Geoff, that sounds like the "Num Lock" was on, some of the alphabet = keyboard keys become number keys Regards Dale -----Original Message----- From: psnlist-request@.............. = [mailto:psnlist-request@............... On Behalf Of Geoffrey Sent: Wednesday, 1 June 2011 3:15 AM To: psnlist@.............. Subject: Re: Networking Home Pcs I used the very same NETWORK name like WORKGROUP or MSHOME or 123456789 = ?? But the two computers have different names. I just discovered a problem with my laptop. I tried to give it a user password. It was corrupting the keys as I pressed in the password ****** like seismic beacame se5sm5c So I had to reformat the drive and reinstall everything because there might be a malware on that machine. Now that it has been redone maybe I can get it to work ?? -----Original Message-----=20 From: Randall Pratt Sent: Monday, May 30, 2011 1:56 PM To: psnlist@.............. Subject: Re: Networking Home Pcs Geoffrey, I noted you used the identical computer names for both machines. You = should have a different name on each computer. The name=20 translates to the IP address. You should have the same workgroup name = in both as this is the domain for seeing the other machines.=20 I think in Windows 7 it is called something different like homegroup. = The DHCP server in the Windows 7 machine would interfere=20 and crash my router so you must insure that is off. I don=E2=80=99t = have Windows 7 but my daughter brings her laptop and it works fine on=20 my network now that we made minor changes. My other daughter brings an = Apple and that also works so at times I have Win98, Win XP,=20 Win7 and Apple and Linux on at the same time. I use the WPA/PSK = security also. Randy __________________________________________________________ Public Seismic Network Mailing List (PSNLIST) To leave this list email PSNLIST-REQUEST@.............. with=20 the body of the message (first line only): unsubscribe See http://www.seismicnet.com/maillist.html for more information.RE: Networking Home Pcs Geoff, that = sounds like the "Num Lock" = was on, some of the alphabet keyboard keys become number = keys
Regards
Dale
-----Original = Message-----
From: psnlist-request@.............. [mailto:psnlist-request@web= tronics.com] On Behalf Of Geoffrey
Sent: Wednesday, 1 June 2011 3:15 AM
To: psnlist@..............
Subject: Re: Networking Home PcsI used the = very same NETWORK name like WORKGROUP or MSHOME or 123456789 = ??
But the two = computers have different names.
I just = discovered a problem with my laptop.
I tried to = give it a user password.
It was = corrupting the keys as I pressed in the password = ******
like seismic beacame = se5sm5c
So I had to = reformat the drive and reinstall everything
because there = might be a malware on that machine.
Now that it = has been redone maybe I can get it to work ??
-----Original = Message-----
From: Randall = Pratt
Sent: Monday, = May 30, 2011 1:56 PM
To: = psnlist@..............
Subject: Re: = Networking Home Pcs
Geoffrey,
I noted you = used the identical computer names for both machines. You should = have a different name on each computer. The name =
translates to = the IP address. You should have the same workgroup name in both as = this is the domain for seeing the other machines.
I think in = Windows 7 it is called something different like = homegroup. The DHCP server in the Windows 7 machine = would interfere
and crash my = router so you must insure that is off. I don=E2=80=99t have = Windows 7 but my daughter brings her laptop and it works fine on =
my network now = that we made minor changes. My other daughter brings an Apple and = that also works so at times I have Win98, Win XP,
Win7 and Apple = and Linux on at the same time. I use the WPA/PSK security = also.
Randy
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