hi guys thanks for your help last time, it has taught me alot about
networking and yeilded some success.
As suggested, I used the windows run feature found in the start menu to
ping another machine on my network.

I have 2 computers wired to each other through a Linksys WT54Gs and 2
wirelessly connected to the network. They all work. I just purchased an HP
laptop, have tried every wizard available and can't get it on line. My host
computer can see the HP laptop but cannot acccess ...

ok .... here it goes again ......I've read many threads about this but no
solutions ....
I can always get my network going by using the following steps .......
<the system starts up with the little yellow icon on the network symbol>

I have currently a desktop networked to a laptop in the same area via a
cable.  I now have a new desktop to replace the old one and will eventually
have to set up the network again.  Do I have to do anything like deleting
anything on the laptop before starting on the new network ...

I have a network install in 2 weeks that I have to do, they have 10pc's
running XP Pro, and they need all the desktop settings to be the same when i
join them to their new domain... what is the best way of doing this? I cant
seem to find any answers on this anywhere...

Got error message: “An error occurred while reconnecting H: to
\\server\share. Microsoft Windows Network: The local drive name is already in
use. This connection has not been restored." After log off and log on back,
it restored. The local drive name is not in used.

I'm almost functionally illiterate about computers, and am hoping to
find some help here.
I have a desktop computer connected to the same cable that my TV
connects to. The cable guy installed some kind of box behind the

Suddenly internet access has stopped working. I can ping external hosts
ok, both by ip address and domain name, but IE / outlook just doesnt
connect anymore.
Its as if the TCP/IP ports are blocked but I dont know how to find out

I'm running ICS on XP SP2.  Everything seems to be working except DNS on the
internal interface.  No DNS queries are able to be requested on the
interface.  I did an nslookup on a client and this is what I get.

When I initially created a "network place" in My Network Places to transfer
files to a http server, I was able to check a checkbox to indicate that I
wanted to have the username and password saved. The password and username
were saved for several months.

I have several clients who use Linksys routers (WRT54G, BEFSR41, etc.),
mainly for simple broadband connection sharing. Unfortunately, the
router and internet connection insist on "crapping out" about once
every 10 days or so. As anyone who owns a router knows, the solution is

I have one computer out of 3 that I cannot gain access to. I can see it from
the other computers, but cannot not get into it. It is the one that has our
internet DSL modem on it, so I guess it is the administrator. I have file
sharing turned on for everything but when I try to ...

I have a small network on which all the computers function normally except
one new one can't get to the internet.  There's four wired computers and one
wireless on a D-Link DI-624.  All computers are either XP home or Pro.  The
one in question is XP home.  I can ping the router, ...

I have a 2003 ad domain, dns is fine. All xp workstations are pointing
to it and logging on with no problem.
I have one xp pro laptop that takes 3 minutes to logon. Checking the
userenv.log I get:

I've got a rather strange problem that has me stumped.
I have 6 computers in a pod connected via a switch to our main network. All
of the computers can access our local net and the internet. Also on the
switch is a Phaser 8400 printer with IP 10.11.4.55. All computers can print