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Help please!!!!! Networking misery
I have 3 desktops ( and occasionally a laptop) all running XPHome (
different copies ) and all connected via RJ45 wire to Linksys BEFSR41 ver2 4 port eitherfast/dsl router. All can see the internet no problem, no firewall is activated on any ( during tests). Sometimes one shows the shared documents folder on one or two of the other pcs but get the not authorised see administrator messages when trying to connect. I used to be able to share all folders/programs/drives between all pcs but something seems to have changed and i cannot find out what it is. Network wizard does not help other than insisting using a gateway/router that all pcs have the firewall active ( this gets disabled during testing of the network). I also used to be able to play network games between pcs but can't do that either now. At wits end.........can anyone help please??? Rgds Kev |
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Help please!!!!! Networking misery
Do you have the IPX/SPX protocol installed.
I strongly suggest that you connect 1 computer to the internet and connect all the other computers through that one. using a static IP address on all comnputers will alow you to run the firewalls. colin 8 of 8 wrote in message ... I have 3 desktops ( and occasionally a laptop) all running XPHome ( different copies ) and all connected via RJ45 wire to Linksys BEFSR41 ver2 4 port eitherfast/dsl router. All can see the internet no problem, no firewall is activated on any ( during tests). Sometimes one shows the shared documents folder on one or two of the other pcs but get the not authorised see administrator messages when trying to connect. I used to be able to share all folders/programs/drives between all pcs but something seems to have changed and i cannot find out what it is. Network wizard does not help other than insisting using a gateway/router that all pcs have the firewall active ( this gets disabled during testing of the network). I also used to be able to play network games between pcs but can't do that either now. At wits end.........can anyone help please??? Rgds Kev |
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Help please!!!!! Networking misery
IPX is/was installed and i have been told that using the router as a
firewall is much safer as it does not show anything behind it even if the wall is breached. Thanks for the suggestion anyway. Rgds Kev Do you have the IPX/SPX protocol installed. I strongly suggest that you connect 1 computer to the internet and connect all the other computers through that one. using a static IP address on all comnputers will alow you to run the firewalls. colin 8 of 8 wrote in message ... I have 3 desktops ( and occasionally a laptop) all running XPHome ( different copies ) and all connected via RJ45 wire to Linksys BEFSR41 ver2 4 port eitherfast/dsl router. All can see the internet no problem, no firewall is activated on any ( during tests). Sometimes one shows the shared documents folder on one or two of the other pcs but get the not authorised see administrator messages when trying to connect. I used to be able to share all folders/programs/drives between all pcs but something seems to have changed and i cannot find out what it is. Network wizard does not help other than insisting using a gateway/router that all pcs have the firewall active ( this gets disabled during testing of the network). I also used to be able to play network games between pcs but can't do that either now. At wits end.........can anyone help please??? Rgds Kev |
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Help please!!!!! Networking misery
Open the built-in Help and Support and search for Network.
wrote in message ... I have 3 desktops ( and occasionally a laptop) all running XPHome ( different copies ) and all connected via RJ45 wire to Linksys BEFSR41 ver2 4 port eitherfast/dsl router. All can see the internet no problem, no firewall is activated on any ( during tests). Sometimes one shows the shared documents folder on one or two of the other pcs but get the not authorised see administrator messages when trying to connect. I used to be able to share all folders/programs/drives between all pcs but something seems to have changed and i cannot find out what it is. Network wizard does not help other than insisting using a gateway/router that all pcs have the firewall active ( this gets disabled during testing of the network). I also used to be able to play network games between pcs but can't do that either now. At wits end.........can anyone help please??? Rgds Kev |
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