Windows XP Networking - Week 5, 2009

Internet connection disconnects when detects inactivity ...

CRD2.0 - 31 Jan 2009 8:13 PM - 5 messages

Sometime way back, I was given the option to disconnect from the internet if inactivity was detected after a certain time period. I don't recall what program it was or even if it was a windows' setting. Now I'm finding this ...

XP to XP Printer Sharing Problem

Bilbo - 31 Jan 2009 6:08 PM - 3 messages

A peer-to-peer network based on a SOHO router w/4 - 802.3u ports. Router is also 802.11g and WiFi is enabled (WPA2-PSK-AES). A Win XP Pro SP2 Desktop with USB-attached SHARED printer connected to ...

need help adding wireless printer

timO' - 31 Jan 2009 5:26 PM - 4 messages

hope this is the right forum for this issue we have two pcs hardwired to a netgear wgr614. neither pc has wi-fi adapter we share the dsl modem we are using Windows XPpro just got a canon mp620 and got it connected wireless to my pc. ...

XP computer suddenly blocked from workgroup

David K - 31 Jan 2009 10:28 AM - 3 messages

We have 5 PCs on a workgroup. Everything was working fine, including network printing and visibility and mapping of shared resources. Every PC could see all the others in the workgroup. Suddenly 1 PC cannot see the workgroup - even itself! ...

Internet Explorer works very slow

HaroldSJS - 30 Jan 2009 6:20 PM - 3 messages

My situation is as follows; I have IE 7.0.5713. I am running a internet connection between my systems and a router, which is a D Link 1310 and a broadband connection with a cable modem. There are two other systems on my network, one is running Vista and ...

Can't Access LAN Folders

Jim - 30 Jan 2009 1:07 PM - 4 messages

I'm running two XP Pro computers on a LAN. Remote Desktop works between both systems. When I use My Network Places to view either of my LAN computers, I can only access the Shares Folders but nothing else, including My ...

can't "see" jpegs thru network connections

PAR - 30 Jan 2009 3:20 AM - 3 messages

One pc using xp, other is vista. XP computer not able to view jpegs on network. Can see PDF & DOC. Any ideas? ...

Mapped network drive

m4r - 30 Jan 2009 2:09 AM - 2 messages

Hi, I have a small network running with 5 computers using xp home sp2 and am having trouble getting one of the systems to connect to a network share folder. The system can see the shared directory on the other machine and access it, ...

Help with shield router

Bob W - 30 Jan 2009 12:12 AM - 6 messages

Running a peer network. Presently router 1 configured lan 192.168.254.x wan 192.168.1.x isp gateway 192.168.1.254 (the dsl modem) primary dns 192.168.1.254 (also the modem) I want to add a second router, the first router to become the shield router. ...

Network devices finder

Jack Dee - 29 Jan 2009 8:40 PM - 3 messages

Any ideas if there are any free tools to find all the devices connected on the network like IP address of workstations and printers etc! Thank you. ...

Long login time following username/password

SchoolTechGuy - 29 Jan 2009 4:13 AM - 7 messages

I've got a lab of XP SP2 machines (all identical computers) on a 2003 server. Two of the machines take about two minutes from the time the user types in username/password to the time the desktop appears. Between login and desktop ...

Prevent Windows Explorer DLL Searching in UNC home Folder?

IT Guy - 28 Jan 2009 7:30 PM - 2 messages

I'm investigating some response issues with Windows Explorer when a user's home drive is mapped to a network share. During my network captures I see that if I launch a local program, such as Calculator or Word 2003, that it ...

Cannot clear ARP cache

Smirnoff - 28 Jan 2009 9:09 AM - 3 messages

Sorry, this is also posted in 24hoursupport.helpdesk. I don't usually double post but I have just found this NG and it seems more appropriate to post here. A friend asked me to check out his computer (XP, SP3) as he could no ...

Unable to connect to wireless network

anonymous - 28 Jan 2009 7:33 AM - 7 messages

Hi, This is a problem concerning my wireless connection. Some time ago, I had no problems connecting to my wireless connection using WEP encryption. However, I tried to change the encryption to WAP on my gateway page and thereafter failed to connect to the internet. Using a LAN cable to connect to the ...

Firewall Mysteriously Turning On After Enabling DHCP - XP SP3

Rico - 27 Jan 2009 4:08 PM - 7 messages

When trying to change corporate PCs from static assignments to DHCP, I am getting all sorts of results (I inherited this situation). The oddest and most frequent one I am running into is that the firewall is turning on -- not good. ...

Cannot connect to internet

BBran - 26 Jan 2009 11:17 PM - 2 messages

Hello, I am using XPSP2 and a DSL modem. For some reason if I do not turn on my modem before or at the same time as I turn on my computer, I cannot connect to the Internet. I get no response in IE7 or MS Outlook or anything. Also, ...

Internet Connection Icon Only Displayed Sporadically

HaroldSJS - 26 Jan 2009 3:48 PM - 6 messages

I am running Windows XP and I have a D-Link router, using a broadband cable Modem. My question is; Usually and sporadically, there are two icons on my taking bar, in the lower right hand corner of my screen. One indicates "Local Area Network" and the ...

IE7 keeps crashing

LeeG - 26 Jan 2009 2:22 PM - 4 messages

My IE7 crashes or closes down with no warning when I try to close tabs. The last time this happened I noticed, in event viewer, 32 identical instances of the following:- Event Type: Error Event Source: ...

Renewing IP Address / Flushing ARP Cache

Tina418 - 26 Jan 2009 2:17 PM - 2 messages

Hi, I have a desktop that used to be connected to a Netgear Wireless Router. I no longer have the router connected to the desktop and tried to set-up a modem this weekend but am having problems. I have tried to release and renew ...

Lost all Local Connectivity After Windows Update

Camillo - 25 Jan 2009 4:08 AM - 3 messages

HELLO - I have been networking three home computers successfully for some time. Yesterday I downloaded the two most recent XP/Home Priority Updates, and today I have suddenly lost all connectivity to the computer to which I downloaded the updates. ...