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In one of my tools (and in many other utilities out there) there is the option to specify a certain computer (in the local LAN) by computername. So I tell the tool: Connect to remote computer "maggie" on port 1521 in LAN and do something.... Unfortunately the tool is not able to find...

When you connect to a Web server using the Internet Protocol (IP) address or Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) on the local network, Microsoft Internet Explorer or Windows Internet Explorer connects through an assigned proxy server even if the option... Link Removed

Hi everyone, I am currently having a problem that has been troubling me for a long time, I've looked all over the internet and I still haven't found a solution. My problem is that my XP network cannot access my Win7 server, but its not the same problem that has so many solutions around on the...

Hi everybody, I want to use the netsend command to send a message from my machine to another in a local network. (netsend was used to send LAN message with windows). I used Netsend before but it disapeared under Windows7. I know that netsend is no longer valid in Windows 7, so I was wondering...

Just trying out the 3.1 release and my local and miniWAN port is picked up but not the wireless adapter? whats going on here?

Hi I have found lots of ways to password protect foldres. But I can`t find a way to passwordprotect the access over local network. (and hamachi2) I have tried to make a user (test) and the password (test, on that user). I have tried to share the folder, and just grant access for the...

Hi, I am currently having some problems with BSoD appearing while I'm browsing local network shares on our company servers through F5 Firepass vpn. It seems to come at random when you are viewing/editing office documents, but you can force the same bsod by searching for ppt etc on a network...

An anonymous reader writes "In Windows 7, any time you connect to a network, Windows tells you if you have full internet access or just a local network connection. It also knows if a WiFi access point requires in-browser authentication. How? It turns out, a service automatically requests a file...

Hello. I just got Windows 7 and already stomped into issues. I can see other PC's in the network. That's wouldn't be so bad if I didn't know they can see me too. I'm not sociopath or something but I prefer privacy. Now I think it's my ISP's fault. I'm connected to a LAN (local?) at all times and...

What would be the best way to set up the local network so that machines can share files and printers with each other? There is an ADSL-modem/DHCP-server/router/firewall and a wireless hot-spot connected to it. (Kind of radio extension of the LAN.) There is an old Windows2000 SP4 desktop...

Hello everyone, I just bought a Sony VAIO VPCEA3S1E and I have a problem with my WIFI connection. It says it connects to the local network and internet, but in reality, internet doesn't work. When I try to 'resolve the problem', it indicates that "The default gateway is not available". I've...

I installed Need for speed underground 2 on my local network. It's OK to play on each PC . But when we try to join each other, We got an IPX network error and we can't play it. I would like to know how to fix the IPX problem on window 7. Thanks FAMILY4ALL

Hi All, Setup as follows: Thomson Speedtouch 585 on 192.168.1.254 PC w/ Windows 7 wired on .72 Laptop w/ Windows 7 wireless on .66 Xbox 360 wired on .64 iPhone wireless on .68 Internet works fine on all devices. Have got the 360 set up using the PC as Media Center which is working fine and...

I have a Verizon USB modem connection to my new dell 8100 desktop with windows 7. I connect to the internet with vzaccess manager. I have this computer connected (ethernet) to a WRT54G router so my laptop (Vista) can get internet connection thru the 8100. This connection worked when I had a...

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...

This is a weird one... I have W7 x64 Ultimate on 10.10.10.2, connected via a switch to 10.10.10.1, my internet gateway running XP x32 SP3 (etc etc). Both machines are in the same workgroup, etc, and the private connection has NO firewalling at either end. I have uninstalled connection strangling...

Hello, im new here. To start off I am not trying to share internet connection, none of the computers have internet. They are not connected to Modems or Routers. The desktop(Host) has a USB Wireless adapter and is runing XP. The laptop(Client) has built in wireless card and is running Windows 7...

I cannot access one of my computers from another computer which is on the same network. The main computer is not wireless and has all my junk on it that I want my laptop to be able to access (music etc which is all stored on an external hard drive hooked up to the PC) When the PC is turned on, I...

Is there a way in W7 to have all network computers shown the same way as they appear in XP network neighbouring, that is to say to have a tree, each node of which is a domain or a workgroup and lists the computers it contains ? Baumic

Ok so I have Win7Pro machine here that connects to the local network (home) as well as remotely via VPN using a native Win7 VPN connection. I am going to lay out two scenarios, and I'm hoping both are possible... one is ideal and one is easily workable for me. Ideal - I have two programs that...