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Have a wireless network set up - Netgear Dg34G v2 router. Has been working well (over 18 months) - today all fine on main PC but cannot connect to the network via PDA or laptop (laptop will connect to other wireless networks). Have rebooted and reset router. All lights on! …

Hi I just got a Linksys WRT54G router from my employer so I can work from home. I connected it to my pc and typed in 192.168.1.1 into my browser so I could configure it. The browser just hung and then timed out. I also tried to ping the address …

My mother has a Sony Vaio laptop PCG-F540K She left the wireless card in the cardbus slot and I guess it got shoved in too far and broke it--now it won't hold a card in. Is this easy/inexpensive to fix? Can I do it myself? Thank you, T

Everything is working fine, with one annoying exception. My IE home page is NYTimes.com, and it opens correctly as home page or when accessed from address line by URL. Home page has many links, and when I click on these links, I get following message: "Microsoft Internet Explorer has encountered …

I have just bought a Belkin wireless g network card (F5D7000uk) to go with a netgear router (WGR614). I can ping router with network card. I have tried disabling the nic and still does not work. I could get internet through the nic before. Tried disabling norton and my firewall. …

[B]Hey well got Cox highspeed internet like two months ago and wow its fast i used to have dial-up and i was SO missing out till i got highspeed...and a couple of days ago my friend got COX too but hers is faster...like i have a compaq presario laptop and …

Hello, I have a sony vaio laptop and need to disable the wireless lan. Can I do this in the Bios? If so, can you provide instructions? Thanx, Cindy

:confused: I'm trying this again.. I bought a imac about 4 years ago, the one w/the small bace and the monitor is conected to it. I ordered it online and it has an airport in it.. but when i got it.. it had two complete opperating systems 9.2 and X …

Hi I have been experiencing intermittent connectivity problems with my broadband for the last few weeks. It manifests itself with the "network cable is unplugged" message. I have checked the cable is plugged in and have connected using another laptop without any problems. &nbsp

I have a wired router provided by my Wireless Provider, so can't remove it from the mix. I then have a Linksys wireless router I would like to add to the network to make my laptop portable around the house. I have been able to make it work by following …

I have a client PC (with Windows 98SE) that is connected to my network with a WRE54G range extender. It connects to the network, but not the internet - the IP is a 169. number rather than a 192. number. I've tried using winipcfg to release and renew but it …

I dont know if this should belong under software or network security, but I am a little stumped at why I am missing the 'wireless networks' tab. This is a pentium machine xp pro SP1. I was trying to connect to the machine with software that will syncronize files in …

hi guys, just installed a netgear wg834g wireless router, first computer (desktop) is connected via ethernet and works fine, second is via wlan (desktop), internet explorer says no page to display, cant ping an address either, but aol messenger can connect, third computer again through wlan (laptop), same as above, …

Hi over the past few weeks i have noticed i cant access certain websites. problems being hi5.com and mtv.com i am running a bt broadband network, i can access these websites on my computer at work but not on my home pc or laptop which is on a wirless. could …

Okay, I'm in Ohio and my brother is in NY. So obviously from a pro or aspiring IT like myself there's only so much you can do over the phone. I had him check all the settings in the properties of the broadband connection and everything looks normal. Then I …

Hi. I just moved to a new apartment (sharing a separate part of the house with the landlord's family), and will be sharing their cable Internet access. However, I don't know how to connect the cable to my computer and am at a complete loss as to what to do. …

[COLOR=#555555][COLOR=#555555][COLOR=#555555]The cable is a Cat5e UTP 350mhz patch cable I just got to hook up another computer to my linksys wrt54gs version 1 router and when I do so it seems to screw up the router. I was connecting and using the internet fine before I connected this cable to …

Hey, I have a wireless network in my house, connecting my desktops. I just bought a new laptop, and I want to conect to the network, but I dont know the network key. Is there any way to find this key on one of my already-networked desktops?

hey there. I have a problem with my wireless internet and any help would be appreciated. Ok.. on the first story of my house there is a Efficient Networks SpeedStream 5200 - Router - DSL connected to a phoneline. This router is connected to a Linksys Wireless-B Cable/DSL Router. A …

Heyah. I also have the same problem. Im using a linksys router, model number BEFSR41 ver.2 and i too am having problem connecting to the internet. The router is working fine as my pc is picking up the network. And other computers on the network can all access the internet …

I recently bought a wireless keyboard Mouse combo set for my laptop. hoping it was all joys of use....however after installing my wireless keyboard and mouse which works fine ....but when i go away on trips without using my wireless keyboard mouse combo set i noticed that my laptop keyboard …

Hey there. First of all, thanks in advance to anyone who tries to help out. Okay so here's the problem. I frequently use online games and download programs like uTorrent and Limewire, and all of a sudden I can't access my router through 192.168.1.1 anymore! Ports which were open seem …

Hi All, First may I say what a friendly helpful site although I still find all these threads and posts confusing as although I have used a computer for some years I am only just getting to grip with forums and online communities. :o I have submitted a problem I …

I have been reading though various articles but I cant figure out how to share files. I have a Linksys WRT54G with my desktop wired to it and a laptop using it wirelessly. Both computers use Win XP Pro. I just need a little help on extacly what I have …

I'm having a problem with some unkown network activity. It's uploading and downloading, and I don't know what is doing that. It returns in the same pattern every time, but I'm not sure what that's telling me. I find ths very bothering because I experience a lot of lag to …

This is my first time ever scanning my computer with hijackthis, so can somebody tell me what i need to delete? Here's the log... Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 9:12:51 PM, on 8/10/2006 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe …

I have spend all day trying to get into secure server sites and have looked around the forums and cannot find the help I need.:cry: Perhaps the reason being I am thick so can someone help with a nice easy option .:mrgreen: I have been onto my ISP and they …

Hi, first posting here so apologies if i dont make sense/provide enough info. Will really appreciate any help anyone can provide. Since a week or so ago, (can't remember installing anything specific), i have been having an intermittant problem whereby i am using IE6 very well, all working hunky dory, …

Hey all:) Just joined this site, looks like a very helpful place to be. I was hoping somebody could help me out here. Ok, i'm having a problem with my wireless connection keep dropping. I'm not very good with computers, but i'll try to describe it the best i can. …

Okay so here is the problem. I redcently reformated my hard drives. I have reinstalled all drivers. I have a cable modem that is working, a Router that says it is working. A computer that can connect to the router but can't see the internet. The status says connected and …

Hi, just installed wireless network (linksys), now the pc can read and retrieve files from laptop but although laptop "sees" the pc i get a message stating that access is denied and to contact admin (me) have pinged both machines both ok, can access the web off either one ok. …

Hey guys. I've done a bunch of searching and I can't figure this one out. I'm helping my friend set up her router with her sbc service. She used to have a Linksys router and I was having a similar problem. I thought it was the router so I bought …

I've run ethernet wiring all around my house, hooked up some RJ45 plates in the wall, and connected the other ends to RJ45 plates near the router, which are then plugged into the router with short ethernet cables. The router is a DLink DI 524 which then plugs into a …

I just bought a toshiba satelitte notebook a few weeks ago. I had it set up on my wireless network and everything was fine. Now the last few days, it just will not pick up a signal. I have a couple of computers on my network and they are all …

I have a ADSL2+ modem router 4 ports. Each port connects to a PC. I would like to set download limit on port 2, 3 and 4 (PC 2, 3, and 4 respectively) so that only port 1 (PC 1) can have the highest download speed at all time. Is …

Hi Everyone, Thanks for reading my post. My wireless internet is giving me a headache. I am new here and don't know much about computer, so please bear with me. My brother has a Motorola WR850G router and I have a Airlink+ Wireless Adaptor, 802.11g, 32bit. I typed in the …

Hi everyone. I have been having trouble with my internet for about a month or two. Comcast is my service provider. All my computers are Dell. The router is a Dell TrueMobile 2300. I was having problems before where the internet would drop off for hours. The Router was replaced …

Hi all, Please help me I cann't shut down my windowXP. It keeps telling me that rundll 32 is not responding . After I clicked "end task" for this error , it pops up again and again for a few times, and then the system is able to log off …

Hi guys, forgive me if I post in the wrong place or I missed a page telling me how to fix my problem but i'm very new to this. I'm unable to remove the red virus alert icon from the notification area which then tells me to download software to …

This has to be THE mother of all networking problems. It all began when we purchased a 15m CAT5e cable, a Billion 5100 Router, and two NetComm NP1100 Fast Ethernet Adaptors. My family has two PCs running Win98E, and we thought that, since we have dial-up, it would be feasible …

Hi, I am new to this forum, but I have a problem,and I don't know how to fix it. I recently bought a D-Link DI-504 router so that I could connect my laptop and my other computer to the internet at the same time. The Desktop is working perfectly, but …

Hi all, hope you're feeling groovy. I have just installed windows XP Pro and all my programs i need and my network connections and etc etc. I noticed that apon startup, as windows logs on and loads up, one of the svchost.exe's takes up 100% of the cpu time for …

hi. my desktop items cant be displayed. i can view properties and change the wallpaper but not display the desktop icons. i can only view the icons through an explorer window. ive scanned using adaware but nothing. Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\aswUpdSv.exe C:\Program …

About two weeks ago, I had to reinstall Window XP Home Edition because of some spyware. Before reinstallation, I was using Service pack 1 with no problems or error. Tho I forgot if i had installed SP2 from some windows updates or not. anyway, After Reinstallation, I installed the drivers …

this morning i was playing battlefield 2 on my pc, it has a linksys router connected to it with a motorola sb5100 cable modem (discontinued item) and i wanted to change servers in the game and it quit and a pop up came up and said limited or no connectivity …

hi all im sorry if this is in wrong area i have a thompson speedtouch 576 wireless router and a 360 . when i try to connect the 2 my 360 recognizes the network :cheesy: in my case i named it oblivion lol which its finds but when i try …

Hello, I have installed a netgear dg834g router and a netgear wg111v2 usb2 adapter. I had broadband through Wanadoos own modem and the internet connection always worked perfectly. Since I installed the above mentioned router and usb2 adapter the internet crashes on certain sites, but as far as I can …

Hello everyone, Help needed! I have one user in the company having this networking issue. ---- It's a WinXP laptop, some files and folders on its mapped network drive are just disappeared since the user carried the laptop back from Europe. For example, other workstatin in the domain can see …

I recently developed a problem with "Trojan.Adclicker". It is being recognized and deleted by Symantec anti-virus every time I restart my computer, but this is getting old. Any help will be greatly appreciated! Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 8:46:32 PM, on 7/10/2006 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) …

Ready to toss my laptop!! I have a Toshiba P4 laptop -- with a problem that I cannot diagnose. Here's the issue: When the internal wireless card connects to a wireless network, the system freezes instantly. I've tried connecting a Belkin USB - installed all the software, etc.. and get …