I have 5 computers on a simple peer to peer network. All are running Windows
XP Professional except for the new one which is running Home. All show up on
network connections and I can look into all of their root drives. I can ping
out of the computer running Home to the other ...

Does the Antivirus installed in the ICS host computer scan the files
downloaded by the client computers?

I am wondering if anyone can help with this.  We have a customer who can't
use Windows updates.  We have done research on this issue and still can't get
the machine to get passed the "Checking if your computer has the latest
version of Windows Updating software..."  Screen.  I ...

I'm trying to set up a network on a XP home computer (i have never used home
before, only professional).  I have set up many XP professional networks
before and never had this problem...  when i try to access localhost from the
'run' box, xp cannot find it.  same thing happens if ...

One computer can see both, but computer 1 (home) cannot see computer 2 (Pro).
What am I doing wrong.  I have tried through a Lynksys router, as well as
with a CAT-5 network cable.  I am running McAfee on computer 1.  Is the
firewall on the virus software causing the problem?

Information about PCMCIA LAN cards I used in my XP Pro system is stored
somewhere within it. When I set IP address of the card I'm currently using,
the system warns me that other card, currently not connected, uses this IP.
How to remove safely any reference about my old cards?

I'm new here so feel free to let me know if I make a mistake or doesn't
provide enough detail...
I got a site-to-site VPN working with a D-link DFL-1100 VPN Firewall on one
end (lets call it Site-A), a DFL-700 on another (site-B?). The VPN worked

I'm getting the following error in my Event Logs;
Description: The Computer Browser service terminated with the following
error: This operation returned because the timeout period expired.
I've found a KB article that precisely describes my troubles;

This will be a tough one I think but I am hoping someone has and idea.  I
have a Windows XP SP1 machine that is running a Java based webapp on a server
sitting on another subnet through a NAT connection.  When running the app I
get an error Advise Failed! RPC server unavailable.  ...

I have an issue related Windows XP clients, time to time they get
disconnected from the network, but still can ping internet address, but
cannot connect via Internet Exploter.
The only resolution it's restart the pc.

I'm using vpn client software to remotely connect to my office network.  The
program doesn't have dns functionality, so I connect to remote shares using
their ip addresses.
I would like to have dns functionality too.  This client will soon be rolled

I have a simple ICS connection setup at home. I have shared some folders on
the host computer. How can I restrict a specific computer from accessing the
shared content?

I have ICS setup at home. I would like to know if there is a way in which i
can make my host ICS computer cache the files downloaded by the client
computers from internet.
My main concern is while downloading updates. Since one computer has already

10 PC lab, all PCs run Windows XP Pro SP2  
NO Domain; WorkGroup only.  I am able to create & share a folder on 1 PC,
which can be viewed / accessed by the other 9 PCs.  
Each PC has an "Administrator" account that is a member of the

I am trying to set proxy autoconfiguration by changing the registry
from a script
The values I set are
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet