I'm looking at getting a new computer and using my home network that I
currently have set up.  Currently I have XP Home on both computers and they
network just fine.
Are there any problems that I might run into if I have Windows XP Home (SP2)

I am completely new to networking and have been trying to find out these
things from MS Help but so far no good.  I am directly connected via a cable
to my other PC.
Does a shared Folder (or whatever) only appear on the other PC after it has

I have 2 XP Pro's networked.  The user name and passwords are the same on
both.  PC A is acting like the server and has 4 shares.  PC B maps 2 drives
to two of the shares.  PC B also has a UNC shortcut to the 3rd share.  The
problem is that every 2 or 3 days PC B loses access to ...

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I have setup up a peer-to-peer network between my desktop & laptop winXP PCs
using the Network Wizard.  I can access the Internet from my laptop via my
desktop pc ok. So I then set up a shared folder on the Desktop PC to be
accessable over my network on the laptop. So on the ...

Hello, excuse for my english..I'm italian
I have this problem
I have a fileserver Win XP Pro, motherboard MSI P4N SLI, 2 GB RAM, 2 Seagate
250Gb in

I installed an ethernet card in my nieces system running XP, but i cant
access the internet. i have it hooked into my linksys router and thought that
the connection would be automatic. what other steps do i need to take to get
it online?

When online to "toontown.com" and playing the game we keep getting an alert...
"There is an IP address conflict with another system on the network."
What's this exactly and how do I correct the problem?

Hi, I found there is no Server service in my Desktop computer which causes
this computer unable to share folders and printers in my home network. But I
don't find the Server service in Administrative - Services.
Another question is, I can see my Laptop computer in desktop ...

I know people have done this, but how do you set up your I.P.:port as a web
site? Anyone have any idea what I am talking about? Basically, I want to be
my own web host. Nothing special, but just wanted to fool around with it.
My friend had a site which was   'http://<his ip>:<his ...

My laptop is connected to a cable modem via a wireless router. I am able to
ping 127.0.0.1 and the router address. But when i try to ping my own address
it does not work. I can surf internet but cannot play games on LAN. I cannot
even ping addresses of other PC in the network. I ...

I'm running a latop with a wireless pcmcia card on it, connecting to a
wireless access point downstairs, and recently I have aquired a device for
an old 8 bit machine that can use an internet connection, when I connect the
device direct to my router with a cable, it works fine, ...

I have a home wireless network set up between three computers - 1 desktop
and 2 laptops.  They were not mapped correctly - impssible to follow - and I
would like to start from scratch.  How do I get rid of all of the existing
network places and workgroups?  In other words I'd ...

Does anybody know of a program that will let you view (or be aware of)
other computers connected to your wireless network? (i know pc-cillin
internet security suite has this option, but the program hasn't been
working well for me so i uninstalled it) The reason I'm asking is that

I hope this is the right news group for this question.  My apologies if it
isn't.
I'd like to host a FrontPage website on an intranet, with ActiveX controls
and ASP.  I don't want the site to be visible to the internet.  I'm running