Windows Newsgroups: Windows XP Networking

Lost Network Connections

scasper - 3 Mar 2007 11:58 PM - 2 messages

Windows XP Home Edition - Kids computer so I do not what has been done but the network connections for a wireless card and the NIC card have vanished. Try to add the connections back but I am getting a messages that the user ...

USB overriding ethernet

JoeTec - 3 Mar 2007 7:39 PM - 4 messages

I recently had installed a cable modem. I have been trying to hook up a wired router to my computer & the cable co hooked the modem up by using the USB connection. I have been on the phone with them to trouble shoot it & ...

Complicated network setup - losing any hope!

rost_b - 3 Mar 2007 5:34 PM - 4 messages

Hi. I'm struggling with it for a while now and ready to give up soon. Here's what I'm trying to do: I have two win XP pro computers next to each other. I need one of them ...

Internet and the wireless network

n4srs - 3 Mar 2007 5:24 PM - 2 messages

I have XP on each computer with dial up internet on host computer. Wireless shows that all computers are connected. Cannot connect to internet from any client computer. Have run ICS with no help. Also, host and client computers do not appear in network places. ...

no permission to access network, but can access mapped folder on network

Paul_B - 3 Mar 2007 3:52 PM - 7 messages

Hi, hope this is the correct group. This problem has got me baffled. I have a LAN consisting of two XP computers connected by router. I have been using the older machine as a backup device with no problems. I decided to enable network sharing on the second drive of the ...

Shared folders not accesible over LAN by specific users.

pafos - 3 Mar 2007 3:46 PM - 5 messages

XP Pro in use. Simple file sharing turned off. Two pcs, wired LAN connected, also both sets of users have identical names and passwords.The permissions settings for EVERYONE allow the remote computer to connect to shared folders without problems but if I want a specific user ...

Dial up networking on Windows XP Professional

User - 3 Mar 2007 8:45 AM - 9 messages

I am trying to resolve an issue with a computer which currently has Windows XP Professional installed, and has both a broadband connection and a dial up connection set up for internet access. Normally, the broadband connection is used, but when the broadband service is down, the intention is to use the dial ...

Why cant PPC/HPC devices network to a Macintosh?

Bible John - 3 Mar 2007 5:36 AM - 9 messages

If anyone of you are using a pre Mac OSX Mac, and you have Thursby's Dave installed you may notice that your PPC/HPC cannot access your network shares. Why this limitation is beyond me, and why Dave sees Windows CE ...

I dragged a HDD from a networked computer

Stan Hilliard - 3 Mar 2007 3:51 AM - 5 messages

In explorer, I inadvertantly dragged the icon of a hard drive from a networked computer to the local PC. Explorer displays the networked HDD as if it were a local subfolder. But I know that the files don't reside locally because it happened too fast for copyig to take place. ...

Folder lost in unsharing it - disaster

Netorius77 - 3 Mar 2007 3:11 AM - 5 messages

It appears I have just lost my complete Music folder including all files. I have been trying to share the folder with my Network Receiver (Yamaha RX-N600) and used the share folder option. This didn't work, so I tried to ...

Two wireless G points in the house?

J - 3 Mar 2007 1:26 AM - 2 messages

I am now using a Linksys WRT 54G as my main router and access point. My house does have cat 5 cable to some rooms and I would like to add another wireless point for better coverage. Can I just ad the Wireless access point ...

auto assigning of IP add.

ludisgomes - 3 Mar 2007 12:18 AM - 3 messages

i have a DSL internet connection at my hotel room. i am not able to connect to the internet. it is supposed to assign an auto IP add to my comp. however, every time i try to log in, its shows that there is limited or no ...

Broadband activity

Timothy - 2 Mar 2007 11:00 PM - 6 messages

I am running XP home with my PC connected to a router and then a cable modem. Everything runs fine. If I have no programmes running sometimes I notice the netwok icon showing continuous activity (both send and receive) for minutes ...

Network problem-one PC shows up twice in search results

82412 - 2 Mar 2007 10:51 PM - 4 messages

Brief description: Six PCs wirelessly networked accessing the Internet through a wireless ADSL router. All the PCs, including the problem one, can access the Internet. The problem PC can access and open shared files on all the other PCs ...

Windows Autoconfiguration IP Address

Rod - 2 Mar 2007 7:54 PM - 3 messages

I am using a router to assign static IP addresses to specific MAC addresses (PC's and VOIP phones) as a security measure. Physical security of the equipment is not very reliable in our office building. Some of the PC's latched onto their assigned I.P. addresses, but two ...

Maybe OT: How to be a net-masochist

Radium - 2 Mar 2007 7:04 PM - 4 messages

WARNING: THE FOLLOWING IS ONLY FOR SELF-DESTRUCTIVE NET-IDIOTS. UNLESS YOU ENJOY BEING TORTURED VIA THE INTERNET, DO NOT -- I REPEAT -- DO NOT *EVER* DO THE STUFF INSTRUCTED BELOW, CUZ THERE IS A HIGH HIGH CHANCE THAT IT WILL LEAD TO YOUR UNTIMELY END!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ...

Network ID button is disabled in XP media center

ramzkidoodle - 2 Mar 2007 11:09 AM - 2 messages

How can i make it work and configure my pc as a member of a domain. Windows XP Media Center has been pre installed on my pc Acer E560 and i cant change the config and make it a member of a domain as part of the Active ...

Can't see network computers

Barbara - 2 Mar 2007 10:14 AM - 4 messages

We have a 25-computer network with a machine with Windows Server 2003 acting as server. I'm having problems with one laptop (the only computer acting that way in the network). Namely, it can't connect to any of the computers in the network. The ...

Weird Network behavior - XP/Cisco VPN/Http

billsb - 2 Mar 2007 9:12 AM - 4 messages

OK, I think I have what may be the strangest bug I've heard about.... I have an Acer laptop that's been working fairly well - attached to the internet via 802.11 and a NAT box. The only problem I had been ...

How do the TCP/IP Stack and a Packet Filter work together?

void.no.spam.com@gmail.com - 2 Mar 2007 6:28 AM - 2 messages

I've got the CHX-I Packet Filter installed on my Windows 2000 machine. One of the things that it lets you configure is enabling SYN flood protection when a certain number of half-open connections is reached. I've also noticed that the Windows TCP/IP stack can protect against ...

Two network cards

Alex - 2 Mar 2007 2:37 AM - 10 messages

I am having some trouble with netowrking. I own a laptop which is connected to our buisness network at work (LAN). This gives me Internet access, limited to web browsing (through a proxy server) and file sharing over the network. However the internet connection ...

WZC with a Netgear WG311T adapter and WEP encryption

Dave - 1 Mar 2007 11:14 PM - 4 messages

Hi, I'm using WZC with a Netgear WG311T adapter and WEP encryption. All works fine except when I reboot. I have to re-enter the Network Key for the WEP encryption under properties for Preferred Networks. Any ideas why it doesn't store the key. When I open the properties there ...

Deleting a shared folder

Tsukie Ito-Levin - 1 Mar 2007 8:50 PM - 2 messages

I deleted a shared folder from "my network places". I later decided I wanted to share that same folder and so I enabled sharing of that folder again. It does not now appear in "my network places. If I give it another name, it ...

router working but lose internet access

woof! - 1 Mar 2007 7:21 PM - 6 messages

I have a netgear wireless router serving both a desktop PC and a notebook. The notebook seems to always work fine but the desktop has intermittent trouble with its internet connection. The computer always shows an excellent connection to the router. ...

Failed TCP/IP Internal Loopback Test & Failed Network Comms Test

2705gemini - 1 Mar 2007 6:26 PM - 2 messages

Hi, I ran PC Doctor to test the connection on my network adapter (Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC) The test failed on the following: Failed TCP/IP Internal Loopback Test Error Code NC315-5W Failed Network Communication Test Error Code NC315-1W ...

Network connection monitoring tool

punit.kaur - 1 Mar 2007 6:24 PM - 2 messages

Hi, I am looking for a software which would log my internet connectivity status (up or down) with time. I do not need any detailed information and just need to know when the network connection goes up or down. Please provide me links to any such simple softwares available for ...

VPN is connected --> FTP won't work

Charles Blaquière - 1 Mar 2007 5:55 PM - 2 messages

Whenever I activate (my only defined) VPN connection, my FTP client can't upload files. I assume this is because all Internet traffic goes through the network on the other side of the VPN, and this causes some problem with FTP ...

A strange set of circumstances XP / can get IP from router but can't get to internet

freemanwin - 1 Mar 2007 5:30 PM - 3 messages

Hello there ..hoping for feeback on this one ..I am running Windows XP Home on a Toshiba laptop.... I can get an address from my router ( Linksys) but I cannot get to the internet. If I I do get an IP address back .. 192.168.2.100 ...

Reset from cable to modem

Help to reset from cable to modem - 1 Mar 2007 3:43 PM - 2 messages

I have a computer with WindowsXP Pro on it. I orginally had is set to a home network with comcast cable. I sent the computer to my brother in another state. He is setting up on NetZero. When he goes to change from the cable ...

"My Nework Places" problem

Tsukie Ito-Levin - 1 Mar 2007 2:33 PM - 2 messages

I check the "share file & folder" of folder "A" on computer #1. It shows up in Computer # 2 in "my network places". Everything is fine so far. Now I decide to delete that same folder from computer # 2 "my network ...

http ftp ping...

erdinc.ayhan - 1 Mar 2007 2:21 PM - 4 messages

There are some adsl and dial-up internet connections on my computer. My application has some operations like ping, http request, ftp download etc. And i want to know which com port or which connection being used when pinging,downloading... ...

Network problem

shinji - 1 Mar 2007 1:32 PM - 2 messages

I have two computers connected on my network, my desktop and laptop. Everything has been fine until a couple of days ago when i was unable to get access to my laptop through My Network Places, however the internet is still ...

Enabling Automatic Updates via group policy

GrimReaper - 1 Mar 2007 12:44 PM - 3 messages

Hi, I want to enable Automatic updates to my entire 150 client PCs (win XP). I am planning to do this via the group policy settings (Computer configuration \ administrative Templates \Windows Update) in windows 2003 AD. My issue is that if I set the automatic updates to be downloaded and ...

home network problem, computer name/path not found, invalid name ?

tphoto - 28 Feb 2007 11:50 PM - 6 messages

Hardware: two towers one running xp pro, one win 98 SE, a five port hub, and network cards, cables. Problem: when using XP's Admin tools/computer management/connect to another computer, snap in dialogue box pops up requesting name of computer to connect ...

User Accounts and Printer Sharing

Elder - 28 Feb 2007 8:43 PM - 2 messages

We have networked together a number of computers in a computer center and were in the process of setting up a shared printer. However, we found that while we could use the shared printer over the network while logged on in ...

Cant network two computers using a standard Cat-5 Cable

Ethan Sterling - 28 Feb 2007 8:24 PM - 2 messages

Well, guess I Cant seem network two computers using a standard Cat-5 Cable. Someone suggested a cross-over cable, what it one of these? ...

Small business network

Katie - 28 Feb 2007 7:47 PM - 4 messages

Ok, let's try this again. i have a problem with my small business network. Everything will be fine, all computers and see each other in the workgroup, all devices can be shared and added, everything is working fine, and then on ...

setting up ftp server in dmz

Guy - 28 Feb 2007 5:11 PM - 2 messages

Hi, I want to setup an in house ftp server. I've setup IIS and ftp service before for an internal network so I'm happy with that. What I'm not sure is how to open up the firewall for port redirection or ...

seeing other computers via vpn

Todd - 28 Feb 2007 3:37 PM - 4 messages

I have set up a vpn between work (xp home) and home (xp pro) when I get home and dial in it says that I am connected. I then look at the properties of the connection and see the ip address of the vpn server (it's different from the ...

Home computer network problem

RPD - 28 Feb 2007 3:02 PM - 10 messages

Hi I am unable to access a computer on my work group (home computer network). I get this error message when I try:- \\"computername" is not accessible.You might not have permission to use this network resource.Contact the administrator of this server to find out ...

Default as SSID?

TonyBr - 28 Feb 2007 1:16 PM - 8 messages

I was told originally to set my SSID as default, which I did. Now I hear its bad...is this true, and if it is, what can I enter in it so i will still be able to connect to the internet? Thanks ...

Administrative shares accessed by local administrators

Vincent Schmid - 28 Feb 2007 7:55 AM - 3 messages

Hello, We have some Windows XP clients connected as members of a Windows 2003 domain controler. All the XP clients have the same local administrator password. For this reason, any user logged as local admin could have access to all other ...

Linksys Router compatibility with Windows CE

Bible John - 28 Feb 2007 7:16 AM - 8 messages

I have a Linksys 2.4 GHZ Wifi Router attached to my Windows XP desktop PC. Why in the world is the router so reliable with my Windows 98 Laptop, my Apple iBook G4 and my Windows CE HPC2000 Jornada 720? This is unreal. I ...

Cannot join domain by Windows XP Tablet Edition

Hung Chan (EDIasia) - 28 Feb 2007 4:07 AM - 11 messages

Hi, When I try to join the Windows 2003 Active Directory Domain, it said "A domain controller for the domain could not be contacted". I have tried on other Windows XP Professional, it is work. When I checked on the Active Directory Users and Computers, I can find that ...

will the default gateway be changed by virus or heckers?

joena97 - 28 Feb 2007 2:28 AM - 4 messages

I noticed the default gateway was 68.x.x.x.x before, but after my pc was attacked by some virus, i couldnt connect to the internet and the default gateway changed into 70.x.x.x, later i called the network CS, ...

XP LAN WIRELESS BRIDGE IIS

rex - 27 Feb 2007 9:53 PM - 5 messages

thanks everyone for the responses to other posts, I wouldn't have been able to get this far without them... I have 2 computers (Client, Server), 1 Hub, 1 Wireless router, and would like to: 1) have a the Server share the Clients wireless to gain Internet ...

accessing network drive at startup

d_dave - 27 Feb 2007 9:22 PM - 8 messages

Hi, I just build a winXP server that will function as my license server at work running lmgrd from a mapped drive. Previously, when running win2k server, I was able to create a local bat script and setup a scheduled task to launch this bat script that will in turn ...

Networking a XP Home and XP Pro laptop.

rllngriver - 27 Feb 2007 6:14 PM - 2 messages

I have gone through the network setup wizard on both machines and still I am not able to see anything under the workgroup. They both have the same workgroup name. What am I doing wrong? I have tried clicking on the WorkGroup Computers Icon and get a message ...

Home networking with a wired and wireless network

Roelant - 27 Feb 2007 3:01 PM - 6 messages

Okay, here we go. I have a wired network in my house and a wireless network through a linksys router. I can't see the other computers on my wired network and thus can't seem to share printers and such. ...

hp psc on a network

cookiechaz - 27 Feb 2007 1:47 PM - 4 messages

i am very new to networking and this may be a stupid question so here goes. i have set up a home network using a rangemax adsl modem wireless router. i have 3 desktop xp pcs wired to the router and a vista laptop connected ...

Sharing 2 Internet Connections

Ingy - 27 Feb 2007 12:57 PM - 2 messages

Hi, in our house we have rubbish satallite connection, so we've kept our existing dial-up. We have two pc's (both running XP Pro SP2) and naturally one of them is the primary computer from which both connections run. ...

Problem with Limited or No Connectivity on Wireless Lan Network

nightflame1982 - 27 Feb 2007 12:07 PM - 8 messages

Hi I've been facing a problem with my wireless lan and I hope that somebody might be able to help me out. I'm using a Belkin Wirless Card on my Fujitsu laptop. Even though I've entered the right WEP code, the status screen shows that there is ...

Dial up keeps appearing

TonyBr - 27 Feb 2007 1:02 AM - 2 messages

I have broadband, but also a couple of dial up programs when on traveling and there is no broadband connection available. Lately, I am getting constantly interrupted as I surf in my browsers. The icons appear and I have to cancel all the time. They do not show up in ...

hyperlinks don't work

TonyBr - 26 Feb 2007 11:41 PM - 2 messages

When i clck on a hyperlink in a message, it does nothing. IS there something wrong with my setup? ...

How do I "un-network" a PC?

Johno - 26 Feb 2007 9:27 PM - 3 messages

Hi I have been given an ex-business PC running XP Professional. It is currently configured to logon via a network domain. The network circuitry is built into the motherboard. How do I disable the PC from being networked to become a standalone "home" PC? I can logon to the ...

Sharing a connection

Samuel - 26 Feb 2007 8:05 PM - 3 messages

Hi everyone, I want to share my internet connection with another connection and it keeps failing I have 2 connections on the computer that is connected to the cable modem 1. Called 'Local Area Connection' which is the one used to connect to the ...

Availablity of NetMeeting for XP Home Ediiton

EF - 26 Feb 2007 6:51 PM - 3 messages

I have a PC / XP computer and have discovered that NetMeeting no longer shows up under Start/Accessories/Communications. Accordingly, does anyone knows of an alternative FREE version of NetMeeting that is available for XP users. I am looking to interface with via a web conefernce setting where I could ...

How to connect to a computer that has a Private IP ?

Marbles - 26 Feb 2007 2:41 PM - 7 messages

Hello What's the easiest way to connect to another computer from across the internet if their computer has been issued a private IP by there ISP ? .... the 10.0.0.0, 192.168.0.0 ...etc Since private ip's are non routable whats the easiest way to point my ...

MAC Address

MikieSlats - 26 Feb 2007 10:31 AM - 3 messages

Can someone help with directions as to how to find the MAC address of my machine? Mikie ...

XP Computers won't talk to each other nor file share

GGG - 26 Feb 2007 7:41 AM - 7 messages

I have 4 computers, 3 laptops: Me,(192.168.1.109) Kristi (192.168.1.106), Family (192.168.1.103) 1 entertainment center 1 desktop: Basement (192.168.15.2) --- with attached prtiner that I have made shared. ...

Home networking internet connection always lost.

bing - 26 Feb 2007 12:12 AM - 6 messages

Hi! I have 3 laptop which is wireless connection and 1 desktop wire connedtion in my home networking. My problem is the internet connection always lost. 4 computers work for sometimes then it suddenly lost the connection. I have to shutdown my modem (speedStream) and router ( Belkins) ...

Problem Networking Xp Pro & XP Home

Marconius - 26 Feb 2007 12:11 AM - 3 messages

I have 2 computers I am attempting to Network: #1 wireless XP Pro #2 wired XP Home into a workgroup I have called marknet. The XP Home machine can access files on the XP Pro. But the XP Pro machine ...

Failed to uninstall the device. Device may be required to boot up computer

Curious George - 25 Feb 2007 6:21 PM - 5 messages

My NIC stopped working yesterday, and Device Manager reported that it had problems (Error 31) because Windows could not load the driver. So I attempted to uninstall it so that Windows could re-find it and re-install. I received the error message: "Failed to uninstall the ...

Alway lose my internet connection

bing - 25 Feb 2007 6:09 PM - 2 messages

HI! my home network always lose the connection. I need to shutdown my modem (Speed stream) and router (Belkins) to reconnect to the internet! and then it works for sometimes. Any idea please... thanks. I tried changing my cable ...

Unable to Ping a local host

Larry - 25 Feb 2007 5:23 PM - 4 messages

I have multiple XP (3) & Win 2000 (1) systems on a home (workgroup) network running through a internet gateway. I have no problems sharing the internet with all the systems. The problem is, I'm unable to ping one of my systems. ...

Web site indexing?

JS - 25 Feb 2007 4:08 PM - 2 messages

Greetings all, First of all, if this is the wrong ng for this question, please forgive me and suggest one more proper. My question has to do with "indexing" on a website. What exactly is it and does it have a bearing on whether or not the site is getting traffic? I am ...

Deleating or removing a network

Hayseed - 25 Feb 2007 3:41 PM - 3 messages

I just switched to a wireless network. I have the old hardwired network still listed in network connections. How do I deleate or remove the old network. John ...

Network Speed Bottleneck

Alfred Kaufmann - 25 Feb 2007 2:34 PM - 5 messages

I am transferring data from one computer to another, both are running Windows XP PRO and both have 1GB DLInk Ethernet cards. These computers are connected by a Dlink DGL-4300 Gaming Router. Right now I am transferring data and the task manager show a cpu ...