[manu08]

I've got two comps on my network. One alienware and another compaq. The
alienware is rather new but the compaq is really old. Compaq came with
Windows 98SE. I had a lot of times when i got "system protection error" and
the computer refused to boot so i got fed up and today installed Windows XP
Home, doing a complete new install, formatted the enitre hard disk first.
Now when i connect the compaq onto the network (i have a router with built
in modem) the internet connection gets cut off. If i switch the compaq
computer off or disconnect it from the network/router then the internet
starts working again. When the compaq is connected no other computer on the
network can even access the internet. Is there any way of solving this? Or
does anyone know the cause of this? Only the internet stops working when the
compaq is connected however files can still be shared between the comps.

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

Make sure the PCs have unique names... you cannot have two PCs with the same
name on the same network.
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging



"manu08" <manu08@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1FB1D221-388F-4C0D-A7FD-B6457F3316B3@microsoft.com...
> I've got two comps on my network. One alienware and another compaq. The
> alienware is rather new but the compaq is really old. Compaq came with
> Windows 98SE. I had a lot of times when i got "system protection error"
> and
> the computer refused to boot so i got fed up and today installed Windows
> XP
> Home, doing a complete new install, formatted the enitre hard disk first.
> Now when i connect the compaq onto the network (i have a router with built
> in modem) the internet connection gets cut off. If i switch the compaq
> computer off or disconnect it from the network/router then the internet
> starts working again. When the compaq is connected no other computer on
> the
> network can even access the internet. Is there any way of solving this? Or
> does anyone know the cause of this? Only the internet stops working when
> the
> compaq is connected however files can still be shared between the comps.
>

[manu08]

They both do have unique names and when i tried setting the ip address
manuall i again made sure they both had unique ones. Anything else?

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> Make sure the PCs have unique names... you cannot have two PCs with the same
> name on the same network.
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP)
> Printing & Imaging
>
>
>
> "manu08" <manu08@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1FB1D221-388F-4C0D-A7FD-B6457F3316B3@microsoft.com...
> > I've got two comps on my network. One alienware and another compaq. The
> > alienware is rather new but the compaq is really old. Compaq came with
> > Windows 98SE. I had a lot of times when i got "system protection error"
> > and
> > the computer refused to boot so i got fed up and today installed Windows
> > XP
> > Home, doing a complete new install, formatted the enitre hard disk first.
> > Now when i connect the compaq onto the network (i have a router with built
> > in modem) the internet connection gets cut off. If i switch the compaq
> > computer off or disconnect it from the network/router then the internet
> > starts working again. When the compaq is connected no other computer on
> > the
> > network can even access the internet. Is there any way of solving this? Or
> > does anyone know the cause of this? Only the internet stops working when
> > the
> > compaq is connected however files can still be shared between the comps.
> >
>
>
>
>

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

Both using the same protocol? (TCP/IP)
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging



"manu08" <manu08@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EF8C5727-80B9-4507-9769-8AA6A4A282A2@microsoft.com...
> They both do have unique names and when i tried setting the ip address
> manuall i again made sure they both had unique ones. Anything else?
>
> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> Make sure the PCs have unique names... you cannot have two PCs with the
>> same
>> name on the same network.
>> --
>> Cari (MS-MVP)
>> Printing & Imaging
>>
>>
>>
>> "manu08" <manu08@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:1FB1D221-388F-4C0D-A7FD-B6457F3316B3@microsoft.com...
>> > I've got two comps on my network. One alienware and another compaq. The
>> > alienware is rather new but the compaq is really old. Compaq came with
>> > Windows 98SE. I had a lot of times when i got "system protection error"
>> > and
>> > the computer refused to boot so i got fed up and today installed
>> > Windows
>> > XP
>> > Home, doing a complete new install, formatted the enitre hard disk
>> > first.
>> > Now when i connect the compaq onto the network (i have a router with
>> > built
>> > in modem) the internet connection gets cut off. If i switch the compaq
>> > computer off or disconnect it from the network/router then the internet
>> > starts working again. When the compaq is connected no other computer on
>> > the
>> > network can even access the internet. Is there any way of solving this?
>> > Or
>> > does anyone know the cause of this? Only the internet stops working
>> > when
>> > the
>> > compaq is connected however files can still be shared between the
>> > comps.
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>>
>

[manu08]

i don't understand what you mean by are they on same protocol....neway i
found the answer to it....it was a virus, don't know which one but yes it was
a virus...i was unable to install norton or mcafee and ended up formatting my
computer which wasn't too much of a hassle as i had only that day installed
windows xp. thanks neway

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> Both using the same protocol? (TCP/IP)
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP)
> Printing & Imaging
>
>
>
> "manu08" <manu08@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EF8C5727-80B9-4507-9769-8AA6A4A282A2@microsoft.com...
> > They both do have unique names and when i tried setting the ip address
> > manuall i again made sure they both had unique ones. Anything else?
> >
> > "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
> >
> >> Make sure the PCs have unique names... you cannot have two PCs with the
> >> same
> >> name on the same network.
> >> --
> >> Cari (MS-MVP)
> >> Printing & Imaging
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "manu08" <manu08@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:1FB1D221-388F-4C0D-A7FD-B6457F3316B3@microsoft.com...
> >> > I've got two comps on my network. One alienware and another compaq. The
> >> > alienware is rather new but the compaq is really old. Compaq came with
> >> > Windows 98SE. I had a lot of times when i got "system protection error"
> >> > and
> >> > the computer refused to boot so i got fed up and today installed
> >> > Windows
> >> > XP
> >> > Home, doing a complete new install, formatted the enitre hard disk
> >> > first.
> >> > Now when i connect the compaq onto the network (i have a router with
> >> > built
> >> > in modem) the internet connection gets cut off. If i switch the compaq
> >> > computer off or disconnect it from the network/router then the internet
> >> > starts working again. When the compaq is connected no other computer on
> >> > the
> >> > network can even access the internet. Is there any way of solving this?
> >> > Or
> >> > does anyone know the cause of this? Only the internet stops working
> >> > when
> >> > the
> >> > compaq is connected however files can still be shared between the
> >> > comps.
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
>
>