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Connecting two wireless networks?
Posted on October 18th, 2005 | 3 Comments

I'm pretty new to networking, and want to keep my question simple. I have Verizon wireless, with XP-home computer and Router upstairs, and XP-home computer and laser printer downstairs. Wireless...

allowing access to hard-nic'd computer
Posted on October 18th, 2005 | 3 Comments

I have a computer (#1) not connected to the network, but it is hard-NIC'd to a computer (#2) that is connected to the network. I want #1 to have full control to a directory on #2 (i.e., it will be...

Hosts file
Posted on October 18th, 2005 | 1 Comments

I would like to edit my hosts file on my Windows XP Pro computer. I would like to specify the ip address, computer name, and I would also like to let the computer know that this computer is a domain...

network printer appears as a LPT1 entry with no network info
Posted on October 18th, 2005 | 0 Comments

I have 3 systems running Win XP Pro. A tower and two notebooks. The notebooks are connected via wirless networking. The tower has a HP Fax/Priinter combo attached and a Xerox XD100 attached locally...

How do I disable LiveUpdate in PcAnywhere 11.0 ?
Posted on October 18th, 2005 | 1 Comments

My firewall shows me that PcAnywhere v11.0 tries to contact outside servers for LiveUpdates. I don't want to do this but did not found any settings or menu which let me disable these LiveUpdate...

Slow file access problem
Posted on October 18th, 2005 | 1 Comments

I have a client on windows XP pro with a strange problem. Any time the client is connected to the network (W2003), it takes an age to open a file on the local machine. Using windows explorer the...

Some questions about the compatibility and setup of Remote Desktop Client
Posted on October 18th, 2005 | 0 Comments

I want to access from a Win2000 system with a MS Remote Desktop Client through the Internet another WinXP Prof computer with a Remote Desktop Server. Sorry for this newbie questions about this...

Maximum users on a "non-shared" XP network?
Posted on October 18th, 2005 | 4 Comments

I am (hopefully) going to be setting up a network of 20 (maybe 22) laptops via a wi-fi router. I hope to be using a Draytek Vigor 2600G wireless router for the network 'switch'. None of the laptops...

MSDLC32 in Windows XP ?
Posted on October 18th, 2005 | 0 Comments

I have a software which runs on Win98 requiring DLC32. Now I want to upgrade to Win XP but can't get it to run because Win XP does not provide DLC32. Plz help.

Connecting 2 PCs to broadband with router
Posted on October 18th, 2005 | 19 Comments

At present I have a simple network by joining my PCs with a crossover cable and I can access Wanadoo Broadband from either as long as both are switched on. If I altered my system using a router which...

XPPro sp2 Slow Performance issue w DOS app
Posted on October 18th, 2005 | 3 Comments

XPPro sp2 Slow Performance issue We have an old DOS accounting program that takes a serious performance hit after installing SP2 on XPPro clients. Problem is inserting a record into a btrieve...

RE: ipconfig shows no adaptors.
Posted on October 17th, 2005 | 0 Comments

We've had this problem on a few machines for a couple of months and it's been driving us nuts. We are experiencing this mostly on Dell Latitude D600 or D610s. I did a lot of investigation on the...

WEb site access problem - Firewall?
Posted on October 17th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Hi this is a strange one. I have an XP computer going through a Netgear WGT624 Gateway/router to a LAN hub and our other computers. Also attached to that Gateway/router is an Optus cable modem to...

Shared Computer Toolkit
Posted on October 17th, 2005 | 2 Comments

Based on curiosity, I installed Shared Computer Toolkit onto my laptop, and it created many problems. Some problems I could solve, but there was one that I had no idea of - that my home network was...

unable to connect wireless
Posted on October 17th, 2005 | 1 Comments

Hi; UNABLE TO CONNECT WIRELESS TO MY DSL GATEWAY. IT TELL A MESSAGE "LIMITED OR NO CONNECTIVITY". THE OPERATING SYSTEM IS WIN XP PRO SP2 WITH A USB ADAPTER DLINK DWL-120 11MBPS. ANY HELP ,...

Networking with router / IP Address
Posted on October 17th, 2005 | 6 Comments

I have a home network connecting two computers runner windows XP home to a router which is connected to the cable modem. A home network is set up and works fine. I am trying to play an online game...

Does Gigabit require separate network
Posted on October 17th, 2005 | 4 Comments

I have a simple 10/100 Mbps home network with two computers, a print server, and a NAS. All components are connected through a Linksys 10/100 cable gateway (modem/router/switch combination.) The NAS...

Re: slow access to networked computer
Posted on October 17th, 2005 | 10 Comments

Hi Chuck, Unfortunatel, I cannot remove anything on any of two my computers because after that my W2K computer couldn't see th other one (except one case - I can remove IPX binding for Client for...

0xc0000017 error and drainage of virtual memory - XP (SP2)
Posted on October 17th, 2005 | 1 Comments

-I have XP pro (sp2), and this problem: Basically, a message saying unable to initialise application with error 0xc0000017, and /or just "insufficient resources" comes up after leaving PC with...

Home intranet
Posted on October 17th, 2005 | 1 Comments

I currently have this set up WAN goes into router and the router routes the conection to two PCs both running XP. I want to set up an intranet (then move it to a larger scale) on this network. I...