Recent content by DrGrafix

I'm at work now... so I can't try anything, but the router is a WRT54G v.2.0 wireless router with the latest firmware flashed. When I was checking that the IP addresses for both desktops was correctly entered in trusted IPs, I noticed the first line which was an IP installed by the system or...

My XP Pro laptop is currently at work, not home. I'll have it home this weekend. I disabled the firewall on the two side-by-side machines (both of them) and still cannot see one from the other, yet both are functioning OK other than that. Both these machines are running W2K Pro, so I don't...

Hey Tazuk... Thanks for the help. I was able to rename the network per your link/instructions and after rebooting it shows up with the correct name. But... I still can't communicate between machines. In the McAfee firewall software, I included the IP addresses of both wired machines sitting...

I recently started using Comcast's free McAfee Security Firewall and Anti-Virus, and I've been pulling my hair out ever since. Whether it was my mistake or whatever, I'm committed to using it and I'd like to get this fixed. My home network runs on a 54G v.2.0 LinkSys router with the latest...

I have a IBM Deskstar 41.0 Gig drive, relatively new (built June 2001) that has been a slave drive in one of my PCs. I had some problems with this machine and subsequently installed a new root drive and OS. I had saved a lot of data to my slave before making the switch, and when I reassembled...

No apparent bad caps, but then I'm not 100% sure either. I'm going to totally disassemble and take a break on this. I'm in over my head, and I could probably buy a replacement mobo and just redo the system then. I'm pretty much convinced something is fishy with the motherboard. Probably a...

Just wanted to thank everyone for trying to help me out here. I've built dozens of PCs and this whole W2K install has me totally confused. You guys are all very helpful, and I'll try any suggestions you have before throwing the motherboard out. BTW, just for kicks, I brought the new drive...

Just a few notes: The machine is homebuilt, Soyo Dragon Plus motherboard with an Antec case and Enermax 400W PS. Video card is a ATI Radeon 8500DV, memory is a single 512 stick of PC2400 Mushkin, I have removed all the PCI cards, and last night on my final try, I tried using W2K (4)...

Quick Overview: HDDs had too much data on them promptin me to add some capacity. Removed old root 10 Gig drive and tried using a fresh sealed 40 Gig HDD as my new root. Machine had been acting flaky prior to switch, probably because drive had 90%+ load. So here's an update: 1. Removed all...

I've tried setting the BIOS to CD-ROM as the 1st boot device and that didn't work. I think tomorrow I remove all the PCI cards as yes... there is a second video card in that mix along with a couple of SCSIs. Only one stick of memory and I've tried it in slot 1 and slot three (there are 3...

I'm in the process of rebuilding my desktop pc and I had some issues with the old drive and install... some dlls were missing and the drive was getting flaky. So I bought a fresh new 40 gig drive and proceeded to start over, thinking once I get it running, I'll pull any usefull files off the...

eyec... Since we have Verizon as our DSL provider, lets call them my ISP. Now, Map Internet is also an ISP, but all they do for us is host our web page, and allow me to use an email. If I go to map internet online, I can logon using my email address and password. I can read and send mail...

Awingnut... Maybe I confused you... sorry. Here's the deal: 1. We use Verizon Biz DSL to access the internet. 2. We use Map to host our web page (much cheaper I guess). 3. I'm receiving mail fine with the setup using mail.map.com as my mail server (incoming). 4. Verizon bounces back ALL...

At work, we are using verizon dsl. Our web page is hosted by a small (local?)ISP called MAP Internet. I have a email address that uses our domain name that was working fine until a couple of weeks ago. Apparently verizon is taking measures to prevent spam and they are not (easily) allowing...

I'm using W2K and Outlook Express on a hand-me-down PC where we imported all my mail settings, and what I can't figure out is that OE is asking me to enter my password for every time I try to download mail, send mail, or re-open the program. There doesn't appear to be anything wrong with the...