Because the ipconfig /displaydns command also includes HOSTS entries as well as addresses resolved by DNS. Have a look at the sixth bullet point...
I don't think you can do what you are trying to do on a peer to peer network. When Windows is in peer to peer mode, each PC maintains its own...
Are both the Vista and 98 PCs set to obtain IP addresses automatically? It's probably best that they are. It's a long time since a played with...
That's splendid. Biggest problem I can see is the loss of strength due to the absence of the central door pillar. Surely that's got to reduce the...
Try Arie's suggestion of 50. That's the maximum value you can use.
If you've entered the addresses in your HOSTS files they won't appear in your DNS cache. Your HOSTS file does exactly the same task as DNS. The...
Enter "cmd" in the run dialogue - that will open a command console. Then enter "ipconfig /all in the console window.
Are you using Symantec anti-virus?
I am pretty sure that your best way forward is to go all the way back to Steve's post (quoted above). That is, add a password to your XP account.
What names are using for each computer? To find this information enter the following in a command or cmd window: ipconfig /all The computer...
You could start by following what I've posted in my first response. Have you tried any of that? How did you get on?
Nice link Tony.
As always - check all the workstations are using the server for their primary DNS
You can hide things further by encoding the addresses. For example, by converting the letters in the e-mail address components, to their Hex...
IPX/SPX is an alternative network protocol suite to TCP/IP. If this has fixed your problem, it means that the problem was with your TCP/IP...
Have you tried connecting to the internet with the laptop but via the same cables that you have connected to your PC rather than wirelessly. That...
First thing to try would be changing the wireless channel. If you can tell us the make and model of your router, we should be able to tell you how...
One other thing to try: In Windows Explorer (not IE), open Folder Options from the tools menu. Select the View tab and scroll to the bottom of the...
First thing to check is that all the computers are on the same subnet. That is that their IP address all start with same numbers. So if your...
BurrWalnut's advice is fine. I would add: If this is a signal problem, it would have to be very severe to stop the system working if the laptop...
Separate names with a comma.