give us a bit more to go on..
What type of service do you use? Cable? DSL? This sounds like you could have intermittant service from your ISP and its hanging your modem. They may even be dropping...

net ?
net send ?
will give you the syntax

net send /NTDOMAIN:COMPUTER1 Your message text afterward!

the version of the net command differs from os to os but the syntax should remain the same.

on a linux/unix box use the "wall" command while logged in as root.

on a windows box (if the communications package has been installed in its entirety)
start>run type "winpopup"
if its...

I dont believe this can be done on an XP box. However, Explicit logging can be
accomplished when a Linux box is used as a NTDOMAIN server with Samba and Cups.
Cups would actually be the one that...

connect to the routers ip as your gateway and not the local machine.
your ISP probably uses DHCP to assign IP addresses so leave DHCP enabled on the router. set a static ip locally for the windows...

I've been a SysAd for years and only log/monitor 3 things in earnest:

1) the snmp traffic on a given lan (and firewall traffic)

2) the dns requests each system makes

3) when a user logs...

BT's website says this about your DSL WAP/ROUTER:

"The BT Voyager 2100 Wireless is a state of the art ADSL Modem developed for 'Self Install' ADSL combined with an IEEE 802.11g Wireless Networking...

sounds like the card is bad.. ive often experienced similar symptoms with the
older 802.11b cards but havnt had any 802.11g cards fail. sometimes the cards
will not install on a second pcmica slot...

also, check under start-->control panel

double click on system
click on hardware
select network devices

then check to ensure that power management is turned OFF for your wireless device.

disconnect/disallow the offending systems asap

this will reduce load and buy time for research & fixing.

www.symantec.com is reporting some new worms.. you might wanna hit the site..
there...

you may be encountering DHCP timeouts From your ISP.. With linksys products the
default router is usually 192.168.1.1 and the first client (on a LAN) is 192.168.100.1
the default user & password...

now I grew up understanding SID to be the same as UID. Sun/Solaris ID & User ID.

As far as ghost was concerned yes ghosting a FRESHLY loaded machine is the proper way. but it works best in an...

but an RJ-15 (phone line) will fit into an RJ-45 (ether) port.. ..and it wont
work but the converse isnt true..

I would have thought your subnet mask would have been 255.255.255.0

192.168.1.1 is the default gateway for Linksys routers.. (if thats what you have..)
Your Ip is probably established by your...

No time like the present to learn by doing. Join the club. I dont think I know a
quality tech that didnt learn by crash n burn. Its your turn now.

Each machine that accepts an 8wire RJ-45 type...

I agree w/ steosaur(oWn) ..sounds like a bad NIC maybe? xp should auto recognize
hardware while hot.. (although not reccomended..) try reseating the card whilst the
system is on ;) dont fry...

While your question is somewhat vague as to what you man by 'hosting' (website?)
I would just pick up a 4 port hub and then jack each machine into the hub
then out to the net. ...

you might want to try to set up the connection manually..

start>settings>controlpanel>network&dialupsettings

just follow the steps for a new connection and dont forget to disable the old one. ...

do you have youre original network card back in the machine? sometimes ISPs
connect directly to your modem by MAC address or if they have problems
your NIC..
you may have problems with your...

However,.. kilobytes KB is used to refer to data 'size' and bits is used to refer
to data rate or speed. and although similar I hear tale that they're NoT at all
the same.. ..so in light of this...

lemmie see now..

first the subject:
Kbps and KB/sec
Kbps = KB/sec this is the same

next.. the meat and potatoes..
6-8 Kb/sec = estimated/calculated/approximated download speed.....