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Score Trust relationship failed with domain
Gabinka - 29 Nov 2007 9:10 PM - 1 message
I posted this problem on WindowsXP Help and Support earlier this week but haven't found a solution. I thought this might be a good place to seek some help. The setup: Small home network NT Server 4.0 SP6 ...
Score guest cannot connect to host computer
Joanne - 29 Nov 2007 3:42 PM - 2 messages
I am running WinXP Pro on my desktop and my laptop I have set up a wireless connection using lynksys The desktop sees the laptop just fine, but the laptop cannot see the desktop, preventing me from sharing the printer on the desktop. ...
Score Possible Router Problem?
Jim - 29 Nov 2007 3:31 PM - 7 messages
My high speed service provider is Comcast for the past several years. During this time, I've always had the same fixed IP address. In the past month or two, I've been losing my internet connection about every 10 days or so. I've discovered that if I disconnect the power cable to ...
Score hardware interrupts and the deferred procedure calls = 80% CPU with DLINK DWL G650
thai bear - 29 Nov 2007 2:09 PM - 2 messages
Laptop Fujitsu-seimens amilo L-7300 PCMCIA network card= DWL-G650_revC Operating System: Windows XP Home hello, I want some help with the above pcmcia card. fist of all I am a tech so I know what i am doing... I am using the latest driver only from windows ...
Score Problem with Network Adapters
Rohas - 29 Nov 2007 8:21 AM - 2 messages
I am experiencing a strange problem with my network adapters.Windows can't load the drivers required for the devices. Even though i uninstall them (uninstalling comes up with an error "failed to uninstall the device. the device may be required to boot up the ...
Score OEM...Buying Windows xp 64 bit for installation on a mac
Dani - 29 Nov 2007 5:35 AM - 2 messages
OEM...Buying Windows xp 64 bit for installation on a mac. I have recently purchase a new mac pro with leopard and wish to dual boot Windows xp 64 bit. However I have not been able to find a version that is not an OEM which must ...
Score own IP connection
jac - 29 Nov 2007 12:23 AM - 4 messages
Hello, I'm trying to view my home PC from another PC outside the local network but Explorer times out with failure to connect.   I set the router firewall to forward to the PC with Internet Information Server with access through port 80; I switched off Windows ...
Score Weird DNS behavior from Verizon Actiontec modem
jtpr - 28 Nov 2007 10:49 PM - 4 messages
I have a FIOS connection with a system on it connected wirelessly.  It had a Netgear adapter that I wasn't happy with so I removed it and replaced it with a noname card.  The Netgear had received a ...
Score Wireless connection problems caused by virus??
Nickyxx5 - 28 Nov 2007 10:19 PM - 4 messages
My friend has a Dell Inspiron laptop running Windows XP.  He has recently found that he is unable to connect to his home wireless network.  He receives the error message that there is "limited or no connectivity", but at the same ...
Score Weird issue with blank pages in IE
Mike Finn - 28 Nov 2007 9:38 PM - 1 message
Not sure if right group, so thought I'd start here. IE 6.0/Win XP SP2 Clicking on a link or button within an application on our intranet sporadically results in a blank page. We ended up troubleshooting this problem by using a network tracing tool and ...
Score Cannot Access External http sites
Alexander Higgins - 28 Nov 2007 9:16 PM - 4 messages
A client computer on our network is having a weird problem.  The Pc can access network resources on the local lan and internet using all protocols except HTTP.  nslookup, ftp, ping (icmp) etc all work fine. The PC can access our Intranet website via HTTP, but when trying to ...
Score Strange Wireless Networking Issue
John Schneider - 28 Nov 2007 8:58 PM - 5 messages
My daughter has a new Gateway laptop with wireless networking capability, running XP Home SP2 and all current updates.  I'm trying to get her connected to my home wireless network (D-Link DI-634M).  I have the router set to not ...
Score IIS and router question
Maincat - 28 Nov 2007 7:58 PM - 4 messages
Windows XP Pro SP2 - cable modem into router into three machine LAN. When I type in my public IP address, the router details appear on screen wanting my username and password.  Is that the normal behaviour?  It happens ...
Score Win XP and 802.11x in wired network
Marek - 28 Nov 2007 7:57 PM - 5 messages
Does anybody know or can describe the defult behavior of a Windows XP computer with 802.11x authentication enabled on a wired network? Something like a time line while computer starts. When computer starts to negotiate authentication after what and how long ...
Score Blocking ranges of IP address
Gis Bun - 28 Nov 2007 7:36 PM - 4 messages
Hi, I'd like to block a range of IP address (actually a whole subnet like 172.16.1.0) but ***not*** using a firewall. Can this be done through a LMHost file? It's more like I don't want anything trying to access that segment. ...
Score Printing to network printer
Andre - 28 Nov 2007 7:07 PM - 2 messages
I have a small office (12 Workstations) in a domain and we have one network printer (HP 4240N).  I have one worksation that when we try to print to it, it seems to lock up the application (excel, word) but if i wait 10-15 mins it ...
Score RFID and Wireless Connection Today !
jonbonmike@gmail.com - 28 Nov 2007 4:15 PM - 1 message
This convergence Not only does reduce the overall implementation cost,also increases the advantages of location services.. [link] ...
Score How to Reinstall IE 6.0 in XP Home SR2?
Jim Snively - 28 Nov 2007 3:04 PM - 3 messages
I recently worked on a blind person's PC that was riddled with spyware. After getting those problems cleaned up I tried to install the McAfee security software that comes bundled with Comcast High Speed Internet.  This installation failed when a McAfee installation program that is supposed to ...
Score Network connection dies during Azureus
MartynB - 28 Nov 2007 1:22 PM - 1 message
This machine is XP Pro SP2 fully updated. I have no problem when using Azureus 3.0.3.4 on the other two machines on the network connected wirelessly to the D-Link DI-624 router. However in the case of the machine connected directly to the router, after sometime using ...
Score Remote Desktop disconnects instantly with no error
Andrew - 28 Nov 2007 9:43 AM - 3 messages
Hello there! I'm having a very unusual problem trying to connect to just one machine in an office via remote desktop. The client connects but then instantly disconnects (within a small fraction of a second), failing silently with no error message. ...
Score Laptop..... problems acquiring network address
goflynn - 28 Nov 2007 8:24 AM - 2 messages
I'm having a problem with my new Trendnet 802.11g wireless router, (TEW-432BRP)   I have comcast cable and my laptop initially connects fine to the router and I can surf the internet. After a period of ...
Score LAN and Wireless
Daniel - 28 Nov 2007 8:05 AM - 8 messages
I connect both LAN and wireless at the same time in my office which allows connection for both. When a user needs to go for a meeting, he disconnect the LAN at his desk and at this point of time, he is still connected to the ...
Score VPN using L2TP and certificates
Michael Ellis - 28 Nov 2007 7:54 AM - 4 messages
Hi, I am trying to create a VPN using L2TP with authentication by a certificate.  I have created the certificate (PKCS12), imported into the Certificates (LOcal Computer)\Personal\Certificates. When trying to use the L2TP VPN connection (client), Windows reports ...
Score Set Netmask on Direct Incomming Connection
AlArcher - 28 Nov 2007 3:35 AM - 2 messages
I have a direct serial interface between an XP box and an embedded controller that communicates via PPP.  The XP box MUST supply an IP address to the embedded device. So I created a new connection under "Network Tasks" within ...
Score VNP setting is unaccessible
KCav - 28 Nov 2007 1:40 AM - 3 messages
I have notebook computer connected to a LAN which is connected to Internet through a DSL line.  I want to VPN into a server that is also connected to the Interent.  I open Create a network connection. Select ...
Score Netbios over TCP/IP
il barbi - 27 Nov 2007 8:58 PM - 7 messages
I read on a tutorial that Node type=Broadcast would be the correct value for a small LAN with no DNS and WINS server and for address resolution NetBios over TCP/IP must be explicitly enabled when connecting to a router since ...
Score mapped drives keep being disconnected after logout
Ed Cohen - 27 Nov 2007 8:42 PM - 2 messages
I know this problem has been addressed before, but I cannot find the exact symptoms . So, here is what I have. I have two pcs running as a peer to peer network at home. One running Windows XP Pro with SP2. The other pc is running ...
Score Jokwmp trojan
Bill W - 27 Nov 2007 6:34 PM - 2 messages
Has anyone encountered this virus/trojan?  My daughter had the toolbar as well as internet site redirection.  We were able to kill it, but I still don't see any mention of it on Symantec or McAfee.  Any additional input ...
Score Home Edition Network Capability
Tim Miller - 27 Nov 2007 5:12 PM - 2 messages
Having a little trouble finding the clear statements I'm looking for on the web... With XP Home Edition, am I able to: - Connect to a share on another XP computer with the standard \\computer\share format? - Connect to a shared printer in the same fashion. ...
Score Slow network
Peter F - 27 Nov 2007 2:16 PM - 3 messages
Hi All, Please can someone help. I have a home network consisting of a PC connected to a Linksys 4 port router. I have a Cat5 cable from the router into a cisco 3550 switch and from the switch a further 3 connections made up of 1 PC and 2 work laptops. ...
Score Some XP PCs can't access Maxtor Shared Storage but some others can
Oliver Breitfelder - 27 Nov 2007 1:02 PM - 4 messages
Hello. We are using a AFAIK samba-based NAS drive called "Maxtor Shared Storage II" in a network with 10 Windows XP PCs (Home and Pro machines). We created a private (= password secured) share on this network drive. Unfortunately we are experiencing some difficulties when trying to access ...
Score Not able to connect to rdc.
billy - 27 Nov 2007 7:31 AM - 3 messages
I am using the linksys wireless N router. I have a desktop which is running Win XP Pro and I have setup the computer allowing remote desktop connection. I setup this computer under the DMZ. I am able to connection to this computer ...
Score Can access a workgroup PC ONLY if NOT logged on as Admin
Ram - 27 Nov 2007 3:11 AM - 1 message
Hi: I have successfully networked a Vista laptop with a XP desktop. Each machine can see the other's shared folders and open them. However the catch is that the sharing fails BOTH ways when I log onto the XP desktop using an account ...
Score Hi Guru's
Ranjith - 27 Nov 2007 12:11 AM - 2 messages
Hi There I am having a laptop running on XP pro with dual nic card [wired] . i want to know how can use this to connect to my ADSL [Intranet ] as well as   office lan.Office nw is on 10.x.x.x.x and the adsl router is on 192.x.x.x.x ...
Score Accessing share with user already tried
gudel - 26 Nov 2007 10:07 PM - 2 messages
I have a laptop where it is a member of a domain, but it is in remote. It connects to the main network by the built-in Microsoft VPN. I'd like to map network share, but I'd get the error pictured below. ...
Score LAN Computer Share Access Problem - SOLVED!!!!!
NewMan - 26 Nov 2007 9:19 PM - 2 messages
I have 4 computers on a small LAN at home. All computers running WinXP.  ONE of the computers would not let any of the other computers browse into the shared socuments folder - or let other computers share it's printer! ...
Score Workstation that prints Slow-Very Slow
Andre - 26 Nov 2007 8:18 PM - 1 message
I have a small office (12 Workstations) in a domain and we have one network printer (HP 4240N).  I have one worksation that when we try to print to it, it seems to lock up the application (excel, word) but if i wait 10-15 mins it ...
Score how to share files and other documents in our home network
sharing - 26 Nov 2007 11:01 AM - 2 messages
somebody could help me please. we have wireless connection in our home and consist of 3 laptops and 1 desktop. we wanted to share some files and documents in our network. can somebody provide me a detailed configuration on how to do it? ...
Score Fixed Lease DHCP Doesn't Work After Connecting Different Network
John Shwon - 26 Nov 2007 7:49 AM - 5 messages
At my office the DHCP server leases me a specific IP address based on my MAC address. I require this IP to use certain network services that are restricted based on IP. Everytime I use my laptop on another network and get leased an IP and then ...
Score Setup has detected a newer version... Error after uninstalling IE
Cindy - 26 Nov 2007 5:06 AM - 2 messages
I have uninstalled IE 6 as well as edited the registry for IsInstalled (REG_DWORD) for IE 6 to 0 and have rebooted.  (multiple times) I am not able to install and am getting this error: Setup has detected a newer version of Internet Explorer already installed on ...
Score Need Help in nforce ethernet adapter after formatting my laptop
Sam - 25 Nov 2007 7:07 PM - 2 messages
Hello,i really need help,yesterday i just reformat my laptop,later,i found out that my Local Area Connection at network connection had lost,and left only 1394 network connection,I try to plug in my modem to online but it ...
Score can't access files from shared folders now that VPN is installed
Altrokr - 25 Nov 2007 5:54 PM - 2 messages
I can no longer access files from shared folders on my PC (PC #1)now that I have a VPN installed. I can see, and access files from my other PC (PC #2), but not vice versa. I can see it as a workgroup computer but none of the ...
Score cant connect to Localhost
Old Grizzly - 25 Nov 2007 11:42 AM - 10 messages
Hi 3 machines networked from linksys router, all 3 have Zone Alarm and XP Pro. 2 machines will not connect to localhost/127.0.0.1. I have turned off ZA on one of those machines that still wont connect ...
Score enabling file sharing
doccfii - 25 Nov 2007 12:50 AM - 4 messages
Windows XP.  Networked to a LAN.  Logged in as Administrator.  Unalbe to enable file sharing.  Firewalls configured for file sharing.  Using Windows Explorer to enable file or folder sharing, the Sharing and Security option does not display when right clicking on a drive or folder. ...
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