Re: [H] LAN but no internet

2018-08-27 Thread Winterlight
Thanks all The bigger problem, though, is that short of a strict host firewall it could still be compromised by anything else on your network. Excluding unpatched systems, the biggest risk IMO would be IoT devices, such as cameras. Frankly, unless there's something specific you need XP for,

Re: [H] LAN but no internet

2018-08-27 Thread Greg Sevart
...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] LAN but no internet yeah... that's the problem. It might work. Even if I can't go to an ip address with the browser can I be sure there isn't another way in hm thanks At 05:25 PM 8/27/2018, you wrote: >If you don't specify a gateway and use direct

Re: [H] LAN but no internet

2018-08-27 Thread Thane K. Sherrington
It'll work.  I actually had this problem this weekend.  I set the gateway to the wrong IP, and could access anything locally, but not outside the network. T On 27-Aug.-18 8:47 p.m., Winterlight wrote: yeah... that's the problem. It might work. Even if I can't go to an ip address with the

Re: [H] LAN but no internet

2018-08-27 Thread Winterlight
yeah... that's the problem. It might work. Even if I can't go to an ip address with the browser can I be sure there isn't another way in hm thanks At 05:25 PM 8/27/2018, you wrote: If you don't specify a gateway and use direct IP (not workstation name) connections it might work.

Re: [H] LAN but no internet

2018-08-27 Thread Thane K. Sherrington
For frig sakes.  Lopaka beat me to it. :) T On 27-Aug.-18 8:25 p.m., lopaka polena wrote: If you don't specify a gateway and use direct IP (not workstation name) connections it might work. lopaka On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 4:08 PM Winterlight wrote: I have a old XP PRO laptop. I want to use

Re: [H] LAN but no internet

2018-08-27 Thread Thane K. Sherrington
Set the gateway to something that doesn't exist? T On 27-Aug.-18 8:08 p.m., Winterlight wrote: I have a old XP PRO laptop. I want to use it on my LAN but for security reasons do not want it connected to the internet. So how do I disable the LAN connection without interfering with the LAN

Re: [H] LAN but no internet

2018-08-27 Thread lopaka polena
If you don't specify a gateway and use direct IP (not workstation name) connections it might work. lopaka On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 4:08 PM Winterlight wrote: > I have a old XP PRO laptop. I want to use it on my LAN but for > security reasons do not want it connected to the internet. So how do >

[H] LAN but no internet

2018-08-27 Thread Winterlight
I have a old XP PRO laptop. I want to use it on my LAN but for security reasons do not want it connected to the internet. So how do I disable the LAN connection without interfering with the LAN connection? Thanks

Re: [H] LAN Question?

2013-08-29 Thread DSinc
...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of DSinc Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2013 6:17 PM To: HWG Subject: [H] LAN Question? Maybe I'm not so smart. My home has 2 switches. I sorta/kinda 'uplink' them; and, on to my Gateway/Router. I have been thininking of just wiring each switch (port 16) to the Gateway/Router

[H] LAN Question?

2013-08-17 Thread DSinc
Maybe I'm not so smart. My home has 2 switches. I sorta/kinda 'uplink' them; and, on to my Gateway/Router. I have been thininking of just wiring each switch (port 16) to the Gateway/Router. This allows both the East and West sides of my home to connect at the Gateway/Router instead of

Re: [H] LAN Question?

2013-08-17 Thread Greg Sevart
. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of DSinc Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2013 6:17 PM To: HWG Subject: [H] LAN Question? Maybe I'm not so smart. My home has 2 switches. I sorta/kinda 'uplink' them

Re: [H] LAN Question?

2013-08-17 Thread DSinc
requirements. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of DSinc Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2013 6:17 PM To: HWG Subject: [H] LAN Question? Maybe I'm not so smart. My home has 2 switches. I sorta/kinda 'uplink

Re: [H] LAN access to XP still flakey!

2007-12-17 Thread j maccraw
DHSinclair wrote: j, I've put my comments inline below... At 01:51 12/16/2007 -0800, j maccraw wrote: Non-domain system's volume root shares are generally local users list folder/read data + transverse folder/execute file for this folder, sub-folder, and files with most user created

Re: [H] LAN access to XP still flakey!

2007-12-17 Thread DHSinclair
j., Thanks for you very kind reply. Ouch! yes I know RTFM. more inline below.. At 01:49 12/17/2007 -0800, you wrote: snip I am always finding something I did not know, it's a ongoing learning process. Yes, but at my age the learning gets more difficult and painful as fast as this

Re: [H] LAN access to XP still flakey!

2007-12-16 Thread j maccraw
Non-domain system's volume root shares are generally local users list folder/read data + transverse folder/execute file for this folder, sub-folder, and files with most user created subfolders set to inherit those settings. Rule of file share rights is most restrictive settings define the

Re: [H] LAN access to XP still flakey!

2007-12-15 Thread Joe User
Hello Wayne, Friday, December 14, 2007, 11:14:14 PM, you wrote: Is there a 98se machine on this LAN because if there is then you'll want to use WINS Resolution on the 98 machine with all the ip addies of all the machines on the LAN. Yeah, good call. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking

Re: [H] LAN access to XP still flakey!

2007-12-15 Thread DHSinclair
Wayne, No, no win98se machines on the LAN at all. What I think it was that the share directories were set by default to inherit the permissions of their Parent. The Parent was the hard drive and/or partition! Once I dorked around with the permissions (unhook from Parent!), the shares suddenly

[H] LAN access to XP still flakey!

2007-12-12 Thread DHSinclair
OK, XP is still being bitchy on my LAN. XP will not let me copy/move stuff into its' 'share' directory from my w2ksp4 machines. When I go to the XP machine and take the properties of the directory it keeps resetting to Read Only! And, it does it immediately on closing the properties

Re: [H] LAN access to XP still flakey!

2007-12-12 Thread Christopher Fisk
On Wed, 12 Dec 2007, DHSinclair wrote: Tools - Folder options - View Tab - Scroll all the way to the bottom of the Advanced Settings window and uncheck Use simple file sharing That might help. Christopher Fisk -- BOFH Excuse #286: Telecommunications is downgrading.

Re: [H] LAN access to XP still flakey!

2007-12-12 Thread DHSinclair
Thanks for the reminder Christopher. I'll check that again too. Right now, I seem to have gotten access to the 'share' directory back by ?somehow? de-coupling it from its' parent - d:/ drive. Works for now. Best, Duncan At 14:23 12/12/2007 -0500, you wrote: On Wed, 12 Dec 2007, DHSinclair wrote:

Re: Fwd: Re: [H] LAN access 'tween XP and W2K

2007-05-09 Thread DHSinclair
Oops! My bad. Was intended as a private reply. OK, I'm outed as a Eudora noob still! One day I'll get Eudora proper w/ReplyAll so I can send private replies:) Best, Duncan At 17:17 05/09/2007 -0400, DHS wrote: I'm answering because your comprehension of all things server far exceed my

[H] LAN access 'tween XP and W2K

2007-05-08 Thread DHSinclair
I'm testing WinXP-Pro. So far, so good. Looks to be very stable and solid. I am having some trouble getting my XP machine to share/converse with my W2K clients. The LAN contains a W2KServer, 3 Win2K-pro clients, and the one WinXP client. From my W2KServer, or, W2K clients, the XP client will

Re: [H] LAN access 'tween XP and W2K

2007-05-08 Thread j maccraw
With a 2k server your should just set up a domain and join all the systems to that. Then if you login to a workstation or the server with a domain account you can access any share secured with domain account ACLS. Otherwise windows will default to suppling the local login un/pw to the remote

[H] LAN

2006-07-30 Thread Winterlight
I am setting up my LAN with three routers so as to isolate my WAP. I found this setup in a discussion of this question, which apparently accomplishes this. LAN1 ---Router1 | LAN3 --- Router3 --- Internet | LAN2 ---Router2 Create an intermediate LAN