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Hiya I have got a brand new pavilon dv6000 with vista already instaled but it is all problems when you want to go on the internet. so here i go if anyone can help. I already have 2 pc's both on internet which 1 is wireless which i didnt have …

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Hey all. I have a BT homehub in my house successfully working with two wireless computers. I have another PC in my room which doesnt have a wireless card/adapter. I do however have a D-Link 514 wireless router and some spare network cables. Is there any way I can use …

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Hi all and thank u guys for a good service :) My netgear logs into the net and is up and running yet I can't goto explorer and use it. Just now to get on the net im using my aol software with email function. It was working before and …

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I recently start to have problem with my internet connection. Called ISP and they told me to run few tests when there is a problem. One of them is [B]tracert[/B]. The last test result was as follow and is confusing [CODE]Tracing route to xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx over a maximum of 30 hops …

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i want to set up about 20 to 30 logins and create a file server and i want to use a network for testing out things could you tell me step by step how to set up a network and what programs our good for maintaing a network also what …

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Hello, I have four computers in my household, and I have a wireless router, that's secured. I want to limit the bandwidth of a certain computer. How do I do this without touching the actual computer? Is there any programs? My router is netgear, and I'm running Windows XP Pro. …

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i want to know whats a swith and how i connect it up also could i share files accross a switch and how do i configure one please could you tell me step by step cheers bondi 007:)

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I've just attempted to set up a password on our network (WPA-PSK). And now I'm trying to connect to the internet, on my laptop, through a wireless network which uses a Belkin54g router. My laptop says that it's [I]connected[/I] but the internet pages are saying "The page cannot be displayed". …

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Hello all, Hopefully someone can help me?? Problem: I have just had my broadband (not wireless) connected a couple of weeks ago (computer’s been offline for a while) and all was working fine. Last week it started losing the connection where I have to power down computer and modem to …

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hi... I'm using a windows xp.... I have two computers at home(one is the host and the other is a client) and i connected them using LAN so that the other computer can have an internet connection. first, i didn't have any problems regarding internet sharing connection...but after about 1 …

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For some reason my Internet Explorer 7.0 (I think) is having a glitch. My Wireless router is connected, and I can connect to AOL Instant Messenger but the internet always come up "Page Cannot Be Displayed" on everything I go to. I did a scan on AVG Anti-Spyware and this …

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hello. I was searching on the internet for some help and came across this site. It looked promising, so we'll see if you can help. In our home, we have a network that was set up by our daughter(who is in Italy and can't help with the problem, hence me …

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I have 3 comps all on router lan. 2 work one dosen't I can't run the interent connection wizard and there is nothing in the internet connections folder. Its blank. I can't find connections anyware. Also i am still trying to kill ntos tojan.. Any advice?

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i am testing security tools on networks if i was to have a router could i still test it out as in to crack it even if it doesnt have internet hooked up to it so its just the computers cheers bondi 007

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First time here, seems nice so i'll ask my question. Alright When am i on my network i try to connect to my other computer using the following (dos) command: [CODE]net use \\computer_name\ipc$ /u:account_name[/CODE] However the computer has a hostname and a computer name but no user name. with the …

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Heres what I got: Linksys WRT54G router Seimans SPeedstream 4100 ADSL modem SBC DSL ISP Up until earlier this week I had a SS 5360 modem and it worked fine with my Linksys router, never had a problem. Then this week my modem dies. I get sent a new one …

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Hi every1. I'm jst a newb, so bear with me. We've set up a sonciwall on my office network, and ever since it was set up, i've been getting windows error message "duplicate name exists on domain" Each nodes have unique names and unique IPs. I've tried changing them, but …

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Hello All, A friend of mine has bought a new Belkin router and has a problem with filesharing and printersharing. Desktop with wireless USB (Belkin) and a Notebook with wireless (HP). Workgroup on both machines is the same. XP OS on both systems. But he can't get the sharing to …

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Ok Ive got one that says media disconnect. checked the eithernet cords cord is new and nothing. Ive tried to set up a new LAC and it dosent show up Ive tried repair, a IP release and renew dosnt work of course. Oh and for some reason it seems to …

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Greetings to all... Presently, I live in Palau a small island country 500 miles east of the Philippines and 800 miles south-southwest of Guam. Been here for 10 years (not crying-it is PARADISE)... However, our internet service is in its early stages and although it has gone down in price, …

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:(i have a netgear dg834g wireless router i have an acer aspire 5050 notebook running windows vista home premium (connected wirelessly) and a fujitsu siemens scaleo Pi running windows xp sp2 i noticed yesterday that the wireless internet connection on my laptop kept going on and going off etc. i …

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A laptop in my house is not able to browse the web, but is able to connect to my network. I am running Windows XP Home Edition SP2 on that laptop. Other computers on my home network are able to connect wirelessly without problems. I am sure DNS is not …

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[I]hi guys,[/I] [I]just received new netgear dg834g from aol, aol dont tell you the ip address of the router, as they want you to use their software to install it, however does anyone here know the ip address to setup the netgear dg834g, would be very greatfull - cheers guys[/I] …

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Hi, this problem has AOL tech support and me out of idea's on how to solve it. Operating System: Windows XP Professional Router: BT Voyager 105 / BT Voyager 2110 Firewall: Nortan (disabled) The problem started 2 days ago, when in the middle of my connection the DSL Light on …

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Quick question for my clarification. Does a server have to have a static IP address? My thought is no it does not. I know it would be considered bad practice not to have one but cant the DCHP assign IP. Please clarify for me.

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I am looking to setup a domain controller, a security system (with website filtering, I would prefer if it let me unblock certain websites, and let me use a username and password to login, and bypass all filtering), and a webserver / ftp. Preferably this will all be done on …

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Hi all I got a netgear router and im using aol to connect with it but my computer doesnt find the modem and it finds the aol modem. The netgear says it a basic setup using the cd provided but ive been reading and playing with it for about an …

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As soon as i switched from DSL to Cable it wouldn't work on my PC but after a while it did but when i tried to hook it up to my ps2 it wouldn' work. Can anybody help with this? Oh ya and how do u get into your Router …

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I try to do network work for a small financial company. I reformatted everything with a circuit board after a string of 'impossible' problems - Workgroups switched to Domains overnight, Internet was half blocked on different machines, Outlook accounts switched permissions. The whole thing was back up three weeks ago. …

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Hi All, We're having trouble accessing our own website after replacing our DNS server. I can't check the settings of the old server because it had a pretty major hardware failure before we were finished replacing it. - All other websites are working fine - The domain here is "marymead.org.au" …

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I want to wire my printer to my linksys router. I found this server on eBay, is all i have to do plug it in to the printer and one of the ethernet ports on the router? [URL]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HP-Jetdirex-310x-USB-Print-Server_W0QQitemZ110121112126QQihZ001QQcategoryZ108998QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem[/URL]

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I am trying to setup a print server to be used in a remote site from my PC at the host site just to have it ready when I get to the remote site as recommended by my hardware vendor. I have the print server in my hand and I …

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My buddy was over earlier today showing me how to setup QoS on my [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread77893.html#"]Linksys WRT54G[/URL] Wireless Router and somehow disabled the wireless interface to the router. Unfortunately I found this out after my roommate started his afternoon long campaign on the Xbox, and the settings we changed earlier gave …

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[COLOR=#444444][COLOR=#444444][COLOR=#444444][COLOR=#444444]Hey guys,[/COLOR] [COLOR=#444444]I purchased an external hard drive a couple months ago. 160GB at a really good price I am happy with the purchase. I use it to back up all the files from computers on my network. The only problem is that I have to connect each computer individually …

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I had connected to a wireless network via my lapto. but, it show Limited or No Connectivity... and i cant do anything with it.... Anyone knew what it the problem??

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hey all, i urgently need a problem fixed. my comp is unable to log into windows live messenger or hotmail or many other secure sites. i've already tried re-registering all my ssl libraries and running innumerable anti-spyware scans and virus scans and i've tried every solution to a related problem …

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just now i have one modem for one computer. Do i just buy a router and that plugs into my other computer or do i need a modem for each computer. ???

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Hi, I'm have a strange problem that I think's being caused by my router. I have several sites running on my local machine (WinXP Pro) and I use the Hosts files to direct for eg site1.local to 127.0.0.1 (Apache) and site2.local to 127.0.0.2 (IIS). Everything works fine when I'm not …

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Hello everyone, I had so many searches on the net for a site gives free domains for free... But i found none, Except AOL and Microsoft. i found some sub domain sites like Gigcities, freewebs, Geocities, Tripod, Bravenet, etc.................. I dont like sub domain but i would like them if …

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Can someone help me as to where I can begin. I have been researching an my head is spining, I am taking a class on introduction into networkind and computer security and I have a project to develope for a fictional company a internet security plan. As I mentioned I …

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I am trying to activate DMZ on my computer. I have a Linksys router and I am on my house's network. However when I enter the Web adress for the Web Utility, which is "http://192.168.1.1", it says "Page Cannot be displayed", I need help!

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hi i was wondering how can we make a peer to peer network i have a laptop and a PC and i wanna share some files and play games how can i set up the peer to peer network!

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Any help at all will be appreciated. After configuring my wireless d-link DI 524 I can surf the net but i cannot open my hotmail! through my modem (wired) no problems.

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does anybody know of a good tutorial on how to draw a 'physical network diagram' im required to do it for my studies but they havnt supplied an example and i seemingly cannot find one at all through searching. Just applications that claim to do it for me. I know …

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Hello i was orignally runnin Wireless Network through a DLink Wireless Router but I have switched to CAT5 Cross-Over Cable. I plugged the CAT5 into both computers and on mine every 2seconds It says "Network cable is unplugged" then goes back to enabled back to "Network cable is unplugged" so …

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Here's a weird behavior. My PC freezes if I re-enable the LAN. No BSOD, no logs in event viewer, nothing on the hijackthis log... I've noticed that LAN (along with the modem connection) tray icon disappeared moment my anti-virus started updating itself. I'm updating it regularly and it never behaved …

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I have been trying to set up a laptop wireless router system in my home and have been having trouble with the connecting process. I have COX cable (cox.net) for my Internet provider and have a 700Kbs connection. I am using a Netopia (3387WG) router. My laptop is a Dell …

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I have just got cable internet and I wanted to go through a router. When I have the cable connected directly to the pc I have no problems getting onto the internet. It goes quickly. Unfortunately, when I go through the router it takes upto 3-5 minutes for the internet …

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We had a server that was a domain controller for our department and it died. Rather than getting a new server we are got setup on the company's servers with a virtual server. The old server was named dept. the virtual server is deptvm. The old domain was work, the …

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I have a router coming to with a static IP address for internet access. I have that connected to a Linksys switch. Also connected to that switch is a NIC in a PC and a hub is connected to the Uplink port on the switch. The hub is used because …

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