I've been using ZoneAlarm free a while now on a single WinXP HE SP2
system.
Seems to do the job ok. Microsoft's firewall is toggled off.
Connection to my ISP comes via an Alcatel Speed Touch Home external

I have the following set-up
2 PC's connected to a router/modem via ethernet cable.
Network created using Network Wizard and overall I have no
problems except:

Background and computer info first:
1 Domain controller running 2k advanced server, domain name=MelSoft
1 XP Pro SP2 w/ all current updates machine participating in domain
1 MCE2005 w/ rollup2 and all updates

If I want to set up file sharing between two XP pro PCs (both are on the
same LAN), would the existense of a unix/sco/linux server (but not a domain
controller) interfere with this in any way? The server is running some
custom accounting app.

This is very strange.
I have a dell inspiron 6000
It never auto dialed before.
I sent it back to Dell to get the motherboard replaced. Now all problems I

I have lost my dial up network connections.  On the Network connection page I
now only have my Local Area Connection.   My normal connection is with a dsl
line which works OK.  
So I tried to create a dial up connection.  When I go to Network Connections

Here is my setup
Computer 1 - desktop
Windows XP Pro
Ethernet Card only

I have to computers. One is connected  to network provider,  Two will
be connected  to one.
Is that possible to share internet connection in XP in way that second
computer is not visible to network provider and its LAN. I mean two

I'd like to access my ISP's usenet server from work but they only allow
access to it from within their network. My Home PC is in their network,
but the PC at work is not. The home PC is running XP Home. The work PC
is running XP Pro.

I can attach to the domain over the WAN but we have a server that is in a
workgroup and I cannot attach to it over the WAN.  There is one PC that is in
the workgroup at this site that does show up in the workgroup but nothing
that is over the wire  in workgroup shows up.  Can ...

Got a wireless network between my desktop (running XP Home) and a laptop
(also running XP Home) it works great. Just installed XP Pro on a new PC and
connected it to the wireless network (all using Netgear kit). New PC sees
all but new PC cannot be eccessed by either of the other ...

For security reasons i would like to make it impossible to login
via Remote Desktop as an administrator. Unfortunatly admins are
allowed to do so by default.
Is there a way to ban members of the admin group from logging in

I have two computers connected in a network via a Lynksys router.
One computer is a Compaq EVO 800c running Windows Xp Professional Service
Pak 2
It has an eithernet and a wireless adapter.  The wireless adapter is

Well now explained better my problem:
Others pc in my LAN can see my pc and I can see others, but I can access to
other pc's but others pc can't access to my pc. Also I can do ping
xx.xx.xx.xx to others pc but others pc can't do ping to my pc.

I need help with networking of a win 2k server and win xp clients...
I have a small network of about 10-12 clients all being win xp pro
sp2...and win 2k advanced server installed on the server machine...
I configured the server as a file server..and connections to the server