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I'm running Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit on my main machine. Randomly it will drop its internet connection and display that it is connected to "Network 9", and has local access only, and indeed the computer has no working internet connection. A reboot of the network adapter temporarily fixes the …

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I recently purchased a domain name from godaddy, and have been unable to link it with apache which i am running from my home on a server. The server uses windows xp (because of my lack of linux skills). I though i might have to point my domain name to …

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currently i am using windows 7.since last week i have problem with command prompt.i am unable to access networking commands such as 'ipconfig',tracert',etc.whenever i typed these words it shows message as" 'ipconfig is recognized as internal or external command operational program or batch file " i need to run these …

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At the school district where I work, we are trying to get rid of a T-1 line in between the two buildings, replacing it with a VPN over the faster internet connection. We set up two SonicWALL Pro 3060 firewalls (hooked directly into the modem), one in each school, and …

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router keeps saying password wrong. have tried a hard reset several times which doesn't work. is it just too old?? I do have a internet connection but when my laptop logs on wireless it says linksys instead of the network name I have set up. Any suggestions?????

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Hi, I downgraded my laptop Sony VIAO 23G/P to windows XP. I have installed the required drivers, wireless n/w are getting detected , but bytes are not received. Please help.

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hi all i have been racking my brain for the last week and a half, i have uninstalled and reinstalled the nic drivers for the network with out any luck, the puter is a pavilion hp laptop running vista 32 bit. ip config/ all post : Windows IP Configuration Host …

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How do I set Reverse DNS for an IP address entry of a DNS server? I am desperate.

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What is the difference between IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway

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Hello, I've posted this on a couple other forums.. haven't got an answer yet so I guess i'll try here. For the past four years, i've been using a D-Link 604 for Adelphia High Speed Internet. Just last year, I switched over to Yahoo! DSL and had no problem with …

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Yesterday [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry3943.html"]I reported[/URL] how the security vendor Kaspersky had allegedly fallen victim to a SQL Injection attack, with the usa.kaspersky.com website hacked and plenty of data potentially exposed. I said that Kaspersky would no doubt make an official statement sooner rather than later, and it has. Unfortunately it is one …

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Hi, I have set up a wireless network and want to share files between desktop and laptop. The desktop's OS is Vista, the laptop is Windows 7. There seems to be some communication between the two. IE. the printer. However when I try to print something from the laptop it …

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I am trying to set up a E-Mail Server and are running into a bit of a problem with : A, Cnames, MX settings. Unfourtunatly stupid godaddy will offer no help whatsoever :( Are getting all kinds of errors trying to send/recieve mail. frostcity.com is the domain name 173.8.45.243 is …

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I know this question has been posed before, but I haven't seen a solution yet. I have a home network connected via a 2Wire wireless router. I have a desktop PC running XP Home, a laptop runing XP Home and a laptop running Vista Home Premium. I have a Western …

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No sooner had the news of the untimely [URL="http://www.itpro.co.uk/blogs/daveyw/2009/06/28/that-michael-jackson-effect/"]death of Michael Jackson[/URL] hit the Internet than the vultures started circling. For once it was not the gossip columnists and tabloid journalists digging up the dirt, but rather spammers and hackers looking to exploit a golden opportunity to distribute their wares …

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Dear All I am khalil Ahmed I am working in an office as a IT support person. I am facing a terrible problem and I am unable to rectify this problem. Problem is this that in my office 1 or more computers are disturbing the network I have checked all …

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Hello, Can anyone help me do the following: I am connected to my neighbor's wireless network with my PC (using a belkin USB wi-fi card) which is in the room closest to my neighbor's house. The rest of the house cannot get to that network. I have a wireless router …

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Would someone be kind enough to help before I have no hair left lol I have a netgear WGT624v3, for the last 2/3 years have been using 2 wired PC's and 1 x laptop wifi absolutely no problem. A couple of weeks ago the wifi connection was lost and I …

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Trying to help another with a router issue. The user has a linksys wireless router [WRT54G2 ver 1]through "Verizon" with a Westell DSL modem. The user can connect to the internet through a physical connection to the router but no wireless connection is available. -IP Config says: media disconnected -Device …

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[COLOR="green"][COLOR="green"]HI My name is juanid i am working in SGNA IT Department the problem i am facing is when ever i come in the morning in my office my pc is disconnected from the network but on the on the icon where it shows that the area is connected it …

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Can anyone help me find a source to analyze different patch panel configurations? I am trying to find a solution to how I am wiring my panels, versus the type of jack that I am wiring to. I have different types of jacks in relation to the panels, but I …

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I don't know if this is the right forum for this issue, but I will give it a try anyway. We have two computers laptops in our house, one that's pretty new and another one that's a few years old. I few weeks ago, god knows what caused it, the …

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Hey All, Im trying to set up Bind9 on my hardy VPS, ive have a few websites which i want to host but i can't seem to get Bind to work. When i dig for my domain i don't get an answer just some info in the Authority section. (The …

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Hi, I have a problem with my laptop's internet browsing. I am using an HP compaq 6910p to connect via a wireless router to my iBurst modem. My problem is that i can do pretty much anything accept browse. My skype works through the router can even FTP but not …

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I currently have a netgear wgt624 G router using it for my xbox 360 at my house. I am wanting to take it to my fathers house so he can try the xbox live out (he does not have a router set up for gaming) I was wondering if there …

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Hello I would like to ask ask you how I could enable a mandatory login password when accessing a computer with Win XP Home edition. I know I can change permissions by booting Win XP Home in safe mode. But what I see then is just three users: "admin" "my …

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I have an ISP who gave me this basic config and it does not make sense to me. What I am looking for is someone to tell me I am not crazy. Overview: An MPLS network to connect multiple sites together and provide one site with internet. All other sites …

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Hello, I have this problem, that I can not resolve (I'm too green for in this staff). so... I have RouterBoard 750 with RouterOS v3.29 in office. We have 2 different internet providers ("Online" and "Wanex"), I want to connect both of them in RB 750. I've pluged Online in …

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hie all i have a fujitso seimens amilo Li 2735. ive configured netgear wifi router. but m unable to connect my laptop to the wifi. i have windows 7 installed. i tried to trouble shoot. it tells me turn on wireless capability. i tried turning it on (Fn + F1). …

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Hi all, I'm currently fixing a network that has a problem with the internet connect coming from the server. The server uses 2 lan cards that has similar ip addresses ex. 121.233.69.11 and 121.233.69.12 with DNS 255.255.255.0. The DSL connection is attached to the .11 LAN on the server and …

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Ok. So I have a Belkin G Router and I want to know how to get to the settings, I already googled and no I could not find anything helpful. I have heard though that to get to settings you have to type the router's IP address (or was it …

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I have a wireless router netgear WGR 614 v6 for a few years and the connection is through cable insight. did not notice any problems til three four weeks ago,pages do not load, pages need reloaded several times before getting loaded,the connection speed reads 54mpbs.got tired of it and called …

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I have two computers hooked up to my new modem. The new computer (win7) uses windows Live Mail and my old computer (win 98) uses Outlook express. If I have only my new computer on it receives the mail as it comes. When I start up my old computer it …

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Safe eyes has a filter that records all sites accessed. Currently i have been using Xamal.com to access myspace.com, however they will eventually block that also. Does anyone know any other site similiar or better than Xamal.com.[U] <email addy snipped>[/U][EMAIL="lre226@email.vccs.edu"][/EMAIL]

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Hi there, I have a very strange problem. Two days ago my internet connection died for no apparent reason and my laptop cannot detect it anymore. I tried to release/renew the IP but it didn't work. I also reinstalled the wireless card drivers and changed the MAC address, no luck. …

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Hi All I know this post isn't really in the right place but I could not find a better place to put it. We are evaluating the Rackspace email service (Mailtrust not hosted Exchange) and I was wondering if there is anyone out there who can testify (positively or negatively) …

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Hey guys, I live in a shared house with a small network of 4 different systems: 2 PCs, 1 Laptop and an XBOX 360 (which is sometimes swapped out for another laptop), all connected via ethernet cables to a Linksys BEFSR41 router, which is in turn connected to a cable …

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I got Acer Aspire 5570 Laptop when I try to connect it to the Wireless network I find that the signal is very low and after some time I find the length is very good but it gives me a message that connection limited or no connectivity anyone can suggest …

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Hello all I run out of credit for my zain sim which i use wiith a modem to surf. I realised I can still ping any url. the catch is i cannot actually browse these pages. is there anyway i can still connect to the internet. what does the ping …

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Cisco has wthdrawn their WUSB 600N_Win7_driver_ver3.00.01.0.zip driver. I need to install this on a Windows7 Pro machine. Does anyone have a copy they could share so I could try it before their senior tech calls in 48 hours? I am trying to install on a client site. Tnx Crosspost (sorry …

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Hello! I have an old PC, running Linux Server(ubuntu) 9.10. I cannot connect to the internet, when I plug in the cable I don't get lights in my port(you know the green and yellow lights). Can I somehow tell myself that there is internet? I tried to connect with SSH, …

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I'm not sure how to word this but here it goes. I made some changes to a wireless connection and instead of overwriting the changes it became a new connection. I now have what I want in terms of settings but I want to delete the old connection. How do …

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Is there anyway I can use web address from excel / notepad and run through the program and look the servers address. Thanks

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I've been getting a large number (150,000/day) of DNS quereis in the form of A record searches to IP addresses (i.e. 192.1.2.3.domain.org). My best guess is this should be considered a UDP Flood Attack. Can anyone confirm if this is accurate or not?

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I have a office across from my yard. It has my linksys router in it. The router is wireless. I have an alfa card to connect to my wireless router. I want to use 'server3' and plug in my usb alfa card. Then, output the data and share the internet …

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The UK has finally ratified the 802.11n standard for WiFi at last. Although we've had '802.11n-ready' kit on the market for a fair while, it hasn't been official as yet. I can only hope people in stores will be able to explain what people are buying. I say this because …

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I can connect to the internet using my wireless USB2.0 adaptor, and it's DEFINATELY connected. The computer confirms data is being transferred. But when I open Internet explorer, firefox or opera browsers, i get a message saying "you appear to be connected to the internet but you should try reconnecting" …

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Hello, I'm having big problems while configuring new router/firewall box. There's old box which is working fine, but it's 10 years old (P1, 133Mhz, 16MB Flash Disk, 64MB RAM) :$ I Have: WiFi Orinoco 5v 16bit PCMCIA adapter. Old rusty external WiFi antenna. Brand new router/firewall box (an old PC …

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Hello Group, Been a while since I have been here but thought someone could help. I am trying to avoid a 150 foot ethernet connection for my sons Sony PS3 to my network and thought about using a spare DLink wireless router connection to my Linksys wireless network. Sounds feasable …

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