Some of our computers will allow a user to map a drive and auto connect
to that drive without prompting for username and password and some
won't. Auto connecting meaning after log off or power off.
A recent XP OS upgrade was performed on 4 workstations, all four

I realize that there are alot of discussions that sort of touch on this
subject however I have gone through alot of troubleshooting and have found
nothing that can fix the problem so far.
The network drives are simply not disconnecting any way any how when the

everything runs ok but if i turn on the XP Firewall or Zonealarm or a
program like BitComet, the connection drops about every 10 minutes..If I
reset the modem it comes back on. Any ideas?

Trying to configure my wireless network for a bit of security, following
various articles on the subject.
XP Pro SP2.
Using WPA, pre-shared key, that's working fine.

I have a Dell Dimension 8100 running XP SP2 connected via patch cable to a
Linksys router.  It has worked uninterrupted for well over a year.  Yesterday
it working in the morning and when I used it in the afternoon Norton was
yelling at me because it couldn't get to the internet. ...

Hi,
I wanted to find out if there's an easy way to update a network printer for
our users?
I'm planning to change all my network printer names in my site and wanted to

I'm using Windows XP SP2 with all the security updates applied, and most of
the recommended updates.
I have two dial-up connections, with one in use most of the time. What
happens is this: I log on with the default connection, and download my emails

Setting-up a small home network(peer-to-peer), 2 Desktop,  1 Laptop, linksys
wireless-G router(w/ 4 port switch), modem. All PCs assign unique names,
given the same Group name, All PCs have XP SP2, Run network setup wizard on
all three machines, TCP/IP config. to Auto. assign IP ...

I am getting the "low or no conectivity" thing and all the symptoms point to
a winsock curption but I have tried every salution that I can find on the
subject but still I have no internet. I am runing Windows XP SP2. My only
gues is that what ever initaly cause the problem still ...

My Network Places doesn't allow telnet://host.example.com, so how can I
create a shortcut?  The only thing I've come up with so far is to add it to
Internet Explorer's Favorites -- yuck.

I have a problem with certain XP machines on our network that are very slow
to open 'my network places'.
If I disable Netbios over IP, the response speeds up dramatically and will
list all the shared folders from the network. However, I am then unable to

          i have a dsl connection at my home and i am trying to call
at my home through dsl, now the in my home network  my computer has
address 192.168.1.2 and in wan the given ip address i am taking from
the router's page. and trying to call at home with that ip address(i'm

Computer A: 'Jerry' 192.168.0.1 - XP Home
Computer B: 'Roy' 192.168.0.3 - XP Pro
Computer C: 'Old' 192.168.0.188 - XP Pro
All updates on all computers from MS Update.

Problem:
Two XP Boxes located in workgroup. (no domain server)
Both with NTFS permissions active.
According to KB articles I have read, I can only share folders/files with

Today I decided to network my desktop and laptop computers.  Here is how it
is setup.
Line in to Cable Modem
Line from Cable Modem to port #1 on a 2 port Speedstream Router