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Hello Forum,
I have a problem based on my lack of knowledge on XP.
I have two issues:
I’m running XP SP2 Home Ed, and I have a very poor knowledge on XP.
1) I have installed my Internet connection with a “speedstream adapter
software†through an USB cable connected to my modem a "speedstream 5200"
model. XP have created a “Local Connection†and has assigned an IP address
of 169.254.32.172 with subnet mask of 255.255.0.0. I do not know how this IP
got embedded in the adapter. No idea. It doesn’t let me repair the
connection and consequently connect to my ISP network (ISP uses DHCP).
Therefore, I had to create a “dial up connection†not local, and it works
fine, I can access the Internet. However, if I disable the “local
connectionâ€, I am not able to connect to the Internet. The Local connection
must be enable in order for the “dial up connection†to work.
Note, I have an identical PC with the same settings and it only has one
“local connection†and I can access the Internet. the local connection has
the DHCP address assigned by the ISP.
I hope someone with expertise and knowledge can understand my issue and
advice me on how to fix it.
2) How can I make my “dial up connection†to become permanent connection. I
mean, so it starts, when XP starts so I do not have to connect every time I
get into the Internet or my email. I have enabled automatically connection
but I just wonder if I can embed with the Logon start-up.
Best regards to all.
thanks,
Alex
I have a problem based on my lack of knowledge on XP.
I have two issues:
I’m running XP SP2 Home Ed, and I have a very poor knowledge on XP.
1) I have installed my Internet connection with a “speedstream adapter
software†through an USB cable connected to my modem a "speedstream 5200"
model. XP have created a “Local Connection†and has assigned an IP address
of 169.254.32.172 with subnet mask of 255.255.0.0. I do not know how this IP
got embedded in the adapter. No idea. It doesn’t let me repair the
connection and consequently connect to my ISP network (ISP uses DHCP).
Therefore, I had to create a “dial up connection†not local, and it works
fine, I can access the Internet. However, if I disable the “local
connectionâ€, I am not able to connect to the Internet. The Local connection
must be enable in order for the “dial up connection†to work.
Note, I have an identical PC with the same settings and it only has one
“local connection†and I can access the Internet. the local connection has
the DHCP address assigned by the ISP.
I hope someone with expertise and knowledge can understand my issue and
advice me on how to fix it.
2) How can I make my “dial up connection†to become permanent connection. I
mean, so it starts, when XP starts so I do not have to connect every time I
get into the Internet or my email. I have enabled automatically connection
but I just wonder if I can embed with the Logon start-up.
Best regards to all.
thanks,
Alex