I have a Dell PC that I recently loaded XP SP2 on and after the reboot I am
no longer able to go into the Firewall Settings and enable or disable it as
needed. I have a Unix Server that was originally sharing the printer that was
installed on that Dell and it can't access it any ...

I have a three computer network with a DHCP-capable router. My
situation is that one computer would get a full connection, thus
allowing internet access, while the other computers are on limited
connections. The computer that starts up first gets full access, and if

How can I disable the web site viewer from printing files linked to my web
site?

I've been searching on the net, but have had very little success
getting this question answered, so here goes;
We have 3 networked PCs at home - 1 my wife uses, 1 I use, and another
I bought to be used as a backup server and viruscanner.

I have two computers that I am sharing on a home network for over a year I
had no problems sharing files and a printer. A couple weeks ago I noticed I
couldn't print from computer B which is my downstairs computer.  When I look
at all my shared files and printer on computer A ...

Ok I have.
1) Laptop (Win XP Home)
2) Laptop (Win XP Home)
3) PC (Win XP Pro)

Two laptops (XP and 2K) connected through the RJ 45 ports of the
SMC7404BRA EU model of router. Using a broadband ethernet (RJ45)
connection.
If I use the router in an ATM protocol connection, I am able to network

I've got this weird problem on one computer running XP Pro. I can only access
the web when I have my office VPN connection connected.  If I disconnect the
VPN connection, I have no web access.
This computer is connected through my network to a router with a broadband

After performing a clean install of my operating system which is
Windows XP Home version, I notice that the Boot.ini tab was missing on
the utility box. What causes this problem and how can I correct this.
It appears that everything else is went okay with the clean install

Is it possible to change the Node Type of a NIC card?
The laptop on the network, ipconfig/all, says it's HYBRID.
The desktopm with XP PRO says UNKNOWN.  This used to have 2000 and was
DYNAMIC.

I set up my network between my desk top and lap top all seemed to be working
ok.
But now i cannot access the vewing net work computers on my desktop, i can
see both computors on my desk top but cannot access any files.

If i disable simple file sharing is this going to affect my home network?
What i mean by this is will i still be able to access shared docs and
resources within my home network?

when i tried to share my internet connection, a message pops up saying " An
error occurred while Internet Connection Sharing was being enables. The
specified service does not exist as an installed service."

Im gettin an ip number like 169.254.x.x and no connection to internet.  The
event logs says about a problem on DHCP service, but its started.  Tried
stopping it and starting it again but  nothing happens (same problem)
The last thing I did before getting this was uninstalling ...

I've spent the last couple of hours trawling google and these
newsgroups trying to find an answer to my problem, but to no avail. I'm
hopeful that someone here may be able to help me.
The situation: