I am sorry I "hijacked" another thread a few days ago--I am new to this and
didn't understand the etiquette.
Anyway, for the general interest of others, I was able to ping other
computers on my network but they couldn't ping me. File sharing used to work

I have a desktop computer at home with a DSL modem.  I just started getting
an error that there is "limited or no connectivity".  When I click to repair
it, it says that it is trying to renew the IP address.  It churns for a while
and then says that the IP address cannot be ...

I have a network ste up at my house, and it was working fine untill all of
the sudden, I couldn't access my desktop from my other computers. I need to
be able to access the desktop because thats what the printer is hooked up to.
I have three computers on the network. A desktop ...

I am having a problem with trying to set up my network, I cant get past first
base.
Configuration:
-1 Window XP SP2 desktop (XP Home) - PC1

I need some expert advice, can someone help?
I have recently bought a Toshiba Equium laptop, which has a help and
support section (under 'start' menu), which I found quite useful for
advice. But since downloading the Microsoft updates, the 'help and

Hi -- I have a wireless LAN in my home. My computer is connected directly to
the router; my son's is via wifi. When I try to access his shared folder on
the network, I get an error message saying that it is not accessible, and
that I may not have privileges to access this. Can ...

Every time I boot up or restart, I have to go into my Network Connections and
enable the Local Area Connection.  How can I keep this from disabling every
time the computer shuts down or restarts?

I am trying to network my laptop and my desktop so I can share information
using a router. Can anyone help me?

I am trying to connect to a Windows XP machine via RDC.
Both machines have a Linksys router. I have opened up port 3889 on the
router and redirected it to the machine that I want to connect to.
When I type in the IP address, I get a message:

I have three items that I want to network (with internet) together. My
PC, DS and my Xbox. My setup is as follows. I have a Netopia wireless
router which supplies my internet connection by means of a wireless
card to the PC. My PC has a network card which by means of a crossover

We have two computers set up on a home network.
The first (main) computer is a Dell 4700 running Windows XP, SP2 Pro.
The second computer is an IBM NetVista 2292 21U running Windows XP, SP2 Home
Edition.

My son is away at school and set up a network between his laptop and desktop
to share important files and printer. It worked for a couple months and then
all of a sudden the computers did not show up in network places on either
computer. It was like it was never set up. We ...

I have a wired network and recently replaced my router and switch, I'm having
a problem with my 3 compter network. Computer 1 can not see the workgroup at
all nor any of the other computers, Computer 2 can see the workgroup and can
access the shared files and folders on Compter 1 ...

I have a neat little wired through hub - two laptop (XP Pro) network between
two offices.  I now wish to give my second laptop access to the broadband
(talktalk) which is running successfully on the first laptop.  What do I do
to make this possible?

We have 2 computers that were working spotlessly through a HawkinG
10Base-T 4-port hub until we ran the Windows Home Network thing,
planning to allow both computers to use the same printer and to be
able to share some folders.