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Ok here's an odd little set up. I have two firends that live in a really cheap apartment building. It's not too bad. One bedroom, bath, living/dining room and tiny kitchenette (sp). Anyway here's some background. The apt building is really old with really old cable wiring (RG-59). It can't …

I have a G4 dual 500's. I don't have a clue how to setup the network to see my linksys router. I figured the X OS was smart enough to connect to to the internet, and my network. It says my eithernet card is connected. Help a rookie. Please.

Please help! I've run into problems recently, with unwanted popups and being diverted to some page called coolsearch. I tried using Adaware and Spybot, but the problems still there. So, I tried Hijack this, but unfortunately, I'm not good enough with computers to decifer it. Any help would be most …

I have a big problem. I'm trying to connect to the internet by using ethernet instead of USB. I got all the drivers for my ethernet card and everything is looking great. But then I get this crap about having limited to no connectivity. I try to repair this by …

I had three computers (two with WinXP, one with Win NT) connected via a Linksys router. Each connected to the internet, no problems whatsoever. The Win NT computer is my employer's computer. They had to upgrade to Win XP and have sent me a new computer with XP and I …

Been pullin hair for over a week and am now almost bald so I decided to subscribe to daniweb forums.... hello all ! Please help me of you could: [b]My Problem:[/b] Ever since I had this system 2 weeks ago, I have been dealing with 1 very annoying problem, my …

Hi everyone - new to the forums Here's my problem - it has me so confused. I recently built a new machine, new everything including the OS which is XP profession that came pre upgraded with SP2. The first weird thing I did was buy a motherboard that did not …

I have a PC with Windows XP Home, using a U.S. robotics and shared internet (DSL). I also have a laptop running Windows 2000 with a Belkin card. I have set it all up to connect and according to the icon in the task tray I am connected. All I …

Hi there, I am desperately needing help with Bit Torrent. I am getting such slow download speeds about 2k/bps. I have a 1.5MB cable connection. There are 4 of us in the house with a wireless router. I have read that i need to enable ports 6881 to 6889 - …

Hiya, Can anyone help please? My laptop is a Pentium iii 500 mhz - I know this because it's what flashes up on the screen when I boot up. When I right click on My Computer, then properties, it's saying it's a GenuineIntel x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 1 …

I need some help, please. I recently purchased a Linksys broadband router with speedboost for our office building. We have several wireless laptops. We have a T1 line. I plugged the wireless router into a direct drop, powered it on and I have a great signal. All of the laptops …

Hi there, My computer has suddenly started not doing a number of odd things. I have not loaded new software or changed any settings recently that i can think of. I have Windows XP Home. IE6. The original Service Pack 1 that came with the laptop. I have run the …

I dont know where this goes so Ill just post it here. I am having this problem with my browsing speed. I have SBC Yahoo DSL and a belkin rotour now when my modem is pulged into my computer directly with the rotour not hooked up I can download at …

hi - when i startup i get an error message saying that system32/bridge.dll is missing. I have run 'HijackThis' to help sort the problem but i'm not sure about how to use it. what should i fix? below is a copy of the log file. thanks alot Tommy Logfile of …

Hi, I just formatted my PC and now I'm having problem setting up my router. I'm using Windows XP, internet by Rogers, and the wireless router is SMC7004VWBR. However, my other pcs which are connected through the wireless router is still able to connect to the internet. Only my main …

I have a desktop the connects to the internet via a dial up connection. I alsohave a laptop with a USB (airlink) 802.11g adaptor. I want to share files/internet connection between the desktop and laptop wirelessly. I have a Belkin 802.11g router on the desktop. Since I have no DSL …

My computer cant be seen in the network neighborhood but can see other comps,however if you search it, its found but itsn't accessible.who has an idea of what could cause this?

Hi. I have a Sony VAIO WinXP laptop that comes up with this msg everytime when I start the computer up: You (or a program) have requested information from sdcevents4.sel.sony.com. Which connection do you want to use? Does anyone know how I can stop this message? Note that I don't …

Hi My set up is DSL netgear wired DG router 2 computers wired to router 1 of those computers connected with wifi to a laptop i am using automatic ip addressing with the router being 192.168.0.1, and the computers being 192.168.0.2,3 i want to share the internet connection to the …

Hi. I'm totaly stuck, please help! I have 2 pc's connected, host running XP and client running Millenium. I have a broadband connection and managed to connect both pc's to the internet after much fiddling. i installed SP2 and lost the clients internet connection. I then experienced "system halted, windows …

Hi. I happened upon this site from a google search where people were having similar problems to me - but none exact. I hope you can help (and I hope I put this in the right forum). Here's the deal - I have SBCYahoo DSL and recently moved to a …

I'm in the market for a wireless keyboard/mouse combo, and there's Bluetooth and there's RF. Ignoring price, which has better reception/battery life/etc? Thanks in advance.

Hi Guys, I am rapidly running out of hair. Here is my problem. I purchased a netgear DG834G router with two W111 USB2 wireless adapters. I set up the router and had no problems. I changed the internal IP range to 10.0.0.2..254 and changed the SSID. I've set up WEP …

since installing DSL i can not longer access hotmail and other sights although 90% of the internet works fine. the ISP passes the buck back to me although it can not be the firewall or any other setting on the computer as i have 1 that is XP(sp2) norten and …

I am having what soundls like the same problem but with other sights (hotmail amazon ebay) i am using a isp called Central Point and an actiontec wireless dsl Gateway. I have rulled out firewalls antivirus etc. as there are 2 completly difrent setups with the same problem. Nick Costa

I tried running HJT a while ago, and clicked fix the checked items that were spyware, but when I rebooted and ran it again, they were all still there. Any clues? Here's my latest log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 10:09:24 AM, on 10/8/2004 Platform: Windows 2000 SP4 …

ok my friend is on a wireless home network with cable and one of his computers always has low signal strength or shuts off. Is there a way to improve the signal strength?Or does he have to buy a better netgear card or something. If so how much do good …

Hello, Its been a long time since I was studying any of my network stuff, and am rather pressed for time at the moment... I was wondering if anyone might have any hints on how to get this cofig working? My broadband comes into my router, works great for three …

About two years ago, I bought a new computer, and with it, bought a desktop wireless card and router. I set up a wireless network then and it worked perfectly. However, after some time, my second computer (the one with the wireless card) was experiencing problems, and it was kind …

I have been trying for ever to get my computer linked to my network but it just won't work!!!! I have a IP, MAC address and all that but it won't connect to the internet. I tried another program on a differnet Port and that did not work either!!!!

Hi all : Iam in the last year in the department of Computer Science I need an Idea to do in my Graduation project better in Wirelles Applications Hope can help me any other idea's also is good . Thanks all in advance.. Happy to join you all.. Ayman Emam.

hey guys, i want to overclock my comps vid card and processor. If any of you know how please tell me ... Heres my dxdiag: Is this a good gaming comp? ------------------ System Information ------------------ Time of this report: 9/30/2004, 17:29:37 Machine name: DRAGONFIRE Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition …

I have been getting an error message every time I boot up that says the file windows\system\bridge.dll cannot be found. I ran hijackthis and here's what came up: Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 11:01:50 PM, on 9/30/2004 Platform: Windows 2000 SP4 (WinNT 5.00.2195) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 …

i recently tried to install a wireless cardbus adaptor on my thinkpad, & during the process, i received a lot of messages saying that files were missing. this computer was given to me used & do not have the win98se disc, but it is a licensed/registered version. is there any …

Hello, I've come here from time to time for tips and such.. but now I just don't know what is going on with my computer.. My husband and I each use a computer connected through a router. The comps are under 6 months old and have run fine for about …

hey guys, i want to overclock my comps vid card and processor. If any of you know how please tell me ... Heres my dxdiag: Is this a good gaming comp? ------------------ System Information ------------------ Time of this report: 9/30/2004, 17:29:37 Machine name: DRAGONFIRE Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition …

i'd like to know how well is apache and php in handling wireless application? any comments ?

This was posted by Dani (cscgal): If you are connected to a LAN and have problems with jerky graphics, this might be the solution: Right-click "My Computer". Select "Manage". Click on "Device Manager". Double-click on your NIC under "Network Adapters". In the new window, select the "Advanced" tab. Select "Connection …

Hello, I've gone through heck today to try to get the NetGear Wireless USB Adapter MA111 to work with the MR814 router on my Windows XP Professional SP2. I was on the phone for like two hours with NetGear Tech Support. They ran me through a bunch of stuff and …

I have an old 380ED IBM ThinkPad on which I am having Home Networking problems. Before installing XP I formatted the hard drive to give me a clean start so there are no "old" settings upsetting the system. I also have a desk PC and a recent Toshiba laptop both …

Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 3:13:28 PM, on 9/25/2004 Platform: Windows 2000 SP4 (WinNT 5.00.2195) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: C:\WINNT\System32\smss.exe C:\WINNT\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINNT\system32\services.exe C:\WINNT\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINNT\system32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSetMgr.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe C:\WINNT\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINNT\system32\Ati2evxx.exe C:\WINNT\System32\cisvc.exe C:\WINNT\System32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks\Norton Antivirus\navapsvc.exe C:\WINNT\system32\regsvc.exe C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks\Norton …

Hey, this question probably doesn't need much background... all i would like to know is how i would go about to find my ip address when i'm on a wireless laptop behind a router. ipconfig just gives me the "192.168.0.3"-thing, which, of course, doesn't work for computer outside my home …

[FONT=Times New Roman]undefined[/FONT] I have two Dell 4600C computers identical in set up with Windows XP Home edition. I currently use Bright House Cale for my internet connection and service through AOL Broadband. I use an Actiontec R3020QU router connected to computer #1 and a wireless adaptor connected to computer …

ok im running windows xp and i have a wireless router that is generating from my moms in her room. Im running a cable modem and normally i run at about anywhere from 2800 to 3000 kbps but the last 3 days im running a sorry 284 kbps i ran …

Hello I have a D link wireless router connected to my laptop model dwl 915. I just changed over from cable to dsl. My problem is that the connection will all of a sudden come and go at times. I was wondering if this is normal if not what should …

I've been trying to add a laptop to my home network in order to share file and especially a printer. The network currently consists of one XP Pro and one ME machine. Sharing is working fine on both. My network is wireless via a Linksys router. The laptop (XP Home) …

Just wondering if anyone wants to take a stab at this Class Project? 1. Is your network using Ethernet? 2. What transmission speed does your network use? 3. What type of backbone does your network use? 4. What type of wiring is used for the Backbone and workstations ? 5. …

[B]HI ALL![/B] My present problem - I ran a System Recovery both from the disk and from the partition and in both cases all goes well, I get to restart into user partition, windows boots and when it comes to the screen where I click finish the comp hangs. Sometimes …

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My computer starts fine and shows that I have an active internet connection (I run on a Cable connection through a wireless router) However when I try to open internet explorer it simply never pulls up. When I check the processes of my computer currently running it shows Internet explorer …