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I have tried these with a handful of users already and some are using DSL connections, so I'm sure it's not just a cable thing in my case. I'm missing a setting somewhere...Yeah, I looked at the Port Forward site a while back already and have done exactly that. Just a quick question though. Do I HAVE to get a static IP address in order for this to work? If so, do I just assign it to the one that my router is giving me all the time (192.168.1.47)? Just don't want to mess things up and get disconnected...I will redo all these steps again to confirm that it's set properly. I will also ask the user on the other end to do this.Remote Assistance was just a simple example. I will most likely use those VNC type programs instead if the user doesn't have XP (or XP Pro if that's required for assistance).Is there any way (be it a program or a web browser) to access another user's machine without having them run through ALL those steps? Some users I know are not very computer-savvy and it may not be simple to walk them through these steps. I even tried using programs like LogMeIn and that didn't even work Not only that, if they are using other firewall programs that I'm not familiar with, well...you know the rest LOL.Thanks again for all the help. I will try to give this a try and see how it works out for the time being (unless there is a simpler way, to my last question ).

My router is sitting near the phone port and as far as I know, there is not metal pipes nearby the wall. I had no problems with this setup at all until I added that new laptop to have internet access.All signs on the Windows 98 desktop says that it's running (my wireless internet connection program says I have a signal) but no valid IP address. Tried renewing the IP through winipcfg already but that didn't work.I guess this is just one of those mysterious problems. Ready to chuck this Windows 98 computer anyway...almost finished building the new one (will also be running XP)

Yeah, I like to use VNC also. I tried TightVNC and UltraVNC, both to no avail...probably because of the firewall and router blocking access. I could do this in my local network (connect my laptop to my desktop using internal IP address).

Many free ones out there. I have used PhotoBucket and never tried the others before, but take a look at these to see if it suits your needs: http://www.imageshack.us/ https://www.snapfish.com/photo-gift/home?fromUrl=/ http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ https://www.shutterfly.com/ https://www.shutterfly.com/kodakgallery/index.jsp?PID=KDKG&CID=KDKGLANDPG3&O_URL=Welcome.jsp Most will have their own online printing services for your photos, but it's not required. You can just create a new account with them and just use it as a storage place for your photos.

Thanks for the reply Logan. They are set to obtain the IP address automatically already. Just asked my brother about the problem an hour ago and he said it was working (with all 3 machines online) the other night. So I'm not sure if it's just an intermittent thing or not now.The router (also a modem) is Westell Versalink 327W. Verizon allows us to hook up to 5 computers wirelessly as I recall. So having 3 users shouldn't be a problem...

Thanks for the pics wutske Was just going to post the ones I took also. Not very clear (camera phone), but... http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/404.png http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/404.png Looks like it's just a protective sheet...(the last image you posted there). Should have taken a closer look at this before. I was just about to finish up building the computer and finally opened up the CPU package/case. I see 4 rubber stumps on the corners. Is the Silicon Compound still needed in this case? Image of the processor: http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/404.png Can't wait to fire this baby up...hopefully no problems will arise Thanks.

Just got a internet problem the other day. Originally I have only two computers accessing the wireless router/modem (Westell Versalink 327W). No problems at all. I had to install the Verizon software which I thought was necessary.Well, we have an extra laptop now and I just thought to myself, maybe I can give this new laptop wireless internet without installing all the useless Verizon software. I got it working (set up the SSID, WEP, etc...). Great... Until ALL 3 machines started to go online... I see a warning message on my laptop saying that there is more than one machine trying to use the same IP.My laptop (Windows XP Home) usually has 192.168.1.47 as the IP address. Router assigns me that IP every time. The Desktop machine (Windows 98 SE) always uses 192.168.1.45 (also assigned by router). Now this new laptop (Windows XP Home) seems to be the cause of all the problems.I was online first. Then the new laptop was online. The last one to go online was the desktop and that started to give me the warning message on my laptop. I checked my IP address and it changed to 192.168.1.46 instead, so that bugged me. The new laptop went online without any problems and the same applies to my laptop. But the desktop now can't get online. I tried assigning an IP address to it manually but that didn't work. It's not getting a IP address, except one from the router 169.254.x.xxx which means it's not picking up a connection.Why is this happening? My router is assigning the IP addresses itself (DHCP presumably). Why couldn't it just assign a free one like 192.168.1.44 for the new laptop? Also curious why it changed my IP to 192.168.1.46 instead of ...47. I checked back now on this laptop and it's back to ...47 :huh:Thanks.

Thanks for all the replies... Hercco: Do I have to use a static IP for port forwarding to work? Been reading up on this online and it seems to be the case. I have DHCP enabled so my router assigns an IP for my laptop. Houdini: That second link seems to be for XP Pro also (unless it works for Home also?). I have to have IIS also though...and I'm not to savvy on how to do that. inconnu: Yep...Trust me I tried everything I can think of LOL. I used UltraVNC, TightVNC, Windows XP's own Remote Desktop Connection and even Windows Messenger. All to no avail. Out of the handful of users I tried to do this one, I remember only getting access to one user's computer. I'm sure the user has these firewalls enabled also... Question on that...What is UPNP for? I had to look around for it but found it in my router configurations. Do I need to enable any service also? I can create my custom service to have those port forward settings in it. I really don't know why I need port forwarding and hope that I'm doing it correctly. So if anyone uses Verizon DSL also and could give me details on how to set this up, I would greatly appreciate the help Yes, the other user I'm trying to connect to uses a fast connection (DSL or Cable). For the port setting part, do I have to add the port forwarding in the router and also Allow incoming (and outgoing) TCP port 3389 in ZoneAlarm? Should I disable the Internet Connection Firewall in Windows XP (might be blocking it also?)? I went into the Advanced Settings for the Internet Connection Firewall...and see Remote Desktop. Should that be checked? So is it possible for a XP Home machine to access another XP Home machine? Or must the one being accessed be Pro? My friend says that Pro is not needed on the other user's computer since he did this before at work...

Try using the cable and port from the other computer that's not having this network connection problem. So unplug the cable from that computer and plug it into this one. It may be a failing cable or port on that hub. Tell us if that worked or not...

Nope. I think this only works on Windows XP Pro computers and not for Home. For Home, I think we can only connect but can't send invitations requesting help.

Hi, I have been at this for a while now and give up. I Googled and Googled...but tried everything I can understand. I want to have remote access to another user's computer (like my relatives who need help). Let's just use Windows XP Home as the main OS for now...I want to know how to do this on my current setting first and hopefully I can pick up from there and know how to do it on another machine. This is how I'm connecting online and the software/hardware specs:1. Westell Versalink 327W Router/Modem from Verizon2. Windows XP Home - didn't get SP2 yet, so still using older firewall3. ZoneAlarm 5.5I read many articles online and some say I should enable port forwarding. Is that required? I think I know how to do that on my router if necessary.What I have done already:1. Disabled Windows Firewall2. Set ZoneAlarm settings to Allow incoming TCP ports 3389 under High security settings in ZoneAlarm->Firewall->Internet Zone Security->Custom. I even did that for UDP port 3389 (should I have done that?)3. After step 2 above failed, I even disabled ZoneAlarm altogether and my friend still says he can't access my computerDo I have to Allow outgoing TCP port (and UDP port?) if I want to connect to another user's computer? Or is it ok to leave that unchecked? This is in ZoneAlarm...If anyone can give me some details on what to do to make this work, that would be greatly appreciated. Like I said, I have been at this for a while and just couldn't figure it out.Also, will the same thing apply for using other programs like TightVNC to connect besides the Remote Desktop Connection feature in Windows XP?Thanks.

vujsa, I heard that they can spoof the information in the header of the emails also. Does this include that routing information? If not, how do we trace it? Use a whois or DNS search service?

Is it just me or are all the .be domains taken already? Originally I thought it was just coincidence, but then I just started typing in made up names and RegistryFly said it was taken already.

Thanks derouge...that sure cleared one of the questions. It wouldn't overheat or anything is I just cover the center area of the processor right? It should still spread pretty evenly?I'm not sure if it's a "pad" or not. It's a very thin, transparent blue sheet. Is that just to protect the bottom of the heatsink or is that the actual "pad"? I can peel it easily so I think it might just be a protective sheet for it. I can upload a image of the heatsink if needed...

Thanks for the replies.I'm not sure if it has a pad. It's a thin piece of blue plastic on the bottom of the heatsink. Should I just peal that plastic off? This is my first time so I'm not sure if it's a pad or not...It did come with the silicon compound though. It shouldn't matter if I spread it too wide on the heatsink right (doesn't have to be exact to fit processor)? I will use some plastic (maybe the one I will peal off) to apply the heatsink. Don't think any hard object will spread it well and thinly...Still didn't find time to build this thing yet, but will soon.Screwdrivers? You mean for prying the heatsink out if needed right? I know I had to use a flathead on my job whenever I had to change the motherboard (pry the metal locking for the heatsink).

Back to the old question mark on disk problem. I replaced the whole hard drive on one of the sites I was working on. Then I installed Mac OS 8.6 on it. Restarted and the question mark on the disk came back up. Thought the install went bad, so I tried initializing the drive again and installed OS 9.1 on it instead. Still the same problem.Is there anything special that I need to do after I finish the install? This is what I did today:1. Replaced hard drive.2. Popped in Mac OS 8.6 CD and initialized the drive.3. Installed it successfully (erase/format and install).4. Restarted and took out the CD.Then I had the question mark error again. So I zapped the PRAM and also reset the NVRAM. Doesn't seem to help. One thing I didn't do is hit the CUDA reset button on the logic board, but I don't think that will help.So what am I doing wrong here? I had to bring it in the office to get it fixed. They just said OS 8.6 was reinstalled. I'm sure the install CD I have it not corrupted as I recall using it without any problems before on another iMac.Thanks.

Hi, I just got my last (final) part for my pc building project Got the heatsink and processor today, but just have a few questions on them.1. What is the silicon compound gel (?) used for and do I need it? It's in a small package that came with the heatsink.2. For the heatsink, I just peal that plastic cover on the bottom and mount it on the processor on the motherboard right?3. Does it really matter what heatsink I got for my processor (AMD Athlon 2600)? I just read on the box that it recommends XP2400+, XP2700+ and XP3200+This is my first time building a computer but I shouldn't have any problems with it. Just had those two curious questions once I opened the package More info (just in case it's needed) - I bought the AMD Athlon 2600 and the heatsink is copper based...Thanks.

If I understand your questions correctly, I don't think it's possible. If anything take down your email address from your site if you put it up. That might be what triggered them to start doing this in the first place.They can, as you know it, "spoof" (fake) their emails so it looks like it's coming from one source when it's really from someone else. You can take a look at the header details to see where it's coming from...but even this will not work as some can even spoof that information.As far as I know, there's no way to prevent spammers from doing this. I would love to know how also (if someone has ideas) as I have tried many things already (including delisting my email address from my site - even though it doesn't use my domain).

How about Yahoo Music? Heard it being advertised on the radio a lot lately. Yahoo should have the popular music that we hear today, so hopefully the variety will fit your needs. Give the free player download a try so you know how it is before you go to the monthly service (which isn't that high either ).

I like to use the MAC filtering since it provides another layer of security (even though I know a dedicated/persistent enough hacker can still get in easily by spoofing it). WEP to auto? I can only enable/disable it and assign it a key value. No option for auto. Something just caught my attention (been curious about this for some time now already). What is 4x Support ? I have it on Disabled now. Also for my Authentication Type, should I choose Open System or Shared Key? What's the difference?

Thanks ruben. I will keep that in mind and look for those "files" in the system folder. Hopefully it will be easy to spot :)We try not to wipe everything out and reinstall, but if that's what it comes down to...

Didn't wait long enough...I actually went with the 32 bit system already :)Just got the parts (actually all of them) during the course of the week.I didn't go with the 64 bit processor because I read about it being slower (or not using it to the full potential) since I will be running mostly 32 bit applications.I will upgrade to 64 bits in the future if needed. I kept the budget for this system low, so I can upgrade if needed.Thanks.

Thanks for the info jedipi. Should have used Google on this I usually go there first before asking...Good to know how it works. Gives me a piece of mind

Hi, just ran into a problem today when I was working with a computer with internet problems. This computer is using Windows XP Pro with SP2 installed.I solved the problem already (was a bad LAN port in the wall) but one thing has puzzled me and I want to know the reason behind it. For some reason I can't uninstall the TCP/IP protocol in 'Local Area Connection' Properties...The Uninstall button is grayed out. I wanted to uninstall it and install it back originally to make sure it's not a problem there.I have checked to make sure this user has ALL admin priveleges. I even logged in as the Administrator in Safe Mode with Networking to be sure. I checked the permissions in Local Users and Groups and it all looks ok there. It's a member of Administrators.So what is the reason behind this? How can I uninstall TCP/IP if I encounter this problem again?Thanks.

It depends on what kind of system you have. Each system has some kind of maximum amount of memory/RAM that they can accept. Although 1.5GB is kind of low (unless it's a really old system - I mean really really old...).Having more RAM will make your system run more smoothly especially if you plan on running many applications at once. That won't bog you down if you add more RAM...