When I opened the message, I found that Rick Cogan had written:
> When you use ipconfig you are querying the setup on that PC not any others.
Yes, I know. I just thought maybe when I query LAPTOP I might look
for something awry......................and lo and behold, I found it!!
> What are the IP addresses shown by ipconfig for the LAPTOP and its gateway,
> DHCP server, and DNS? What is the IP for MOM, DAD, and router? Can you
> successfully ping using the IP addresses vs. the name from each to each? If
> so, your problem is with name resolution on the internal network.
NOTE: I have a problem, I guess. The IP address for DAD and
LAPTOP are the same.
This stuff is above my level of "unexpertise", but I know that shouldn't be.
However, I don't know who/what assigns numbers to who/what, nor how
to change them if necessary.
> I don't remember if XP Home has a Local Security Policy selection in
> Administrative Tools menu, does it? Come to think of it does it even have
> Administrative Tools? Anyways, if it's there check the Security
> Options/Network Access settings.
It has a ton of Admin Tools, but I didn't see anything about Network
Access Settings, but under Local Services it does have something
about Network. Like I said, this is more technical than I'm used to.
> That's the problem with Home it's such a stripped down POS, MS never
> expected the explosion of home networking when they designed it and it's not
> ready for prime time.
Thanks for your help, Rick. I'll get it one of these days <smile>.
Regards,
Jim
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