network configuration

I'm trying to copy DVD's and other large files from one win7 pc where I process and them over to my vista based mediacentre box. I have a Win7 box (source) and a Vista SP2 box (dest). I also have a QNAP TS-209 NAS box on the same network (which is gigabit). Source has a Realtelk PCIe GBE...

I have spent the last two hours trying to open a port for a remote control application. I have tomato 1.27 running on an asus wl500gP router. I am running windows 7 ultimate i have an Arris voip modem through comcast The problem is this, i forwarded the port correctly in tomato yet the port...

hi i have a windows 7 professional machiene and also a windows xp sp3 machiene professional. i have created a work grould called "WORKGROUP" and all computers are in the same workgroup. and named each computer as the following windows 7 pc name "WINDOWS-7-PC" and the laptop as "XP-Toshiba-Lap" i...

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...

I've got two Windows 7 Pro machines that I'm trying to connect using a HomeGroup (partly just to see if it's useful, since I'm already pretty comfortable with normal windows network sharing), but this new, "easy" sharing system simply isn't working. Nor is it giving me any useful error message...

I have a homegroup set up for Computer1. Computer2 is on domain so it can only connection to Computer1's homegroup and not create it's own. That is fine Computer2 is able to join the homegroup and see the shared files. It can't however see the files in Computer1's libraries that are located...

Well i posted both here and smartlaunch forums to see if i can get any help. Okay am upgrading my Pc's in my NetCafe and willing to use windows 7 home premuim installed. (october version) After everything was installed correctly with Windows7 i have launched the program SmartLaunch for the...

Tried and Tired Connecting 2-3 XP Pro PCs and 1 Windows 7 PC Ultimate to a "Linksys EFAH05W 5 Port Hub". My Neighbor and I share a wireless routher "DLink WBR-2310" I have set-up the Windows 7 PC as my main "Host" Computer, it has two network adapters 1. "Intel Pro 10/100 VE Network...

I'm not sure if this is possible, but I am looking for some help. I am currently living in a college dorm with a desktop and laptop. My desktop is connected to the wall and the laptop is getting it's connection from a wireless router located in the next room. When I create a homegroup on the...

It looks like I'm almost there but I'm missing some setting. The computers can see each other, but I can't actually access one from the other. when I try to access the vista computer from the 7 computer, I click on it and it just goes to a blank page. With Vista I can access the d drive on the 7...

hi, I am living in turkey and Link Removed - Invalid URL webpage is not allowed to access from here. So i made some proxy settings in windows xp and I am able to access this webpage. But when I do proxy setting on windows 7 with same way , it is not working. I tried to do proxy settings on...

Looking to edit hosts file to block some annoying ad-senders sites but there is no HOSTS file in ordinary location (C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc. Also not in mentioned C:\Windows\SysWOW64. I find same HOSTS file in...

I recently switched a netbook computer on our LAN from XP (on which all machines had been) to Win 7rc (x86). No other settings or configurations on the network have changed, but the netbook suddenly can't fully connect to the Synology network drive. All the other computers on the network still...

I've got a deskjtop and a laptop and a DLink router. they were all linked happily a couple of years ago and still have their ip addresses. The desktop is hard-wired to the modem. the laptop has a wireless link. I've just upgraded both machines to windows 7 and am trying to link them. Windows...

So I know this is not exactly the right forum to post this problem. But I hate people who join a forum just to post a question and never come back. So I figured since I've used this forum previously and had lots of help, I should try here again. So here is my dilemna, a few months ago, I all...

Hello all, First time post, have spent several days and nights trying to get this going, and no luck. A bit of a nube. I am attempting to install a Virtual Machine (Server 2003) and connect to it from my host. I have installed the VM and it is up and running. Here's what I've done so...

Hello, I installed windows 7 this weekend... until now everything was great. Today I went to school and tried to connect to the internet through my mobile modem, the problem is it keeps dectecting the modem and then it just vanish's... then it detects it again! and just keeps doing it. It seems...

I seems to have a problem getting my 2 computer to recognize each other. My first PC is running Windows XP My second .. running Windows 7 (64 bit) They are linked through a switch.. both PCs have 2 networking cards. Each PC has its own internet connection. (separate DSL modems..not that, I...

Hello all: I've found several others having the same problem as I on this and other forums but no answer yet. I have a home network that includes an XP-based home server of sorts. I hang my Drobo off that server and share it to my home Network. On all my other PC's I access it as my "N" drive...

OK guys -- as I've posted else where I'm happy with X-32. Now I'm seriously testing the 64 bit version. For 64 bit only build 7000 seems available at the moment even from "the usual places" where treasure can be found.:razz::razz: Strange networking problem - even with all firewalls off...