Windows XP Networking - Week 44, 2008

Connected to Internet, but not connected

DBerenthal - 1 Nov 2008 9:40 PM - 2 messages

I came across an intesting new problem. I just got a new laptop computer, which seems to work fine, except, for my broadband connection. When using a Sierra Wireless Broadband card (pcmcia) and ATT Coomunication Manager to connect to the internet, it establishes a connection, I am able to ping any ...

How Can i monitoring....

Karembue - 1 Nov 2008 12:10 PM - 3 messages

Hello to all, I have 4 xp machines in my home.(2 children - my wife and my) I don't have a server, and I use the workgroup network for file sharing (adsl). So I want to know, is there any possibility to monitor the workgroup ...

Backing up data in a workgroup

Wabz - 31 Oct 2008 9:56 AM - 5 messages

I am working on a small network where computers are in a workgroup as opposed to a domain. What is the most effecient way to perform backups of all data on all computers short of walking around backing up each ...

internet connection in a network randomly crashes

mark - 31 Oct 2008 2:32 AM - 5 messages

hi, i have a laptop and everytime i connect to our network the internet connect of the whole network will crash for 30 seconds and then the internet goes back for about 3 minutes then goes out for another 30 seconds. can ...

Cannot connect XP Pro to Win 2003 Domain

Angus - 30 Oct 2008 6:18 PM - 7 messages

We're got an XP Pro SP 2 PC trying to connect to our Win2003 domain. The 'Domain' line in Computer Name Change is not visable - only Workgroup is. Any suggestion on how wer can get this PC to connect to our domain? ...

Setting up a printer to use over a wireless connection

Duncs - 30 Oct 2008 4:42 PM - 5 messages

OK, here's the setup on which I need some advice. I have a desktop PC, attached to which is a USB printer. The desktop is connected to my router to access the internet via broadband. My wife uses her works laptop downstairs, and connects to the company ...

Wireless connection problems

Jon - 29 Oct 2008 4:54 PM - 5 messages

Hi, Can anyone help with this; I've just got an old laptop from being repaired, the problem I am having is that I cannot connect to my Sky Wireless Internet connection, it finds the wireless router but when it tries to connect it says ...

Internet blocked on port 80

Locans - 29 Oct 2008 8:19 AM - 2 messages

If I connect to a https:\\ or an ftp:\\ it will connect. I am using a Sonicwall security device on the internet. If I connect to the Sonicwall using http:\\(ipaddress) it won't connect, if I use https:\\(ipaddress) it ...

Scripting four static DNS servers

Juha - 29 Oct 2008 7:26 AM - 3 messages

Hi Our problems regarding IPSec VPN has lead us to making a temp "login script" which shoud assing to networkadapter four fixed DNS servers. Another script should set the setting back to automatic. I have tested this script and it succesfully sets one DNS server. The ...

network

hp - 29 Oct 2008 6:15 AM - 2 messages

one computer is pinging but when we have click on network it is not opening .. ...

Network problems

Bob - 29 Oct 2008 1:10 AM - 3 messages

I have several computers on a network, one is wireless. I have been happy as a clam sharing files among all computers when I got a virus on my XP machine. I cleaned and restored and pretty much got back where I ...

XP DNS stopped working?

Ian - 28 Oct 2008 10:00 AM - 7 messages

From: Ian <hel***@ntlworld.com> Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 Time: 00:41:35 More evidence. Looking back through the Event Log, it looks as if things went wrong during an aborted update to SP3. The events reported around ...

Simple Printer Sharing/Networking Question

husky86 - 28 Oct 2008 4:56 AM - 8 messages

We are trying to connect 3 desktop computers in a small office situation to form a network where we can (most importantly) share 2 dedicated printers for the office (HP color laser and monochrome laser printers). We are running these 3 desktop systems through a simple router forming a LAN. ...

Workgroup computers cannot access a pc that was updated to sp3

devzulu - 27 Oct 2008 10:54 PM - 3 messages

Hello, due to some recent problems with a pc in our network, we fixed all problems and also installed xp sp3, which we were going to do also for the rest. However, after the upgrade, even though all computers see each other in the ...

HTTP error 12031

Sailing_Nut - 27 Oct 2008 7:50 PM - 6 messages

Hi, I'm having problems with an XP install. I have found that I can't get to web pages. When I run the "Diagnose Connection Problems" it shows that FTP and HTTPS are OK, but HTTP traffic gets two errors, 12030 and 12031. ...

I NEED HELP PROTECTING SERVER FOLDERS

fax now - 27 Oct 2008 3:39 PM - 3 messages

We have a server where we keep a lot of important folders, some of which are updated every day with contracts, etc. One day one of the employees accidentally deleted or somehow got rid of a very important folder. (we did ...

Remote Desktop

k0103707 - 27 Oct 2008 12:11 PM - 4 messages

Hi, I use Remote Desktop quite a bit and have noticed that it locks the computer that's being used is it possible to disable this? ...

Re: Can a Ping result of "127.0.0.1" be considered as normal?

Chris Davies - 27 Oct 2008 10:01 AM - 2 messages

In comp.os.linux.misc hsyq***@gmail.com wrote: You've cross-posted to a mixture of Linux-specific groups and Windows-specific groups. What OS are you actually running? That doesn't follow. Chris ...

Wireless Access to ADSL Router

Shiv Sivaraman - 27 Oct 2008 9:08 AM - 6 messages

Everytime I re-boot my computer, my PC does not automatically connect to the DLink ADSL Router. I find that in the Advanced Settings for the Wireless LAN Adaptor, the Wireless Device Off switch is turned ON. I have to to turn it ...

Can a Ping result of "127.0.0.1" be considered as normal?

hsyq8xg - 27 Oct 2008 9:05 AM - 3 messages

Dear all, Recently my PC acting up. It refused to let me accessing gmail.com and groups.google.com I can, however, access [link] without any problem. To find out what happened, I did a "ping" job, on google, as well as ...

BROWERS STOP WORKING

Steve W - 26 Oct 2008 5:32 PM - 6 messages

Hi I've been running XP sp3 for quite some time now and all has been OK. Suddenly though I've encountered a strange browsing problem that effects ALL browsers IE7, Firefox3 and that new Google thing. In practise they just stop browsing ! ...

Re: CDMA connection

thomas - 26 Oct 2008 2:13 PM - 5 messages

Thanks for the info. I would be more apt. to use the "Sprint SmartView" if it would minimize to the sys. tray. I can't find who to contact about the program itself. ...

Multiple Routers

thomas - 26 Oct 2008 1:40 PM - 16 messages

Is it possible to run more than one router on a dsl line? eg. one router connected via a phone jack and another router connected to a different jack in another part of the building. ...