Where is the advanced menu?

[Barry]

Open Network Connections.
Under LAN or High-Speed Internet, click the local area connection for the home
or small office network.
Under Network Tasks, click Change settings of this connection.
In Local Area Network Properties, click Install.
In Select Network Component Type, click Protocol, and then click Add.
Click NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol, click OK, and then
click Close.
In Network Connections, on the Advanced menu, click Advanced Settings.
^^^^^^^^^^^
I get this far but I can't find this menu.

 

[Barry]

Open Network Connections.
Under LAN or High-Speed Internet, click the local area connection for the home
or small office network.
Under Network Tasks, click Change settings of this connection.
In Local Area Network Properties, click Install.
In Select Network Component Type, click Protocol, and then click Add.
Click NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol, click OK, and then
click Close.
In Network Connections, on the Advanced menu, click Advanced Settings.
^^^^^^^^^^^
I get this far but I can't find this menu.

I found it.
Now I have tried to set up both computers to share files but one computer has
this 1394? setting and sets up the network on that, but I have no access to
ipx/spx through this 1394 setting.
The other computer doesn't have 1394 at all.
How do fix this?

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Open Network Connections.
Under LAN or High-Speed Internet, click the local area connection for the home
or small office network.
Under Network Tasks, click Change settings of this connection.
In Local Area Network Properties, click Install.
In Select Network Component Type, click Protocol, and then click Add.
Click NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol, click OK, and then
click Close.
In Network Connections, on the Advanced menu, click Advanced Settings.
^^^^^^^^^^^
I get this far but I can't find this menu.

If the connection is part of a network bridge, it won't have an
Advanced menu. The network bridge itself takes over the normal
attributes of a connection.

If you don't need the network bridge to combine two or more physical
networks into one logical network, right-click and delete the network
bridge.
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[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I found it.
Now I have tried to set up both computers to share files but one computer has
this 1394? setting and sets up the network on that, but I have no access to
ipx/spx through this 1394 setting.
The other computer doesn't have 1394 at all.
How do fix this?

The 1394 connection is associated with an IEEE 1394 (FireWire) port on
the computer. If you don't use FireWire for networking, right-click
and disable the 1394 connection.
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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[Barry]

The 1394 connection is associated with an IEEE 1394 (FireWire) port on
the computer. If you don't use FireWire for networking, right-click
and disable the 1394 connection.

I did that.
It still shows me this when trying to network the two machines. I can't get the
two computers to see each other

Internet connection settings:

Internet connection: Local Area Connection
_______________________________________________________________________
Network settings:

Computer description: NEW
Computer name: COMPUTER
Workgroup name: MSHOME1

The Shared Documents folder and any printers connected to this computer have
been shared.
_______________________________________________________________________
Connection to your network: 1394 Connection

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I did that.
It still shows me this when trying to network the two machines. I can't get the
two computers to see each other

Internet connection settings:

Internet connection: Local Area Connection
_______________________________________________________________________
Network settings:

Computer description: NEW
Computer name: COMPUTER
Workgroup name: MSHOME1

The Shared Documents folder and any printers connected to this computer have
been shared.
_______________________________________________________________________
Connection to your network: 1394 Connection

Run the Network Setup Wizard again and tell it that you want to select
the connection to your home network. Select the Local Area Connection,
not the 1394 Connection.
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[Barry]

Run the Network Setup Wizard again and tell it that you want to select
the connection to your home network. Select the Local Area Connection,
not the 1394 Connection.

I always selected the Local Area Connection, my 1394 connection is disabled. The
wizard adds in the 1394 connection but for whatever reason my network is working
perfectly right now.
See my post addressed to you Steve.

 

[Barry]

Run the Network Setup Wizard again and tell it that you want to select
the connection to your home network. Select the Local Area Connection,
not the 1394 Connection.

Thanks for the help.
My network is now operational but I'm not sure why.
I went into advanced and added TCP/IP to all bindings. This immediately got
networking functional on both machines. I then went and removed ALL TCP/IP file
sharing bindings from both computers leaving sharing only bond to IPX/SPX.
I rebooted and the network still works. Does this mean I have a functional
IPX/SPX local network?

A couple quick questions about security.
I tested my Sygate firewall on both machines and it finds everything blocked and
stealthed. So I assume as long as the firewalls are up I'm secure.
Without the firewall I have couple ports open and Sygate suggests closing them.
I see this recommended all the time but I've never read anything that tells me
how to do it.
Could you help me with this?

Thanks.

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Thanks for the help.
My network is now operational but I'm not sure why.
I went into advanced and added TCP/IP to all bindings. This immediately got
networking functional on both machines. I then went and removed ALL TCP/IP file
sharing bindings from both computers leaving sharing only bond to IPX/SPX.
I rebooted and the network still works. Does this mean I have a functional
IPX/SPX local network?

From what you say, I'd say that the answer is "yes".

A couple quick questions about security.
I tested my Sygate firewall on both machines and it finds everything blocked and
stealthed. So I assume as long as the firewalls are up I'm secure.

The firewall protects your computers against Internet attackers who
try to get in through open ports.

There are other types of attacks, too. Make sure that you have a good
antivirus program, and keep its virus definitions up to date. Install
all of the critical updates that are available through Windows Update,
and enable automatic updating.

Without the firewall I have couple ports open and Sygate suggests closing them.
I see this recommended all the time but I've never read anything that tells me
how to do it.

Since the ports are blocked and stealthed using Sygate, I don't think
that you need to do anything. The firewall is doing its job. What
are the ports?

Could you help me with this?

Thanks.

You're welcome, Barry.
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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