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I have a fair amount of experience in peer-to-peer networking using Windows 95/98. I can answer questions about hardware, networking software, protocol settings, etc. I have some client-server experience, but not a lot with Windows-based servers. I can also give some advice on home network security: VPN, firewalls, anti-virus, etc.

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I am the Director of Information Systems for a large law firm which connects about 300 users over five offices via a wide area network. We use client-server, peer-to-peer, WINS, remote access, VPN, DSL Internet, and proxy servers.

I also have a peer-to-peer network of six computers at home, with file and print sharing, remote access, and shared Internet access with a firewall.

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Recent Answers from Michael Troy

2009-10-07 Internet Connection Issue:

Hello, It is possible you do not have DHCP configured on the router. If the old PC had a static IP set on it, it would have worked fine. When you reformatted it, the default is to have the card look

2009-09-19 Internet Connection:

Hi David, If you have a router, do the following: First, check the connection to the router. Go to a Command prompt (go to the run menu and type CMD). At the command prompt type: IPCONFIG

2009-08-28 Broadband internet:

If you have an internet provider that requires a manual connection, and have to click on an icon to gain access, you may want simply copy that shortcut into your startup folder so it runs automatically

2009-08-27 Internet connection:

The IP address can be set for each card in the computer. Typically a computer will have a Local Area Connection, which is for an ethernet cable, and also a wireless area connection, for the wireless card

2009-08-25 Internet connection:

Hi Paul, It sounds as if the computer is not being assigned an IP address properly. You may want to try restarting your router, then restart your computer and see if that resolves the problem. If

 

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