Windows Newsgroups: Windows XP Networking

Cant find out why I cant access printer on xp home machine

technog1 - 10 Feb 2007 11:33 PM - 4 messages

I have a small network at home, where a couple of computers are connected via a router (SMC) and I have a USB printer connected directly to the computer running XP HOME. The problem is that I cannot access this printer from the comp running ...

Unable to See other Computers on Network

Oscar N. Fuentes-Guzman - 10 Feb 2007 7:52 PM - 3 messages

Good Morning, I have 3 computers connected to a DLink DI-624 Wireless Router, and all under the MSHOME workgroup. For some reason I cannot see any of the computers in the workgroup on my computer. (AEHSMCPS789-1) now if I go to the other two ...

XP Networking

Retired Chef - 10 Feb 2007 1:01 PM - 4 messages

Important for respondent to understand this is from a 75 year old novice. 1. Does both computers have to have the printer software installed on each computer. 2.Do both computers have to go through the process of networking or only the ...

Windows Xp Pro workgroup networking

Littu Abraham - 10 Feb 2007 6:00 AM - 4 messages

I have a small office with 7 computers loaded with XP pro. They are all connected as peer to peer. Couple of day back i added one more xp Pro computer to this net work and i put the same IP class and work group name. ...

Switching and/or moving PC's around in an existing home network

CompleteNewb - 10 Feb 2007 1:47 AM - 4 messages

Thanks to Jack and Mr. Harper, I feel a little more confident about my presumptions regarding a simple home network and adding a PC. Now, moving to the next step, I want to see if anyone has any advice/warnings about my ...

Do Routers Fail??

Joe - 10 Feb 2007 1:13 AM - 7 messages

I have a small home network with 3 desk computers and 1 laptop. The desk computers are connected through a switch. When I added the laptop, I added a wireless router. The cable modem is plugged into the wireless router. The wireless ...

TCP/IP Properties dialog box

Sandeep - 9 Feb 2007 9:46 PM - 5 messages

Hi Experts!! I want to know is there any command line or dll32 that can open TCP/IP Properties Dialog box in control panel. Means I dunno have to go to Comtrol panel>Networking.....etc...I jsut simply run this dll and could open my ...

networking protocols will not load

Dennis Basham - 9 Feb 2007 6:04 PM - 3 messages

I was wondering if anyone has run into this issue. I am trying to load windows xp 2005 media edition on a Dell box. It meets the requirements and does have 128 of ram. Everything loads fine but the networking protocols do ...

Lost Hotmail connection on Microsoft Outlook

Rita C.T. - 9 Feb 2007 12:51 PM - 5 messages

My Outlook was acting weird, so I removed all my e-mail accounts and re-added then. Now, I can't connect to my Hotmail server. I get a message saying the server didn't recognize user name and/or password. I've removed it and ...

Network help needed?

jayt - 9 Feb 2007 12:40 PM - 3 messages

I currently have a small network running with windows and unix. I am trying to install a router, to connect to the internet. I have put all the cables in the correct places, and can still access my unix box, but when I connect ...

Networking

Mobiletech1 - 9 Feb 2007 3:46 AM - 4 messages

I have three xp sp2 computers connected to a hub which is connected to a DSL modem. Access to the internet is not a problem. when i try to view workgroup computers i get an error message saying that i do not have access ...

Newb issues re: simple home network, pinging, using router & switch

CompleteNewb - 9 Feb 2007 3:41 AM - 4 messages

Thanks to posts I've found on this newsgroup, I was able to add a PC to an existing home network. However, while further investigating some items for my own education, I ran into a couple issues that seemed confusing. This is ...

Setting up a Network

Annie - 8 Feb 2007 8:04 PM - 5 messages

I set up a Home Network and my laptop was working fine but when my mate tried using the internet on his laptop the internet wasn't working. He then did something and my internet wasn't workin.I switched off the the modem and ...

How can I determine which ports are in use on machines running Windows XP Pro.

Ted - 8 Feb 2007 6:29 PM - 3 messages

To configure the servers I use during distributed application development, I need to know what ports are in use, and by which applications. I most often run into conflicts involving web servers and application servers. I do this in an effort to make my code as ...

Renaming a network place

API Girl - 8 Feb 2007 6:00 PM - 3 messages

When I rename a network place, once I log out of windows and log back on, there are now two connections to that location. One with the new name and the other with the new name and the IP address. How do I only have the one ...

Auto authentication for WinXP Home

Admin - 8 Feb 2007 5:11 PM - 5 messages

I have a home server with SMB (Samba) shares. On a WinXP Home box one user account automatically authenticates username and password and maps to the network drive. However in the other account, the user is forced to enter a username and ...

WMP300n Wireless PCI card

Bill Zantopulos - 8 Feb 2007 3:53 PM - 3 messages

I have installed a WMP300N Wireless card in a new PC (DEll). For some reason I am receiving a Blue screen. The only item really installed on the PC is the 802.11n card. It will go to a Blue Screen. The access to the router ...

Remote Desktop Problems

rdison - 8 Feb 2007 3:01 PM - 3 messages

I have a machine in our network that stopped allowing remote desktop sessions. I have checked all of the settings that I know about. I can ping the machine and it responds, but, it will not allow a remote session. I am ...

laying cable

rodchar - 8 Feb 2007 2:38 PM - 5 messages

hey all, i want to run a network cable thru my attic in my house from one end of my house to the other (<100ft). If i want to buy the Cat6 cable will i need any special equipment as opposed to buying Cat5/5e? ...

VPN keeps shutting down

Lupus - 8 Feb 2007 12:30 PM - 3 messages

I have a problem with my VPN connection. When I connect it will shut down after 3 min. I then have to recconnect. Is there a way to make the connection stay up as long as I wan't to? ...

IE 7.0 certificate error

Alex Lam - 8 Feb 2007 8:02 AM - 4 messages

Hi everyone, My company use a proxy server to block the internet access. Normally, i need to enter the username and password before browse the webpages. Two day ago, I installed IE 7 in my xp2 pc....after that when I go to browse ...

My Network Places stops opening after several uses

Brian - 8 Feb 2007 1:26 AM - 4 messages

I have been trying to get My Network Places to function properly. After a reboot, I am able to open it correctly and look at my connections for several times then it ceases to open at all. I have tried the following off of Help ...

Manual Network Settings (No Wizard)

Bob - 8 Feb 2007 1:03 AM - 2 messages

Using XP SPII Home I have setup a network between two computers. Mostly this is working OK. Last night I added another printer. I have set file and printer sharing on both computers. This printer remained hidden until I ran the Network Wizard again. ...

2 ip numbers on 1 computer

blue_aura - 7 Feb 2007 3:20 PM - 10 messages

Is it possible to have 2 different ip numbers on the same computer at the same time. Anyone knows how to do it? ...

User account can't enable/disable internet connection

dragonmom - 6 Feb 2007 9:34 PM - 10 messages

I am new to XP/Home although I've used other Windows versions since 3.1. When I got my new laptop (eMachines refurbished) XP was preinstalled. This laptop is wirelessly connected to the internet through my Netgear router and ...

Networking

dan.dman94 - 6 Feb 2007 7:42 AM - 7 messages

We have a desktop computer and a laptop computer. Both are Dell and are running Windows XP Professional. The Dlink DI-524 router is connected by ethernet to the desktop and provides wireless internet to the laptop. This is great, but we also need the computers to be able ...

Share in one direction broke. Used to work.

lurker - 5 Feb 2007 9:27 PM - 4 messages

Firewalls off on both machines. I thought I knew this stuff. It used to work well. I was wrong. KINGDOM Workgroup with two computers: KING-DADDY (Windows XP Home 192.168.1.51) Firewall turned off (Windows Live OneCare) ...

PPPoE error 720, who can help me?

georgemarx - 5 Feb 2007 6:58 AM - 3 messages

I use ADSL broadband to connect Internet via PPPoE, it was work well days ago, but recently when I try to connect, it give me a error 720 ago and ago. I tried: use netsh to reset tcp/ip config ...

need help setting up network

Joe - 5 Feb 2007 4:35 AM - 9 messages

I've got a desktop, running Windows XP ME, that connects to the internet successfully via ethernet to a Linksis Wireless G router w/4 port switch. My laptop, also running Windows XP ME, connects successfully to the internet ...

Authenication Tab

SOX748 - 5 Feb 2007 3:38 AM - 3 messages

I would like to know how to get the Authentication tab back in Network Properties. I'm getting the prompt "computer is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of thsi server to find out if you have access permissions. ...