I have a home network which consists of a high-speed cable connection shared between two machines via a Linksys BEFSR41. One machine is right next to the router, connected by 6 ft. of network cable. We will call it machine A. The other machine is about 75ft worth of CAT5 cable away. We will call it machine B.
Throughout the entire time that I have had this network, it has been a major pain in the @$$. At times, machine B would refuse to open webpages or allow applications to access it. So, since it was running the first edition of Win98, I decided to install XP on it. Even after that, I still have problems with it to this day.
Currently, I am able to access the computer across the home network, and the router acknowledges that it is connected. I can even use VNC to acces the thing, but I cannot access any webpages from it. The DNS settings are identical to machine A, which I am on right now. Anyone have any ideas about how to remedy this problem? If you need any more details such as names of network cards, etc., just ask. Thanks.
Throughout the entire time that I have had this network, it has been a major pain in the @$$. At times, machine B would refuse to open webpages or allow applications to access it. So, since it was running the first edition of Win98, I decided to install XP on it. Even after that, I still have problems with it to this day.
Currently, I am able to access the computer across the home network, and the router acknowledges that it is connected. I can even use VNC to acces the thing, but I cannot access any webpages from it. The DNS settings are identical to machine A, which I am on right now. Anyone have any ideas about how to remedy this problem? If you need any more details such as names of network cards, etc., just ask. Thanks.
