Recent content by manowar

Yeah, the couple wouldn't do anything for signal attenuation. A cheapo switch would be the best bet. They are dirt cheap.

Loads of possible solutions, really. 1. Try upgrading your routers firmware, cannot see it resolving the issue but its worth a try. 2. do a speed test Speedtest.net - The Global Broadband Speed Test and see what D/L & U/L speeds you get - are they close to the speed that your ISP is supposedly...

Up to 328ft (100m) is fine for Cat5e, Cat6 cabling, so you will be fine. If you need to extend over the max distance, then all you need it a cheap 5 port switch, Netgear do them reasonably cheap. The switch with regenerate the signal in order to extend further. Just make sure the network cable...

Hmm, I share my Media player movies from my PC, but I use a PS3, not an xbox. Have you typed firewall.cpl in the run command on the PC and definately made sure that firewall is off? Can the PC ping the xBox? I use Windows 7 and my homegroup sharing is ticked under "stream my media to all...

Yeah, Logmein Free is a wonderful tool - I'd use that. But you have to have the client installed on all machines that you want to remote to. You can use the built in Windows RDP tool but it requires setting up ports through your router and public IP addresses.

Hmm, just have a quick look at the wifi security setup on your router and see if you are using WPA2 (AES), if you aren't try using that encryption. You'll probably have to reconnect all your devices, but thats no great sweat.

Yep, I always type in the security key manually into all my devices and my router uses WPA2 AES. I also make sure my security key has a combination of characters, digits & symbols - I also use Mac address filtering and NO DHCP services from the router - so all devices on my LAN must have a...

I can't see see Vista being the issue. Unless the the network adapter or wireless adapter in your mum's computer is incorrect configured to receive a static IP, or some other weird network settings... Did you try upgrading the routers firmware?

If you can get into safe mode - roll back graphics drivers if they have been recently updated. Failing that, roll back to a safer, earlier restore point via system restore (in safe mode). Also, if you open the PC, take one stick of RAM out (if you have multiple sticks) and try booting into...

Very weird. Any chance you could just buy another network cable and have both devices wired into the router simultanieously so you're not messing about swapping cables all the time? You could try repairing the network connection on the PC, and run nbtstat -R, ipconfig /flushdns, and arp -d in...

The PC upstairs wireless? Or Wired into the hub? If wireless, might be worth deleteing the wireless settings and re-connecting to the hub using the wireless key?

Depends on whether the disc has been used. Is it still sealed? Do you know whether it's been used in the past? If its an OEM version, it's likely to have been shipped with a particular product (like a PC) and if its been used, the serial key that you posess will be "tied" to the motherboard...

Just a small edit, but you could just use the -t command, instead of -n 1000, its the same thing, really, as I cannot see anyone sitting there and watching 1000 echo requests! so ping <IP of your router/gateway/remote server> -t eg. ping www.google.c0m -t -t just infinately pings an address.

Providing there isn't another "Wireless Connection" in network connections, you can just rename "Wireless Connection 5" back to "Wireless Connection". Right click "Wireless Connection 5" -click rename - rename to "Wireless Connection". Hope this helps.

Hi, Have you tried deleting the wireless connection in the computers wireless adapter properties, then try to rejoin? You'll have to type your wireless key back in to authenticate.