I have a file server on my local ethernet. I want to be able to access files
on this server but I want to prevent any other computer from accessing the
server (including the ability to read files.)
Can I do this with Windows XP and workgroups, or does this require a domain

I have a wireless network at home and my wife and I both have laptops.
Her laptop is set to be in a workgroup called REL (which she uses at work)
whilst mine is in MSHOME.
I just brought her one back from hibernation and asked it to look at the

Here I am back again today!!
I have 2 computers which I would like to network. On computer one I have a
broadband connect with a routher BT Voyager 205 ADSL which connect to my host
computer through a USB connection.  I run the XP wizard on this computer and

We have a Windows 2003 Active Directory domain setup. When a user logs on to
the network from a Windows XP computer with SP2 installed, the home drive
sometimes maps as it is supposed to, but not all the time. The home folder is
set in the user properties of AD to map F:\ to ...

i have a mapped drive to a shared folder on another PC on my network.  every
time i reboot, i lose the connection.  i open "my computer", it responds with
the ID/password prompt, after which i have a connected map drive.
how do i get my connection each time i reboot?  the box for ...

benn using network for 3 years now with no pros until i installed sp2 i set
my net work up alls ok but every time i reboot it stops working and wont
repair have to remake every time i reboot firewall is disabled as well

I'm not aware of any changes or new software associated with the appearance
of this problem.  I'm running Win XP Pro SP2 upgraded from Win Me about 1 1/2
years ago.   I am also running NIS 2004 or 2005 on each of the machines in
my network.  I tried the fix from Symantec ...

"The network is not present or not started"
My PC has been working fine on a network for over a year.  If I try to UNC
to a pc name I get the above error message.
If I browse through My Network Places, I get the same as above with the

I have a  computer with a wireless network adapter and ethernet card. The
wireless adapter is for internet connection through a remote wireless router.
The ethernet card is connected to a local router that has two network
printers and a laptop connected to it. The wireless router ...

I have two PCs behind a router which is connected to an ISP via
broadband wireless.  The PCs are connected via ethernet to the router.
On one PC ("PC1"), I have no problem sending "larger" files as
attachments to e-mails.  These e-mails can be sent from Outlook, or

Hey, I have a small network at home and I'd like to make it so that I can
dial up from a client computer with win 98 to the net using the dial up
connection on my win xp computer.  I have heard that this is possible and
would like to know where to start putting this in place.  ...

When any one access my web site I can get his IP, but my qestion is:
How can I track this IP after he leave my web site?
Any help or redirection will be appreciated.
regard's

I've got three PCs networked under a Linksys router, 1 WinXP Pro w/SP2, 1
WinXP Home w/SP2, and 1 Win2K.  The XP Home and Win2K machines see each other
fine and can share files and printer, etc.  The WinXP Pro PC doesn't see
anything shared - nothing shows up when exploring the ...

Is there a way to configure a Windows XP machine to use 128 bit encryption
on the RDP session when any RDP client connects to the machine?

I am trying to set up my home network. I have a dsl modem and a linksys
switch and 2 desktop computers. Easch desktop has  a nic which are lit up and
seem fine the switch is lit up and reading everything. I have the "sharing
hand" by the internet connection on the main desktop. ...