Attempting to directly connect two PC's, one with XP MC and one with
W98, and need to directly connect them using a crossover cable.  I've
adjusted the firewall and security settings to allow
Computer-to-computer connections, and the XP machine recognizes the

I'm hoping someone might be able to help with this problem...
I'm trying to set up a wireless network for my laptop (Dell Inspiron 1300
running XP Home SP2) and my desktop PC (generic, also running XP Home SP2).
I've got a SafeCom SWBAR-5400 router, which is linked by ethernet ...

I'm using a laptop connected to the domain wired, can see everything in the
network neighborhood.  Once I take the laptop home and connect to the domain
via VPN the network neighborhood will not populate and can't browse the
domain.  WHy?

We had an internal web server go down on monday. We switched to a
backup server and changed the entries in DNS.  But on some systems
primarily XP we had problems with the DNS cache entries preventing
users going to the new server.  On most of the XP computers we had to

this has happened 3 times on 3 different machines (2 xps and 1 windows 2003)
to me.
For some reason, when I click on networking tab in task manager, the message
shows "no active network adapters found". The result is I don't have network

I own an Averatec notebook with an 802.11g MiniPCI Wireless Network
card.  We have Qwest DSL service with wireless capabilities.  My IBM
thinkpad doesn't have a problem connecting to the internet, however
this computer won't even recognize the wireless signal for my modem, or

(See 'Network XP to 98') below. I have tried everything Dr. Helmig suggested,
plus changing cables, checking out everything on the 'verify' list and my
computer still says "Network cable unplugged". So Nothing Ive tried so far
has worked. More suggestions please. Thanks

I recently changed my main computer to a Dell Server with onboard network
connectionand xp pro. I am connecting peer to peer with an older computer
that has win98 and has successfully connected with xp home before. Now the 98
computer will not recognize the xp computer and the xp ...

I need to know how to specify my local and remote IPs for my PPTP an L2TP
VPN connection, my VPN server (on Windows XP Professional) did work at one
time, and I was able to remote into, but now I can connect anymore (don't
ask why it doesn't anymore, I haven't solved that as of yet) ...

I'm trying to connect 2 computers with a cross-over cable,  but having no
luck.  The first machine is running XP and is connected to the web.  the
second is running Win98, and I don't care whether it gains net access or not.
i just want to transfer files to the 2nd pc from the ...

I have 4 XP Pro's (2 PC's, 2 Laptops) and one 98 PC on a workgroup.
All machines can see the other's in the network places, except for one
scenario.
Lets call one PC XP1, and one Laptop XP2 (both are on Service Pack 2).

My PC has one shared folder, 'Shared Documents', but nobody can access it
through the network. From every other PC one receives the error they don't
have the permissions to access my PC. All normal windows settings seem to be
OK.

Is there a limit on the size of a signature file that you add to a message in
outlook express. I've seen some pretty elaborate signature blocks at the end
of an email but any attempt to add anything more than my name results in a
error message saying the file is to large to add ...

One computer on a wired network of three cannot be accessed. ( XP PRO) It
shows up on the other two computers when I click "show workgroup computers"
but when I click "show workgroup computers" on the inaccesible computer
nothing shows up.

Laptop XP pro SP2
This laptop has no connection problem in a different network (different
organisation).  But in our network, it refuses to connect to the internet.  
However, it has no problem in relation to the intrAnet.  It picks up the IP