when i try to connect my linksys which works with explorer to outlook express
i get no connection how do i configure outlook and not upset my present setup
wireless to explorer

how can i findo out which tcp ports are being used?

I've got two Xp's running SP2, one's a desktop and one's a laptop. The
desktop is the client and can surf perfectly. The laptop is very slow and
when i try to use msn messenger, it wont connect. I also cant go to
microsoft.com or hotmail.com. Have i missed a step in configuring ...

Trying to connect a new Dell computer to a HP computer both running XP Home.  
I successfully set up a linksys wireless network, in which both computers
have internet.  However, the HP Computer would not share a printer or see the
other computer on a network.

I've looked at a large number of monitors over the years but I don't
recall seeing one recently that displays the details of a connection
in realtime.  (other than the netstat utility).
On linux there is an app called trafshow that does that.  I wondered

I am trying to access some resources on my W2K domain with a PC running XP
Media Center 2005.  I can see the Media PC from the network but not access
it.  I cannot see the network from the Media PC.  The workgroup name is the
same as the domain.  Can anyone help?  I am afraid I ...

OK, after 3 days of trying to do this own my own, I need to do some work.
Therefore, I'll pass this along and see what ya'll think. I have xppro on
"kevin" and xphe on "kids" pc's. Both are sp2. I used the wizards on both to
setup my network. Both accesses web via cable modem ...

I just installed a wireless network using a wireless cable/dsl router.
Internet access is via DSL. There are three computers on the network.
The problem computer is an old Dell desktop that was upgraded from
Win98 to XP Home SP2 a couple of years ago. The other two computers are

i'm trying to network two desktops running xp sp2, with ethernet nics, and a
direct connection using a cat 5 crossover patch cable.  i have connectivity,
i.e. both comps can ping one another and i can browse the internet with the
ics client computer (they are sharing a dial-up ...

I am setting up my home network of 4 PCs.
1 Laptop with XP Home, and 3 Desktops with XP Pro.
The networking seems to be OK, altho not fully tested yet.
But my query at the mo is:-

When I try to add a user to a group, I can only see the local machine
when selecting the "locations" button.  The machine is a member of the
domain.  I am logging in as a domain user with admin prives, the DNS
server being pointed to is my domain controller.  Any suggestions?

I want the clients to only log on and use the computers while whatever they
save should be saved on my main computer. Basically... how do i make this
computer a server??

Hi guys on a system I worked on last week the ping.exe and IPCONFIG tools
were not available from the command window I had to CD to the system32 folder
before they would work. How can I re establish the paths for the command line
tools on this system, regards Dave.

I recently had to reinstall XP from a pre SP2 CD. However I have
noticed that some of the root certs are out of date, ie expired in 200
how do I update these
Sean

I recently installed a second hard drive (Drive F) on my Desktop PC.  I want
to access  Desktop Drive F files from my Laptop PC that is networked via a
wireless router.  I have no problem accessing Desktop files in the Shared
Documents folder, but I do not know how or if to make ...