I've seen instructions before to change router mtu setting when there
are problems and I just got advice on changing mtu size in the
registry. It dawned on me to wonder how these settings interact? If the
packet sizes out of windows are bigger than what the router setting

Can anyone help me please?
I have installed a 'router' or whatever it is called!
I have connected the cable modem (ntl broadband) to it, and my desktop
(which was on before) can still connect to the internet, but my other

Can a single NIC be configured to communicate on 2 subnets and if so, how?

Plz. help me in this regards.
I have 2 labs of 10 pcs each and 1 server connected to broadband
server's ip address: 192.168.0.1
Lab 1 --- 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.12

A nearby small non-profit organization uses Access 2002, with 7 client
machines running Windows XP SP2, accessing an Access 2002 database running on
a Win XP SP2 machine acting as server. When we upgraded all 8 hosts to IE7,
the database became inaccessible on all 7 client ...

Have main computer running WinXp-Pro with file/printer sharing on small
network which may not have file/printer sharing. Generally I can see the
Main computer from mine but now (has happened before several times) when I
try to access files on the Main it asks for a password, ...

whats going on with microsoft directx. i had version 8 in my computer then i
upgraded to version 9 download.  after the download i looked at it in system
information. then clicked the tools tab. then went to directx diognostic
at the bottom it shows my directx as version 4.9.00 ...

Having problems with Internet Explorer 6. Every time I open a window to
search the web-the pages 'hang' for minutes at a time. Sometimes they don't
open at all. Can anyone help. Its driving me mad. All this technical talk
baffles me.

I do not know which of these to allow or block or make me ask I have no
ideal what I am doing configuring the firewall do I block, allow theses or
make them ask me?
Internet Connection Sharing?

My client computer can't connect to internet.  Obviously my host computer
can.  I can ping my ISP from the cient computer without problem.  When I try
to use the IE browser on the client I get an dns error.

Hi everyone, i have a Telewest Broadband Cable Modem, and i have two options
to connect this to my computer, USB and Ethernet,
Would i be able to connect my computer to it with USB, and then connect my
roommates computer to it using Ethernet? - And have them both using the modem

Hi everyone, this problem has me really stumped and I hoep someone can
help me. Here is my setup:
1) Windows 2003 Server w/ Active Directory (\\eric-server)
2) Linux Fedora 2 Client (\\member1)

I have several dozen computers where I work.  They all get drives mapped at
login via the profile setup in AD.  This works fine on all but about 3
computers.  These mapped drives show permanently as disconnected.  If you
open the "disconnected" mapped drive it shows the contents ...

In my office I have 5 computers sharing a wired internet/dsl connection.
Can I share printers between only 2 of the computers? or would I have to
share them all.
thanks much

XP Pro SP2 with Norton Internet Security 2006.
I can't start the Windows Firewall at all.  What are the dependant services
for this?  Any ideas welcome.
Thanks,