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Investing in high-quality hardware for your Windows gaming rig is essential, but it’s not the only step to achieving peak performance. Even the most powerful components can underperform if not configured correctly. Recently, MakeUseOf published an article that highlights several tweaks to system...

Hello, I have a PC with Windows 10 and Kubuntu Linux dual boot. The machine is connected to my DSL router via LAN cable. No Wifi hardware installed. I like Windows to have no internet connection at all. Linux should be able to connect without any restrictions. How can I prevent Windows from...

I have two connected laptops standing side by side. One is running Windows 10, the other Windows XP. I need XP for some applications, and I am unable to convert them to Windows 10. Until recently I shared the disks of both machines using a LAN connection, allowing me to access the Windows 10...

I just got a new computer for christmas(ASUS Notebook) and it has worked perfectly since I opened it. However, last night while I was playing a small game online, all the internet connections disappeared. I had been playing the game for nearly twenty minutes when it happened, so I don't think...

This is a long story and I’m not sure where to start. I’ll start with the problem THEN explain what I’ve tried (for those who think they can help and want to keep reading). PROBLEM: I can’t get online. Icon in taskbar says I don’t have a network connection. Upon exploring, I find that Windows...

Hello, I am new in here. I am not wise enough in internet and networking. So I need some suggestions. * Can I combine a USB Wimax internet connection with a LAN internet connection to combine and increase my download and upload speed? I have heard that Win 7 can automatically combine two LAN...

Hello i have some issues with my wireless internet on my laptop when i play an online game, sometimes the internet disconnects I use a D-link router. I have tried to uncheck IPv6, and uncheck the 'Allow computer to turn off this device to save power'. I have an Intel R WiFi Link 5100 AGN and...

More specifically I want to play the original diablo over a LAN connection. Problem being IPX is no longer supported. My computer is running Windows 7 Home Premium as title states. This apparently is one of the only Windows 7 editions that cannot run a Virtual PC Windows XP mode so i'm out of...

I have been attempting to set up my windows xp machine to share the internet connection from my windows 7 machine for most of the evening. I have created a new Lan connection on each and told the lan connection on the Windows 7 machine to share the wireless connection connected to my modem. It...

Starting yesterday afternoon I got this problem my lan connections I have 2 on my ASUS P6tv2 deluxe are coming up as unidentified Net work, I have run repair, I have turned of router and modem I have unistalled the adapters in device manager nothing works. It is weird when I check the IPCONFIG...

Hi, I've installed Windows 7 Ultimate. I had been using LAN connection sucessfully. But after lates upgrades of windows 7, LAN connection cannot obtain IP address now. Mainboard is ASUS P7P55D-E. Ethernet Card is Realtek RTL8112L, software version is V7.3.522.2009 (this is the latest...

Recently installed a AirLink 101 USB Adapter and an AirLink 101 Wireless N Router. I tried to connect to the LAN but Password was incorrect. Found out that the Adapter Properties were set to 802.11d and Value at Disable. Changed them to Property: Wireless Mode and the Value to, IEEE 802.11b/g/n...

I just recently updated to Windows 7 Ultimate and now I can not access the internet. I am able to join the network, see the router and receive an IP from the router. It tells me that I am connected to the internet but when I open any browser the page times out. I've release/renewed...

. A week ago, i upgraded my Asus computer to Windows 7, runs fine, no Internet problems. Yesterday, i upgraded my Gateway to Windows 7 as well. Immediately after the upgrade was complete, i had to Internet access. The ethernet cable is fine, the router/modem is fine, and the computer sitting...

Hello, When connecting plugging an Ethernet cable into my laptop, I have no internet access. -The troubleshooter's results are "The DNS Server is not responding." -I do not have "Bonjour Services." -Ethernet was working before on Vista, and still works on my Ubuntu laptop -Upgrade, not clean...

I bought a new MSI laptop with W7 installed a couple of weeks ago. Booted up, connected with my home wireless. wireless printer, set up skype, tested webcam etc....in other words, everything worked flawlessly. Then over the weekend, I had no wireless connection. When I opened up the wireless...

Suddenly one of my hard drives (E: so not the boot drive) started behaving oddly and suddenly becam inaccessible. So I tried to format it. Rebooted and the computer would not start. So I took the drive out and put it in an external enclosure and connected via USB and it works a treat. Put a new...

Hi, So I bought a crossover cable just to connect two laptops. Like, a network. Mine is running on windows 7 and the other laptop is running on Vista. So I configured both laptops to be in the same workgroup (left the homegroup in win7) and configured both NIC's to have an IP in the same class...

I started to use Windows 7 just last week, before that I had been using XP Pro for years, last year I bought Sarotech multimedia hdd enclosure, I shared some folder in windows to use for playing audio and video with the Sarotech player using crossover lan cable whitout any problems. Since I...

Hey all, I am new to the forum so please excuse the lack of Vista knowledge. I am running Vista Ultimate on a T61 ThinkPad connecting wirelessly to an Asus WL-600g. Everytime my computer wakes up from standby, hibernation, or boots up from a shut down, i lose internet connection. i am able to...