XP SP2 BLOCKING COMMUNICATIONS WITH LNKSYS WIRELESS DEVICES

[DREXELDRAGON1996]

AFTER INSTALLING WINDOWS XP SP2 ONLY MY MAIN COMPUTER(THE ONE THE ROUTER IS CONNECTED TO) IS ALLOWED INTERNET ACCESS THROUGH OUR DSL SERVICE. ALL OF MY COMPUTERS WITH THE LINKSYS WIRELESS DEVICES ARE NOT OPENING THE INTERNET EXPLORER PROGRAM. MESSAGE FROM THE COMPUTER WAS " CANNOT FIND SERVER OR INTERNET EXPLORER CANNOT OPEN THE SEARCH PAGE." ANY AND ALL TIPS OR TRICKS TO CIRCUMVENT THIS PROBLEM ARE WELCOMED.

 

[jsauce]

Okay first off, please don't use the CAPSLOCK key. Okay second uninstall SP2. There is a reason that its still in beta, its not finished yet. As a tester I had to remove it because it was simply annoying. SP2 is microsoft's attempt at providing some sort of security to Windows XP. The problem is they give you no real options to turn it off. It installs and modifies your system to a way they feel is more secure, which then may end up killing a lot of applications. It also restricts things with no way to remove the restriction. SP2 needs a lot of work. I'd uninstall it and wait for final. Hopefully Microsoft will smarten up (not likely though) and make these changes set by the user not by the patch.

John D. Saucier
jsauce@magicguild.com
Certified Technician
Network Administrator