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I have setup my printer to work on the network but i still can’t print from other computers on the network

For home users, on the server computer you must enable the ‘Guest User Login’ or the ‘Guest User Account’. To do this you must go to ‘Start” > ‘Settings’ > ‘Control Panel’ > ‘User Accounts’ double click on the guest account and click on the ‘Turn Guest Account On’ button. For corporate business users ensure

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I have recently setup a small wireless network with a few machines and my wireless internet keeps dropping out

Check to make sure that each new or existing computer in the wired/wireless network has a different computer name. Identical computer names will cause the router to malfunction causing multiple IP’s being assigned to the same ‘computer name’. Also be sure to check that each computer on the network has a unique IP address, as

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I have recently bought a new broadband router and my internet connection seams to drop out

If you are subscribed to cable broadband internet you may get disconnected if your connection the heartbeat server is interrupted. In order to fix this problem you must log into your routers web configuration utility by opening up your browser and typing in its relative IP address (e.g. 192.168.0.1) and going to the ‘Status’ screen

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I have just setup my new wireless router but some programs such as email and MSN Messenger are not working correctly

Check your routers MTU setting by logging into the router. The MTU setting is generally found in the ‘Advanced’ section of the router setup menu. A default MTU setting is generally ‘1500’ however some ISPs require it to be changed to ‘1400’. This usually fixes problems with sending emails and logging onto MSN Messenger.

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I am running Windows XP Home and have created a wired/wireless network, i can see the other computers on the network but i keep getting an error message which says that i do not have permission to access those computer

Prior to creating a Windows Network, make sue that you have the “NewLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS” Protocol installed on your network adapter. Now you can create a windows network by going to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Network Setup Wizard; and follow the instructions. Now you have to activate the Guest user account; this can

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