Windows XP Networking - Week 43, 2008

CDMA connection

thomas - 25 Oct 2008 10:48 PM - 3 messages

I have a blackberry 8330 and am able to use it as a modem, but I do not want to use Sprint Smart View for the connection manager. ...

Vista won't maintain server share connection

JonathanL - 25 Oct 2008 10:07 PM - 7 messages

I'm running a Server 2003 domain at home and just got my wife a new laptop running Vista Home Premium which of course can't be joined to the domain. It's in a workgroup the same name as the domain and her local account name ...

No longer have network and surfing capabilities

SemperFi_1984 - 25 Oct 2008 3:11 AM - 3 messages

hello running xp sp2. As in the title I can no longer use my network connection. I uninstalled bonjour and removed the registry settings for it. Now I can not get any network connection. From a cmd window on a ping I get this error ...

ARP Cache

Kathy - 24 Oct 2008 6:26 PM - 2 messages

When I try and repair my internet connection I receive the message that the ARP Cache cannot be cleared. My computer is an ASUS P4P800 1gig of Ram, OS is Windows XP Pro SP2 and I have installed all updates. ...

windows vista&xp networking

Ira Wolfson - 24 Oct 2008 5:10 PM - 9 messages

morning... having trouble creating a work-network between xp computer(physically conected to wireless router->modem->internet) and my new laptop (via wireless network) there IS contact but the network does not show the XP computer. no help in the HELP content. ...

Hooking a Camera Device into a LAN via an Ethernet Connection?

W. eWatson - 24 Oct 2008 1:49 AM - 5 messages

I have a device, essentially like a camera, that needs a ethernet port and address, 10:0:0:0. I've created a port on W2000, and can successfully use it there. I did it years ago by assigning the device to a LAN. How do I do this ...

Network constantly accessed

frederick - 24 Oct 2008 12:53 AM - 2 messages

Hi. The computer is xp pro sp3. The network icon in the system tray flashes about once every second. Always. I'm pretty sure it didn't use to do this. There is no one else using the network. Is this normal? If not, is there a ...

DNS Not Working

Chris LeFebvre - 23 Oct 2008 9:05 PM - 5 messages

I've got a friends XP Home machine that seemed like it had some virus and spyware problems. I removed the rather bad anti-virus that she had and installed and scanned with NOD32 3.x and it found and removed a ...

Vista or Xp

Conor D - 23 Oct 2008 4:06 PM - 3 messages

I am about to buy a laptop from dell.my main dilemma is the above(xp or vista). its for home use,but i also use dreamweaver8 and flash8,i need to also know if they will work vista OS. ...

Windows XP - computer workgroup

John Becker - 23 Oct 2008 11:36 AM - 5 messages

HI all. I have a home network with 3 PC's. They are connected through a router to the internet: A desktop uses windows XP PRO and a wireless connection, a laptop uses Windows XP home and a wireless connection and a ...

How come IPConfig /flushdns doesn't work??....

Penang - 23 Oct 2008 7:08 AM - 9 messages

Hi, all ! I've tested IPConfig /flushdns command and found out that it doesn't work. But before I go on, here are some background details... My connection to the net is via ADSL, dynamic link. In theory, the use ...

Trouble with network bridging

Remush via WindowsKB.com - 23 Oct 2008 6:02 AM - 3 messages

I have put 2 nic's in one computer to share an internet connection to another computer. the main pc with 2 nic's is xp pro the other pc is xp home both computers can connect to the adsl modem just fine on their own. ...

network issue with wired router and 2 XP pro PCs

MK - 22 Oct 2008 6:15 PM - 4 messages

Hi I have two PC's on a router. Both have access to the internet - that works. I can successfully ping each PC from the other with the IP address. On PC A I can see only A. On PC B I can see A&B (in Network Neighborhood). If I try ...

Home drive not mapping correctly with Microsoft client for Netware

Johnny Jobber - 22 Oct 2008 3:43 PM - 3 messages

Hi, Got an issue with XP pro SP2 machines mapping the users Home drive to the Root instead of their Home drive. The Home drive is a drive on a Windows 2003 Server. It happens intermittently with the Microsoft Client for Netware. Not ...

Offline folders not working

jtpr - 22 Oct 2008 12:05 PM - 7 messages

I have a network share, G:, and that is where My Documents points to. I select the make available offline option, but nothing happens, no errors, no wizard, nothing. I have gone through everything in the relevant MS KB article about making files available off line and ...

problems with unwanted websites popping up

Don Juan - 21 Oct 2008 11:39 PM - 2 messages

Everytime I log on to the internet, I get unwanted websites popping up almost immediately. I have anti-virus software that seems to be working and I still can't seem to get rid of the problem. I have run the AVG anti-software and ...

New update silverlight crashes my network

k0103707 - 21 Oct 2008 3:23 PM - 5 messages

New update silverlight crashes my network. My PC is only up for a couple of hours and the network as already crashed 4 times. I've gone back to a previous restore point and things seem to be working normal now. ...

Windows - Linux Wireless network connection lag

Silicio - 21 Oct 2008 9:50 AM - 4 messages

Hi all, first of all excuse me for my bad english... I've a lag problem with a wireless connection between a wired linux server (connected in lan to the router, through a switch device) and two other windows xp's pc. ...

CANNOT SURF THE WEB WITH ANY BROWSERS

marcopv55 - 21 Oct 2008 3:17 AM - 5 messages

I've got a friend's PC with XP SP 2 (Pen 4 3.2 GHZ) that all the sudden he can't surf the web, it show "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage" message. I broght the PC to my place which is totaly a different eviroment (so I know ...

Limited connectivity - 2

barrowhill - 20 Oct 2008 6:44 PM - 4 messages

Following on from an earlier post whereby my son, living in Romania, indicated that he was seeing limited on no connectivity on his internet connection; even though we were talking (on Skype), has come back with print screen dump of his network folder. ...

A D-Link DWL-G650 Problem

Ken - 20 Oct 2008 5:23 PM - 15 messages

I have successfully used my laptop with a 650 card at my home location linking to about a 5 year old D-link router (Sorry, Don't have the model number handy) I'm now at a different location trying to connect to a ...

Laptop NIC / Wireless not connecting to network

Vinnypie - 20 Oct 2008 4:08 PM - 2 messages

The NIC (Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller) does not allow internet connectivity. The network connections screen states that it is connected, but does not pass thru. The network connections are as follows: A NetExtender (Sonicwall VPN Connector) is disabled ...

wrong wireless "unsecure" message?

james - 20 Oct 2008 2:56 PM - 6 messages

Once in a while the wireless network icon would pop up a balloon saying wireless networking is connected (unsecure) even though the router and laptop are both set up to use WPA. When I open the wireless networks available list, I see that it is indeed secure (WPA). Why the "unsecure" ...

Re: Internet speed has dropped significantly

Switzerland calling - 20 Oct 2008 11:23 AM - 2 messages

Malke - sorry it took so long to reply - just wanted to give you feedback. I found a way of testing speed, and indeed it was 1/3 normal. Finally my ISP confirmed they had done something with the linie and ...

no Local area network icon

DD - 20 Oct 2008 6:23 AM - 13 messages

i have one pc using broadcom NIC and after update the drive, I can't find local area netork icon in network connection. I still can connect to internet, login to domain but can't change the pc ip address cause the LAN ICON missing. ...

workgroup/file sharing

lesiofamily - 19 Oct 2008 9:48 PM - 10 messages

Hi, I have 2 win xp (PRO and HOME) computers with SP3 installed, cable modem and netgear wireless router (WPA-PSK security); NIS on both PCs; one PC is wired (PRO) to router the other one has wireless USB adapter (HOME); ...

How to open a new tab in IntExp 7 with the default URLK address?

Paul Tander - 19 Oct 2008 8:54 PM - 2 messages

When I open currently a new tab in IntExp then on the new tab not the default address appears but a notice "You've opened a new tab With tabs you can: Use one Internet Explorer window to view all your webpages. ...

SP3 - Killed VPN and Broadband access connections

Whiskers49 - 19 Oct 2008 6:05 AM - 3 messages

After installing sp3 on my Lenovo T60P, all network connections stopped working. I reinstalled the connections for the WiFi, ethernet connection and they are now working. I have not been able to make my vpn connection work. ...

Can't Access Shared Folders

George - 19 Oct 2008 2:00 AM - 4 messages

Chuck, Hope you're out there. I cannot access the shared docs folder or any other shared folder on my desktop from my laptop. In anticipation of some of your questions from other posts, I've included ping results, ipconfig results, and ...