I am trying to set up a VPN for a remote domain.  I can set up the connection
and it connects fine but I cannot access any resources nor can I run a login
script.  When I reboot I do not get an option to login using a Dial-up
connection because this machine has never been joined ...

At the moment i have windows XP SP2, my computer is going horribly slow and i
want to know if i take it back to SP1 will it make it go any faster and is
there any way to change it back to SP1 and if so how. What are the changes in
SP1 from SP2?

I'm wondering if I can build a network just by linking 2pc with a RJ45 cable
between them and no hub.
thanks

How can I map a drive letter to a server (that I have full access to) across
the internet?
I believe it can be done with a WINS server, but I'd rather keep it as
simple as possible.

I using the "cmd"
I ping 172.16.5.14, success ping 172.16.5.14
but I ping 172.16.5.014, then it auto change to 172.16.5.12 then
success ping

In a pc there are two network adapters, called 1 and 2
Both machines run XP and adapter 1 has IP address 146... adapter 2 has
adress 10... and network masks separate them well.
Adapter 2 is connected to another pc which recives udp packets using

I have two Windows XP Home machines.  One I use upstairs (PC1) and the other
one is a laptop I use downstairs (PC2).  I want to use PC1 to connect via
Remote Desktop (or something like it) to PC2 so I can work with programs
that are installed only on that machine (like ...

Hi people
I am trying to install a network through a network cable (both computers
have network cards) however both computers come up with a message informing
me that the following hardware (network cards) are disconected (with a prompt

I try to build a network between my desktop and my laptop in orde to share
files and a printer connected to the desktop.
The desktop has XP Pro 2 and the laptop XP Home 1.
I do not have a floppy drive on the laptop, only a CD drive so I cannot

a proxy server setting has appeared in the LAN settings option of internet
properties.
I have not put these in myself and this used to be blank.
I cannot get rid of this setting, even after unticking all the boxes, going

I have a Windows 2000 Pro PC on our Workgroup. It connects to the internet
fine, but now I need to map it to another PC and I have run into problems.
This PC has administrative privileges. I started by going into Windows
Explorer and right clicking on the drive I wanted to share. ...

I have a strange problem (or maybe not as i might be corrected here!)
I have 1 main site (where the domain controller sits) 3 remote branches
with about 9 xp clients per site.
The main site runs an advantage database (on windows 2003 std

I have a cable internet connection and am trying to share it between two PCs.
I have tried two separate routers and can not connect both computers at the
same time. One will connect but the other will have "limited or no
connectivity." My ISP allows sharing, but does not provide ...

I have run across an odd problem with security permissions I cannot solve.  
We have a small network, no server, which means we share files peer-to-peer.  
I want my secretary to be able to see and use all my files in My Documents.  
I have created a login for her on my machine, ...

I have a windows PC and a apple mac. I have an ADSL connection and a wireless
router. Both the machines can pick the wireless signal. When I use the
Windows PC to access the internet, it works, then I go to the Apple Mac and
the internet works but then if I go back to the Windows ...