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  1. mdm708

    To install a network on a computer

    I'm a little worried that it would work, but only very very very slowly. I have a 400mhz CPU / 190MB RAM PC on a network and that still struggles with the Word documents. mdm708 [Iffy computing. Stupid username.]
  2. mdm708

    "Internet Optimizer" - Virus? - Trogan?

    Thanks bcastner - it worked! mdm708 [Iffy computing. Stupid username.]
  3. mdm708

    Buying a new PC / base unit on eBay

    Does anyone have a possible reason why computers are so much cheaper on eBay than in retailers, both online and on the high street? Surely the profit margins aren't over 100% ! Thanks mdm708 P.S. Thanks to everybody for your input so far, especially jkt911 for the tip about the credit card.
  4. mdm708

    "Internet Optimizer" - Virus? - Trogan?

    Instead of getting the usual Internet Explorer error pages, I now get diverted to a different, advert-loaded, slow-loading URL at www.internet-optimizer.com/Help/NavigationError/ . I don't know why, but I think there is something on my system making this happen. This greatly slows down my...
  5. mdm708

    Buying a new PC / base unit on eBay

    My old 1997 400mhz Pentium 2 is struggling, even though I have upgraded it in every way I can afford, and am considering buying a whole new base unit, but am unhappy about retail prices. One day I noticed that eBay were selling them at under half PC World's prices. Can anybody with nay experince...
  6. mdm708

    Broadband Intenet connection sharing

    MANARTH: Here is the result from the 'route print' command on the XP Computer (sorry for the delay, for some reason it won't just copy+paste): ================================== Interface List 0x1...........................MS TCP Loopback Interface 0x10003 ...00 20 af b5 9b 4d ...... 3Com...
  7. mdm708

    Broadband Intenet connection sharing

    MANARTH: On the Win2K computer: C:\>route print =========================================================================== Interface List 0x1 ........................... MS TCP Loopback interface 0x1000003 ...00 c1 26 11 7a 95 ...... Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC 0x2000004...
  8. mdm708

    Broadband Intenet connection sharing

    I did it, but when I try accessing the Internet from the XP computer (without rroadband) I just get 'this page cannot be displayed'. mdm708 [Iffy computing. Stupid username.]
  9. mdm708

    Broadband Intenet connection sharing

    I'm sorry - which computer should I add this command to? mdm708 [Iffy computing. Stupid username.]
  10. mdm708

    Are you a FREESERVE user?

    What payment plan are you on? - Anytime - your phone number should begin with 080* eg my number 0808 991 6001 (which works fine for me), Hometime - 0844* beginning, where you pay nothing for calls in the evenings and local call rates any other time No Ties - 0845* beginning, where you always...
  11. mdm708

    Broadband Intenet connection sharing

    Crundy: This sounds good - I have a firewall running on Win2000 - ZoneAlarm. However, my computers can can still share documents and access each other's resources (eg printers) when the broadband is disconnected. However, I am very inexperienced with DOS and type-in commands: how would I go...
  12. mdm708

    Are you using FREESERVE as your ISP?

    Before I moved to Broadband, 0808 991 6001 was good enough for me. Have you tried this number? Also try putting that magic 1470 before it if it doesn't work. Thankyou for your help mdm708
  13. mdm708

    Broadband Intenet connection sharing

    tetaguila: I have been on analogx.com and - to be honest - I don't understand a word! Thanks anyway. Crundy: Yes, I have tried the XP network setup machine; it completes the wizard and doesn't fix the problem. Thanks anyway. manarth: I will reinstall the ICS if I cannot fix the problem (and...
  14. mdm708

    Broadband Intenet connection sharing

    P.S. The broadband is working fine on the Win2K computer. Thankyou for your help mdm708
  15. mdm708

    Broadband Intenet connection sharing

    The following pongs worked with 0% loss: Win2K with Yahoo Win2K with XP Computer XP Computer with Win2K The following did not work: XP Computer with Yahoo (predictably) I can verify that I read in another forum that Freeserve Broadband provide dynamic IP addresses. Will this affect the...
  16. mdm708

    Broadband Intenet connection sharing

    Dear manarth, You were right. I don't know why I got that wrong... DHCP Enabled: Yes IP Address: 192.168.0.207 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Default gateway: 192.168.0.1 Sorry! Thankyou for your help mdm708
  17. mdm708

    Broadband Intenet connection sharing

    Here is what it says on the Win2000 Computer C:\>ipconfig/all Windows 2000 IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : New Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes...
  18. mdm708

    Broadband Intenet connection sharing

    NO NO NO That was wrong - sorry It was ON THE XP COMPUTER C:\Documents and settings\andrew>ipconfig/all Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . : server Primary DNS Suffix..........: Node Type...................:mixed IP Routing...
  19. mdm708

    Broadband Intenet connection sharing

    ON THE XPCOMPUTER C:\Documents and settings\andrew>ipconfig/all Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . : server Primary DNS Suffix..........: Node Type...................:mixed IP Routing Enabled..........:no WINS Proxy...
  20. mdm708

    Broadband Intenet connection sharing

    Now it says: 'pinging 66.218.71.198 with 32 bytes of data: Request timed out. Request timed out. Request timed out. Request timed out. Ping statistics for 66.218.71.198: Packets: Sent = 4, Recieved = 0, Lost = 4 <100% loss>.' Thankyou for your help mdm708

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