I want to be able to switch easily between 2 connections as the one
which shares my internet connection.
My first attempt was simply to change which connection is in the
internet connection properties, but it changes the IP address of each

In a workgroup environment consisting of all XP computers , how many pc's can
connect to a sharepoint at any one time
a) sharepoint hosted on XP pro
b) sharepoint hosted on XP home.

When my WinXP Pro desktop has been idle or off, web sites will not open
until I retry 5 or more times. This appears to be a DNS problem, as I
get a "Looking for.." message in Firefox and a "Finding..." message in
IE before it times out. Once I get access to any site, I get access to

So, I recently upgraded my computer, and purchased a new hard drive,
mobo, cpu, video card, and so on.
And I installed a new copy of window xp on the new hard drive, and set
it to master.

I recently reinstalled Win. XP Home Ed., everything was working fine
untill I installed SP2.
After I installed SP2, when I connect to the internet using PPPoE, my
computer stops responding. It connects alright, and the icon appears in the

Guys,
 I have seen sometimes that when I browse "Microsoft Windows Network" I
have a bunch of domains even though I have never added my machine to any of
those domains (in fact I have not added my machine to any domain for that

I need to install Ldap on my laptop which is not part of any domain.
I get a warning that a domain is not available.
How can I create a domain on my machine ?
I will join the domain and continue the setup.

I'm trying to set up a vpn server and client. I've got it all setup and
working but when I connect from the client I can not find any of the
resources on the server. The server is running XPpro, client XP, Shared
Folders are setup, firewall disabled, no router. I'm able to login ...

I think I'm going nuts.
I've done this a dozen times befrore, and it's always worked. But now
it won't.
I have a very simple workgroup at home with one w2k machine and one xp

Hello. I am using two machines which need to communicate over TCP/IP.
I have two PC's, one a Windows 98SE machine connected to a switch. My
Internet enabled pc runs Windows XP Pro and is also connected to the
switch. Then my cable modem is connected to the switch.

i am from india and everytime i connect to web through my broadband
connection a pop up message in system tray  sayas an ip address conflict with
another system and it shows with yellow triangle. i dont know wht it is all
about. when checked with help it says chek with service ...

Is it possible to change your IP address/Default Gateway?

quick 2 questions. don't know if theres a simple answer. but is there a way
of resetting all access control and all permissions to the default when
simple file sharing is first disabled on all drives and folders and files
running xp pro.

I need a recommend on a quality, free, bandwidth measurement tool,
preferably (but not necessarily) web based ...
What are people using ?

[Orig. posted in General XP, but this seems like a better fit] Hope someone
has a fix for me... Since Saturday or so I've been having problems with my
other desktop (XP Home upgraded to SP2 within last 2 weeks) connecting to the
internet and being accessible on my network- ...