Windows XP Networking - Week 10, 2009

How to configure/adjust proxy from text file? autom.proxy ?

Kevin McNeal - 7 Mar 2009 4:05 PM - 2 messages

Sometimes I would like to work with a proxy. In general I can setup my favorite proxy through the IntExp 7 options manually. But what, if I want to select the proxy dynamically from a text file? Say this textfile contains a couple of proxy IP+ports in the format e.g.: ...

2 Wire Gateway networking Trouble

daveydb - 7 Mar 2009 3:59 AM - 2 messages

I have a 2-Wire 2700HG that I have hooked up in my house. I had a laptop running wirelessly on it and recently added a desktop. The laptop is running XP Home and the desktop is running XP Media Center. I have tried to set up a ...

No DNS servers listed in IPCONFIG /all

Andy C - 6 Mar 2009 2:50 PM - 3 messages

Windows XP Home ADSL USB modem I've got a dial-up ADSL connection that seems to have lost its DNS servers. In the IP configuration they are set to 'Obtain DNS server address automatically' but once dialled-up and connected they don't ...

connecting to remote office site

Stanleyerwin - 5 Mar 2009 6:38 AM - 3 messages

I keep getting a message that the Active X control must be adjusted. I cannot even find out if I have it installed in the first place, and directions for installation are impossible to follow ...

Networking two pc's

Dabbler - 4 Mar 2009 11:12 PM - 6 messages

Hi, I have a main PC with internet connection and new laptop which i would like to network for internet & file sharing. I connected a crossover cable and used the wizard to setup both connections. Both machines have xp home with all updates installed. ...

How many XP PCs can be on a network?

Mobius - 4 Mar 2009 5:33 PM - 23 messages

Is there a limit to how many Windows XP Pro machines can be on a LAN? We have a small office with one such machine that is hooked up to three printers that we share with four other XP machines over a TCP/IP DHCP ...

network printer

dabader - 3 Mar 2009 6:55 PM - 3 messages

is there any way to print over the shared network without the computer have to be on? ...

Home Network

Bill 43 - 3 Mar 2009 1:07 AM - 3 messages

I have a home network set up through a router. 2 machines are winXP and one is Win98SE. On all three machines Network Neighborhhood shows the two XP machines, but none show the win98 machine, even though the Win98 machine ...

Core Utilization Monitoring

Zach - 2 Mar 2009 10:34 PM - 2 messages

For PCs with multiple cores (dual or quad), how can the utilization of the respective cores be monitored ? Task Manager seems to provide only an overall CPU utilization percentage. Thanks, ...

Install missing plugin(Quicktimeplayer,although it already instal

annonymous - 2 Mar 2009 8:52 PM - 2 messages

Many times when trying to see some movie clip, I am prompted to install missing plugin which is quick time player. although It is already installed on my computer. thanks for the help ...

strange internet problem

Robbie - 2 Mar 2009 6:15 PM - 5 messages

I'm having an odd problem with 1 computer on my network where it just loses the ability to surf the web and check pop email/newsgroups. The computer can access other network shares and even stuff locally, but a ...

Password Issue when sharing files between VISTA & XP machines

KenStupka - 2 Mar 2009 5:57 PM - 3 messages

My home network consists of 2 computers, a VISTA machine that is wired to my router and an XP machine that uses a wireless adaptor. I am trying to share files between both computers. I have them both assigned to the same ...

No process listening on port 445

Axel Bender - 2 Mar 2009 5:06 PM - 3 messages

Hi! I have the following problem on just one computer (Windows XP SP3): net use * \\<ip>\<share> /u:<user> <pass> produces "Error 67 - Network path not found". Works ok on all other computers. ...

Can't find host server

Skysi - 2 Mar 2009 6:29 AM - 3 messages

Have two wireless computers side by side. One is fine, another can't connect to the internet. The adapter is connected and shows "Excellent Connection". Upconfig shows everything: gateway.2wire.net, IP address, Subnet mask and default gateway are fine. Yet, when I ping I have "host server can't be ...

AHCI and eSATA

ToddAndMargo - 2 Mar 2009 3:56 AM - 2 messages

Hi All, After I get my motherboard's BIOS into AHCI mode and get the correct drivers loaded into XP, will eSATA drives act like USB thumb drives? (Eject by pressing the green arrow, etc.) Many thanks, -T ...

Network Share and Nethood Issue

OldSalt - 1 Mar 2009 11:26 PM - 2 messages

I have a Server with a Workstation connected via an Ethernet LAN. Both use WinXP SP3. The server has two drives for redundancy and reliability. It is a dual boot setup. The new drive recently added has partitions C: ...

remote assistance

Bill H. - 1 Mar 2009 10:55 PM - 5 messages

Is it still in XP somewhere? I ask because: When I have a remote computer execute the "Remote Assistance" program, the remote computer gets the window, and then uses email to send the request to me. The email comes in with an attachment and a hyperlink in the body: ...