My Network adapter cannot be found?
Hi Everyone I am having problems with my Dell XPS 8300 desktop computer, which runs on Windows 7 and has a 64bit operating system. The problem might have something to do with the *network adapter* as...
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Hello! Wake-on-LAN has apparently been a major headache for many, and I've tried to search all sorts of forums for similar problem as mine. Usually the problem is that one can't wake computer X either...
View ArticleInternet works on Ubuntu, but not on Windows 7
Hello I'm dual booting Ubuntu and Windows 7 and I've got a wierd problem. Internet, both wireless and wired, works normally on Ubuntu but doesn't on Windows. I've installed wlan drivers but Windows...
View ArticleHow could you close,open-unused ports?
There is a lot of...noise,amongst not in particularly,high-power users,but also simple home or office users about open ports,net,web ports,being used,either from Windows itself or applications.DCOM is...
View ArticleHow do I hide my hard drive's other partitions from users/guests?
I dont mind C:\ being exposed but I'd like my data to be accessed only by me. D:\ is where I have some data. D:\ and C:\ are the same physical disk. E:\ and F:\ are USB Storage drives and also have my...
View ArticleWhy .md5 file got corrupted while file downloading via windows 7.
Can anyone explains me, why the .md5 file corrupts while downloading via Windows 7. .md5 hash value is invalid error occurs. When I download the same file via Windows XP, file doesnot corrupts. Please...
View ArticleIs it OK if i added Google public DNS settings to my connections?
Hi! I have ZTE WiFi+Wire router and i connect my PC to that router via Ethernet cable also I connect my phone (android) to the same router via its WiFi connection. I have a ADSL connection (wire...
View ArticleShould I set MTU on network adapter as well as the router?
I use Fiber to home connection and it uses PPOE. On the router its 1492 Mtu but when I checked on the PC, Windows has set the wireless network adapter Intel(R) Centrino(R) Wireless-N 1030 as 1500 by...
View ArticleVPN Connection keep asking administrative password in win 7
Hi all, I setup a vpn connection for a pc in a store to the office. It works fine. The problem is : the user that need the vpn connection is not administrator, so when she login using her account (...
View ArticleLittle Yellow Triangle & no internet access - Other devices connect
Hi all, I was hoping someone could help as I have spend hours scouring forums and trying fixes with no luck.. I have recently started getting the little yellow triangle with the exclamation point on my...
View ArticleCan't turn on network discovery
I am trying to turn on network discovery, but it won't let me. The message just keeps showing up. I think it has to do with the Computer Browser service, which I also can't turn on. It just shuts...
View ArticleCan someone recommend a wireless router with extra range?
Large house with twists and turns, 2 story, 3500 sq ft. Current router only works in half the house. Looking for way to solve the problem economically as possible. Booster?? Thanks all for your help. Bill
View ArticleNeed help with proper connection to ADSL modem at start up
Hi, I have a notebook that is connected to ADSL modem via Ethernet cable. I don't know how it happened but at a certain moment after I rebooted it, my network connections started looking like this:...
View ArticleBroadcom Netlik adapted assigning wrong IP
I have a problem which started appearing quite recently, namely, the wired internet adapter automatically sets my internal IP to 169.254.x.x and subnet to 255.255.0.0 instead of 192.168.x.x and subnet...
View Articlebridge between network adpator in win 7
Hi, I have two network adpatro in win 7 one is lan card network adpator that use ip 10.1.4.100/16 Gw 10.1.1.249 one is VPN network adpator .If it enable , the IP will ber 192.168.2.X /24 . I want to...
View ArticleNetworking Win 7 and XP, got something wrong :-(
Hi. Ive spent around a week finding information about Networking and have printed out lots of information from this forum and MS. However I still cannot get it right so here a few questions that I...
View ArticleHome Group log failed to start
Hi, Has anyone seen this error in event log; Session "Homegroup Log" failed to start with the following error: 0xC0000035 Event 2 how can i restore a deleted Homegroup log win 7 pro 64 bit?
View ArticleTurn Windows 7 laptop into a wifi hotspot
I have a windows 7 Dell laptop and using USB modem for internet. I would like turn my laptop as wifi router so that i can share the internet to my mobile devices. Also, I heard that we can share the...
View Articleblocking one of the computers connected to router
hi , i have 2 computers at my house , and sometimes i just want to block the other one for internet connection while im online , because my step dad knows nothing about internet connections , and in...
View ArticleMap network drive in Virtual XP Mode
I have a new DELL 8500 with Windows 7 Pro. I have downloaded and installed the XP Mode. I can open the virtual machine and do some things there, but am unable to get the networking straight. I've...
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