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Alain Lebel
Hi,
We have two computers connected directly by an ethernet link :
- computer A (Windows XP pro SP2) is connected to internet via an ADSL modem
- computer B (Windows XP home SP2) connects to internet via computer A
both share documents through the network.
Since I installed the network, computer A is having troubles (at first these
problems occured occasionnaly, but after a few days they happen all the time)
:
Problem A.1 - when awakening from "deep sleep" the computer freezes (either
with a black screen or with the background image of the user). Impossible to
reboot, the only solution is to switch off the power !
Problem A.2 - when starting, most of the services do not start (tray almost
empty). Then I have to exit the session and reopen it : then it's OK (all the
services start correctly)
Problem B.1 - Having thus restarted computer A, the network connection
appear "limited" in computer B (indeed the internet connection does not
appear anymore). I have to "repair the connection" before I can connect to
internet on B.
Having done all these procedures, I can use normally the network and access
Internet on both computers... until next restart.
All of this is both anoying and worrying : will this "solutions" last or
something worse will happen ?
Note 1 : I also tried to configure the Internet connection on B, rather than
A, but this provoked trouble on computer B (especially on the limited user :
something like problem A.2, and the Internet connection worked only once !),
even without any network connection to A.
Note 2 : I tried to restart computer A having unplugged the network. The
first time the computer started correctly. But when trying another time the
problems A.1 and A.2 reappeared.
Note 3 : previously I had connected computer B to another computer C (with
win XP home) (LAN only, no Internet) : it worked for a few days but became
anavailable quicky.
I hope you can help with these LAN/startup difficulties
Thanks a lot
We have two computers connected directly by an ethernet link :
- computer A (Windows XP pro SP2) is connected to internet via an ADSL modem
- computer B (Windows XP home SP2) connects to internet via computer A
both share documents through the network.
Since I installed the network, computer A is having troubles (at first these
problems occured occasionnaly, but after a few days they happen all the time)
:
Problem A.1 - when awakening from "deep sleep" the computer freezes (either
with a black screen or with the background image of the user). Impossible to
reboot, the only solution is to switch off the power !
Problem A.2 - when starting, most of the services do not start (tray almost
empty). Then I have to exit the session and reopen it : then it's OK (all the
services start correctly)
Problem B.1 - Having thus restarted computer A, the network connection
appear "limited" in computer B (indeed the internet connection does not
appear anymore). I have to "repair the connection" before I can connect to
internet on B.
Having done all these procedures, I can use normally the network and access
Internet on both computers... until next restart.
All of this is both anoying and worrying : will this "solutions" last or
something worse will happen ?
Note 1 : I also tried to configure the Internet connection on B, rather than
A, but this provoked trouble on computer B (especially on the limited user :
something like problem A.2, and the Internet connection worked only once !),
even without any network connection to A.
Note 2 : I tried to restart computer A having unplugged the network. The
first time the computer started correctly. But when trying another time the
problems A.1 and A.2 reappeared.
Note 3 : previously I had connected computer B to another computer C (with
win XP home) (LAN only, no Internet) : it worked for a few days but became
anavailable quicky.
I hope you can help with these LAN/startup difficulties
Thanks a lot