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Strange Wireless Problem
Hello,
I have a Belkin Wireless 802.11g router with ADSL modem. Two computers connect to it - one is wired the other is wireless.
The wired one connects using a standard Ethernet cable and the wireless one uses a Belkin 802.11g USB dongle...
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Help Setting Up My Wired Network.
I know very little about networking but would like to create a wired network in my home including 10 desktop computers running Windows XP.
I was wondering whether you could give me some instructions containing: What euipment i will need and ...
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Setting up a LAN password
heres the crack, i have two PCs and 3 laptops connected to my LAN. The PCs are connected to the router with wires and the laptops are wireless. As there are now more people being able to hack into your networks and look at sites your on etc id ...
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Mapped Drive
Ok, i have a file server and on my main computer i have a network drive mapped to it. Typically the drives say "disconnected" even when the file server is on at least until i click them to browse the files. Then they come back and wor...
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Mapped drive
ok so i've mapped my drive successfully to another PC (using XP).
But one thing i've notice is that sometimes i can't get access to it (even if username/password) is correct.
I remember there was a command that went like "net use*" or...
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LAN Help
Alright.
I am looking for a program or method to be connected to a network, and do remote access on a computer, connected to the network, but fast and easy connecting.
I'd be on a laptop, MacBook, and connected to the router where the desk...
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Laggy Network...
Hi, I have a very strange problem. I have three computers setup in my house. On my good one whenever i go to copy anything to another computer from it or copy something off another computer it goes SOOOO slow. Like forever slow. My other two co...
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Access pt as wireless repeater
Hello all,
the conxn of the DSL comes with a router ,so I connect an access point to it to had a wireless signal, but at the other side of the room the signal is too slow, so the wireless repeater is the solution.
But, can I had also an acces...
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Small lan party
Well, lets see. Next weekend I am having a lan party at my house, with 12-14 people. I have a few questions to ask.
Keep in mind i have a fiberoptic 30/5 mbit internet connection.
-If a person cannot connect to the network by just pluggin...
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Building a Web Server
Needs to be capable of streaming media files (flv) and other files up to 4GB (hdd supported using NTFS, not FAT32). Any help appreciated. Suggestions are welcomed.
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how to connect router
Can anyone tell me how to connect a router so i can receive internet on other computers in my house. Do i need to install anything in my other computers to receive internet from the main computer where the wireless router is? Thanks
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why can't I receive packets?
Got a new sky wirelss BB box and I can connect to it fine with my netgear card, however I can't get on the net. when I check the staus all is well, packets are being sent but none received. Have turned firewall off etc but no joy.
Any ideas...
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Failed to connect to DNS server?
I have a wireless home network, using vist 64-bit. It used to work, but now i can only connect without getting access to the internet. when windows troubleshoots it, it gives me the error:
Cannot communicate with primary DNS server
Whats ...
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Windows 2003: Bridging help
I have an old computer(386 Mhz AMD-K6(tm) 3D processor, 248MB of RAM and Windows 2003: enterprise edition)
It has a "Netgear WG311 V3 08.11g wireless" adapter and a "HP EN1207D-TX PCI 10/100 Fast Ethernet" adapter.
Both se...
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Basic Netowrk Setup
I am trying to setup a home network. I have my desktop, a media PC, my wife's laptop, and a work laptop. Right now I have everything going into my router (Linksys WRT54G) the laptops are wireless, the other 2 computers are wired. Everything ...
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How long is the typical wirless signal?
I use a linksys wireless network card (with the so called speed booster) and I use a linksys router. now after the dumb cable guy decided it was cool to hook up the cable to the other side of the house my wireless connection is about 36 feet aw...
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XP compatabilty with Vista
I'm trying to set up a small home network with an XP computer and a Vista computer. I know there has been alot of problems between the two, but i couldn't find anything simillar using the search.
From the DSL/Cable (idk which) i have a modem...
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Two computers, one modem, no cables down the stairs
I have my computer an Apple Mac G4 upstairs in my room.
There is a Dell downstairs.
The DSL comes in through every phone jack.
My question is how do I get the modem to stay in my room and still have internet on the Dell downstairs WITHOUT ru...
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Is there a maximum length for ethernet cables
Hi, I was wondering whats the max length for an Ethernet cable before it needs a booster signal?. Reason I ask is I just "borrowed 1000ft of cheap cable from work and ran a cable from the router to my computer. Just wanted to know if wha...
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question
sometimes when i play gears of war on my 360 people use the computer on the network whats the way to disable the internet? i got windows vista home basic
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Broadband Sharing on a NETGEAR DG834GT
I recently signed up to a Sky broadband package and they sent me a NETGEAR DG834GT, and I need to share the connection between two PCs.
I have set up the broadband connection on one(the first) PC, and both PCs are connected (wired) to the ro...
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Lightning Problems
Dear All,
Would highly appreciate your help with the problem mentioned below.
I have this problem every year during the monsoons. My Internet cable comes from the adjacent building which is the tallest building in the area, due to which i...
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Expanding the wireless signal
Hello all,
My uncle has a big home, and he has a wireless D-Link Access Point, and he asked me if I can expand the signal so that he can sit with his laptop at the other side of the home and can connect to the Internet via the wireless router,...
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Two WRT54G's
i have two WRT54G's and i want to set up the second one to be a wireless access point. i've had the first one up and goin like normal for a while now. ive just set up the second one to be a "router" (not a gateway) and i can get the w...
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Wireless question. (wireless router vs access point)
Ok so,
There is a network switch here at work, a few ports still open. I want to put a computer kind of far from it, so obliviously wireless is the way to go.
I plugged a wireless router into one of the empty ports, and the computer rece...
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Can someone give me some networking terms to learn lol
Hey I'm doing a degree course in computing. And at the moment I am doing a networking topic, this unfortunately is my weakest area.
I was wondering if your not busy could you give me some of the key terms to learn (don't have to bother giving...
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Router to wireless router connection
I have a Linsys router in basement trying to setup Linsys wireless in different part of house. Tried to connect the two. I've tried to use port 1 from first router to internet connection on second router and even one of the other port, however ...
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Problem connecting to internet
I am having an issue, a clients router is located upstairs about 50 feet away from the computer, I have set up a rosewill wifi card in the machine which seems to be working fine with other networks, i am just having issues with this pc connecti...
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Can my comp. affect my up/download speeds?
Hi, my ISP's advertised speed is 8Mbps, I am only getting between 2 and 3 Mbps. It is a cable provider and I am using a motorola surfboard 4200. Could my slower speed be because my computer is old? Or would that not have anything to do with it?...
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