connectivity issues

Every since I got my new Xfinity cable modem installed I could not get it to work well with my Linskey router. The internet has been going on and off due to failure to look up the DNS server. I looked into this previous post and did everything it said:Link Removed For a moment, I thought it...

My machine is dual boot Win 7 x32 and Linux. I'm using a wired Broadcom 400x integrated NIC with a Motorla cable modem. I've been using this setup of about 5 months with Win7. There is only one computer connected and I have no wireless/router. In the middle of surfing on the Win OS, my...

I've had this Link Removed copying files between 3 network devices - from a linux box to a vista box, via windows 7. (e.g. win7 is man in the middle as both vista, linux are faceless devices). I've spent the whole day trying out different combinations of a set of test files trying to pin down...

So today my laptop could not start up for some reason. I had to make a restore CD from my desktop (also a windows 7) and use it to repair my laptop. After it repaired my laptop, when I log in i get this ODBC32.dll error. This also occurs when i try to run certain programs, how do i repair this...

Hey I have a usb to serial adapter for use with Cisco routers and switches. Everytime I plug it in, it seems to choose a random COM port. Is there any way to make that device always use the same COM port. OS: Windows 7 Ultimate Thanks

Fixes an issue in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2 in which you receive Stop Error 000000B8 (Error 0xB8 )(ATTEMPTED SWITCH FROM DPC) under a heavy load situation or when the network has connectivity issues. More...

Alright, firstly, please forgive my poor English. I'll try my best to explain all the issues clearly. Link Removed from very above downto the third line are: IPv4 connection : not connected (Not OK, it wasn't like that) IPv6 connection : not connected (No public IPv6 connection in China, this...

When I set up virtualization on my Win 7 Ultimate using Virtual Box in order to install the Win 8 Dev Preview, I had to choose Nat in settings, networking to allow connection to the internet. I have not been able to see my other PC's using this setting. When I change the network settings to...

Hi, I just bought a Dell Latitude E6510 laptop and now I wonder how to set it up for internet access. I have a desktop PC and so I know that my connection is good. I tried just connecting it via the RJ45 socket on the PC, thinking it would configure itself once it sensed a live connection...

I've just started to encounter a problem with Win7. My PC is fine until I connect to the net using wireless. I use a dongle and can connect it to the PC without issue and everything works correctly. However when I connect to the internet my pc freezes and thats it I need to...

I am not able to connect to BSNL 3G using standard windows dialer and not even through CiDial but only working through Mobile partner. I had faced this earlier but that was another machine, another OS. It stops at the verifying password screen and then immediately disconnects and again...

Help! I cannot seem to be able to connect to my desktop with a laptop (both with 7) how do I find out my network password? or is there some other way to connect? I have been able to connect two PC's before with my friends Vista laptop and we usually just match up ip addresses and he puts...

I am trying to add my Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit computer to an existing network that has XP computers. I have the workgroup of all computers set the same. I have network discovery on, file and printer sharing, 128 bit encription set, password protection off and use user accts and passwords...

I have a PC running XP with a Western Digital My Book external drive connected to it. My laptop running Windows 7 (and my daughter's netbook running Vista) can no longer access the WD hard drive. The rest of my network works fine (all three computers have internet access and can access the...

Problem description Windows 7 Homegroups are works badly on a computer with two or more network connections. ( See windows 7 internal message when trying to do so ). Generally it is difficult to share files/ network with a second network card in windows 7. Connecting a laptop or other computer...

Hi, I have encountered an unusual problem. While I am always able to connect to the internet wirelessly, I have issues when connecting to the internet when wired directly to my cable modem. The computer reports back Unidentified Public Network--no internet What is odd, it that I can make a...

Hey So what I would like to do is connect to the internet through my wireless card. I then want to try and use one of my Ethernet ports to connect to a separate LAN for file sharing to a group of NAS enclosures. This LAN is connected to its own router and the router is providing its own IP...

Hi, About a month back my motherboard died and I had to get a new one (ECS - GeForce 6100PM-M2). Prior to the death of the old MoBo, I was connected via a wired connection to my cable router. When I replaced the MoBo, I now get a message telling me the ethernet cable is connected to an...

Hi there. I think the title says it all, but here goes. I'm trying to setup a vpn connection between my pc and a friend's pc (to play lan-games). So, i've setup my part as incoming connection on windows 7, and opened port 1723 on the router for my pc. He setup his part. He can connect. It...

Have two computers, one is a tablet running Vista on a domain network, the other is my desktop running W7 on a home private network. I was FINALLY able to connect to my Desktop shares but only by typing the IP address of the Desktop shared folder from the Vista tablet. Both computers can see...