Windows Newsgroups: Windows XP Networking

no connectivity

macmcinturff - 24 Mar 2007 9:30 PM - 3 messages

Hello all, I just did a clean install on my other laptop of xp pro 2002. It went off without a hitch, except I have no connectivity to the internet. I'm using a cable modem that works fine on any of my ...

Lost Network Interface Card...?

DanielWalters6 - 24 Mar 2007 8:49 PM - 4 messages

I've just received a computer which I've been asked to speed up and clear out. so far I've done a fantastic job; loads up login screen within 40 seconds, compared to the previous FIVE MINS! It's a Dell Dimension 8300. ...

networking interface

Sarayb - 24 Mar 2007 7:55 PM - 2 messages

Am trying to connect my new broadband router from my ISP but when the software runs a diagnostic test it comes up that failsd networking interface. But there are no problems with my network card drivers. Any reasons for this ...

Connecting to the Web

Cranstonide - 24 Mar 2007 5:33 PM - 2 messages

I have a Webserver running on Windows XP Professional. I have IIS 5.1 which is hosting my website. I have a static IP that is registered with a domain. If you were to connect to the website through a web browser, you CAN access ...

PC to PC Lan file transfer very slow

trs80 - 24 Mar 2007 5:09 PM - 2 messages

How can I improve the LAN file transfer rate? Transfering files from PC to PC on my LAN is very slow. This between 2 PCs through a 4 port Linksys BEFSX41 router. Transfering from shared folder on a PC to another shared folder on a PC. I can see the ...

Mshome is not accessible!

colwedd - 24 Mar 2007 4:35 AM - 2 messages

I ham attempting to setup a new network (using the XP wizard) for a friends home between 3 computers. 2 laptops (mine and his) and his PC. The trouble I am having is that I keep getting this message "Mshome is not accessible. You ...

Can not use network with new routers

chasgl - 24 Mar 2007 2:26 AM - 3 messages

we have been experiencing intermittent network connection with our cable router through a Belkin router. The cable company thinks it could be router problem so I have replaced the router with two different Linksys routers, a SD2008 and a Ezxs55w. v2 Both act the same way on two different computers ...

Home network fails to work without Netbeui

DCL - 23 Mar 2007 11:51 PM - 3 messages

First some history: I have had a wired home network for a fairly long time, encompassing up to 5 PC's, a Dlink DI-604 router (currently revision E, I believe), and a DSL modem. Originally all PC's were Windows 98 systems. Over time, there were both 98 ...

Windows XP Error Message.

unx225 - 23 Mar 2007 9:44 PM - 3 messages

Hi all, I am sharing a folder in my friendâ€™s computer. When I try to access the folder from my computer, I get this error message â€œWindows cannot find the network path, Verify that the network path is correct and the destination ...

Explorer - search automatically for network users....

dan - 23 Mar 2007 6:39 PM - 2 messages

Hi, I have established the Network WorkGroup on two PCs.. On each computer I can see the workgroup user, but I cannot see the other computer user. If I search it then is there! And finally is under the workgroup.. ...

Domain Login Slow

Pact.Tech - 23 Mar 2007 6:37 PM - 3 messages

We have just installed two new Win 2003 Servers. Server A currently has the following roles AD, DHCP, and file server. Server B's only role is DNS. I have some XP Pro workstations that login into the domain relatively quickly, ...

VPN File Sharing Problems

Spyderturbo - 23 Mar 2007 5:48 PM - 4 messages

I have a VPN tunnel established between my location in PA and our other location in Indiana using 2 D-Link 804HV's. The tunnel is established and has been solid for about a week. The problem is when I attempt to access the ...

How do I add a route to a Windows XP PC when the PC and gateway have different network ranges?

anctech - 23 Mar 2007 5:35 PM - 3 messages

Hello. I'm a relative novice at networking , and I hope I can get some help with this issue. I have to add a route on a Windows XP PC to a network segment. However, the PC and the router which is being used as the gateway, ...

Slow initial connection to network resources

James Blevins - 23 Mar 2007 2:33 PM - 4 messages

A million pardons in advance if this question has already been asked and answered, or if this should be posted elsewhere. I've tried googling for a solution, but I probably don't know the proper terminology and am therefore not searching correctly. ...

New to Networking, be gentle;-)

Ollie - 23 Mar 2007 2:28 PM - 5 messages

I'm tryint to do too things; 1. share my printer between my laptop and desktop. 2. create a shared folder accessable between laptop and desktop. My setup is thus; Printer connected via USB to BTHomeHub router, has IP address. Use following ...

Home network asks for Password

Harry - 23 Mar 2007 1:43 PM - 4 messages

I just reloaded XP Pro on my desktop. Everything ok before that as far as networking. I have 2 Laptops and the Desktop. When I try to network: Laptop 1 sees Laptop 2 Laptop 2 sees Laptop 1 ...

TCP application - Synchronization issue??

Amit - 23 Mar 2007 9:48 AM - 6 messages

Hi I am developing an application in C#. The application creates a TCPListener object and listens to (incoming) data on a particular port. A simulator hardware writes data to this port. My application reads the data and process it and generates some results for display. ...

"net use" command only for NetBIOS folder shares and NOT for Linux/remote ftp directories ?

Peter Waibel - 23 Mar 2007 9:42 AM - 4 messages

As far as I noticed the Win command "net use" is only to connect shared folders over NetBIOS protocol. There is no way to use "net use" to connect to ftp directories which run on a remote Linux/Unix system. Is this correct? ...

Remote with Ultravnc and Hamachi

Tarzian Marius - 23 Mar 2007 7:33 AM - 2 messages

I have a small NAT network with 8 workstation with Windows 2000 and Windows XP Prof. I install Hamachi ([link]) and UltraVNC for remote control this network from another location. Some PC with WinXP Prof doesn't work. When I try to connect appear a error ...

Error while accessing Map Network Drive

Saurabh - 23 Mar 2007 6:48 AM - 2 messages

Greetings!!! I have two systems based on windows xp prof with sp2 and they are peer to peer networked. i can access shared drive thru my network places..but when one of the drive i have map network..and when i try to access that map netowrk drive from my ...

Peer to Peer

JohnSmith1 - 22 Mar 2007 10:16 PM - 6 messages

I have 4 computers with XP Pro. I created peertopeer with the computers. I can see three computers on the network places but not the fourth one. When I try to access another PC from network places it asks me to enter and ...

Network drive woes: A (confusing) tale of 3 PCs

Bruce Weaver - 22 Mar 2007 9:39 PM - 3 messages

Hello group. I apologize if this is a FAQ, but I've been unable to find anything that addresses it specifically. I have 3 PCs: PC1 - laptop running XP Professional PC2 - desktop running Windows 2000 ...

Workgroup computers cannot be seen until restart

kimiraikkonen - 22 Mar 2007 8:27 PM - 4 messages

Hi, I have a client machine with XP Home SP2 and remote PC running on W2k pro Sp4. Although all of serices and protocols are running(NetBIOS enabled and server service is running with dependicies), Until i restart XP Home SP2 machine, i cannot see remote computer ...

QOS applications

dave xnet - 22 Mar 2007 7:51 PM - 4 messages

Hello, I'm running XP Pro /SP2. I've read a couple of things about QOS that are contradictory. One says that 20% of Network throughput is always "reserved" in case a QOS application needs it. The other is that ...

Logon problems

Mike - 22 Mar 2007 6:01 PM - 3 messages

Environment: Active Directory domain My laptop successfully receives an IP address from DHCP and gets to the logon screen. However, the laptop cannot be pinged and the logon process never completes. The Windows XP firewall is not on, but since the laptop ...

Home Network

Geordie - 22 Mar 2007 4:09 PM - 8 messages

I'm trying to set up a home network between my wife's laptop (Me) and my PC (XP home), but the laptop has no floppy disk or CD writer and the PC informs me "There is no floppy disk(true) or other removable memory (not true I have ...

Outlook Exchange Server rules

dh59 - 22 Mar 2007 3:30 PM - 6 messages

I work in an environment using Outlook Exchange Server 2003. I am moving to a new office totally separate from this, but can check my old email address via webmail for the time being until everyone has my new email. ...

SMTP-eMail upload very, very slow. MTU, RWIN, Latency adjustments?

Peter Waibel - 22 Mar 2007 2:36 PM - 4 messages

I am connected over a 2000 Mbit/s DSL connection to my provider. Down+Upload through ftp is no problem. Surfing with browser is no problem Downloading large emails with POP3 is no problem. The only problem I have is "uploading" of eMails through SMTP. ...

Peer networking basics

BigAl.NZ - 22 Mar 2007 8:46 AM - 4 messages

Hi guys, Can someone please put me on the right track here. I was under the impression that if you had two XP PC's connected with a crossover cable, Simple File Sharing turned on and a share set up on ...

slow browsing Home network

Mike - 22 Mar 2007 8:18 AM - 6 messages

Hi, I hava a home network wih 3 computers. Two XP Prof and one XP Home machine. Browsing in my home network is fast, except when I browse the XP Home computer. Only when I turn the XP Firewall off completely (XP Home ...

How to automatically re-connect to network drive after booting ?

Wolfgang Hercker - 22 Mar 2007 8:08 AM - 3 messages

On some WinXP computers I have seen that they automatically try to re-connect to netdwork drives (read: to shared folders on other remote computers) just after booting. A dialog pops up requesting for login name and password to the network folder (in WinExplorer). ...

Is WebDAV the same as or a subset of FTP features ? Detecting if ftp server has WebDAV option ?

Ken Philips - 22 Mar 2007 8:01 AM - 3 messages

Is WebDAV the same as ftp ? Or does it describe a subset of the fetaures of a ftp server ? Is there a way to detect if a ftp server is accessible through WebDAV? Ken ...

Internet not accessable from one desktop, but lan works fine.

WesSkinner - 22 Mar 2007 3:24 AM - 2 messages

I've got a desktop machine that is on a small lan, it can access everything on that lan perfectly fine. Loging into a domain, accessing network shares, etc.. However it refuses to access anything beyond the router. The rest of the machines on the network have no ...

Second NIC & Net

Ron H - 21 Mar 2007 8:10 PM - 2 messages

OK! I have a router that feeds a local wired & wireless network with several PCs including one running XP which is on the wireless side. I want to add a second NIC to the XP machine to allow some non-wireless capable devices to ...

Merging Users on Client Computers after server setup

Indyguinnessgrl - 21 Mar 2007 5:49 PM - 2 messages

I recently set up the server in our small business office. Everything went well until I noticed that the server created new profiles for the same user on the same client computer. I know that I can just copy all of the files ...

Help...can't see router

Mitch - 21 Mar 2007 5:49 PM - 4 messages

My wife's laptop is suddenly not connecting to our router. All the other PC's work fine. The laptop shows that she is connected wirelessly with excellent signal strength, but the computer doesn't show up on the router status ...

drive mapping behaviour in XP Pro

hinarei - 21 Mar 2007 3:20 PM - 2 messages

Back on Win2000, when connecting an external device such as a USB drive or CD drive, the drive mapping went to the next available drive. Say you had a C, D and E drive, if a USB memory stick was connected, it automatically mapped ...

Peer to Peer network help

cmresh - 21 Mar 2007 1:08 PM - 2 messages

I dont know if this is the right area to post this but I'll give it a shot: I have an office that has around 15 computers that I have in a peer to peer type network, we do this becaues we have one computer that has a ...

My Network Places giving error

S - 21 Mar 2007 4:06 AM - 2 messages

I have Windows XP Professional SP2 working on Pentium IV. I have the following problem: When I use My Network places to list the computers on my Local Area Network, it sometimes lists 5 PCs, sometimes 20, and sometimes all the PCs on the ...

XP Workgroup Share Write

waldowv - 21 Mar 2007 1:50 AM - 6 messages

I am trying to set up a network. All of our individual PCs run either Windows 2000 SP4 or XP. The computer are all currently connected via LAN. I am attempted to set up our brand new XP professional machine as a file ...

Not enough server storage is available to process this command

Mark Rae - 20 Mar 2007 10:27 PM - 10 messages

Hi, Two almost identical PCs, both running WinXP Pro + SP2 + all latest patches from Windows Update etc. One has 2Gb RAM, the other 4Gb. Bog-standard ethernet network, both members of the same workgroup, both can see IP-connected printer, both can connect to the Internet through router / ...

Network Attached Storage & Screensaver

Norm - 20 Mar 2007 10:14 PM - 4 messages

I have a network attached storage drive and can not get my photos to run from the "My Photos" screensaver. I can view them from both machines on the network, but screensaver won't recognize. Any way to get around this? ...

Can't Connect Remote Desktop From Outside Network -- DSL Modem?

fzfrank - 20 Mar 2007 8:30 PM - 9 messages

I apologize if this is a double-post. I just submitted a similar post but I'm not sure it made it -- I searched for it and it wasn't there. I have spent the last couple of days trying to set up remote desktop and I'm ...

ftp connection with command prompt

madjac - 20 Mar 2007 7:09 PM - 5 messages

After typing ftp ftp-[link] at the cmd prompt I get; User <ftp-[link] myusername mypassword ftp-[link] 331 Password required for ftp. ...

Cannot access files on home network

George B - 20 Mar 2007 6:22 PM - 2 messages

I need help accessing files on my home network. Background: My two computers at home are networked together using a Linksys wired router (BEFSR41). Everything worked fine until I had problems with both computer (unrelated to network) and had to reformat both computers. ...

Cannot browse - Windows Firewall

abd08 - 20 Mar 2007 4:19 PM - 2 messages

Hi all, Simple problem: - 2 computers connected wirelessly using a wireless router - Static IPs all around - Computer A - XP Pro SP2 (192.168.1.3) - Computer B - XP Home SP2 (192.168.1.5) - wireless (192.168.0.1) - Lan Card ...

Ethernet Connection

thirddaykid - 20 Mar 2007 2:18 PM - 2 messages

My laptop computer came with an adapter for an ethernet connection. When I first starting using this. Everything worked just fine. But now my computer is not even recognizing that I even have a network connection for the ethernet. What could be the problem... email me ...

Router and dial-up

yoyo478 - 20 Mar 2007 11:22 AM - 2 messages

Is there a way to use my dial-up connection on my desktop with my wireless router to get on the internet? ...

Strange DNS routing problem

Karl Rhodes - 20 Mar 2007 10:31 AM - 2 messages

Hi all... I was asked yesterday to have a look at a home users machine because he was having problems browsing the web and collecting his email even though his internet "was on". He is running XP pro sp2 and has IE7 installed. He also has a software ...

Sharing Problem

NJL22121 - 20 Mar 2007 7:13 AM - 2 messages

I just got a new laptop. It runs Vista Home Premium and is wireless. I'm trying to connect over a network so that I can use the printer connected to my Desktop which is running XP home edition. I got the network connected and set up but whenever I try to connect to the ...

Unable to connect to connect to a pc that can be pinged

Kobus - 20 Mar 2007 7:06 AM - 5 messages

Hello I am trying to connect to this computer on the workgroup network through run and it comes up with this message that the network connection does not exist or can't be found but when you ping that pc's ip address you get a reply. ...

No internet

Terry - 20 Mar 2007 4:04 AM - 2 messages

I just reinstalled XP on a newly formated drive. Before the format the computer showed a firewire connection and an internal lan adapter. The 1394 net adapter is what is listed now. This doesn't sound like either connection I have. ...

Verizon

RP - 20 Mar 2007 3:59 AM - 2 messages

Verizon DSL , Florida ( east coast ?), dynamic, not PPPoE, sucks. Trying getting new hardware ie a router or a netwok card and try and get the ip address to release. What should be an automatic thing typically requires a two hour conversation with a Verizon tech, before they ...

Web browsing extremely slow

Camplin - 20 Mar 2007 3:15 AM - 4 messages

Hi: Very strange thing going on...I have a laptop that is connected via a linksys router. When I log on to the laptop, I have a very good signal strength...11 to 24Mbps the majority of the time. Once I get to my home page ...

Home ICS network using both a hub and a router

phlashlite via WindowsKB.com - 20 Mar 2007 2:34 AM - 9 messages

Hello to all, I have a couple of problems but I will address one at a time here. First, I have a D-Link DGL-4300 wireless router. I had 2 desktops connected by wire and a wireless connection to a laptop, all had access to the internet. All ...

Network

Craig008 - 19 Mar 2007 10:41 PM - 5 messages

i am kind of new to this and was wondering is it hard to patch my two computer together through an rj45 crossover and two lan cards. i would also like to be able to make it so i can access my main machine and its programmes ...

Two Routers VPN Community Wireless

Troy - 19 Mar 2007 10:12 PM - 6 messages

Hi I have been working on this configuration for the last couple of years on and off. My situation is this, I have two locations House1 and House2 that have two routers, one that goes out to the internet and one that goes out to the ...

Which router?

teddysnips - 19 Mar 2007 7:47 PM - 3 messages

Apologies if I've got the wrong forums, and for x-posting. I want to set up a home network to allow all members of the family to connect to the internet and other shared resources. Electricians are preparing to install the LAN points - in total about 4. We have ...

Which router?

teddysnips - 19 Mar 2007 7:39 PM - 7 messages

Apologies if I've got the wrong forums, and for x-posting. I want to set up a home network to allow all members of the family to connect to the internet and other shared resources. Electricians are preparing to install the LAN points - in total about 4. We have ...

Unable to play Youtube videos anymore??????

ThomasP - 19 Mar 2007 3:37 PM - 2 messages

All of a sudden, I cannot play Youtube videos. I have tried to look around in some of the settings but did not find anything yet was causing them to b blocked. I am asked to install the new adobe flash player but I have done ...

Offline files and connection issues

Jon Harris - 19 Mar 2007 3:37 PM - 3 messages

I removed Symantec Anti-virus Corp from my network and since then I have had problems getting systems to remain connected to the main file server. Network access to the Internet is good, it does not seem to drop connections. ...

Unable to access Internet

ragz4ragz - 19 Mar 2007 12:59 PM - 3 messages

Hi, I work in a IT company.I have been alloted a computer for my work.My problem is that when I login using my user Id,I am ynable to browse the Internet.When I access the same system through an Admin account(for us it is sysadmin) and ...

Unable to Access Computer in Workgroup

shaoen01 - 19 Mar 2007 10:23 AM - 4 messages

Hi, I have 2 computers using Win Xp Pro SP2 and both computers connected to the Internet using a router + modem hub. I am able to view both computers in the workgroup, but i am unable to access either from my desktop or laptop. ...

Third page of Internet Connection Wiz is whited out

Hook - 18 Mar 2007 11:49 PM - 2 messages

In two ways I have needed to click the "Connect using a dial-up modem" (third page on the New Connection Wiz) in order to use a 56kb modem or using my cell phone as a modem. However the New Connection Wizzard has only one choice of the three choices ...

Losing broadband kills personal server

AlanDavidson - 18 Mar 2007 7:50 PM - 3 messages

If I am using a personal server when I lose my broadband connection, the personal server is killed. Is this normal behaviour? Is there anything I can do to prevent it? I suppose logging off from the broadband might help, but everyone likes ...

prevent a user from changing the computer name

Oscar N. Fuentes-Guzman - 18 Mar 2007 7:04 PM - 2 messages

How can I prevent a user from changing the computer name and changing what workgroup the specific computer belongs to? Any suggestions would help! Thanks ...

Internet Explorer

Jeff 24 - 18 Mar 2007 6:24 PM - 2 messages

Can someone please tell me why it is when I try to download a program or anything with Intenet Explorer 7.0, I get a message from Internet Explorer saying "page cannot be displayed"? I believe this all started after I did the ...

Network/Broadband problem

mark - 18 Mar 2007 4:30 PM - 5 messages

Hi all, I have a strange home network problem I am unable to work out. My basic setup is: Orange broadband BT Voyager 2100 Modem/Router 1 Desktop cabled directly to router 2 Wireless Laptops. Network config in terms of Default gateway, DNS Servers etc is the ...

Connecting 2 PCs over wireless hub

snarks - 18 Mar 2007 2:36 PM - 3 messages

I've got both laptops connecting to the internet via the Philips SNA6500 wireless hub, they are both on the same workgroup, but they can't see each other - they can't even ping each other by IP address. I've looked all through the router config pages and can't see anything ...

Zone Alarm and Internet connectivity

Apoorv Khurasia - 18 Mar 2007 1:28 PM - 3 messages

Hi This is a general observation and has nothing to do with advertising/defaming any organization(s). All comments are just a personal observation. I am using Windows XP Professional with SP2. I have always used ZoneAlarm firewall in the past. However this time I did not have such pleasent ...

Is this possible..?

Shaun - 18 Mar 2007 1:08 PM - 4 messages

I have dsl on one net card. I have Road Runner on another net card. Both in the same computer. Is their a way to tell the browser which connection to use..? Right now I disable one net card and that will force the browser to use the ...