Windows Newsgroups: Windows XP Networking

Networking questions

Tiburn - 27 Oct 2007 10:44 PM - 3 messages

I have a D-Link 624 wireless router used with a DSL line. I have one PC that I connect via a network cable and a laptop that I connect wirelessly as well as a HP Laserjet 2600n network printer attached via a cable. I recently had ...

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How do I get internet on XP dual booted from OSX?

Cakebread - 27 Oct 2007 8:54 PM - 2 messages

So I have a mac, and with leopard I tried dual booting windows xp. I bought xp, partitioned my hard drive, and loaded on windows. It's working fine, except that I have no internet. See I'm running on a university broadband ...

NIC doesn't connect right away

Tom - 27 Oct 2007 8:02 PM - 4 messages

Have an older Dell 4100 desktop running XP Home, with a wired connection to a Linksys router. When I boot it up, I can't connect to the network. The tray icon has a red x, and hovering over it it displays the 'network cable ...

Two network cards in one computer

JT - 27 Oct 2007 4:09 PM - 4 messages

Hey all.... I searched for this topic and didnt find exactly what I needed.... here is what I have.... I have my basic dual core windows XP Pro x64 machine I have the onboard ethernet card which is connected to a rounter which takes ...

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to jimmy s - 27 Oct 2007 9:22 AM - 4 messages

I use to be able to view files etc and print from both pcs via the wireless router but after I updated my XP pro with a new disc for both pcs I can not do iether any idears guys regards Wills ...

Windows XP can be a router.

Miguel Arenas - 26 Oct 2007 3:10 PM - 3 messages

In a remote office there is a computer with windows xp connect with VPN to a main office.I need to install a Wireless network for a Windows Mobile a computer, mi question is if can windows xp route the traffic over the VPN to ...

Net View not showing ALL PC's in the network.

csbadboyz - 26 Oct 2007 1:06 AM - 3 messages

We are running WinXPPro on the desktops, and DNS is enterprise Win2003 server. A little history: we had a flat network of 200 PC's and some servers on 192.168.111.0/24 - we could run the command net view and see all the names ...

What can make Full/100Mb/s be slower than Half/100Mb/s?

DeanB - 25 Oct 2007 11:32 PM - 4 messages

Hello all, We have networking issues at work. Some computers are lightning fast. Others are very slow to do any kind of network access / data transfer. On my test machine, I can change the NIC settings from Full Duplex / 100Mb/s to Half Duplex / 100Mb/s, and I get an 8-fold increase in ...

Online Conferencing Software

Andrew Chalk - 25 Oct 2007 10:57 PM - 3 messages

Everyone is familiar with WebEx and GoToMeeting. Is anyone aware of a free alternative to these types of software? Thanks ...

See Computer, But Access Denied

Simon - 25 Oct 2007 10:52 PM - 4 messages

Windows Xp SP2 Home Edition. home network comprising wireless router, desktop PC cable-connected to router, plus 2 laptops wireless-only connected. When I click "View Network Computers" from either of the laptops the desktop PC I want to access (call it "PROBLEMPC") appears in the list but on ...

port 137,139,445 blocked, still lmb?

0815user - 25 Oct 2007 9:05 PM - 2 messages

Hi, found some windows machines in my network that block all incoming packets but still participate in browser elections and win? At least "nmap -p 139,445 141.41.98.152" tells me that they are filtered. Is this possible? ...

XP Pro losing connection to router

JRS - 25 Oct 2007 7:28 PM - 2 messages

every so often, maybe every other day, my XP desktop loses its connection to the router. All other machines on the network are fine whether wired or wireless and a reboot fixes it. The desktop uses a fixed IP address. Any ...

HW/SW pre-requisite for wireless network

Nananana - 25 Oct 2007 1:44 PM - 6 messages

Hi. I have an XP box connected to an ISP. I want to connect another (win2000) PC with wireless network. The XP will serve as the gateway I don't want a router, just 2 PCs. What hardware would I need on both PCs? ...

Remote Destkop and resource administration

teel - 25 Oct 2007 12:53 PM - 3 messages

Hi there, Is it possible to disable some resources at the Remote desktop server machine so that the client cannot bring the audio to local machine? Of course client can use "leave at the remote computer" option in Audio section, but I'd like the client not to have the possibility of moving ...

DHCP Reservation Question

Genesis - 25 Oct 2007 5:35 AM - 2 messages

I don't know if this is the correct section to post this question but anyway I'll post anyway. If I use the DHCP Reservation on one of the Windows domail controllers, then will that DHCP Address can be only acquired by the computer that I assigned ...

Wireless Networking lockout for non-admin users

dcheney - 25 Oct 2007 4:44 AM - 2 messages

I have a wireless network here at home with a local pc to the linksys 300n router and two wireless workstations, one for my daughter and the other for the family room. On the family room system I have setup a restricted account ...

Some sort of network software

SteveB - 24 Oct 2007 6:48 PM - 2 messages

Hey there. I have a home network, mainly used for sharing an internet connection between 5 computers. I was wondering if there was any sort of software (free or otherwise) that allowed me to see which pcs were uploading/downloading from the internet and the speeds etc... ...

Wireless Connection Shows Connected But Acquiring IP Address

Dell Boy - 24 Oct 2007 4:58 PM - 7 messages

I've been asked to look at a laptop which has got a problem with the wireless connection. The Windows wireless utility shows that it is connected to the wireless network but it is constantly acquiring an Ip address and cannot ...

Outgoing TCP/IP blocked?

Neil Rashbrook - 24 Oct 2007 4:52 PM - 3 messages

I'm trying to set up a PC for incoming Remote Desktop from the Internet. When someone attempts to connect, the local network status shows as follows: TCP 192.168.1.101:3389 80.175.250.218:1689 SYN_RECEIVED ...

Loss of mapped Home drive in Corporate Svr 2003 / win XP environme

ArtGle - 24 Oct 2007 2:50 PM - 2 messages

I've seen this before in corporate environments, but never enough to generate my question. Now, I have a user on an XP Pro SP2 machine who's constantly losing her mapped home directory. this is an issue because her .pst file for ...

Windows XP Networking 1 wired computer and one wireless computer

OttoSyracuse - 24 Oct 2007 2:41 PM - 4 messages

Can you set up a home network if one computer is wired and has no wirelss card in it and the other computer is wireless and has the wireless card and router connected to it or do i have to install a wireless card in the wired ...

Multiple gateways

Bruno Santos - 24 Oct 2007 2:18 PM - 7 messages

Friends. Can I configure multiple gateways on the same network interface ? Today I have two gateways and want to use both on the my TCP properties. Is possible ? ...

Is it time for 'N?'

jay lunis - 24 Oct 2007 12:00 PM - 13 messages

I believe I need a new router and would like guidance on whether I should get 'G' or 'N.' A few months ago I read there were problems with 'N' - the only one I think I remember, was incompatibility across ...

Forcing Workstations to DHCP or Allowing Non-Admins Access to Alternate TCP/IP Config?

Ben - 24 Oct 2007 10:48 AM - 5 messages

Hi, We have our laptops locked down pretty tight, and the users aren't local admins. This works pretty well internally as we run DHCP, and on clients site who run DHCP, however some of our clients are running fixed IP ...

Intel wireless utility

ManyBeers - 24 Oct 2007 3:01 AM - 4 messages

I have a neighbor who lives in an apartment above me and he uses my internet via my wireless router to surf the web. He has a Gateway computer with built-in Intel pro Wireless and he was using the Windows ...

Running Logoff Scripts

Pact.Tech - 24 Oct 2007 1:01 AM - 5 messages

Our workstations are running XP Pro and our Server is 2003. Several workstations pause for a very long time at the "running logoff scripts" screen before shutting down. To my knowledge there are no logoff scripts created or being used. What could be causing this and is there a fix? ...

Home Networking

Matthew S. Armshaw - 23 Oct 2007 10:10 PM - 4 messages

Hello - Im trying to set up a network using a cisco wireless router, one desktop cpu hardwired, and a laptop cpu (wireless). My current network allows internet access for both cpu's, however I have no printer or file sharing ...

No "My Network Places" on desktop.

PVR - 23 Oct 2007 9:32 PM - 16 messages

I have two PCs on a home network. Both PCs use WinXP/2. The desktop PC is connected to the router via Ethernet wire. The laptop is connected wirelessly. Both PCs can access the Internet. Both can access Outlook Express for emails and NGs. Both PCs can ping each other (after ...

cannot obtain domain controller name

Mark I - 23 Oct 2007 3:15 PM - 4 messages

I have a brand new system, just out of the box running Win XP Pro SP2. It joined the domain with no problem and gets it's IP via DHCP. However, our group policy should be pushing out Microsoft Office but it's not getting it. ...

Bridging Network Adapters and Security

Steve - 23 Oct 2007 4:58 AM - 2 messages

I have a several computers connected together through a router to DSL. They are all connected through ethernet. I have a NAS unit (D-Link DNS-323) connected to a second ethernet card in my main computer. I use the NAS unit ...

No more web under XP - same PC connect under Vista

Rob - 23 Oct 2007 4:10 AM - 2 messages

I am having a weird problem with two of my home PCs here, both with Genuine XP, always worked fine. Problem showed two days ago. Someone suggested to do System Restore, but although I tried the 3 or 4 proposed dates, all I get is ...

How to ping Intranet sites

Chandra via WindowsKB.com - 22 Oct 2007 5:18 PM - 8 messages

Hi, I am using Windows XP and many Intranet sites the list which completely don't know. Ours is a big organization. Like we ping the internet sites by giving command such as ping yahoo.com. Is there any way to find whether Intranet sites are pinging ?. But i really ...

Synchronize desktop

Hernan - 21 Oct 2007 3:31 PM - 3 messages

Hello, Hopefully I am in the right group. At work I find myself synch'ing too often in order to be updated with the different computers we have here and that I login into. I do this by going to ...

netowork sharing not working

ktek - 21 Oct 2007 12:56 AM - 5 messages

i have two desktops, both of them are windows xp pro sp2. everything was workign fine both of them were sharing the drives and printers. suddenlyone day one of the desktop stoped openingthe drives of the other. there was a ...