Windows XP Networking - Week 28, 2009

File sharing working one way

Byteguy - 10 Jul 2009 2:34 AM - 2 messages

Can't find the solution in other posts so far. A curious problem. Couldn't ping either way in a 2-computer network. Disabled the firewall and turned the router firewall on and now can ping both ways. On computer #1, I can see the shared folders and files on computer #2 ...

Shared folder over network suddenly asks for password

Dr Bob - 9 Jul 2009 9:01 PM - 4 messages

I have 3 computers on my home network, Dad, Son and Laptop. Dad has XP Media center addition, the other two XP Home (all with SP3). I backup Laptop work files to Shared folder on Dad. Suddenly I cannot access shared folder on ...

XP internet connection sharing troubleshooting

Alex-SG - 9 Jul 2009 1:27 PM - 2 messages

Hello All, I dont have much experience in networking hope some one can help me with this. I am in a school network with ip address 166.X.X.X. My XP PC is connected to the network i have an ip of 166.X.X.X. ( i will name my PC as 'PC A'). For a ...

Internet Provider (ISP) For Gateway

Patrick Whittle - 8 Jul 2009 8:26 PM - 2 messages

I need something that will grab an IP address, and do a URL update! Has anyone seen a script that will query and copy? Something like this: [link] will change to: [link] ...

Networkdrive doesn't work on Nlite XP Asus eee 901

oerWouter - 8 Jul 2009 5:05 PM - 3 messages

Hi, My Network Space Drive from LaCie doesnt work on my Asus 901 eeepc. I have installed a Nlite version of XP on this laptop, for it is much smaller and faster but doesnt have all the features. There's a big ...

File Sharing in a Peer to Peer Network

TonyN - 8 Jul 2009 3:29 PM - 8 messages

Hello Everyone: I am trying to implement file sharing in a Windows/XP Peer to Peer Network. I have 10 Windows/XP computers networked together -some of them are allocated to Staff, others are Guest machines. I need the Staff machines ...

Dial-up Modem

Olivier - 8 Jul 2009 7:53 AM - 3 messages

Dear All, I am glad to be back here. I have a problem with my windows XP computer; I have a wireless modem to connect to my ISP the drivers installed successfully. However I have to use also my internal modem by going through ...

VPN that passes firewall?

james - 8 Jul 2009 12:37 AM - 5 messages

I have several computers in a peer-to-peer LAN at one office. Several machines have shared folders. Now a new office is opened that I travel to a few times a month and I need to access the LAN from the new office. The ...

D-Link DI-604 Router Question

Brian - 7 Jul 2009 6:41 PM - 6 messages

Does the DI-604's DHCP server serve DNS as well as IP addresses ????? Under WinXP and Vista, for the last 3 years, I have had my 4 PC's set to obtain IP address and DNS address automatically under the TCP/IP settings and it's always worked until last week. Suddenly I ...

2 networks for diferent uses (wired and wirless)

Lamethe9 - 7 Jul 2009 12:41 PM - 4 messages

Hi, My laptop is connected to 2 networks; wired: ofice network and wireless: ADSL modem. I want to be able to use them simultaneously without requiring to remove ethernet cable every time I want to use Internet. I have lowered the ...

Network Connections Display

LJMaddox - 7 Jul 2009 12:16 AM - 3 messages

I have a wireless home network with 2 computers and 2 wireless printers. All components are working fine. The main computer is cabled directly to the Linksys router. When I click on network connections I get the connections screen but nothing is displayed. The other computer displays the network ...

What ports are Microsoft updates using?

ToddAndMargo - 6 Jul 2009 11:58 PM - 3 messages

Hi All, I am doing some firewall programming. What port(s) are Microsoft's updates coming through? 80 TCP? Many thanks, -T ...

Been Trying to Print on Network for 3 DAYS

davidmiko - 6 Jul 2009 11:39 PM - 2 messages

Hey There, A friend of mine and I are setting up a network for a friend of ours who runs a small business. We cannot seem to get the printer working over the network in ANY situation. We are running windows server 2003, with the enabled roles of active ...

Redo Win XP Pro SP3 workgroup "share" access

smlunatick - 6 Jul 2009 6:50 PM - 3 messages

I have a simple home network with usually 2 PCs (both with Windows XP Pro SP3 / IE8.) They are part of a standard workgroup (MSHOME.) This past week-end I finally was able to replace the defunct second PC ...

file sharing with vista home basic

Stephen - 6 Jul 2009 9:23 AM - 2 messages

I've a home network consist of Vista Home Basic & XP. While both computers were set to share files & printers, I can see & access files in the XP PC from the Vista PC but cannot see any Vista PC from the XP PC. Pls help. ...

Very bizarre internet access question

Gordon - 6 Jul 2009 8:21 AM - 14 messages

Router wired to 6 port hub. Toshiba laptop wired to hub running XP Pro SP2. Desktop wired into hub running XP Pro SP3. The Toshiba has internet access, the desktop does not! How bizarre is that and how do I go about diagnosing WHY the desktop does not have ...

Wired and Wireless Networks

Kelvin15 - 6 Jul 2009 3:51 AM - 6 messages

I have a wired network connected to my company intranet, and a wireless connecting to the internet. Right now, my wireless is set to be the default gateway for accesss to the internet. However, I would like my Outlook 2003 to connect to the my company Exchange ...

Diagnostic Policy Service - Access Denied

Shannon - 5 Jul 2009 5:31 PM - 2 messages

I am running Vista on a Dell and have connectivity to my wireless network, however, I am unable to connect to the network. When I try to run the diagnostic serivce it suggests, I get the following message: Windows could not start the Diagnostic Policy Service service on Local ...

Need advice with Remote Desktop Connection

Jim - 5 Jul 2009 11:24 AM - 10 messages

I would greatly appreciate some advice on why I cannot achieve a Remote Desktop Connection from a remote location yet it works just fine between computers on my LAN. Here is my setup, 3 XP Pro computers plus a Windows Home Server (WHS) ...