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Advice on running 2 networks
Posted on January 21st, 2006 | 5 Comments

I plan to have 2 WinXP PCs, each with an Internet connection to a different ISP (for critical applications) . Will use ICS and ICF on each. I would like to be able to network directly between them...

Access denied to computer in xp home networked computers
Posted on January 21st, 2006 | 6 Comments

My client has 2 xp "home" systems being networked over a wireless router. I installed the wireless cards and the router. The two computers see each other but there appears to be a security block on...

Hibernation problem
Posted on January 21st, 2006 | 4 Comments

I am running A 2.66G Celeron, 512 MB RAM, XP home SP2, have a Linksys cable modem (BEFCMU10 V3), and a D-Link wireless router. When I am away from the PC for a period of time, my internet connection...

Can map home shares/printers by IP, but not computer name
Posted on January 21st, 2006 | 1 Comments

Hello. I have multiple home computers running XP and Norton Internet Security. They are connected via a 10/100 hub and share a common workgroup name. I can map drive shares and printers by IP...

Links outside of IE won't work.
Posted on January 21st, 2006 | 2 Comments

Ok while I am browsing in IE all the links work fine. But any link in another program won't work. Like in my messengers and stuff like that. When I click on a link, 2 pages pop up, one with...

Unable to network, how do I put my address bk into new computer?
Posted on January 21st, 2006 | 6 Comments

I just could not get my two computers to recognize each other. Sadly. So, I can't use my old address book for Outlook Express in my new computer... But, I got a little external drive from my...

Simple Home Network Help
Posted on January 21st, 2006 | 9 Comments

I have two PCs...both of which have been recently re-formatted. The primary runs XP home and the secondary runs XP Pro. They are both wired to a router that is wired to my cable modem. I can not...

Peer To Peer Networking
Posted on January 21st, 2006 | 1 Comments

I currently have sympatico highspped connected via the USB port. I can't seem to get the PC"s to connect. Have ran the network setup wiz a million times. Found an article that stated that peer to...

TWO wireless networks, TWO homes, want to BRIDGE the wireless connections
Posted on January 21st, 2006 | 2 Comments

Ok, here is the setup My house D link 624 108mb router HP Laptop Internal 54G His House D link 524 54mb router Sony Vaio Laptop

DSL or cable
Posted on January 21st, 2006 | 1 Comments

I am using PPPoE as a connection type in the broadband router. Can someone advise what are the DSL and cable internet and the differences in between. Is there any easy way to identify these two...

Window XP DNS caching for some addresses
Posted on January 21st, 2006 | 2 Comments

I have a client with an XP HE machines. They are on a local/home network with a combo wireless/wired router and a DSL modem. We recently moved their company's web hosting to a new server,...

how to find out (directory service) hostname? (at networking) URGE
Posted on January 21st, 2006 | 1 Comments

how to find out (directory service) hostname? (at networking) URGENT!! I'm installing Oracle and can't figure out this one? please help asap!

"Page Cannot Be Displayed" until IP is renewed.
Posted on January 21st, 2006 | 7 Comments

I'm running a native Windows Server 2003 network with Windows XP Pro clients. On occasions, I have the weirdest thing happen where clients won't be able to access the internet UNLESS they're given an...

Wireless DHCP doesn't like security
Posted on January 21st, 2006 | 5 Comments

Hi, I have a Thinkpad T23, running WinXP SP2, with a TrendNet wireless card. The NIC is set to DHCP, and when the network I am connecting to has low, or no security it connects successfully, and...

Why do you think my one computer doesn't "view workgroup computers
Posted on January 21st, 2006 | 10 Comments

Neither computer will let me access the other. Each asks me to talk to the administrator for permissions. Could that be because only one of the two shows both computers when I click on "view...

XP Home safe file sharing (newbie)
Posted on January 21st, 2006 | 9 Comments

Can someone point me somewhere that instructs me how to set up file sharing on a home network that is secure. I have 2 pcs (both XP Home) connected to Hub/ADSL modem. Each PC can access the Internet...

Allow hibernation when network policy settings do not allow it.
Posted on January 20th, 2006 | 1 Comments

I work in a very small office where a portion of my desktop computer's hard drive has been turned into a network drive. I have discovered recently that my computer never goes into standby...

Wireless network configurations not sticky between users
Posted on January 20th, 2006 | 3 Comments

Hello, I have a Dlink wireless router and multiple PCs. I can get connectivity between the PCs and router no problem. But if I log in as another user to the PC (XP Pro) then I need to setup the...

Networking and DSL - multiple connections
Posted on January 20th, 2006 | 3 Comments

We've had DSL for five years, but a screw up by the phone company reinstalled the DSL service. I assume we're going into a new server on their end. We are guaranteed that more than one computer at...

Netowrk Drive dissappears on restart
Posted on January 20th, 2006 | 3 Comments

Good day I have mapped a netywork drive from My computer on Windows Xp Pro SP2. Whenever the computer is rebooted or restarted the network drive no longer is available & has to be redone. Please...