Windows XP Networking - Week 49, 2008

how do i configure??

basschakra - 6 Dec 2008 9:23 PM - 12 messages

this question has probably been answered many times and if so add me to the list.;o) i have a laptop with a wireless data card for internet access. i have multiple desktops that i would like to connect thru a router via ethernet ...

Unable to connect through LAN

Dave - 6 Dec 2008 5:17 PM - 18 messages

I have 2 computers (both Win XP SP2) on a LAN, and each with a modem. I had one set up to act as the host so either could connect to the ISP through it. That system worked OK For other reasons, I changed that ...

Cannot ping other machine on P2P network...why?

WYM - 6 Dec 2008 2:39 PM - 4 messages

Hi, I have two PCs, one running XP Home, the other XP Pro, both on SP3. Plugged in a crossover network cable to join the two-P2P, no hubs or anything. XP Home IP=192.168.1.2 XP Pro IP=192.168.0.1 (set up by Networking Wizard). ...

Unusual network traffic caused by Windows Media Playing sharing...

Nick - 5 Dec 2008 7:53 PM - 4 messages

Hi.. Have just reinstalled Vista Ultimate x32 and all is running well except for some unusual traffic requests which only seem to have when the 'Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service' is running. When the service is enabled, the ...

Need input on setting up SHARED FOLDERS

Phil - 5 Dec 2008 1:52 PM - 4 messages

Hello, I have a situation where I have two shared folders (setup about a year apart in time each), which I had read/write rights establised. Now I'm only able write to one (the oldest one) and the newer one I can only ...

Prevent access to shared files from other PCs on xp home network

Hopespoppa - 5 Dec 2008 3:08 AM - 6 messages

I want to provide internet-only connectivity for my renter's PC via my home router's LAN port 4. It shouldn't be able to access shared files and folders within my PCs networked by the same router. All of my PCs use XP home, but ...

tutorial

sluggo - 4 Dec 2008 8:02 PM - 2 messages

Is there a step by step tut somewhere that I can use to connect, 3 computers to my wireless router. Two of them are hardwired into the router but the third is a laptop in another room. It has XP Home as the OS, the 2n one has ...

Re: Simple File Sharing?

duhmel - 4 Dec 2008 6:56 AM - 2 messages

Don't see 'Advanced settings' under 'view' Relevancy? Continuity? ...

Sharing disabled after setting XP password

duhmel - 4 Dec 2008 6:49 AM - 4 messages

I was able to share files across my home network (XP Home) until I set a user logon password on one of my computers. I have now eliminated the password but all the files under /documents and settings/username are set as 'private' and the check mark is grayed out so I cannot change it. From other computer on the network I can access files under ...

Internet connection works, Browser does not.

C Surfer - 3 Dec 2008 4:07 PM - 2 messages

I need help getting browsers to work in a Windows XP home edition SP2. Had Steady State tried to get help on if this was the cause and Sean Zhu - MSFT said I should come here for help? Steady State Post here - ...

How to share Windows XP internet connect to wireless PCs?

roose - 3 Dec 2008 10:11 AM - 2 messages

Hi, I have a Windows XP Pro SP2 laptop with wireless card and a USB HSDPA modem (ZTE MF628), which most of the time I use to connect to the internet whenever I am working on a client site. I also have this Windows Mobile 6.1 phone (SE ...

Remember network password

Vista neworking user - 3 Dec 2008 7:55 AM - 2 messages

Hi, I just installed Vista Home and i am unable to have windows remember the password to my network drives. This happens for a samba as well as a standalone network disk. It keeps asking me for the password after each ...

Just Got My Machine Working Again, And Now This

jamalsbro - 3 Dec 2008 3:27 AM - 3 messages

Hi All, I was here a few weeks ago, had some issues with a corrupted registry and you guys helpme me right through it. Now I have this issue.. Tonight, while online, I was prompted to "update" my version of ...

Re: XP based PC disconnecting LAN from the internet

PA Bear [MS MVP] - 3 Dec 2008 3:17 AM - 2 messages

[[Forwarded to WinXP Network(ing) newsgroup via crosspost.]] Marts wrote: ...

Windows XP PRO on Domain Newbie

Thomas R Grassi Jr - 2 Dec 2008 11:38 PM - 2 messages

Just switched my Windows XP Pro pc's (3) from a workgroup (MYHOME) to a domain (OUR) on a windows 2003 R2 Standard server I was able to ping the server by dns name from my pc Today I tried and it brought up an external ip address ...

Program log internet access & programs/paths causing it?

tskogstrom - 2 Dec 2008 12:28 PM - 2 messages

Hi, Do you know any software that logs the PC's (same as sw is running on is ok) all processes communicating with internet (TCP&UDP), what IP's they contact and most important, what files/programs/services that is ...

Sharing folders problem.

Kenny - 1 Dec 2008 11:40 PM - 3 messages

Main PC using XP Pro/SP3, 3 HDD's split into a number of partitions, hard wired to wireless modem/router Have enabled sharing on these partitions. Laptop using XP MCE/SP3 wirelessly connected to same router. From the laptop I can see and open the partitions on the main PC but I can ...

hi

gopi chand - 1 Dec 2008 2:33 PM - 2 messages

I solved the same problem by removing outlook from all of my networked computers including server Best of Luck Gopi ...

Windows Xp Question

Thomas R Grassi Jr - 1 Dec 2008 11:51 AM - 3 messages

Just switched my Windows XP Pro SP3 computers from a workgroup network to a Domain Network they now logon to a Windows 2003 R2 Standard Server SP2 I get this event error on my workstations Event Type: Error Event Source: Schannel ...

internet connection

Carlos J - 1 Dec 2008 2:16 AM - 2 messages

Hello My computer connects to the internet but when i open a browser window it displays the following message Connection Interrupted the connection to the server was reset while the page was loading the network link was interrupted while negotiating a connection ...

Downloading from Microsoft

Kmart - 1 Dec 2008 12:51 AM - 3 messages

I currently running Windows Xp and Internet Explorer 7 and I can not download from Microsoft. When I try it allows me to go to the download page but then tells me to check my internet connection. Does anyone have an ideas??????? ...

Wireless with xp (host) and vista

Thorondor - 30 Nov 2008 11:57 PM - 2 messages

I can access the shared files on both pc's but i can't get to internet in the pc with vista ...

DHCP / DNS

Jacko - 30 Nov 2008 7:28 PM - 3 messages

I have the following set up in my house: Cable Modem Wireless router with 4-port switch with DHCP and DNS enabled - Win XP Laptop connected wirelessly and set up in a Workgroup Mains over networking cable 8-port switch links to: ...