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File/Printer sharing
Posted on January 13th, 2006 | 3 Comments

I have 3 pc's networked. The host and one other is running xp pro, the third machine is running xp home. Although the host will share the internet with xp home it will not share it's files or printer...

Token Ring
Posted on January 13th, 2006 | 5 Comments

Has anyone got XP working successfully with Token Ring or is it a complete no-no ? If so, which cards/drivers worked ? Unsuccesful search in the Hardware/Driver compatibility lists.......

Windows XP Home VPN Connecting to Network Shares
Posted on January 13th, 2006 | 1 Comments

I have an outside sales rep. for our company who purchased a desktop w/ Media Edition. I set up a VPN on his desktop, but need to get him access to some Network Shares within the company's network. ...

Wireless Dropouts w/ Internet Audio Streams
Posted on January 13th, 2006 | 0 Comments

D-Link DI-624 Wireless Router (WPA-PSK enabled) Toshiba Satellite Laptop w/ WinXP Home (SP2) I'm hoping someone can explain the following phenomenon wrt my wireless setup. Personally, I'm...

ICS in a server or domain environment
Posted on January 13th, 2006 | 6 Comments

Hello Group! I have a company laptop with XP Professional working in a domain environment. I use this computer at home to access my home lan and internet with no problem. This computer also has a...

have to keep signing in
Posted on January 13th, 2006 | 5 Comments

I am on a company network. Internet acces is fine. We have an HP businessjet 3000 on the network. When I try tonsyall it asks for the password. It will install Ok and work fine until I shut down....

Lose internet connection
Posted on January 13th, 2006 | 1 Comments

I have two xp's networked through a netgear 614 router and roadrunner cable modem. I've got the network running reasonably well except for one problem. It seems when either computer tries to access...

WOL (wake on LAN) utility
Posted on January 13th, 2006 | 1 Comments

Hi, Can anyone point us to where could we find a Window-based free WOL utility from a "creditable" provider? After succeed on remote desktop, we would like to incorporate WOL from a remote location...

Not getting a DHCP address before group policies run.
Posted on January 13th, 2006 | 3 Comments

We are currently having a problem from time to time where we start our computers and it appears the machine does not get a DHCP address before the group policies are applied. When this happens, our...

Help - Can't run DOS commands in Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2
Posted on January 13th, 2006 | 3 Comments

All of a sudden I find that I cannot run DOS commands like Sysedit from the DOS prompt in WIndows XP Service Pack 2. I can see the files when I type DIR, but when I try to run the commands, I get an...

Network connections in control panel not working.
Posted on January 13th, 2006 | 0 Comments

Hi all Whenever i click on NETWORK CONNECTIONS in conrol panel nothing happens.. On right clicking, the 'open' option is not there ! What could be wrong ?

Leap of Faith
Posted on January 13th, 2006 | 1 Comments

On Chuck's recommendation I took a "leap of faith" by trusting the LSPfix utility to re-register my network stacks, followed by the WinSock2 and WindowsXP fix utilities. That wiped out my wireless...

VPN, FTP, or remote desktop
Posted on January 13th, 2006 | 6 Comments

Hi, I have been searching and testing a networking solution primarily for file sharing and intranet web site development for a while. However, I am getting more and more confused about what is the...

Slow VPN/Network broswing using "network place"
Posted on January 13th, 2006 | 1 Comments

Hi We're having some trouble with browsing performance on our network. When browsing the network using a "network place" shortcut, the browsing slows down with each directory...

Linksys Wireless Network Adaptor with Speedbooster
Posted on January 13th, 2006 | 8 Comments

Good signal, easy setup. Using with WRT54GS in another room. Problem is, with the connection for this device enabled, my hard drive clicks and grinds about once every second. The disk access light...

network problem
Posted on January 13th, 2006 | 6 Comments

hello i am trying to network my 2 home computers computer 'A' reads computer B' but computer "B' cannot read computer A. i get error message stating that i might not have permission to use...

Home Networking-I am unable to use the file sharing feature.....
Posted on January 13th, 2006 | 4 Comments

Hi, any help at all with this issue would be much appreciated. I am attemping to set up a small home network (2 Comps- 1 "Home" WindowsXP Pro 1.6ghz PC, and 1 "Mobile" WindowsXP Pro dell inspiron...

Difference between "localhost" and "mycomputernameIP"
Posted on January 13th, 2006 | 4 Comments

I am new to this and would appreciate an explanation here. Under the column "local IP address" in my Firewall log, sometimes it shows"localhost" and other times "mycomputername(xxx.xxx.x.xxx). This...

Negative DNS response launches dial-up dialogue
Posted on January 13th, 2006 | 6 Comments

I just upgrade from a Windows Me machine to a Windows XP machine, and I'm experiencing an odd problem. I use a broadband connection, but I also have a dial-up service for emergencies. Now that I'm...

Unable to view Network Properties
Posted on January 13th, 2006 | 0 Comments

Hi, I am really struggling here. I have a laptop running Windows XP SP2. It has an on-board Intel network adapater. There is also a 2Wire Wireless adapter installed. When I open the Network...