home network

I am working with a couple of inhouse computers (Desktop & notebooks) in a LAN behind a router. In the past I have always setup the router IP 192.168.0.1 as DNS server in the Win 7 LAN settings dialog. Does that make sense? Because the router hardware itself does not contain a DNS server (or...

Have recently upgraded a pc to WIN 8.1 Pro 64 bit from WIN 7 64 bit. Before the upgrade I had a DxTreme 380 media box located in the lounge room and networked via Cat6 cable to the pc in the bedroom. All devices on the network - Samsung tv, DxTreme box + 4 PC's have static IP addresses...

This is REALLY cheesing my butt. I'm not a newbie; I'm proficient in the installation, use, and administration of over thirty different platforms, and in 2003, I became Microsoft-certified in Windows Networking. Each successive release of Windows has seen more and yet more control removed from...

I am trying to setup a small file server for now using server 2003. I currently am using a Linksys wrt150n router and my main computer is running Windows 7 Home premium 64bit. I am using Norton Security Suite provided by Comcast cable for my security. I tested the network two way connectivity by...

So, I've got a few issues and questions here regarding mapping a drive for use on other computers within a home network. I want to map my Windows 8 computer's media drive (which doesn't have the OS, but has everything else - media content) to another computer (a Windows 7 laptop). Is there...

Hi guys, Having a weird problem. When I connect to wifi, it connects like normal. I enter my password, connects a little more then it just says Limited Connection. The weird thing is it isn't the regular icon, bars with a yellow triangle, but the new connection icon. I have updated drivers, then...

I'm using a new HP laptop with Windows 8.1 and am unable to connect to my wireless internet. It doesn't even give me the opportunity to enter the security key. When I troubleshoot through both HP and Windows both seem to indicate an issue with my wifi adapter settings. Some googling about the...

Hi I changed my Comcast network password from the 16 number string to something I can remember. No problem doing that. but I can't get Windows to ask for the new password when I log in. It keeps saying that it can't connect. I ran all the diagnostics etc, went to settings etc. but even after...

Target machine is XP home, and I am trying to access it from a Windows 8 machine. Both are wireless, and are in the same workgroup. I get the "Remote Desktop can't connect" message using either the computer name or the current IP address I can ping the address RDC is enabled on target I...

I have a question that may/may not fall under the "dumb" category. :) Can one open a .pst file on another computer (shared file access) over a home network & have emails displayed on both computers at different times? Other files, e.g. <profilename>.nk2, <profilename>.xml, etc. are not shared...

My husbands lenovo PC won't connect to the internet. The internet is working fine for my PC, his samsung galaxy s3 mini phone, and the PS3s. His PC won't connect, though. Please, can someone help me1 I don't know what the hell is going on with his PC! is it hardware, software? I think a...

I bought this router in July 2012 and suffered issues with all wireless clients being frequently disconnected. I tried everything to fix it, from changing the channel, to the security, to adjusting the Tx power on the three antenna's. None of it worked. It made trying to do anything that...

I have 4 computers on my home network, 3 of which are running Windows 7 pro, and the other one is Windows Vista home. All of the computers are in the same workgroup (I tried using homegroup as well, but it worked terribly and I disabled it), all of them have the same network settings (file and...

In Windows 7, when I go into Control Panel - Network & Internet to view my Home Network, click 'see full map' I notice a question mark device icon noted 'unknown'. It has no address or any other information. It only disappears when I reboot. Has my computer been compromised by a hacker? There...

Ok, My brain if fried... I am trying to set up another seprate network in my basement. I can't for the life of me figure out how to set up this thing to get it to do what I want... I ran a cable down from the existing router to the basement. On router 1 it is plugged into a LAN port and also...

Hi all, the past 2 weeks, I spent more than 24 hours searching for methods to wake on WAN but the tutorials were so confusing regarding the port forwarding. I have already done wake on lan over local network or local wifi but I couldn't do that from outside my company. Can someone describe how...

When I turn on the computer and accessess either Google Chrome or IE the web page starts to load, then stops....I have checked it out and get DNS SERVER NOT RESPONDING... I have flushed and reset but everytime I turn on the computer I have to go through the same tasks Any suggestions

This is a subject that I have shied away from, until now, partly because I felt that it was over my head and because it seemed that it would open security doors better left shut and locked. However I'm interested in using something to obtain control of a remote desktop in my home network...

The system hangs after 10-30 minutes. No actual BSOD error - however, requires reboot. Cannot access task manager to view/kill tasks at that time. Most of the critical and error events in system event log appear to be networking related. Last 30 days of system log are attached. System is...

I recently changed my gateway/router/modem from DSL to cable and naturally all the network settings were reset by the cable installer. I am fairly savvy about computers, but this guy was working at light speed and I could not see what he did. In any case my network is now named "Network 2" and I...