Windows Newsgroups: Windows XP Networking

Professional network settings corrupted

Justin - 7 Apr 2007 10:38 PM - 4 messages

Hello, My network settings have apparently become corrupted. The computer was somehow configured as an Internet Gateway. This is not correct as I have a linksys router. This configuration has worked fine until now, when I discovered that my XBOX 360 is unable to connect to the computer because of ...

Cannot connect to one web site

Pat_D - 7 Apr 2007 8:22 PM - 2 messages

This problem started approx. one month ago and not related to anything I am aware of unless is was downloading IE7. Had a web page in Favorites which worked fine until then...now get the ol' "cannot display the webpage" ...

Client for Microsoft Networks

Brian - 7 Apr 2007 5:30 PM - 2 messages

Hi everyone, I receive this message when trying to add Client for Microsoft Networks. "Could not add the requested component. The error is: 0x800700C1" I have File and Printer Sharing, TCP/IP, and QoS installed but I can't access other computer's resources becuase this component is not installed. ...

VPN Shared Folder Browsing Problem

Albert - 7 Apr 2007 4:46 PM - 2 messages

Hello! I have a VPN set up at work on a Windows XP Home Machine. I want to access my work network from my home computer (also Win XP Home). The connection process seems to have worked fine (I get a successful ...

help to connect the internet

Himlam8484 - 7 Apr 2007 3:45 AM - 2 messages

Hi, Some recent days, I can not to connect to the Internet. I use a wireless connection. When connecting with the service is ok( connection is sucessful). But i can not log in any website. I always notice loading Problem page. ...

Peer to Peer file sharing using WidowsXP accross the internet

Top - 7 Apr 2007 1:42 AM - 2 messages

Greetings: I've been attempting to share a folder across two high speed internet connections. I am able to ping the peer PC. I have shared the file out to the "everyone" group. I am attempting to map to the folder by IP (no ...

Strange Internet Problem

thczv.thczv@gmail.com - 6 Apr 2007 11:09 PM - 2 messages

I am trying to help a friend fix a strange internet problem. The problem is that although his network connection works, he can't browse the internet. The story he told me is that he was trying to upgrade his IE to IE7, but he didn't complete the upgrade. Instead, for some ...

Time synchronization

AlanC - 6 Apr 2007 9:10 PM - 6 messages

Win XP SP2 stand alone PC gives an error when trying to update with any of the time servers in the diaklog accessible from Internet Time. time.windows.com time.nist.gov etc all give message An error occurred while Windows was synchronizing with time.windows.com ...

Dial-up networking 'missing'

Elvis Schemlvis - 6 Apr 2007 8:26 PM - 2 messages

Having reinstalled Windows (XP home) dial-up networking appears to be absent! This is the 2nd time I've run into this problem - previously I solved it by installing a previous version and then upgrading. Does anybody have any less ...

MAJOR broadband problems on network

PolishPower611 - 6 Apr 2007 8:00 PM - 3 messages

Me and my roommate have been running on the same wireless router for about 2 years now... we have the Linksys WRT54GSV4. As of recently we've been experiencing really bad bandwith lag if one of the computers on our network ...

DST Map drive issues

Paul Mc - 6 Apr 2007 7:26 PM - 6 messages

We are haveing a problem with windows XP computer trying to map a drive to a Windows 2000 server. The process will fail unless you change the system time up 1 hour. All dst patches have been applied, and the time on both the ...

remove old workgroup?

Ed Chait - 6 Apr 2007 6:32 PM - 4 messages

I had my networked computers in more than one workgroup and then renamed them all to the same workgroup. All is working well except that I cannot seem to remove or delete the old workgroup names. Can anyone advise me on how to remove my old workgroups under XP? ...

Can't see shared drive after conversion to NTFS

couture57 - 6 Apr 2007 6:30 PM - 4 messages

I have been doing some "tweaking" with my computer in anticipation of upgrading from XP Pro to Server 2003. This computer is one of 4 on a home network. Three are XP Pro and one is XP 2005 Media Edition (I assume that is ...

how to log on xp home other than guest account ?

K@oS - 6 Apr 2007 6:25 PM - 3 messages

i have two computers, one xp pro and one xp home. i opened an administrator account on xp home which is same as on xp pro and tried to log on xp home with this account as admin. but xp home insisted on to make me Guest. ...

Why can only one computer on my network "see" the other computer?

DMatt - 6 Apr 2007 6:12 PM - 8 messages

I have a two computer network. This computer "MMPHOTO" can access the "DIMENSION" computer's Shared files (and printers). It can read and update them. However, something is wrong with MMPHOTO as automatic services such as Computer Browser and Windows Firewall / ...

Shut down computer on network

Rick - 6 Apr 2007 3:40 PM - 3 messages

Hi Guys I have 3 networked computers (my kids) they never turn off there computers at night. Is there software that will let me reboot or shut down any computer on the network. Either shareware or a retail ...

Offline Files switching to 'working offline' mode

Andrius Mazeika - 6 Apr 2007 6:16 AM - 6 messages

Server: Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard SP2 x64 Client: Windows XP Professional SP2 x86 Problem: User is set up to use a redirected desktop and my documents as well as roaming profile (app data folder is part of a roaming profile). Client has ...

VPN: Can connect but not browse or do anything

Marc - 6 Apr 2007 2:58 AM - 8 messages

Hello, I've got a VPN set up. Machine in South Carolina is the VPN host, and I am connecting from Florida. Both are XP Professional SP2 boxes. The VPN is working fine, to my knowledge -- I had to put the host ...

Wireless Networks tab keeps unchecking itself

isagold - 6 Apr 2007 1:30 AM - 3 messages

Whenever my computer restarts or comes out of standby, the "Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings" in the Wireless Network Connection Properties box, Wireless Networks tab is unchecked and the internet will not work. Once I check on the box, everything's fine. ...

XP SP2 cannot contact DHCP after a restart

vvii - 5 Apr 2007 8:12 PM - 13 messages

All PC and Servers (DHCP, DNS) were on the same network, and all clients PCs are XP SP2. Some users turn off their PC when they leave for the day, and when they come back next morning, they are getting 169.254.x.x APIPA, to solve the problem, ...

Cannot get to any websites from 1 PC

Rick - 5 Apr 2007 7:14 PM - 4 messages

We have one PC connected wirelessly on network. All of a sudden browsing internet no longer possible.. 1) We can ping wireless router just fine and other PC's are able to browse. Skype works just fine on this PC (even voice which is very bandwidth ...

network fine but no surfing

RogueIT - 5 Apr 2007 6:52 PM - 5 messages

I have a pc that can't access the internet, but works fine on the network. This is the only pc that is having this problem. Other pc's experiance no problems at all. It can't ping (IP or domain), surf, ftp, or access anything on th ...

Windows XP Automatic Update and networking

Peter Pepper - 5 Apr 2007 6:02 PM - 2 messages

Following the April 4 and 5, 2007 updates, we lost the use of our peer to peer network. Firewall, sharing and permissions look okay. What did the update change that is causing us trouble? ...

XP Pro Map Network Drive Problem

Andy - 5 Apr 2007 11:46 AM - 10 messages

Hi I have a small home network with three computers connected via a single router/modem. There is a laptop and desktop running XP Pro and a desktop running XP Home. All these computers have had clean Windows installations during the past 2 months and there have been no changes ...

Different Private IP's on the Same Subnet

icpms - 5 Apr 2007 3:54 AM - 12 messages

Here is my situation. I have one computer that controls a piece of equipment and must also be able to access our corporate network. The house network is using 172.X.X.X via DHCP (NIC1) and the equipment requires the private IP ...

strange network/internet problem

mathmatt_01 - 4 Apr 2007 8:14 PM - 4 messages

I'm having a strange internet connection issue - some programs are able to connect, while others can't seem to find that I have a connection. Those that can are, for example: IE6, Windows Media Player 10 (features like ...

subnet/mask question

clttech - 4 Apr 2007 7:40 PM - 5 messages

Ok I have a home network setup with a couple machines and one router with addy 192.168.0.x mask 255.255.255.0 . I don't want to change anything in the router. I have added a server box for testing lab and want it on 192.168.1.x ...

Server Alias or Explorer Map Alias?

Trevil - 4 Apr 2007 6:54 PM - 2 messages

The brief version is that I want to either: (a) create a phony address (i.e. \\SERVER\FolderA\) so that a Win XP workstation thinks it is a valid address (b) be able to set a "server" alias for some valid server that is already ...

Internet time servers report "stratum" error

Douglas Laudenschlager [MS] - 4 Apr 2007 6:08 PM - 2 messages

Since early March when I know it worked, I cannot sync my computer clocks any more with either time.windows.com or time.nist.gov. This happens on both XP and Vista clients. Time.nist simply reports an error, but time.windows ...

Xp Networking

Kyle Thompson - 4 Apr 2007 1:46 PM - 2 messages

I recently moved my network from a home office that was wired. When I moved I installed wireless cards. I am now unable to see any of the workgroups on two of the three computers. May not have pemission etc. error comes up when I try ...

WinXp Domains - Where can i learn about them

BearGriz-RGS - 4 Apr 2007 11:04 AM - 4 messages

I would like to set up a domain on my home network - it would solve some problems but i cant find any good resources for lesrning how to set them up and manage them - any sugestions? ...

Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated controller: cannot start (code 10)

etetet123 - 4 Apr 2007 5:44 AM - 7 messages

Hello, I updated the driver with a digitally signed cert imported. During the updating, WinXP warns, "Installing this device deriver is not recommended because Windows cannot verify that it is compatible with your hardware. If the driver is not compatible, your hardware will not work correctly and your ...

PLS Help with MyLogOn

zbud - 4 Apr 2007 3:08 AM - 4 messages

Ian: Serveral questions: can the server name have a dash in it like : main-server Can't get MyLogOn to authenticate XP Home machines with a username and password that the server accepts when you navigate in windows explorer to a server share and click it, the server prompts for a the username ...

Dialer popup has come back though I'm using broadband

bob thompson - 4 Apr 2007 12:06 AM - 2 messages

Hi I used dialup internet until about 6 months ago when I switched to broadband, and all was cool. I just installed software for a USB wifi connector to allow a handheld game to connect to the net through the PC's internect connection (working ...

Cannot reset Background Intelligent Transfer Service to "manual"!

KenB - 3 Apr 2007 10:14 PM - 3 messages

Hi, All, I am running a Dell Inspiron 5150 laptop, 3.06GHz HT, 1.25GB RAM, Windows XP Professional. I recently did a format/reinstall of Win XP, and have just finished reloading my programs, and I'm now at the "tweaking" stage. ...

Cannot Telnet from Remote Desktop

David Langschied - 3 Apr 2007 9:34 PM - 2 messages

I am trying to access a character application on a Linux Server, via telnet, inside a Remote Desktop connection. This does not work and I am curious at to why. It would be a boon to me to be able to perform work remotely in this ...

Can't connect to my Wireless Network

bigrod - 3 Apr 2007 8:46 PM - 3 messages

I am running Windows XP professional and I recently installed an Airlink Wirless card. The router that I am using is a 2wire from SBC Yahoo DSL with the built in wireless. When I try to connect to my ...

Network load balancing - 2 NICs

Bisirat Amanuel - 3 Apr 2007 8:19 PM - 5 messages

Is there a way to load balance between two NIC's on xp home? ...

Sharing / Saving with XP Pro and Vista

OrlandoTommy - 3 Apr 2007 7:40 PM - 3 messages

Any ideas on this? Environment: Workgroup with multiple xp sp2 machines with office 2003 File server using xp sp2 with office 2003 One workstation using vista ultimate using office 2007 ultimate Shared xls files on file server Problem: All machines can access the xls files but only the xp sp2 machines can save ...

How to tell which Metric XP uses?

twelfthcmd - 3 Apr 2007 7:36 PM - 2 messages

Hi all.. I'm having trouble connecting to my G wifi with a win2k SP4 machine. It detects the network with 90% signal strength but refuses to connect ("Connection failed" after a while). I tried a winxp machine and it ...

Network with XP and Vista

JoÃ£oSilva - 3 Apr 2007 4:38 PM - 2 messages

I have a computer with Windows XP and a Laptop with Windows Vista. I manage to connect both to the internet through a Wireless Network Broadband Router SITECOM WL-153 MIMO XR. The laptop is connected via wireless and the other via Ethernet. The router is connected to a cable modem via WLAN. ...

New File sharing problem

Moksha - 3 Apr 2007 3:44 PM - 12 messages

i am facing this new kind of problem with my file sharing. it's been there for a while but i have sorta ignored it all this while until now that i really need it The problem is: I cant share any thing ( no files on my college network) ...

synching files

BorisS - 3 Apr 2007 1:08 PM - 4 messages

I have attempted this many times in the past, and have decided to try again: Need to synch files across two XP Pro machines. Here's what I did, per Help: 1) went to folder for which I want synch ...

Network Activity question

JG - 3 Apr 2007 12:47 PM - 4 messages

Hi All, I have 3 icons in my system tray. 1. Local Area connection 2. Internet Connection 3. Bridge linking 1&2. 1&2 are continuously sending and receiving packets. I have installed multiple Antivirus, Firewalls and Spyware programs, none of which detected ...

network resources (C$ share and remote registry)

Orrin - 2 Apr 2007 8:04 PM - 2 messages

I have a computer in a workgroup and I am trying to map to the C$ share from my desk over the TCP/IP network. I put in \\computername\c$ or \\computer.ip.address\c$ and I give it credentials for the built-in ...

XP Home Network Wizard

G_G_G_G_G - 2 Apr 2007 6:28 PM - 2 messages

I used the wizard to try and set up my network. During the process I checked the wrong way I access the internet. I should have used the first one that says (recommended) after it. I tried to rerun the wizard to change that ...

Not enough server storage is available to process this command

Gene - 2 Apr 2007 6:06 PM - 6 messages

I have Windows XP Pro SP2. However, this is a Toshiba laptop that came with an XP Home disk image, which included Norton Antivirus (I think it was 2003). I recently rebuilt this computer by installing the Recovery CD, then ...

Setting up and configuring a mail server

Ed - 2 Apr 2007 4:36 PM - 3 messages

I'm using Front Page to develop a Web page. For testing during development I've installed IIS. One of the subpages has a form and I want to have the results sent via e-mail. I'm getting an error report saying the server (i.e., localhost) is not configured ...

Cannot connect

Cantrepeet09 - 2 Apr 2007 4:08 PM - 2 messages

Recently my desktop just stopped connecting to the internet over night. I have a dell dimension 3000. I have reinstalled the driver for the ethernet port on the motherbored and i have even tried installing a wireless device to it. Along with that i have put in a dlink ethernet pci card. All of them say ...

Home networking problem

Cal - 2 Apr 2007 3:34 PM - 3 messages

I have a wireless home network for almost two years. The network consists of four computers, A, B, C (a Laptop), and D (another Laptop). A is wired to a wireless router and connected to a printer. Today, I found out that while A, ...

"Login as" not shown

Chris - 2 Apr 2007 2:51 PM - 4 messages

I have renamed my account from "cho" to "christian". On another XP workstation (workgroup configuration) there is a user named "christian". Let's name that machine the "host" Problem: From another computer with an original named "christian" account I can logon to the "host". I get the login info where I specify the username ...

XP PRO no longer asking for logon.

Wainbow - 2 Apr 2007 11:16 AM - 2 messages

I have recently re-installed our main file server that provides access to a central file storage. Previously any computer on the network could access this with the username and password (It was asked for when accessing the computer in my network places) of the main account but now access is freely ...

IE 6 error

Sandino - 2 Apr 2007 6:38 AM - 2 messages

Dear All I have received an error message that IE6 has executed an error in mshtml.ddl After that I cannot open any web page with IE6. Firefox cannot open either. Strangely Skype and my download manager work fine as before. ...

Anybody have a problem with top posting?

Bisirat Amanuel - 2 Apr 2007 4:26 AM - 12 messages

I like top posting because I'd like to see the reply without having to scroll down. Kinda like a reply to an email. Inputs? ...

Viruses and Spyware

TheIrishman92 - 2 Apr 2007 2:08 AM - 2 messages

Hi, I have a question. How can you tell when you download a file whether it is a virus? ...

Can't connect computer to my home network. Help!

jasontyip - 1 Apr 2007 9:01 PM - 2 messages

I am trying to connect my new desktop (running Windows XP Pro) to my home network consiting of a laptop PC and another desktop PC. All are connected through a D-Link router. I am able to access the internet ...

Hebrew in Internet Explorer

Barak - 1 Apr 2007 5:48 PM - 3 messages

When I type in Hebrew anywhere in Windows (word, excel) it works just fine. It works even in the tool bars in internet explorer and also in the address bar, but for some reason, when i try to type in an actual site (ie a hebrew ...

WTB: Nortel, Cisco, Juniper, Alcatel, Lucent, Foundry, Extreme, F5 Big IP, Tellabs, Microsoft, Adob

Mike - 1 Apr 2007 5:39 PM - 2 messages

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2 isp's Terminal Services access

Elliott - 1 Apr 2007 6:02 AM - 2 messages

I have a network with a Win 2003 server running Terminal Services Lan IP 192.168.50.5). Access to Internet is through two routers, one (Lan IP 192.168.50.100) from T1 access and the other (Lan IP 192.168.50.98) by cable modem. ...