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Network Reconfiguration
This post is very long. Please read only if you are patient enough to help a
newbie. These questions mostly pertain to XP networking, and this seems the best forum for networking. Referrals and suggestions are very welcome. Even if you can answer just one or two of my many questions here, that will help a lot. Just quote the text you are replying to so I know which question you are answering. I get confused rather easily. Before beginning the networking questions, in Belarc Advisor under "Installed Microsoft Hotfixes," SP2 (KB811113) does not have a green checkmark next to it (lacks the data to allow verification). Is that normal? All updates after SP2 show up as SP3, and all of them do have green checkmarks and are verified. Here is a synopsis. BELARC ADVISOR 6.1f --------------------------- Unmarked hotfixes lack the data to allow verification. (C) marks a hotfix that verifies correctly. (X) marks a hotfix that fails verification (failing hotfixes need to be reinstalled) Installed Microsoft Hotfixes ---------------------------- ..NETFramework 1.1 S867460 on 3/8/2005 (details...) M886903 on 3/8/2005 (details...) DataAccess Q832483 on 3/6/2005 (details...) KB870669 (details...) Internet Explorer 6 SP1 (C) KB867282-IE6SP1-20050127.163319 on 3/6/2005 (details...) Internet Explorer SP2 (SP2) Outlook Express 6 SP1 (C) KB887797-OE6SP1-20041112.131144 on 3/6/2005 (details...) Windows Media Player (C) WM817787 (details...) (C) Q828026 (details...) Windows Media Player (continued) SP0 (C) Q828026 on 3/6/2005 (details...) Windows XP SP2 KB811113[SP] on 3/8/2005 (details...) SP3 (C) KB867282 on 3/8/2005 (details...) (C) KB873333 on 3/8/2005 (details...) (C) KB873339 on 3/8/2005 (details...) (C) KB885250 on 3/8/2005 (details...) (C) KB885835 on 3/8/2005 (details...) (C) KB885836 on 3/8/2005 (details...) (C) KB886185 on 3/8/2005 (details...) (C) KB887472 on 3/8/2005 (details...) (C) KB887742 on 3/8/2005 (details...) (C) KB887797 on 3/12/2005 (details...) (C) KB888113 on 3/8/2005 (details...) (C) KB888240 on 3/13/2005 (details...) (C) KB888302 on 3/8/2005 (details...) (C) KB890047 on 3/8/2005 (details...) (C) KB890175 on 3/8/2005 (details...) (C) KB891781 on 3/8/2005 (details...) In another area of Belarc, Local System accounts show "HelpAssistant" and "SUPPORT_388945a0" as disabled accounts. Is that because I disabled Remote Assistance and Remote Desktop in Control Panel - System - Remote? Could it also be because I disabled Messenger from starting up with Windows? Is this a good place to get help with what I need, or is there an online forum for newbies you might recommend, because this could take a while. I basically need instructions that an idiot could understand. I will also need help determining which of the numerous Services that start up in WinXP I need and which I do not. The MSCONFIG in XP sucks. I can't maximize it, and there is hardly any information in either MSCONFIG or the Task Manager under Services. Program names and paths are not mentioned, just names of processes. How do they expect me to find anything? I need a good third-party Startup Manager/Task Manager in one program that is not very expensive. WinTasks Pro is too expensive. One option is the Ultimate Troubleshooter, which is $25. I haven't it tried yet, but I am open to other options. Their site has a list of Processes (Services). SysInfo has a list of Startups. Spybot helps me to some extent with Startups but not Processes or Services. Startups http://sysinfo.org/startuplist.php Processes http://www.liutilities.com/products/...rocesslibrary/ http://www.answersthatwork.com/Taskl...s/tasklist.htm Some of those XP background processes might be what is causing my LAN to cut out from time to time. When that happens I lose both Internet access and network access. One of the network icons disappears from my taskbar. Other times it doesn't, and when I click on it to "repair" it it freezes. When I try to bring up "Network Connections" it freezes. A reboot brings everything back to normal. Firewall, antivirus and antispyware are all up-to-date, full system malware scans are run regularly, including online scans. I really don't think malware is the problem. I think it's background processes in XP, but I just don't know enough about them to mess with any of them. XP has only been installed for a few days on both PCs. Both of us are new to it. Please assistant with Network Setup and with Binding/Unbinding TCP/IP from File and Printer Sharing for better security. I am the "network administrator" of this home network but new to XP and not a techie or certified expert. Many web sites and Microsoft articles about networking are geared toward more advanced users, and I do not understand all that is in them. Need step-by-step advice. Forgive me if too much information is below. Better to have too much than not enough. At present, only two XP Pro SP2 computers are connected, this one and one other desktop. I do not know how to connect the Win95a and Win98se laptops or if it is even possible since they use 16-bit PCMCIA to connect to the ethernet hub. The XP network setup wizard does not support Win95. The old laptops connected fine to the network when this computer and the other desktop both used Windows Me. With XP, it is all user-level rather than share-level access, and I don't know how to configure Win9x for user-level access. Let's do that later after we get things configured properly for the two XP machines. Also, I need to password protect the shared folders, the access to each computer, and each network printer. Can't see how to do that with XP. With 9x, it was easy to password-protect a shared printer or a shared drive. SBC Yahoo! DSL Technical Support and 2Wire Technical Support state that the 2Wire Home Portal 1000HW is both a DSL Modem and a Router. I do not know if it is a gateway, but I suspect it is for three reasons: (1) Windows uses the word "gateway" in the name for the connection, (2) Windows preselects the "residential gateway" option in the network setup wizard, and (3) the 2wire people say that I cannot connect a separate "residential gateway" to the device. NETWORK CONFIGURATION ------------------------ 10BaseT Ethernet Network One Workgroup, No Domain 4 Computers (only 3 can connect at a time) This computer is the Network Administrator This computer is XP Pro SP2 (3 local users) DSL modem/router uses DNS/DHCP/NAT (functions as a gateway?) DSL modem/router has a hardware firewall DSL modem/router is wired to this PC by USB 2.0 (10Mbps) DSL modem/router is wired to a 10BaseT 4-port ethernet hub (10Mbps) Other computers connect to this PC and the Internet by ethernet hub This computer has no cable directly to the hub (or there would be conflicts) PCs CONNECTED: (1) XP Pro SP2 PC (same 3 local users) PCs DISCONNECTED: (1) Win95a PC and (1) Win98se PC FILE & PRINTER SHARING: Enabled INTERNET cONNECTION SHARING: Disabled (incompatible with DHCP modem/router) WINDOWS FIREWALL: Off (because ZoneAlarm firewall is On) THIRD-PARTY FIREWALL: On (Zone Alarm Pro 5.5) IP ADDRESSES: Obtained automatically by DHCP BINDINGS: Default settings (insecure) ** Is my current network peer-to-peer or client/server? ** TRANSPORT PROTOCOL LAYER --------------------------- Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)..............Properties available Aegis Protocol (IEEE 802.1x) v2.3.1.9...Properties grayed out NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol...Properties available NWLink NetBIOS..........................Properties grayed out All protocols were automatically installed and configured by Windows except for IPX/SPX, which I added after reading that that protocol (or NetBEUI) is the key to separating File and Printer Sharing from TCP/IP. I just don't know how to do it. On the options for each network connection in XP, I see nothing about bindings. In Win9x, the bindings options are easier to find. HARDWARE ADAPTER LAYER ------------------------- 1394 Net Adapter 2Wire Gateway USB MAC Bridge Miniport (Network Bridge) Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC (Disabled) HSP56 Micromodem (COM3) (56k Dial-up Fax Modem) - Realtek is disabled, nothing is plugged into my ethernet port. A Z65n network printer will go there later to replace my existing Z42 parallel port printer. We don't have a cartridge for the Z65n. That's the only reason we're not using it. - The Network Bridge connects 1394 and Realtek, so that the new Z65n printer, once installed, will be available to the existing network. - The 1394 Net Adapter is used with my network and/or the Internet, but I am not exactly how or what it does. Windows automatically configured it. The 1394 sounds like firewire, but I don't have any firewire devices installed. Firewire is enabled on the mainboard, but I'm not using it. Or am I using it through this adapter? Is this just an internal connection needed for Windows to set up the Internet and the network? Windows needs at least two adapters for that, according to the XP Help and Support. ** Which adapter is the one that connects to the Internet, 1394 or 2Wire? ** ** Which adapter should be used for File & Printer Sharing? ** NETWORK SERVICES LAYER ------------------------- Client for Microsoft Networks.....Properties available File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks...Properties grayed out QoS Packet Scheduler..............Properties grayed out NETWORK CONNECTIONS ---------------------- Network Bridge................Connected, 400Mbps LAN (Realtek Ethernet)........Disabled, Bridged (nothing plugged in there yet) LAN (2Wire Gateway USB) DSL...Connected, 10Mbps Dial-up Connection............Disabled (backup connection method) 1394 Connection...............Connected, 400Mbps, Bridged - The Realtek Ethernet NIC is disabled at my choice because nothing is plugged into that port. Since I'm already connected to the network via USB (or 1394), I cannot also be connected to the hub or there would be conflicts. - I plan to connect an ethernet cable to my open ethernet port at some point. The cable will go from my ethernet port directly to the ethernet port of a Lexmark Z65n printer (when we get a print cartridge for it) without going through the ethernet hub. - When I re-enable that Realtek ethernet port for the Z65n printer, that printer will automatically become part of the existing network through the Network Bridge, theoretically. - The dial-up connection is only used when the LAN is not available. - When dialing in with the dial-up connection, TCP/IP completes the connection successfully, but a connection to the remote computer cannot be established with IPX/SPX (error 733). A dialog box asks me if I want to "Accept" the connection as is and if I want to check the box "Do not request the failed protocols next time". I click "Accept", but I'm afraid to check the other box about failed protocols because I don't know how difficult it will be to reverse that decision if things change. - I wonder why the 2Wire Gateway USB connection is only 10Mbps (rather than 400Mbps) for USB 2.0, unless it's because the router connects to an ethernet hub which can only support 10Mbps. NETWORK SETUP WIZARD ----------------------- Option #1: "This computer connects directly to the Internet. The other computers on the network connect through this computer." (This is the option I thought was correct, but Windows did not preselect it.) Option #2: "This computer connects to the Internet through a residential gateway or through another computer on the network" (This option came up by default in the network setup wizard when Windows searched for a shared connection. Maybe this one is correct. This is the option I am presently using on this computer.) Option #3: "Other" (This option is not used, but it was set up this way originally. At that time, there was no USB cable between the router and my computer. My computer was connected directly to the ethernet hub. Then we heard that the USB direct connection method would be more secure, so we switched the wiring to the current configuration as recommended by the 2Wire people and my ISP.) QUESTIONS ------------ 1. Which option for the network setup wizard (see 1, 2 or 3 above) is correct for this computer? 2. Would option 2 be correct for all the other computers on the network? That was used for the other XP machine. 3. Since the modem/router connects to my machine with USB, there is no power to that USB connection when my computer is turned off, right? 4. So the other computers can't connect when my machine is turned off, right? 5. Does my machine need to be turned on all the time in order for the others to connect to the Internet? 6. Is my current network peer-to-peer or client/server? 7. Which adapter is the one that connects to the Internet, 1394 or 2Wire? 8. Which adapter should be used for File & Printer Sharing, 1394 or 2Wire? 9. Network Bindings need to be reconfigured to isolate File & Printer Sharing from the Internet without losing my ability to connect either to the Internet or to the other computers (and the other computers to me). I need step-by-step instructions, not too technical. 10. Password protection needs to be added to each network printer and each shared drive/folder. I need step-by-step instructions, not too technical. 11. The network access and Internet connection through are sometimes lost for no apparent reason. Any idea why? Sometimes the 2Wire Gateway USB icon disappears from the taskbar when this happens. When it doesn't disappear, I can't right-click on it because it freezes. Sometimes Start -- Network Connections will not open. I suspect it may be some background process running in XP. The only way to get the connection back is to reboot the PC. 12. Remote Desktop and Remote assistance are both disabled. Do they need to be enabled? After the two XP machines are configured, I will need assistance setting up the two Win9x laptops. Looking forward to hearing from the experts. |
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Network Reconfiguration
On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 11:43:32 -0800, "ForestSpirit"
wrote: This post is very long. Please read only if you are patient enough to help a newbie. These questions mostly pertain to XP networking, and this seems the best forum for networking. Referrals and suggestions are very welcome. Even if you can answer just one or two of my many questions here, that will help a lot. Just quote the text you are replying to so I know which question you are answering. I get confused rather easily. Before beginning the networking questions, in Belarc Advisor under "Installed Microsoft Hotfixes," SP2 (KB811113) does not have a green checkmark next to it (lacks the data to allow verification). Is that normal? All updates after SP2 show up as SP3, and all of them do have green checkmarks and are verified. Here is a synopsis. BELARC ADVISOR 6.1f --------------------------- Unmarked hotfixes lack the data to allow verification. (C) marks a hotfix that verifies correctly. (X) marks a hotfix that fails verification (failing hotfixes need to be reinstalled) Installed Microsoft Hotfixes ---------------------------- .NETFramework 1.1 S867460 on 3/8/2005 (details...) M886903 on 3/8/2005 (details...) DataAccess Q832483 on 3/6/2005 (details...) KB870669 (details...) Internet Explorer 6 SP1 (C) KB867282-IE6SP1-20050127.163319 on 3/6/2005 (details...) Internet Explorer SP2 (SP2) Outlook Express 6 SP1 (C) KB887797-OE6SP1-20041112.131144 on 3/6/2005 (details...) Windows Media Player (C) WM817787 (details...) (C) Q828026 (details...) Windows Media Player (continued) SP0 (C) Q828026 on 3/6/2005 (details...) Windows XP SP2 KB811113[SP] on 3/8/2005 (details...) SP3 (C) KB867282 on 3/8/2005 (details...) (C) KB873333 on 3/8/2005 (details...) (C) KB873339 on 3/8/2005 (details...) (C) KB885250 on 3/8/2005 (details...) (C) KB885835 on 3/8/2005 (details...) (C) KB885836 on 3/8/2005 (details...) (C) KB886185 on 3/8/2005 (details...) (C) KB887472 on 3/8/2005 (details...) (C) KB887742 on 3/8/2005 (details...) (C) KB887797 on 3/12/2005 (details...) (C) KB888113 on 3/8/2005 (details...) (C) KB888240 on 3/13/2005 (details...) (C) KB888302 on 3/8/2005 (details...) (C) KB890047 on 3/8/2005 (details...) (C) KB890175 on 3/8/2005 (details...) (C) KB891781 on 3/8/2005 (details...) In another area of Belarc, Local System accounts show "HelpAssistant" and "SUPPORT_388945a0" as disabled accounts. Is that because I disabled Remote Assistance and Remote Desktop in Control Panel - System - Remote? Could it also be because I disabled Messenger from starting up with Windows? Is this a good place to get help with what I need, or is there an online forum for newbies you might recommend, because this could take a while. I basically need instructions that an idiot could understand. I will also need help determining which of the numerous Services that start up in WinXP I need and which I do not. The MSCONFIG in XP sucks. I can't maximize it, and there is hardly any information in either MSCONFIG or the Task Manager under Services. Program names and paths are not mentioned, just names of processes. How do they expect me to find anything? I need a good third-party Startup Manager/Task Manager in one program that is not very expensive. WinTasks Pro is too expensive. One option is the Ultimate Troubleshooter, which is $25. I haven't it tried yet, but I am open to other options. Their site has a list of Processes (Services). SysInfo has a list of Startups. Spybot helps me to some extent with Startups but not Processes or Services. Startups http://sysinfo.org/startuplist.php Processes http://www.liutilities.com/products/...rocesslibrary/ http://www.answersthatwork.com/Taskl...s/tasklist.htm The above 3 websites I use frequently as references. A fourth is BlackViper: http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm You are absolutely on target in your opinion about MSConfig. What you need are 2 free tools: AutoRuns and Process Explorer. Process Explorer, from http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml, provides way more information than Task Manager. And Autoruns http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/autoruns.shtml will show you specifically what processes and services are started automatically, with the path of the main program listed. I'm constantly wondering (thankfully so) why these tools are still free. I just hope that Mark et al doesn't read this and start charging. ;-( If anybody knows of better tools, I would like to try them. I don't think there are any, certainly not free ones. Some of those XP background processes might be what is causing my LAN to cut out from time to time. When that happens I lose both Internet access and network access. One of the network icons disappears from my taskbar. Other times it doesn't, and when I click on it to "repair" it it freezes. When I try to bring up "Network Connections" it freezes. A reboot brings everything back to normal. Firewall, antivirus and antispyware are all up-to-date, full system malware scans are run regularly, including online scans. I really don't think malware is the problem. I think it's background processes in XP, but I just don't know enough about them to mess with any of them. XP has only been installed for a few days on both PCs. Both of us are new to it. Please assistant with Network Setup and with Binding/Unbinding TCP/IP from File and Printer Sharing for better security. I am the "network administrator" of this home network but new to XP and not a techie or certified expert. Many web sites and Microsoft articles about networking are geared toward more advanced users, and I do not understand all that is in them. Need step-by-step advice. Forgive me if too much information is below. Better to have too much than not enough. At present, only two XP Pro SP2 computers are connected, this one and one other desktop. I do not know how to connect the Win95a and Win98se laptops or if it is even possible since they use 16-bit PCMCIA to connect to the ethernet hub. The XP network setup wizard does not support Win95. The old laptops connected fine to the network when this computer and the other desktop both used Windows Me. Do the 2 XP computers indeed connect, and share files successfully? That's very good if so, because now you know that they both are indeed setup properly, so now you can go to work including the Win9x computers. You will know that you are connecting to properly setup computers, when testing the Win9x computers. With XP, it is all user-level rather than share-level access, and I don't know how to configure Win9x for user-level access. Let's do that later after we get things configured properly for the two XP machines. Also, I need to password protect the shared folders, the access to each computer, and each network printer. Can't see how to do that with XP. With 9x, it was easy to password-protect a shared printer or a shared drive. With Windows XP, you don't password protect anything. You protect everything under Windows NT/2K/XP by authentication and authorisation. This is a pretty long article, but I think it will tell you what you need to know: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=87c0a6db-aef8-4bef-925e-7ac9be791028&DisplayLang=en SBC Yahoo! DSL Technical Support and 2Wire Technical Support state that the 2Wire Home Portal 1000HW is both a DSL Modem and a Router. I do not know if it is a gateway, but I suspect it is for three reasons: (1) Windows uses the word "gateway" in the name for the connection, (2) Windows preselects the "residential gateway" option in the network setup wizard, and (3) the 2wire people say that I cannot connect a separate "residential gateway" to the device. The 2Wire is a NAT Router, which the Windows XP Networking Wizard calls a "residential gateway". Why do you complicate things by using USB? The 2Wire contains a 4 computer Ethernet switch, so connect everything directly to it. If you don't have enough ports, connect an extra Ethernet switch to one of the 2Wire ports, and connect more computers to the switch. But please stick with Ethernet. It's hella simpler to setup. Ethernet is built-in to Windows; USB network devices may require extra device drivers. When you setup the network protocols, remember that Windows networking is built around TCP/IP, and uses NetBIOS Over TCP/IP as an interface to file and printer sharing. Windows 95 used NetBEUI at one time, but you can install NBT on it too. Do yourself, and most everybody here, a huge favour and eliminate excess protocols from the list of items under Local Area Connection Properties. You only need the following items in the list: Client for Microsoft Networks File and Printer Sharing For Microsoft Networks QoS Packet Scheduler (optional) Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Then, make sure that NetBIOS Over TCP/IP is enabled on both computers. Local Area Connection - Properties - TCP/IP - Properties - Advanced - WINS - Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP. You specifically don't require IPX/SPX or NetBEUI. Please don't frustrate yourself by including either. NETWORK CONFIGURATION ------------------------ 10BaseT Ethernet Network One Workgroup, No Domain 4 Computers (only 3 can connect at a time) This computer is the Network Administrator This computer is XP Pro SP2 (3 local users) DSL modem/router uses DNS/DHCP/NAT (functions as a gateway?) DSL modem/router has a hardware firewall DSL modem/router is wired to this PC by USB 2.0 (10Mbps) DSL modem/router is wired to a 10BaseT 4-port ethernet hub (10Mbps) Other computers connect to this PC and the Internet by ethernet hub This computer has no cable directly to the hub (or there would be conflicts) PCs CONNECTED: (1) XP Pro SP2 PC (same 3 local users) PCs DISCONNECTED: (1) Win95a PC and (1) Win98se PC FILE & PRINTER SHARING: Enabled INTERNET cONNECTION SHARING: Disabled (incompatible with DHCP modem/router) WINDOWS FIREWALL: Off (because ZoneAlarm firewall is On) THIRD-PARTY FIREWALL: On (Zone Alarm Pro 5.5) IP ADDRESSES: Obtained automatically by DHCP BINDINGS: Default settings (insecure) ** Is my current network peer-to-peer or client/server? ** TRANSPORT PROTOCOL LAYER --------------------------- Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)..............Properties available Aegis Protocol (IEEE 802.1x) v2.3.1.9...Properties grayed out NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol...Properties available NWLink NetBIOS..........................Properties grayed out All protocols were automatically installed and configured by Windows except for IPX/SPX, which I added after reading that that protocol (or NetBEUI) is the key to separating File and Printer Sharing from TCP/IP. I just don't know how to do it. On the options for each network connection in XP, I see nothing about bindings. In Win9x, the bindings options are easier to find. Please see my note above. HARDWARE ADAPTER LAYER ------------------------- 1394 Net Adapter 2Wire Gateway USB MAC Bridge Miniport (Network Bridge) Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC (Disabled) HSP56 Micromodem (COM3) (56k Dial-up Fax Modem) - Realtek is disabled, nothing is plugged into my ethernet port. A Z65n network printer will go there later to replace my existing Z42 parallel port printer. We don't have a cartridge for the Z65n. That's the only reason we're not using it. Please see my note above. - The Network Bridge connects 1394 and Realtek, so that the new Z65n printer, once installed, will be available to the existing network. Please delete the bridge! - The 1394 Net Adapter is used with my network and/or the Internet, but I am not exactly how or what it does. Windows automatically configured it. The 1394 sounds like firewire, but I don't have any firewire devices installed. Firewire is enabled on the mainboard, but I'm not using it. Or am I using it through this adapter? Is this just an internal connection needed for Windows to set up the Internet and the network? Windows needs at least two adapters for that, according to the XP Help and Support. Please delete the bridge, and don't worry about 1394 networking until you get a Firewire networked device. ** Which adapter is the one that connects to the Internet, 1394 or 2Wire? ** ** Which adapter should be used for File & Printer Sharing? ** Ethernet!! NETWORK SERVICES LAYER ------------------------- Client for Microsoft Networks.....Properties available File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks...Properties grayed out QoS Packet Scheduler..............Properties grayed out NETWORK CONNECTIONS ---------------------- Network Bridge................Connected, 400Mbps LAN (Realtek Ethernet)........Disabled, Bridged (nothing plugged in there yet) LAN (2Wire Gateway USB) DSL...Connected, 10Mbps Dial-up Connection............Disabled (backup connection method) 1394 Connection...............Connected, 400Mbps, Bridged - The Realtek Ethernet NIC is disabled at my choice because nothing is plugged into that port. Since I'm already connected to the network via USB (or 1394), I cannot also be connected to the hub or there would be conflicts. - I plan to connect an ethernet cable to my open ethernet port at some point. The cable will go from my ethernet port directly to the ethernet port of a Lexmark Z65n printer (when we get a print cartridge for it) without going through the ethernet hub. - When I re-enable that Realtek ethernet port for the Z65n printer, that printer will automatically become part of the existing network through the Network Bridge, theoretically. - The dial-up connection is only used when the LAN is not available. - When dialing in with the dial-up connection, TCP/IP completes the connection successfully, but a connection to the remote computer cannot be established with IPX/SPX (error 733). A dialog box asks me if I want to "Accept" the connection as is and if I want to check the box "Do not request the failed protocols next time". I click "Accept", but I'm afraid to check the other box about failed protocols because I don't know how difficult it will be to reverse that decision if things change. - I wonder why the 2Wire Gateway USB connection is only 10Mbps (rather than 400Mbps) for USB 2.0, unless it's because the router connects to an ethernet hub which can only support 10Mbps. NETWORK SETUP WIZARD ----------------------- Option #1: "This computer connects directly to the Internet. The other computers on the network connect through this computer." (This is the option I thought was correct, but Windows did not preselect it.) Option #2: "This computer connects to the Internet through a residential gateway or through another computer on the network" (This option came up by default in the network setup wizard when Windows searched for a shared connection. Maybe this one is correct. This is the option I am presently using on this computer.) Option #3: "Other" (This option is not used, but it was set up this way originally. At that time, there was no USB cable between the router and my computer. My computer was connected directly to the ethernet hub. Then we heard that the USB direct connection method would be more secure, so we switched the wiring to the current configuration as recommended by the 2Wire people and my ISP.) If you connect all computers thru Ethernet (or WiFi), to the 2Wire, select Option #2 in all cases. QUESTIONS ------------ 1. Which option for the network setup wizard (see 1, 2 or 3 above) is correct for this computer? Option 2. 2. Would option 2 be correct for all the other computers on the network? That was used for the other XP machine. Yes. 3. Since the modem/router connects to my machine with USB, there is no power to that USB connection when my computer is turned off, right? Please don't use USB. 4. So the other computers can't connect when my machine is turned off, right? Not if you configure the other computers with Option 2, so they use the 2Wire as the gateway. 5. Does my machine need to be turned on all the time in order for the others to connect to the Internet? See #4. 6. Is my current network peer-to-peer or client/server? Peer-Peer for file sharing. 7. Which adapter is the one that connects to the Internet, 1394 or 2Wire? Ethernet, preferably. 8. Which adapter should be used for File & Printer Sharing, 1394 or 2Wire? Ethernet. 9. Network Bindings need to be reconfigured to isolate File & Printer Sharing from the Internet without losing my ability to connect either to the Internet or to the other computers (and the other computers to me). I need step-by-step instructions, not too technical. See my above notes. 10. Password protection needs to be added to each network printer and each shared drive/folder. I need step-by-step instructions, not too technical. Let's get the network setup and working first. 11. The network access and Internet connection through are sometimes lost for no apparent reason. Any idea why? Sometimes the 2Wire Gateway USB icon disappears from the taskbar when this happens. When it doesn't disappear, I can't right-click on it because it freezes. Sometimes Start -- Network Connections will not open. I suspect it may be some background process running in XP. The only way to get the connection back is to reboot the PC. Maybe another reason not to use USB. 12. Remote Desktop and Remote assistance are both disabled. Do they need to be enabled? RA / RD are useful tools for diagnosing problems, but should NOT be activated unless needed. After the two XP machines are configured, I will need assistance setting up the two Win9x laptops. Looking forward to hearing from the experts. If you use Ethernet between all computers and the 2Wire, and set the 2Wire up as the gateway, the whole task will be hella easier. Of course, getting dialup access working as a backup will be harder - if that is your priority, then most of my responses need to be adjusted. Getting file sharing working between Windows 9x and Windows NT is another can of worms. Get file sharing between the 2 NT (XP) systems, and internet service on all, working first. There are a lot of helpers here. Nobody knows everything, so be patient with us please. -- Cheers, Chuck Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing. My email is AT DOT actual address pchuck sonic net. |
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Thank you, Chuck, for responding to this long post. Please give me a day or
so to read through all the information and visit the sites you suggested. Then I will reply. ForestSpirit |
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Network Reconfiguration
On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 10:14:14 -0800, "ForestSpirit"
wrote: Thank you, Chuck, for responding to this long post. Please give me a day or so to read through all the information and visit the sites you suggested. Then I will reply. ForestSpirit Have fun, and take your time. -- Cheers, Chuck Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing. My email is AT DOT actual address pchuck sonic net. |
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Chuck, I am having Internet access problems and Browser problems every time
the computer reboots. Sometimes it takes 2-5 minutes for Internet Explorer to load my home page. There is no network access or Internet access until that successfully occurs. After IE loads successfully that first time after reboot, it loads fast and normally during the rest of that Windows session, when opening multiple browser Windows, or when logging on as a different user, and I have full network access to the other XP computer. But on the next reboot, I have to wait for IE to load again before I have access. So far, we do not know the cause, but it is a problem with only my computer. Scott doesn't have a problem with his PC. The techs at Spybot Net-Integration forums have determined that it is not malware related. They think it is Windows related, possibly something that happened during the last System Restore. Hopefully, they will be able to help me fix it. Once that problem is solved, I will return here and continue our network discussion and have you assist me in hooking up the two Win9x laptops. You will be pleased to know that I did rewire the network back to the way it was where all connections go to the ethernet hub. No more USB. That was working very well for a few days, but then something happened. I do not know if it was a result of installing a bad program or what. The problem seemed to be fixed after a system restore, but it returned after I reset TCP/IP. I am awaiting a reply in the Net-Integration forum to see what my next step is. It is good to have a problem covered in only one forum rather than two forums or groups at the same time. Less confusion. Until this problem is fixed, I do not want to change any system settings or install new software or hardware because it could make my problems worse. I will include my original post here as well as your reply when I am able to return to this topic. Thanks ForestSpirit |
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On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 13:43:18 -0800, "ForestSpirit"
wrote: Chuck, I am having Internet access problems and Browser problems every time the computer reboots. Sometimes it takes 2-5 minutes for Internet Explorer to load my home page. There is no network access or Internet access until that successfully occurs. After IE loads successfully that first time after reboot, it loads fast and normally during the rest of that Windows session, when opening multiple browser Windows, or when logging on as a different user, and I have full network access to the other XP computer. But on the next reboot, I have to wait for IE to load again before I have access. So far, we do not know the cause, but it is a problem with only my computer. Scott doesn't have a problem with his PC. The techs at Spybot Net-Integration forums have determined that it is not malware related. They think it is Windows related, possibly something that happened during the last System Restore. Hopefully, they will be able to help me fix it. Once that problem is solved, I will return here and continue our network discussion and have you assist me in hooking up the two Win9x laptops. You will be pleased to know that I did rewire the network back to the way it was where all connections go to the ethernet hub. No more USB. That was working very well for a few days, but then something happened. I do not know if it was a result of installing a bad program or what. The problem seemed to be fixed after a system restore, but it returned after I reset TCP/IP. I am awaiting a reply in the Net-Integration forum to see what my next step is. It is good to have a problem covered in only one forum rather than two forums or groups at the same time. Less confusion. Until this problem is fixed, I do not want to change any system settings or install new software or hardware because it could make my problems worse. I will include my original post here as well as your reply when I am able to return to this topic. Thanks ForestSpirit That's kewl - congrats on getting rid of the USB connections. Thanks for the update. -- Cheers, Chuck Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing. My email is AT DOT actual address pchuck sonic net. |
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Chuck, the Spybot people have given up on my problem. In my last post, they
did not answer my questions. They think I should have an onsite tech come to my home to troubleshoot, but I cannot afford this, so I am bringing my problem to this newsgroup now to be worked on. Here is the link to the original thread in the Spybot forum so you can read all about the problem from start to finish. At the moment, all the Net-Integration forums are down for maintenance, but keep trying the link. http://forums.net-integration.net/in...iew=getnewpost The problem started in the Browser & Plugins thread. Then they referred me to the Malware Removal thread to rule out malware, and finally I was sent back to the Browser & Plugins thread since the problem is not malware related. Appropriate links are within the thread. At this point I am ready to try reinstalling Windows (XP Pro SP1) or reinstalling SP2, plus all Windows Updates, unless there is something else to try first. I have never done this before and do not know where to begin. In my next posts, I can tell you all my current network settings and all currently installed Windows components. I can tell you in exactly which order all Windows Updates were installed. My first post in this thread has my Belarc Advisor information about hotfixes. "ForestSpirit" wrote in message ... Chuck, I am having Internet access problems and Browser problems every time the computer reboots. Sometimes it takes 2-5 minutes for Internet Explorer to load my home page. There is no network access or Internet access until that successfully occurs. After IE loads successfully that first time after reboot, it loads fast and normally during the rest of that Windows session, when opening multiple browser Windows, or when logging on as a different user, and I have full network access to the other XP computer. But on the next reboot, I have to wait for IE to load again before I have access. So far, we do not know the cause, but it is a problem with only my computer. Scott doesn't have a problem with his PC. The techs at Spybot Net-Integration forums have determined that it is not malware related. They think it is Windows related, possibly something that happened during the last System Restore. Hopefully, they will be able to help me fix it. Once that problem is solved, I will return here and continue our network discussion and have you assist me in hooking up the two Win9x laptops. You will be pleased to know that I did rewire the network back to the way it was where all connections go to the ethernet hub. No more USB. That was working very well for a few days, but then something happened. I do not know if it was a result of installing a bad program or what. The problem seemed to be fixed after a system restore, but it returned after I reset TCP/IP. I am awaiting a reply in the Net-Integration forum to see what my next step is. It is good to have a problem covered in only one forum rather than two forums or groups at the same time. Less confusion. Until this problem is fixed, I do not want to change any system settings or install new software or hardware because it could make my problems worse. I will include my original post here as well as your reply when I am able to return to this topic. Thanks ForestSpirit |
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Windows Updates & Hotfixes
Order of Installation Windows XP Pro SP1 Note: Blank spaces between hotfixes indicate separate installation sessions. Some hotfixes were installed one at a time, others in groups. Some were installed through the Windows Update site. Others were installed offline. WUv5 Update (1) 842773 (1 of 1) High Priority Updates (21) 828741 (1 of 21) 840987 (2 of 21) 841533 (3 of 21) 873376 (4 of 21) 873339 (5 of 21) 885836 (6 of 21) 833987 (7 of 21) 871250 (8 of 21) 890175 (9 of 21) 891711 (10 of 21) 885835 (11 of 21) 888302 (12 of 21) 890047 (13 of 21) 891781 (14 of 21) 867282 (15 of 21) 888113 (16 of 21) 890830 (17 of 21) 873333 (18 of 21) 841356 (19 of 21) 835732 (20 of 21) 885250 (21 of 21) High Priority Updates (18) 814078 (1 of 18) 817787 (2 of 18) 819696 (3 of 18) 832182 (4 of 18) 824105 (5 of 18) 825119 (6 of 18) 828035 (7 of 18) 828026 (8 of 18) 870669 (9 of 18) 837001 (10 of 18) 839643 (11 of 18) 826939 (12 of 18) 823353 (13 of 18) 841873 (14 of 18) 839645 (15 of 18) 840315 (16 of 18) 832483 (17 of 18) 840374 (18 of 18) Optional Updates (2) 321340 (1 of 2) 887797 (2 of 2) DirectX 9.0c WMP 10 Net Framework 1.1 Net Framework 1.1 SP1 Windows XP SP2 890830 887472 867282 887742 886185 887797 888240 If I do have to reinstall SP2 or do a complete reinstall (in place upgrade or reinstallation) of Windows (SP1 level), I need to know what registry settings need to be changed first, what files must be backed up or deleted, etc. |
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I forgot to mention that currently I am unable to get on the Windows Update
site. All that displays is a blank Window. The page never loads. Maybe I should just reinstall Windows completely, rather than trying to reinstall SP2. Either way, I need instructions. Will I be able to pick and choose what features I want to install? From what I've read, the reinstall needs to be done by booting with the XP CDROM. Will reinstalling Windows overwrite SP2, WMP10, DX9.0c, or do I need to do something first so that Windows will reinstall over these updates to bring them back to their original state? The next post will list all currently installed Windows Components. It will take time to write them all down. At present, my ZoneAlarm firewall has been uninstalled, and I am using only the Windows SP2 firewall. |
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Installed Windows Components
Windows XP Pro SP1 (*) Accessories and Utilities (18.0 MB) (*) Accessories (3.2 MB) (*) Calculator (0.2 MB) (*) Character Map (0.9 MB) (*) Clipboard Viewer (0.1 MB) (*) Desktop Wallpaper (0.3 MB) (*) Document Templates (0.1 MB) (*) Mouse Pointers (0.4 MB) (*) Paint (0.4 MB) (*) Games (12.1 MB) (*) Freecell (0.1 MB) (*) Hearts (0.1 MB) (*) Internet Games (8.5 MB) (*) Minesweeper (0.1 MB) (*) Solitaire (0.1 MB) (*) Spider Solitaire (0.5 MB) (*) Fax Services (3.8 MB) (*) Indexing Service (0.0 MB) (*) Internet Explorer (0.0 MB) ( ) Internet Information Services (IIS) (13.5 MB) ( ) Common Files (1.0 MB) ( ) Documentation (3.5 MB) ( ) File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Service (0.1 MB) ( ) FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions (4.3 MB) ( ) Internet Information Services Snap-In (1.3 MB) ( ) SMTP Service (1.1 MB) ( ) SMTP Service (1.1 MB) ( ) World Wide Web Service (2.3 MB) ( ) Printers virtual directory (0.0 MB) ( ) Remote Desktop Web Connection (0.4 MB) ( ) Scripts virtual directory (0.0 MB) ( ) World Wide Web Service (1.9 MB) (*) Management and Monitoring Tools (2.0 MB) (*) Simple Network Management Protocol (0.9 MB) (*) WMI SNMP Provider (1.1 MB) ( ) Message Queuing (0.0 MB) ( ) Active Directory Integration (0.0 MB) ( ) Common (0.0 MB) ( ) Core functionality (0.0 MB) ( ) Local Storage (0.0 MB) ( ) MSMQ HTTP Support (0.0 MB) ( ) Triggers (0.0 MB) ( ) MSN Explorer (20.7 MB) (*) Networking Services (0.3 MB) (*) Internet Gateway Device Discovery and Control Client (0.0 MB) ( ) Peer-to-Peer (0.0 MB) ( ) RIP Listener (0.0 MB) ( ) Simple TCP/IP Services (0.0 MB) (*) UPnP User Interface (0.2 MB) ( ) Other Network File and Print Services (0.0 MB) ( ) Print Services for Unix (0.0 MB) (*) Outlook Express (0.0 MB) (*) Update Root Certificates (0.0 MB) (*) Windows Media Player (0.0 MB) ( ) Windows Messenger (0.0 MB) ------------------------------------------------------ At this point, I don't even care if I have to reformat the hard drive and start from scratch. It will take time to read through all the info I have posted here today, plus the info on the Spybot site in the link I provided. http://forums.net-integration.net/in...0&#entry139393 I do hope someone will be able to help me. ForestSpirit |
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On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 08:43:10 -0800, "ForestSpirit" *email_address_deleted*
wrote: Chuck, the Spybot people have given up on my problem. In my last post, they did not answer my questions. They think I should have an onsite tech come to my home to troubleshoot, but I cannot afford this, so I am bringing my problem to this newsgroup now to be worked on. Here is the link to the original thread in the Spybot forum so you can read all about the problem from start to finish. At the moment, all the Net-Integration forums are down for maintenance, but keep trying the link. http://forums.net-integration.net/in...iew=getnewpost The problem started in the Browser & Plugins thread. Then they referred me to the Malware Removal thread to rule out malware, and finally I was sent back to the Browser & Plugins thread since the problem is not malware related. Appropriate links are within the thread. At this point I am ready to try reinstalling Windows (XP Pro SP1) or reinstalling SP2, plus all Windows Updates, unless there is something else to try first. I have never done this before and do not know where to begin. In my next posts, I can tell you all my current network settings and all currently installed Windows components. I can tell you in exactly which order all Windows Updates were installed. My first post in this thread has my Belarc Advisor information about hotfixes. "ForestSpirit" wrote in message ... Chuck, I am having Internet access problems and Browser problems every time the computer reboots. Sometimes it takes 2-5 minutes for Internet Explorer to load my home page. There is no network access or Internet access until that successfully occurs. After IE loads successfully that first time after reboot, it loads fast and normally during the rest of that Windows session, when opening multiple browser Windows, or when logging on as a different user, and I have full network access to the other XP computer. But on the next reboot, I have to wait for IE to load again before I have access. So far, we do not know the cause, but it is a problem with only my computer. Scott doesn't have a problem with his PC. The techs at Spybot Net-Integration forums have determined that it is not malware related. They think it is Windows related, possibly something that happened during the last System Restore. Hopefully, they will be able to help me fix it. Once that problem is solved, I will return here and continue our network discussion and have you assist me in hooking up the two Win9x laptops. You will be pleased to know that I did rewire the network back to the way it was where all connections go to the ethernet hub. No more USB. That was working very well for a few days, but then something happened. I do not know if it was a result of installing a bad program or what. The problem seemed to be fixed after a system restore, but it returned after I reset TCP/IP. I am awaiting a reply in the Net-Integration forum to see what my next step is. It is good to have a problem covered in only one forum rather than two forums or groups at the same time. Less confusion. Until this problem is fixed, I do not want to change any system settings or install new software or hardware because it could make my problems worse. I will include my original post here as well as your reply when I am able to return to this topic. Well, I reviewed the N-I Forum posts, and I'm not clear exactly which repair techniques you tried. You say that this specific computer is the only one experiencing these symptoms. When these symptoms are observed, are the other computers in use? Are the same web pages which you can't access from this computer immediately accessible from the others? Do you have any idea what your computer is doing while you wait for the home page to load? Have you tried another home page? Have you tried this home page, by ip address? Get Process Explorer (free) from http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml. Provides way more information than Task Manager. And Port Explorer (free) from http://www.diamondcs.com.au/portexplorer/index.php?page=home will show you what network connections your computer is actually opening, and what processes are opening them. Also, Autoruns (also free, and also from SysInternals) http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/autoruns.shtml will show you specifically what process are started automatically. Maybe Process Explorer, in conjunction with Port Explorer, will show you some clues. This could be LSP/Winsock / TCP/IP corruption. There are several tools which have different success for different cases, I note that one or two of these web pages were referenced, but I'm not clear which of these diagnoses / tools you did try. http://support.microsoft.com/?id=318584 http://support.microsoft.com/?id=811259 If XP RTM or Service Pack 1: 1. Backup and delete the following registry keys: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\Winsock HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\Winsock2 2. Reboot. 3. Open the network connections folder, right click your network connection, and click Properties. 4. Click Install | Protocol | Add. 5. Click "Have Disk...", type "\windows\inf" in the box, and click OK. 6. Click "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)", then click OK. 7. Reboot. If XP SP2: 1. Start - Run - "cmd". 2. Type "netsh winsock reset catalog" into the command window. Give LSP-Fix http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm, WinsockFix http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257, or WinsockXPFix http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html a shot. If no help yet, reset TCP/IP. http://support.microsoft.com/?id=299357 Start - Run - "cmd". Type "netsh int ip reset c:\netsh.txt" into the command window. Also I note some suspicion that you have a hardware problem. Have you tried another network card? Have you tried hardware diagnostic for the card currently installed? Checked with the vendor for up to date drivers? With all due respect to the folks at N-I (and thanks to them for supporting Spybot, a very useful tool), I don't see that their volume of posts, nor their depth of miscellaneous technical knowledge, is that great. I would have recommended SpywareInfo, which currently has a higher post volume, a lot of technical expertise, and a training and certification program for their malware detection and removal. Reinstallation of the operating system is certainly an option here. But if the problem is something diagnosable, or if it is related to something you have done to date, it's possible that the problem will reoccur, which will make you even more frustrated if it does. If you don't mind possibly repeating what you may have covered at N-I, I'll work with you to the limit of my knowledge, and others here may provide ideas too. BTW, posting your email address openly will get you more unwanted email, than wanted email. Learn to munge your email address properly, to keep yourself a bit safer when posting to open forums. Protect yourself and the rest of the internet - read this article. http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm -- Cheers, Chuck Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing. My email is AT DOT actual address pchuck sonic net. |
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