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Home n etwork problem
I set up a simple home network to share a cable modem connection. Up to 4 pcs, 2 hooked up directly via ethernet cable to the CompUSA 4 Port 10/100 MPS Switch/Wireless Rounter and 2 PCs connecting via wireless cards. 3 of the 4 pcs run XP, the forth is a laptop running 2000. After working fine for over a year, ... 15 Oct 2005 02:05

cannot renew IP ADDRESS 169
I for some reason cannot renew my IP address. I have had my comcast internet for over a year and for some reason I can't connect to the internet anymore. I know that it is not a problem with my ethernet card becuase I just finished installing a new one and I still get the same error. I also know that it is n... 11 Oct 2005 19:39

Error 734: PPP link........
Some advice would be appreciated. Problem connecting to internet using my laptop and mobile phone through IRDA. All settings seem ok. It opens port, dials, verifies username & password, then goes to registering me on network THEN - Error 734: The PPP link protocol was terminated. This happens every single time... 9 Oct 2005 22:17

Browser service terminates
Sunday morn The main computer is set to IsDomainMaster YES MaintainServerList YES All other XP computers on the network are set to IsDomainMaster FALSE MaintainServerList Auto These entries ... 9 Oct 2005 00:26

Problem with DSL and VPN
I use VPN Software (Nortel Networks Contivity VPN Client v 4.15) to connect to my network at work from my home computer. I recently upgraded to DSL from dial-up, but have been unable to connect through my VPN to work from the DSL connection. It gets to the point where it attempts to retrieve a standard banner, ... 10 Oct 2005 23:18

router vs switch
5 xp's, 1x98se wireless and one win2k running as a server. All are plugged in to either the modem or "router". Had problems over past couple of months wiht connection so a guy that was helping us replaced wires and then replaced our 5 port router with a 5 post switch. Come to find out the cable modem was going b... 14 Oct 2005 11:29

Can´t get router login/pass window
I just changed my old router to a new one, but unfortunately now I cannot enter the setup via http. I type the ip (192.168.1.1) but IE is not able to get it, therefore no window appears to fill in the login/pass. I already did the setup for internet because the new router brought a special program in the insta... 6 Oct 2005 18:59

XP Home Networking Nightmare
My two XP home networked computers can see each other in My Network Connections but I can't open them. I get the usual access denied error message that you see on this board. One can ping the other but the other one times out. I have viewed several strings in this discussion group and I have tried most , if ... 5 Oct 2005 09:50

XP Home Networking Help
Hello, I have a Compaq Desktop with XP Home Addition, an IBM Laptop with XP Proffessional, and a Netgear Router/hub connected to a DSL modem. The PC's are ethernet attached to the web via the hub. It works fine. I have tried to set up a home network using the Network Setup Wizard. I go through the interview... 9 Oct 2005 23:50

remote netsh command
I am trying to use netsh to update IP addresses and DNS servers on all Pcs on my network. When I enter the -r option and specify a remote computer, I get a "command not found" when I enter anything past the "interface/ip" section of netsh. Once I reach the ip section of netsh, the set command does not let me ... 5 Oct 2005 11:57