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Score Wireless keeps dropping
kevin.jonas - 4 Nov 2006 11:01 PM - 3 messages
I have Windows XP Home on my laptop.  I think it has a broadcom chipset for wireless.  This has happened on both of my routers a netgear and a belkin.   After the laptop boots or comes back from hibernation it will ...
Score Internet Sharing \w Wireless Belkin Router, Win XP & ZyXel Modem
hufaunder - 4 Nov 2006 9:43 PM - 3 messages
I have one computer that is on all the time and several others. The one that is on all the time is connected to the internet via a ZyXel Modem connected to the USB port. The goal now is that all other computers can ...
Score Can't copy domain profile to local profile
jtpr - 4 Nov 2006 6:52 PM - 2 messages
I want to pull the domain controller I have running at home.  But before I do I thought I would copy my domain profile over to a local profile so I would have the same (or close) environment afterwards. ...
Score Can't access one system
cmar - 4 Nov 2006 5:39 PM - 5 messages
I have 4 systems on a Win XP LAN.  But one system, #1, cannot be accessed by the other three systems, although from #1 I can access (copy or see files) the other three computers. When I try to access a shareable folder on system ...
Score XP Home device recognizes ME device, ME one doesn't recognize XP one
Dazed - 4 Nov 2006 2:53 PM - 4 messages
Have a home network built around a Linksys router, with two desktops connected (network cable) to this router.  (There's also a couple of wireless laptops not around right now.)  Both PCs - one WinME, one XP Home - connect through this router to the cable modem and internet just ...
Score 2 NIC , not as simple as i thought...help needed.
cityrock - 4 Nov 2006 2:36 PM - 7 messages
Hi All, I have read all night about 2 NIC's in one machine (win xp), but have no luck up till now. Here is my setup : NetWork A : 4 winxp computers connected to router A,  which is connected to a cable ...
Score Small office headaches
Clicking "enter" does nothing !!! - 4 Nov 2006 1:25 PM - 3 messages
I do material lists for a construction company and have a "network" between my lap in the field/desk***@home.Why won't my addendums on my lap show-up on my desktop? I've even tried giving both computers the same name. I always get ...
Score ipconfig : how to configure when two computers hooked to ethernet?
tandon.sourabh - 4 Nov 2006 12:16 PM - 10 messages
When I had problems accessing internet (I have a cable modem to which two computers are hooked through a splitter), I was asked to do "ipconfig /renew" at the DOS prompt. It sure worked! However, it worked only on one machine -- the one on which the command was issued. ...
Score Internet explorer scrolling all by itself !
MartinP - 4 Nov 2006 10:03 AM - 2 messages
Very annoying problem when you're trying to read a page and it scrolls up or down or very erratically ! Anyone else had this or know a solution. I did change a setting after it first started doing it which didn't fix the problem. The setting I changed ...
Score networking Windows XP Pro & Windows XP Home Edtion with DI-604 rou
Darrell - 4 Nov 2006 5:23 AM - 2 messages
I have just installed Win XP Pro on my office computer. It is connected to a D-Link DI-604 Ethernet Broadband Router to my kids computer which is running Win XP Home. I am having a hard time getting things sorted ...
Score Making a home connection using ethernet
Alastair - 4 Nov 2006 3:59 AM - 9 messages
i have been trying to make a direct connection between two computers with an ethernet cable but keep getting errors so i have decided to try and set up a LAN, how do i do this? ...
Score Too many networks?
keith - 3 Nov 2006 10:51 PM - 2 messages
I have a desktop and a laptop (running XP & XP Pro respectively) That are connected via a Linksys ethernet switch. Using the desktop and the Network Setup Wizard I created a connection (Workgroup?) between the computers that I called Home Network whick worked just fine. For some reason (long story) I ...
Score Slow File Transfer
jayyork7 - 3 Nov 2006 10:30 PM - 12 messages
I am currently connected to a small business network that has one server (Server 2003) and four other computers (2000 and XP Pro). When I am logged onto the server, I can transfer files to and from every computer just fine except for one (which I'll call computer1).  When I try to ...
Score Possible to connect NT or Win 2003 network share with TCP/IP only?
mark_addams - 3 Nov 2006 10:23 PM - 2 messages
Hello. I posted this at microsoft.public.windows.server.networking but I got no responses. Any help would be appreciated: Hello. I was told that it is possible to connect to a network share from Windows XP with only TCP/IP installed and no "Client for Microsoft ...
Score Networking problems
maff130 - 3 Nov 2006 7:19 PM - 3 messages
Hi. I got my family connected to a network, we all run XP home or MCE05. I can access my sister's PC, but I can't access my mum's or dad's PCs. My dad's is an HP laptor with built in wireless, my mum's is ...
Score Difference in sharing and security tab
Chris - 3 Nov 2006 6:36 PM - 3 messages
When I right click a folder and go to sharing, a window pops up with security and sharing tab. Can someone explain the difference these two?  Just when I think I know it, I end up to be infintely confused by them. ...
Score [OT: NAS] Storage solutions
Harry Putnam - 3 Nov 2006 6:16 PM - 6 messages
Starting to need massive network storage here with a home videographer business. I'm running 3 windowsXP machines loaded for video work with lots of the adobe tools installed.  And a 4th machine (linux) that is my main desktop for everthing else. ...
Score Network connection icons gone
jenniferesme - 3 Nov 2006 5:49 PM - 2 messages
I have a third party network connections manager and I want to go back to letting windows manage my connections.  However, when I go to netowrk connex there are NO icons listed even tho i do have a working connection.  I thought ...
Score Ipv6 private network - ipv4 public network
Koen - 3 Nov 2006 4:42 PM - 5 messages
Hii, Is it possible to configure a Linksys WRT54G(S) so it could route a private network with ipv6 ip adresses and a public internet network with ipv4 adresses? Why do I need it? Well, our ISP gives us 5 internet ip adresses. So we have configured or ...
Score can't access my cmputer in the network group.
Tito - 3 Nov 2006 3:47 PM - 3 messages
HI I have three computers in my network group "WORKGROUP" two connected with the ethernet cables and one wireless, one of the ethernet is a "Imac G5" the other two are XP; anyway i can see the computer from either of the three ...
Score Laptop lockout
Anthony C - 3 Nov 2006 12:53 PM - 3 messages
Hi I have a wireless network between my desktop and laptop. The desktop has a cable broadband connection. The sharing of the Internet all works fine. However, there is a network problem. I can access the desktop (XP Pro) from the laptop (XP Home) but not the other way around ie can't ...
Score YouTube plays trick on me?
Opa - 3 Nov 2006 10:34 AM - 3 messages
I receive the following message when browsing YouTube.com: "Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Macromedia's Flash Player. Get the latest flash player." Latest player installed and latest Java plugin installed. Latest McAfee virusprotection (10) installed and active. ...
Score Cannot browse internet but can ping servers
yashgt - 3 Nov 2006 6:55 AM - 3 messages
Hi, I have a broadband ADSL connection at home through a router. My PC has been assigned a static IP address. I was able to surf the internet when it was installed. But after a couple of days, I started getting "Page ...
Score Difficulty with home edition connecting to web
mschult - 3 Nov 2006 1:20 AM - 2 messages
Hi:   I'm running XP home edition on an older machine with a 3Com network card connected to a Linksys router and then a cable modem. I get the message "can't reset IP address" from the windows troubleshooter. I've tried ...
Score Debug process for "you may not have access rights...."
***** charles - 3 Nov 2006 12:09 AM - 3 messages
Hi all, When on an XPH machine trying to access another XPHa machine where ping works, and both computers are using "user" rights, what is the debug procedure to fix "you may not have access rights" etc.  Both machines have ...
Score VPN Install Problem
qq - 2 Nov 2006 8:33 PM - 3 messages
Hi: I tried to install the Cisco VPN Client on a new Laptop – Dell Inspiron 640m. Actually, I have installed it for a lot of our company’s Dell Laptops. There are not any problem. But I have a problem on the new Dell Laptop. ...
Score Access to another computer a router
64Chevy - 2 Nov 2006 6:26 PM - 3 messages
I have a home network behind a router/firewall. My son,who lives in another state also has a home network (with the same workgroup name as my network) behind a router/firewall. Is it possible that we could access each others ...
Score iexplorer.exe looping
bob - 2 Nov 2006 6:03 PM - 2 messages
I just installed the latest update to explorer.  Works fine for me but when my wife tried to use the new version, she was unbable to start explorer.  From what I can tell iexplorer.exe was looping (99% cpu).  Only eay to end is ...
Score My network Places
TonyL - 2 Nov 2006 5:57 PM - 4 messages
When I access an network location via mY network places and I try save a file I get a read-only error. If i access the same folder via my computer, I can save the file without error. Any ideas? ...
Score Cannot log on to computer after changing network settings
essie - 2 Nov 2006 5:48 PM - 4 messages
I cannot logon to a windows XP computer after changing its network settings and configuring it to be on a different LAN. Actually I did not finish configuring it. I had only put Ip address, subnet, default gateway and DNSs ...
Score NIC will not conect at full speed.
ouachiski - 2 Nov 2006 4:51 PM - 5 messages
I am runing Windows XP Pro SP2.  I have a NIC that if set to automatically detect network speed or to run at 100 Mbps constantly tells me that I have a network cable unplugged.  If I set it to run at 10 Mbps half or full duplex ...
Score Print in VPN
JLA - 2 Nov 2006 4:09 PM - 2 messages
When I am conected with our VPN server, I cannot print anymore to our network printer. When I disconnect vpn connection, the printer begins to print all queued jobs. The IP assigned to my vpn connection is on the same range that ...
Score Securing an Ad Hoc Network
AmyM - 2 Nov 2006 2:55 PM - 6 messages
I am using XP Pro on 2 notebooks. I have just set them up on a peer-to-peer connection with each other. The data encryption is set to WEP, however from what I am reading this is a vulnerable method. These notebooks will be used ...
Score Veiwing kids comp on network
NUGGET - 2 Nov 2006 11:18 AM - 5 messages
i have been told that i can see what the kids are up to from my computer as in there screen and what site they are in at the time i do not want to sneak in on them but would be just to keep an eye on them from time to time. thanks ...
Score Router,Switch,Hub. Help?
NUGGET - 2 Nov 2006 11:15 AM - 2 messages
Hey people settting up network again had comp man around to fix now im in more trouble now whats the difference between a router, hub and switch need to buy one 3 comps in home network im lost any help with brand would be good. ...
Score Can't access printer over network (advanced)
pxpx - 2 Nov 2006 1:36 AM - 2 messages
I have a printer connected to a computer which is on a wired network through a hub. every time I try and access the printer or the workgroup computers I get the "you do not have the correct permissions..." I have done all the basics.. ...
Score Dual access to the internet
Bryan Dayton - 1 Nov 2006 10:52 PM - 3 messages
I've decided to move to wireless broadband.  The new modem is up and running fine, but I still have my old broadband account until the contract expires. IPCONFIG shows two NIC adapters: one on 124.x.x.x (wireless) and the other ...
Score Computers don't see each other when try to use the Internet Connec
D - 1 Nov 2006 8:36 PM - 31 messages
Hello! How to see my second computer in my home network, when I select in the "Network setup Wizard" the "This computer connects directly to the Internet. The other computers on my network connect to the Internet through this computer" on one computer, and "This computer connects to the Internet ...
Score strange DNS issue?
rhesus - 1 Nov 2006 1:46 PM - 2 messages
the internet drops out intermittedly. I ran a netsh diag and there were 2 failed items. One was the network card and the other DNS failed. But the dns address it was showing wasn't the router /gateway I normally see ...
Score default gateway problem
Gaurav - 1 Nov 2006 12:16 PM - 3 messages
I have one server in my office. i am using windows 2000 server on that. we have 1 router in network ( 1700 series ) which is configured as a 200.0.0.13 ip address. To connect with the remote server which is in our head office in ...
Score Sharing files while I'm connected to dorm network
starbreaker85 - 1 Nov 2006 11:34 AM - 4 messages
I live in a college dormatory and get my internet connection from their "resnet".  I recently bought a router so that I could get internet on both my desktop & laptop, and so I could share files without constantly messing with ...
Score You might not have permission to use this network resource
Doc - 1 Nov 2006 11:29 AM - 15 messages
Clicking on a file that's supposed to be shared I get "<whatever> is not accessible, you might not have permission to use this network resource contact system administrator etc. etc. , what does this indicate? ...
Score Re: What needs to be in place for 2 networked computers?
Doc - 1 Nov 2006 10:41 AM - 4 messages
And what is IRPStackSize? ...
Score is it easier with a router
NUGGET - 1 Nov 2006 7:13 AM - 4 messages
hi people had a chap set up network two d/tops & 1 laptop. n1 d/top hooked up via modem using usb cable. n1 to n2 d/top hooked together via crossover cable cat6. laptop hooks up via cat6 cable directly from modem. ...
Score adding Samsung ML2251-NP printer to a wireless network
pelican - 31 Oct 2006 5:06 PM - 13 messages
I'm tring to add a Samsung ML2251-NP printer to a wireless network. It has an ethernet port, and we're buying a wireless router (which one?), so that our small office of six can all access it wirelessly. ...
Score Cannot obtain IP automatically
charlieb1979 - 31 Oct 2006 4:59 PM - 3 messages
I am also unable to get IP through DHCP. I am not getting a 169 address. I just get 0.0.0.0. I have reinstalled windows and my on board network card, updated drivers, and installed a new network card and still nothing. I have ...
Score Cannot get ip address through DHCP
charlieb1979 - 31 Oct 2006 4:51 PM - 3 messages
PLEASE HELP: I can not get an ip address through DHCP, I have tried everything. I have a laptop with an onboard network card and a home user lan with 3 other users who are having no problems (I am an IT technician and setup the ...
Score Connected to LAN with no Local Area Connection
old guy - 31 Oct 2006 3:02 PM - 3 messages
XP SR2 Home Previous related thread - "can't access outside world" Original thread was because I cound not access the net or email through my cable modem or analog.  Both now work. However, I still have a LAN problem(?) and was directed to start this new thread.  I am going to ...
Score IP over IEEE1394, for 2 Laptops
johflyer - 31 Oct 2006 10:29 AM - 4 messages
I try following: PC to PC connection (2 Laptops) with 1394 Kabel       both Win XP with sp2 and patch 885222 Enabled TCP/IP on both with manual IP settings to   192.168.3.1  255.255.255.0 ...
Score File sharing capabilities of XP Home
Hop5uk - 31 Oct 2006 9:04 AM - 6 messages
Up until recently i had one pc in my house which i had been adding hard disks to in order to handle more and more storage space.Therefore one of the disks has XP home edition on and the rest are just NTFS file system for storage.I ...
Score PC freezes when connected to web
10citadel - 31 Oct 2006 8:29 AM - 3 messages
Hi,  I have a new PC with XP Home installed and fully updated.  We conect to the internet via a dial up modem and after a few minutes work (this does vary from instant to 10 mins after connection) the PC just freezes solid.  There ...
Score Used BCWipe 3 to wipe free space and no more internet connection n
PugDog - 31 Oct 2006 3:12 AM - 2 messages
I am using XP home with sp2 updates.  I downloaded BCwipe from Jetico and used it to wipe my free space on my c drive.  Unfortunately now I cannot get online at all although my wireless card and even when directly connected my ...
Score Networking Windows xp & Windows 2000 Pro
David - 31 Oct 2006 2:14 AM - 3 messages
My friend has a Dell desktop that is running Windows XP Home edition. It also has the cable modem connection to the internet. He also has a Linksys wireless router for the laptop. He also has a Dell Laptop that was running ...
Score Mixed Networks Problem
M Craig - 31 Oct 2006 2:09 AM - 6 messages
I have two Windows XP Pro SP2 PC's connected to each other via a crossover ethernet cable. Each originally had only dial-up access to the Internet. Recently purchased high speed access via cable, but had to use a wireless ...
Score Viewing the workgroup
rml - 31 Oct 2006 12:04 AM - 4 messages
I have 5 computers on my network call "workgroup"  All of a sudden I can not view the workgroup from my workstations?  I don't think it could be a workstation problem because its happening to all of them.  ...
Score help setting up XP advanced network
Ben - 30 Oct 2006 6:51 PM - 4 messages
Can someone point me to a primer on setting up an advanced network on XP?  the microsoft site was not helpful.  here is the issue I am struggling with: I have 2 computers, one with xp media eddition, one with XP pro.  I ...
Score Internet connection dropping
Albert - 30 Oct 2006 5:11 PM - 3 messages
Hello! I have a network with 10 computers. 6 of them are hooked up via cable, and 4 of them connect through a D-Link wireless router. We all share an internet connection and we all share files with one another. I am one of the wireless ...
Score DHCP failure to assign IP address (only 169.254) - how to fix?
Will - 30 Oct 2006 1:40 PM - 2 messages
I have 2 questions that may or may not be related. First is that after some messing around trying to connect to a laptop, my std network connection from my XP Pro desktop to another PC (in this case WIN ...
Score B%o^y Networking
painintheoffice - 30 Oct 2006 11:13 AM - 2 messages
Hi people, I am having some serious problems networking and I am now at the end of my teather. I have had my pc connected via lan with my laptop (both running XP) fine until one day they decided not to work. Neither PC is connected to the ...
Score Cannot open all websites.
Shishir Srivastava - 30 Oct 2006 10:45 AM - 8 messages
Hi, I am using a Bluetooth dongle in my Laptop to access internet by connecting  to my Desktop which in turn is connected to the internet through a ADSL modem. However, I am facing a strange problem after getting connected to the ...
Score Clients log on to domain but can't connect to internet
DGolds - 30 Oct 2006 6:48 AM - 4 messages
I set up a DC, DNS, DHCP Server with a lone Windows Server 2003 machine.  My 2 client computers (both Windows XP Pro) join and log on to the domain with no problems, but cannot connect to the internet.  The server machine connects ...
Score Problems connecting comupters
docsavage20 - 30 Oct 2006 3:30 AM - 16 messages
Have two computers, one running XP Media Center, one running XP Home. I had successfully connected then with an ethernet crossover cable once before but now can't seem to get things to work. One of them shows the message "Acquiring Network Address" and the other shows "limited or no ...
Score When Browsing works, what to do to document for future failures
willbro - 30 Oct 2006 1:59 AM - 2 messages
I've got intermittent browser blues. Strange Master elections in the night (and event log). When it all works, (or at least I can print and copy files, etc.) what should I do to document the state of the system? And, is each ...
Score MCE & Domains
james - 29 Oct 2006 7:52 PM - 2 messages
Is it true that, like XP Home, a Windows XP MCE system absolutely can not join a Windows Server 2003 domain? If there is no way to do so, is there instead some kind of user/password coordinating application that would keep ...
Score Ad hoc working, ping not working :/
korisnik - 29 Oct 2006 7:48 PM - 7 messages
I have Ad hoc connection between two computers, but don't have ping :/ Addresses of PC1 are IP address: 192.168.0.5 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1 Addresses of PC2 are: IP address: 192.168.0.3 ...
Score Workgroup Network Problems
Craig G - 29 Oct 2006 7:48 PM - 5 messages
I have an existing workgroup network with 3 NT machines, 2 win98 machines, and one XP machine.  They all communicated together with a hub and lan modem which was the DHCP. Last week I changed to a DSL modem and a new switch.  The DHCP now comes ...
Score Home Network for XP Pro and Windows2k Pro
Richard - 29 Oct 2006 7:39 PM - 6 messages
I have a Cisco router (Linksys SR41 wired), and my computer running XP Pro and it is running well. I want to allow my son's laptop access to the printer and other services. He currently only has access to the inet through the ...
Score What network cable should I choose?
golfinho05 - 29 Oct 2006 7:10 PM - 6 messages
I would like to set up a wired network at home (across walls) with the best type of cable possible, trying to delay any future works and having good performance already. Could anybody tell me what cable to choose? I was ...
Score problem useing ethernet network
misty - 29 Oct 2006 6:38 PM - 3 messages
hi i am useing an ethernet cable to network to my laptop. It did work fine but for some reason it now keeps saying that i dont have the administrators permission to access the files?  This is very annoying as i am the ...
Score Change DNS settings
Lang Murphy - 29 Oct 2006 6:09 PM - 3 messages
I'm on the road and my son called me up and said every time he opens IE, a page from our ISP appears saying they changed their DNS servers and the NIC DNS setting should be set to "Obtain DNS server address automatically". OK, ...
Score Local User Profile Stored on Remote Share
Tim.Marshall.KKI - 29 Oct 2006 4:36 PM - 5 messages
I have a setup that I would like to try, but I am having some trouble. I have two machines both running Windows XP. My main machine will be for performance with striped disks, high end vid cards, etc. My second ...
Score Networking
JackD - 29 Oct 2006 2:34 PM - 2 messages
I have a desktop wiried to a linksys wireless router and a notebook (wireless networking).  Both computers can connect to the internet, but are not recognized in networking places on either computer (both running Windows XP). Current config: subnet mask 255.255.255.0 ...
Score Problems with ICS
Pawel Strzyzewski - 29 Oct 2006 3:04 AM - 9 messages
Hello there, I have some trouble setting up ICS. After reinstalling my system because of some serious damage to the filesystem i wanted to set up my private network. My computer is connected to a public campus LAN through a standard ...
Score Windows XP SP2 VPN and Cisco VPN
Ankur Mittal - 29 Oct 2006 2:22 AM - 4 messages
I am using Windows XP SP2 and use the Windows VPN to connect to my Office Network and want to install Cisco VPN to connect to my Production Environment. I have tried 3 different versions of Cisco VPN and have been unable to make both (Windows VPN and Cisco VPN) of them ...
Score Double / triple reception of Outlook messages
Sdruws - 29 Oct 2006 1:54 AM - 2 messages
I use Outlook 2003. I hv three internet providers. Lately I am receiving sometimes two / sometimes three repeated copies of each message. Cud not be problem with providers as it happens with all three. Any suggestion about how to correct this situation ?? ...
Score cant find one of three on network
NUGGET - 29 Oct 2006 12:29 AM - 6 messages
hey people i have two desktops and laptop all networked together, two d/tops all ok laptop will not show in network places. if i run a  search for laptop up she pops and i can work in laptop ? what have i done it was there b4 now ...
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