and internet

the dave - 18 Dec 2006 8:38 PM - 6 messages

I have what may be a basic question, but one I could use clarification on from someone in the know. If I need to setup a network with a server and 3 workstations, and all need internet access, does the internet and the networking happen together ...

cant access any machine on netbios name

win_Learner - 18 Dec 2006 5:56 PM - 2 messages

OS: XP(SP2) Name Resolution method: Windows Default(NetBios) i.e no DNS/WINS hostname: testpc Everything is default from testpsc(OS: XP SP2)I can access any machine on the IP, but cant access on machine name, say a machine's hostname is "acct_st100" and its IP is ...

copying files over home network

Kyle - 18 Dec 2006 3:49 PM - 3 messages

Hi, I'm trying to move files from an old Desktop to a new laptop (both running XP); I've networked the two computers together, but drag and drop is VERY slow, and error prone. I've got about 2Gb of data to move, is there an app I can ...

Transmitting but Not Receiving Packets on NIC

zevzeg - 18 Dec 2006 2:40 PM - 6 messages

Trying to get a friend's PC working with Comcast high speed internet at home via cable modem. Having some strange software issue with the PC. I installed a known, working NetGear NIC and related drivers in the Gateway PC that is running Windows XP SP1. (I had to install this NIC ...

wireless access authentication issue

Brad - 18 Dec 2006 2:07 PM - 2 messages

I've got 2 Panasonic Toughbooks running WinXP sp2 with Intel NIC's in our service dept. using a Cisco AP. After the Pc's are shut down or go into hibernation / standby mode when waking up they don't want to authenticate ...

Network and home web server

Mark - 18 Dec 2006 11:25 AM - 2 messages

Good morning I have a home pc running Windows XP home and I have until recently been using a US Robotics router to create a home network. Basically I have the main pc wired into the router and the subsequent computers connecting ...

Sharing a drive on my computer with others

Justin - 18 Dec 2006 7:44 AM - 11 messages

Hello, I have a network with the following: Windows server 2003 SMB Four desktops and a laptop. What I would like to do is take my 250gb hard dirve which is on my computer and share that with my wife and the lap top since we are going to throw all ...

RE: Column: Answering Some Common Windows XP Home Networking Questions

tech_support2k@hotmail.com - 18 Dec 2006 4:38 AM - 2 messages

I followed your instructions and nothing happended I'm still not getting any connection to the other pc No connnection on the internet, only connection on LAN with RJ45 ethernet cable. No connection with wireless over the internet or with ethernet? ...

Cannot obtain IP Address Automatically Anymore

zaqxsw - 18 Dec 2006 3:49 AM - 4 messages

DELL Inspiron 1100 - Windows XP Pro - Simple File Sharing disabled - Wired LinkSys Router with DHCP enabled - Specified a range of 8 IP addresses in router to handle the 6 systems that connect to it. This laptop has always had TCP/IP set to automatically obtain IP and DNS ...

Shared drives no longer accessible

robert-neville310 - 18 Dec 2006 2:40 AM - 4 messages

Windows XP does not allow me to access several shared drives over my network. Windows XP Pro returns the following error. ======================================== Computer Name \\ComputerName\(D) Data is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of ...

Access Work Network from Home

Albert - 18 Dec 2006 12:44 AM - 3 messages

Hi. I have several computers in my office working on a network. There are both wired and wireless clients on it. I have a D-Link wireless router. I want to be able to access this network from home in order to share files ...

workgroup networking with home and pro

zaxxon - 18 Dec 2006 12:42 AM - 5 messages

i have 3 computers connected to a belkin adsl modem/router. computer A laptop - windows Xp home . is connected through a direct LAN cable. from the router i have run an additional cable (30 metres) that is connected to an 8 port switch. from the switch i have run 2 lines to ...

XP can't see Vista

Newtechie - 17 Dec 2006 11:59 PM - 7 messages

My wireless laptop running XP Home can't see my Vista machine (RC2 v5744) but Vista can see and access the files on the XP laptop. I have tried disabling the firewalls on both and setting full permissions and nothing is ...

XP, outbound VPN connection - 3rd fails

Kirill Palagin - 17 Dec 2006 8:23 PM - 5 messages

Hello everybody. Whenever I try to establish 3rd simultaneous outbound VPN (PPTP) from Windows XP SP2 I get "Error 800: Unable to establish the VPN connection. The VPN server may be unreachable, or security parameters may not be configured properly ...

Problems with home network

Tom - 17 Dec 2006 5:55 PM - 5 messages

Recently installed a home network to share printers. Two computers, each running XP, one printer attached to each. Linksys wireless router. Everything went well, except the following morning I could not attach to the other computer, the printer icon has disappeared, and I cannot add the ...

web history

looker - 17 Dec 2006 4:13 PM - 3 messages

i want to know all web history on this account. ...

Connecting Printer to Network

warner_patrick - 17 Dec 2006 1:44 PM - 3 messages

All, I'm not a networking expert so apologies if this is a stupid question. I am trying to connect an HP printer with networking features to my home router. It keeps taking an IP address of 169.254.92.26 and says ...

Networking problem

IronMiketheDJ - 17 Dec 2006 12:05 PM - 3 messages

Recently I spent over 4 hours on the phone with Microsoft trying to figure out why my wirless desktop unit is unable to be seen by my wired network. We were unable to come to a soulution. Now a friend of a friend took a look at ...

Multiple networks (USB/Ethernet): Traffic control

Udo - 17 Dec 2006 1:30 AM - 4 messages

Hello, I have two LANs - one USB peer-to-peer connection and one Ethernet-connection from my Notebook (1 GBit) via a Router (100 MBit) to my PC (100 MBit). Is there any way to control the traffic? I tried to change the ...