Any Home Networking Gurus here?

[Nefarious]

Ive got a problem, Me and my girlfriend have a little home network, two computers and a printer. My computer is the host and I run Windows XP home, and hers is Windows Me.

Ive had no problems, at all, what so ever until about a month ago. One day She tries to pull some files off of my computer and she cant reach my folder. I try to fool around with it, and it seems to work only when it wants too. Now today, I sit down and try to get this puppy working again. So I run the Network Wizard and go through the process.

It works, but now it likes to disconnect and reconnect every couple minutes. Any Ideas on what could be my network woes?

[Pfunk]

Originally posted by Nefarious
My computer is the host and I run Windows XP home, and hers is Windows Me.  Any Ideas on what could be my network woes?

I think you answered your own question.

[hawker238]

I have a Linksys wireless router, and a Linksys wireless USB access point.  When the phone is picked up, I am frequently disconnected.  Any idea how to solve this?


(I've changed the channels several times)

[Nefarious]

Originally posted by Pfunk
I think you answered your own question.

This network has successfully ran for over a year and a half...

I dont beleive it has anything to do with the systems.

[Nashwan]

It works, but now it likes to disconnect and reconnect every couple minutes. Any Ideas on what could be my network woes?

See if power management is turning the network card off.

Control panel - system - hardware - device manager - double click your network card - power management tab - remove tick from "allow the computer to turn off this device to save power".

Unfourtunately there are a lot of other things that could be causing it.

[pugg666]

proxy setting problem??

[vorticon]

you sure whatever folder she's trying to access hasnt been set so that its no longer shared???

[jigsaw]

WinXP requires an actual login for shared files/printers whereas the older versions of win will hand them up for anyone once shared. Had the same problem for a while until I ended up converting everything over to XP for simplicity.

[Vulcan]

but now it likes to disconnect and reconnect every couple minutes.

Dodgey network cable.

[Gyro/T69]

router problems? Here http://www.dslreports.com/forums/all

Linksys BEFSR41 ver.3 was having and for some, still are with constant disconnected problems, untill the new firmware came out. Check the above link for help with all network problems.

[Nefarious]

It seems like it disconnects and comes right back on.  It seems to be working a lot better now though.

Thanks for all the info guys, and Nashwan I went into my DM and disabled the computer allowing to turn it off. Hopefully this was the fix.

[Bonden]

Hiya Nefarious - off topic here but how are things at work these days. Are you still at Froggy's?  Sorry I never made it in while you were working...

Bonden

[AKcurly]

Originally posted by hawker238
I have a Linksys wireless router, and a Linksys wireless USB access point.  When the phone is picked up, I am frequently disconnected.  Any idea how to solve this?
(I've changed the channels several times)

Do you have the provided filter between the phone and wall jack?

curly

[hawker238]

I don't believe so.  I'll check for that....

[Nefarious]

Originally posted by Bonden
Hiya Nefarious - off topic here but how are things at work these days. Are you still at Froggy's?  Sorry I never made it in while you were working...

Bonden

Hey!

Froggy's closed in March of 03' the owner had nearly died the christmas of 2002 IRC. We stayed open till a week after St Pattys day, we had a huge party the day they closed.

I stayed in Pittsburgh until June, then I graduated from college and moved back to West Virginia. Now Im on the Great Job Hunt!

Other than that everythings been going great.