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I have the Vonage VoIP phone service and the router stopped working after a storm and the cable went out (Broadband). My modem is still functioning properly and my internet connection is fine. However, the phone ports will not work. All appropriate lights on the router are on (including phone …

1. Elaborate on the following on DNS: DNS is both a telephone "White Pages" and a "Yellow Pages" The DNS namespace The hierarchy of DNS servers and how they work as a team to resolve DNS queries. I really only need assistance on the first part.............Can anyone tell me where …

Hi there. I'm using AT&T's 2Wire DSL/Router combo as my internet connection. It has my dad's PC directly connected and my wireless router (D-Link DIR 628) connected to it. My Wireless router has myself Ethernet connected to it, my xbox 360 wireless connected to it and my brother's laptop wireless …

Does anybody know how much bandwidth network cameras require? I'm trying to decide if I can put them around my house. Thanks!

I have purchased a wireless network card for my Laptop, "linksys 2.4ghz wireless g with srx model: wpc54gx". I am confused which router to buy. What do I need to purchase? I have looked at this one, "Linksys WRT54GS Wireless G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster in ..." Does it work …

My laptop and desktop were already connected (i can even view all computers on network) Now I wanted to share files but the problem is when I right click the folder I want to share I cannot find "sharing" option even in the toolbar... Please help me how to configure …

I have a cable connection with a linksys 4 port router. The internet connection with the home network works fine. I have 3 computers connected to the internet through the linksys router. I can access file on two computers and not the other. They were all sharing files at one …

Please help, I lost my internet connection and I'm using my sister's computer to write you.

Hello all, Network setup: 1 commercial rr connection on a home network - I'm experimenting. This network was up and running for over 1 year - all computers had full communication with each other. I changed out two computers for new dual core Intel machines with HPs XP media center …

Hi All, I posted this in the Windows XP forum, but no one offered any help. I figured that I would post it in the Networking section to see if anyone here had any ideas. Thanks! I have read this site often, but this is my first post. I have …

I am running Windows XP on a COMPAQ Presario SR1135CL. My ISP is Verizon, and the modem Verizon provided is a Westell VersaLink Model 327W. The PC and modem have been in use for approximately 4 years and until lately trouble-free. Several months ago I began experiencing problems connecting to …

can you guys explain to me what is a RADIUS sever

Hi This may be a rather easy question. Ive deleted the users account and recreated it. The users email account is already up and running on his XP machine, But now I want to import his address book witch is resideing on the Server. Question is 1.Where can I find …

can anyone (guru's included, hint, hint!) make a recommendation(s) on a book(s) towards gaining a cne via cna? i'm totally new to novell (aside from longtime enduser), but i'm NOT looking for a 'dummy'/'idiots' style study guide; the meatier the better so long as the material is covered from scratch …

My older westell versalink 327W died yesterday, and AT&T offered me a new 2 Wire Modem/Router combo, and i will receive it today. My older modem used 128 bit WEP, no mac address filtering, etc. On my new router, i hear there will be WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and WEP. Should i …

Hello all, please help me. I need to leave town for two weeks and I will need to connect to the internet. Okay, a few weeks ago [B]I posted that my computer will only connect to the wireless network in my house. NOWHERE ELSE[/B]. Even though it says I have …

hi, everybody, I am newbie here, can somebody tell me why my computer cannot detect connection and surf the internet eventough computer show that local area connection is connected. one method that can let surf the internet is use my home phone to call somebody else or hold the phone …

I have an XP SP2 PC that had a bad power supply. When I replaced the power supply, I found I could no longer pull an IP address It would get a private 169 address. I disabled the embeded NIC and tried a add on card. After that didn't work, …

Can you use a VPN to stream audio/video at a higher rate than through the internet connection it is using? My brain says no but I still have to ask.

Hey Guys in a nutsell.Ive connected two household desktop machines running windows xp. Ive networked the two machine with a crossover gave them IP addresses ie 192.9.200.20 and 192.9.200.21(their random)Both link speeds are the same 10mbps(full)Ive changed it to different links speeds also.Anyways Ive disabled all firewalls.The thing is theres …

I just installed apache 2.2... i had a dynamic domain name with dyndns.com after configuring apache,, if i typed [url]http://localhost/[/url] on my web browser, the files shows.... however,, if i typed my ip or my domain name, it can't find it. anyone knows why?

I have a client that I am hosting DNS for and their ISP delegated part of a /24 block to my dns servers for reverse dns. So basically I have a block of x.x.x.64/27 delegated to my dns servers. I'm not sure of the syntax for the zone for a …

Hi, I recently bought a Netgear RangeMax WPN824 v2 wireless router. I set everything up and it was working fine, but when I booted up my computer the next day, it my computer wouldn't connect. My other computer and wireless devices can connect, but not my main one. I can …

Please help, I've got a new Vista machine and it's connected to my router but I can't talk to the internet. It was working yesterday.

Hi all, This being my first post, please be gentle with me !! We have had a successful Netgear WGT624 running for the last few years now. Wired via Virgin broadband downstairs and wireless via the router to upstairs. I have this week treated myself to a brand new Samsung …

Hey good folks at DaniWeb !!!!!!! I have a Dell Dimension 3100, Windows XP home, SP3 The computer had many trogans and viruses on it and have been cleaned off. Now I can NOT get this computer to recieve internet packets for anything ! It says that my " Local …

hi all, i am planning to buy a laptop with vista home basic preinstalled. Can i use it to connect to the server in my office? is there any network limitations in Vista home basic? what exactly do u mean by domain join support ?

Ola All I got a promotion as assistant network admin.Being in this position I have privilage to access our server remotely but I was just wondering How can I connect to our server by using the internet,Im almost sure its possible.almost like terminal server thank you fellas

Hi I just installed a new hard drive on my laptop and up graded from windows xp to xp professional. Trouble is I can get internet through a LAN cable from my wireless router but no wireless. My laptop can connect to my network but cannot obtain an ip address. …

I recently switched from ADSL to CenturyTel cable internet access. Initially I couldn't access the internet at all from my main computer (Windows XP Pro, SP2 and all recent updates), even though I could get through fine on my wife's laptop on the same connection. I finally sorted that out …

OK: I have one PC running XP Pro (SP2) and one running Win2k (SP4). A Westell 6100 DSL modem and a Linksys NR0241 router. All of this and Bellsouth/AT&T DSL. Went through all the available instructions on networking that I could find and despite all efforts to date, can't get …

Hi, I'm a new user, so sorry if this has been covered. I looked but didn't yet see this topic. I have a home-built XP Pro machine with a Linksys LNE100TX(v5) Ethernet adapter. This morning a CenturyTel tech switched me from my ADSL connection to their cable service, and now …

Hey there all you good folks at DaniWeb !!!!!!! Please hang in there with me because I don't know all the correct terminology for this stuff but I will try my best to explain my problem. I have a 5mbps Ethernet cable that comes in my house. I have that …

Hi, We host a website for a client who runs their own mailserver at their premises, so we have adjusted the MX record accordingly to direct incoming mail directly to their server. However, I notice in our mailserver logs that we are rejecting mail for their domain. The mail shouldn't …

hi all i am confused about the capabilities of a switch. When a host sends information that is supposed to belong to a host in another network, when this information goes through the physical media in it's network and finally comes across a switch, can the switch determine that the …

Hi I am in the field of desktop support. In a PC which connects internet through Broadband Router, The system always displays the message "Network cable unplugged". The system has a built in Network Adapter. I tried to reinstall the Network Driver. But it doesn't work. Then I disabled the …

Hi, I work from home and with a wireless router had my g/fs and my own personal computer connected wirelessly and with my work computer connected into the router via Ethernet cable. I then used Win Xp VPN to connect to the company network. Now they have sent me a …

I have a netgear wireless router and is/was working fine with a win xp pro desktop and a laptop. For some reason, I had to re-install win xp on my desktop. After that I am not able to get a internet connection on my desktop. However my (wireless) laptop is …

I need to set up wirelless connection. I have routerBOARD 133 as AP and 133C as the client station. There are 3 ethernet ports on the AccessPoint and one on the Client. It should serve as a simple wireless connection in the same subnet for example 10.1.0.0/24. Where the AP-s …

hey im trying to connect to the internet with my netgear wgr614 router. i was connected all of this week and on Friday it stopped connecting me. all the lights on the modem but the pc activity are lit and the internet button on the router isnt lit. i thought …

hey guys (hope my thread is in the rite place) Im in an ancient environment while troubleshooting,hope that someone can provide some expert knowledge. I have a computer running windows 2000(Ill call it=(A)) connected to a second win2000(Ill call it (B)) computer that is connected to a laserjet 4plus printer(you …

Hi, i would like to know what cisco routers and switches to buy for the purpose of: a) Setting up a home lab. (This will allow me to get the hands on expierence that i need) b) Helping pass the ccna exam. (hopefully with a high score) c) and perhaps …

I don't know much about networking at all. I started a thread asking the easiest way to link 2 computers to file share between them and was told to get a crossover cable. I got the cable and now am trying to get the files to share. I have one …

I just recently boought a WNR834Bv2 RangeMax Next Wireless-N Router to replace my old one. Now on one of my computers running Windows Vista it says "Local access only". The router is connected to a Windows XP computer. I have three other computers that work over the wireless internet, one …

I have 2 laptops, one running xp pro and one running vista. I would like to know how to link these two computers to be able to get files from each other. I don't have any sort of internet connection. Thanks, Brian

Hey guys My ISP is MOWISP ( [url]www.mowisp.com[/url]) they use a wireless internet Transmitter which is picked up by a receiver that is mounted on top of my house. my internet has recently quit. my router is fine. the internet connection light on the router is displaying an amber light …

Router: Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router (with 4-port switch) Model: WRT54G it is passworded and wireless light IS lit up. Laptop: Dell Inspiron 9300 I live in an apartment in college and the laptop has been connecting just fine to my router for the past 6 months. Then about a week …

I have an iPod which was the capability of accessing the internet, so I am trying to set up this router that I've had forever. It is a Linksys Wireless-B Broadband Router. 2.4 GHz, 802.11b, Model BEFW11S4. My problem is that I do not have an available Ethernet port on …

Help please! I have a clean install of XP, my NIC is functioning correctly. I can ping a loopback, ipconfig release and renew, and Comcast says they can see my modem and it is "talking back". No AV installed yet, no firewall, no antispyware and I cannot get online with …

I am having problems sharing internet on my wired network. I have 2 cards; a 3Com Gigabit LOM {3c940} and a Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet. One of the cards is for the DSL connection through an external modem, and the other is used for the network hooked up …