I don't know if this will help, but open "My Computer" Click on "Tools" > "Folder Options" Then click on the "View" tab. Uncheck "Automatically search for network folders and printers"
See if that helps prevent some of the problems you are having. On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 09:48:35 -0600, Terry Stockdale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thank you, Microsoft, for integrating TCP/IP networking (and other things > like I.E.). With Win98, if we had a networking problem that was unsolvable > any other way, we could uninstall Networking Support and start over. With > WinXP, that uninstall is down to the "reinstall Windows" level. > > Terry > > At 07:29 AM 12/12/2004, you wrote: > >This is part rant, and part plea for help. > > > >I had 2 incidences (and have talked to others who have experienced this, one > >of which lurks here and needs a solution) > > make that "3" > > > where someone plugs an XP laptop > >into the network, immediately causing problems. I've seen a lone XP laptop > >take down an entire LAN. Other types of problems I've heard about include XP > >finding and connecting to a wireless AP across the street and deciding on its > >own to "bridge" the 2 LANs. By the way, I know what bridging is, but I > >suspect that Redmond's idea of it is slightly different. > > > >A). What the &$*%# is going on with XP? What causes it to DoS a LAN? > > The Redmond Virus? <grin> > > > >B). How can a laptop be told to say on its side of the fence (we're talking > >clueless sales dweebs that aren't smart enough to toggle the wireless NIC off > >when they enter the building)? > > You have to do that with your system -- block casual connections by using > encryption. Or, you can set your routers to only talk to specific MAC > addresses. Or, both. > > > >C). I'm looking for ideas (links, too) about these problems, technical > >descriptions thereof, solutions and work-arounds. > > > >I know that XP Professional is much saner than XP Personal, but since these > >are worker-owned laptops, I have no control over what they bring into the > >building. The company in question has a ban on XP, but that doesn't stop some > >lusers from trying to sneak their XP laptops into the building. > > My son has XP Pro, and we have the same issue with his machine on our home > network ( no Win domain controller ). He can't see any other machine, but > can get to the Internet. And, he hoses our file/printer sharing > OCCASIONALLY -- , but if he shuts down, all is well for the other machines. > > > > > >Thanks. > >-- > > > > > >Joey Kelly > >< Minister of the Gospel | Linux Consultant > > >http://joeykelly.net > > > > > >"I may have invented it, but Bill made it famous." > > --- David Bradley, the IBM employee that invented CTRL-ALT-DEL > > > >_______________________________________________ > >General mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > -- > Terry Stockdale -- Baton Rouge, LA > http://www.terrystockdale.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > -- Adam Melancon Work: http://www.vermilion.lib.la.us Personal: http://www.melancon.org
