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June 24th 04, 05:56 AM
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NETWORKING -HOW TO PREVENT BOTH PC'S STARTING
When I start my laptop(XP) the client PC desktop(98SE) also starts. How can
I prevent this happening? Blair Malcolm -- Blair Malcolm 
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June 24th 04, 07:07 AM
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NETWORKING -HOW TO PREVENT BOTH PC'S STARTING
Blair wrote:
When I start my laptop(XP) the client PC desktop(98SE) also starts. How can I prevent this happening? Blair Malcolm turn off wake-on-lan in the power management section of the bios -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form .
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June 25th 04, 04:43 PM
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NETWORKING -HOW TO PREVENT BOTH PC'S STARTING
"CJT" wrote in message ... Blair wrote: When I start my laptop(XP) the client PC desktop(98SE) also starts. How can I prevent this happening? Blair Malcolm turn off wake-on-lan in the power management section of the bios -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . I have already done that but no change Any suggestions? Blair Malcolm
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June 25th 04, 05:07 PM
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NETWORKING -HOW TO PREVENT BOTH PC'S STARTING
Blair wrote:
"CJT" wrote in message ... Blair wrote: When I start my laptop(XP) the client PC desktop(98SE) also starts. How can I prevent this happening? Blair Malcolm turn off wake-on-lan in the power management section of the bios -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . I have already done that but no change Any suggestions? Blair Malcolm Must be a ghost. -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form .
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June 28th 04, 01:20 PM
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NETWORKING -HOW TO PREVENT BOTH PC'S STARTING
"Blair" wrote in message
... "CJT" wrote in message ... Blair wrote: When I start my laptop(XP) the client PC desktop(98SE) also starts. How can I prevent this happening? Blair Malcolm turn off wake-on-lan in the power management section of the bios -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . I have already done that but no change Any suggestions? Blair Malcolm Please check the WOL settings both in BIOS and in Control Panel - Network - (your network card) - Properties - Advanced It is safe to leave on wakeup on "Magic Packet" (as this has to be sent explicitely to a known target with a special utility) but please make sure you turn off the "Link change" or "Link status" options. -- Paul Chitescu http://pchitescu.null.ro/ ICQ:22641673 Any spammers will be painfully squeezed into /dev/null
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June 29th 04, 05:33 AM
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NETWORKING -HOW TO PREVENT BOTH PC'S STARTING
"Paul Chitescu" wrote in message ... "Blair" wrote in message ... "CJT" wrote in message ... Blair wrote: When I start my laptop(XP) the client PC desktop(98SE) also starts. How can I prevent this happening? Blair Malcolm turn off wake-on-lan in the power management section of the bios -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . I have already done that but no change Any suggestions? Blair Malcolm Please check the WOL settings both in BIOS and in Control Panel - Network - (your network card) - Properties - Advanced It is safe to leave on wakeup on "Magic Packet" (as this has to be sent explicitely to a known target with a special utility) but please make sure you turn off the "Link change" or "Link status" options. Paul Chitescu Thanks Paul for your suggestion. I disabled both 'APM mode wakeup ' and 'wakeup frame' but could not find where Magic Packet was so that I could turn off 'Link change' or 'link status' The chages so far have not changed what is happening. Regards Blair
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June 29th 04, 07:53 AM
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NETWORKING -HOW TO PREVENT BOTH PC'S STARTING
Blair wrote:
"Paul Chitescu" wrote in message ... "Blair" wrote in message ... "CJT" wrote in message ... Blair wrote: When I start my laptop(XP) the client PC desktop(98SE) also starts. How can I prevent this happening? Blair Malcolm turn off wake-on-lan in the power management section of the bios -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . I have already done that but no change Any suggestions? Blair Malcolm Please check the WOL settings both in BIOS and in Control Panel - Network - (your network card) - Properties - Advanced It is safe to leave on wakeup on "Magic Packet" (as this has to be sent explicitely to a known target with a special utility) but please make sure you turn off the "Link change" or "Link status" options. Paul Chitescu Thanks Paul for your suggestion. I disabled both 'APM mode wakeup ' and 'wakeup frame' but could not find where Magic Packet was so that I could turn off 'Link change' or 'link status' The chages so far have not changed what is happening. Regards Blair Maybe WOL isn't the problem. Does it misbehave both when the laptop is running off batteries and when it's powered from the wall? -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form .
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June 29th 04, 04:29 PM
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NETWORKING -HOW TO PREVENT BOTH PC'S STARTING
"CJT" wrote in message ... Blair wrote: "Paul Chitescu" wrote in message ... "Blair" wrote in message ... "CJT" wrote in message ... Blair wrote: When I start my laptop(XP) the client PC desktop(98SE) also starts. How can I prevent this happening? Blair Malcolm turn off wake-on-lan in the power management section of the bios -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . I have already done that but no change Any suggestions? Blair Malcolm Please check the WOL settings both in BIOS and in Control Panel - Network - (your network card) - Properties - Advanced It is safe to leave on wakeup on "Magic Packet" (as this has to be sent explicitely to a known target with a special utility) but please make sure you turn off the "Link change" or "Link status" options. Paul Chitescu Thanks Paul for your suggestion. I disabled both 'APM mode wakeup ' and 'wakeup frame' but could not find where Magic Packet was so that I could turn off 'Link change' or 'link status' The chages so far have not changed what is happening. Regards Blair Maybe WOL isn't the problem. Does it misbehave both when the laptop is running off batteries and when it's powered from the wall? -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . My laptop is always powered from the wall. Blair
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June 29th 04, 08:47 PM
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NETWORKING -HOW TO PREVENT BOTH PC'S STARTING
Blair wrote:
"CJT" wrote in message ... Blair wrote: "Paul Chitescu" wrote in message ... "Blair" wrote in message ... "CJT" wrote in message ... Blair wrote: When I start my laptop(XP) the client PC desktop(98SE) also starts. How can I prevent this happening? Blair Malcolm turn off wake-on-lan in the power management section of the bios -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . I have already done that but no change Any suggestions? Blair Malcolm Please check the WOL settings both in BIOS and in Control Panel - Network - (your network card) - Properties - Advanced It is safe to leave on wakeup on "Magic Packet" (as this has to be sent explicitely to a known target with a special utility) but please make sure you turn off the "Link change" or "Link status" options. Paul Chitescu Thanks Paul for your suggestion. I disabled both 'APM mode wakeup ' and 'wakeup frame' but could not find where Magic Packet was so that I could turn off 'Link change' or 'link status' The chages so far have not changed what is happening. Regards Blair Maybe WOL isn't the problem. Does it misbehave both when the laptop is running off batteries and when it's powered from the wall? -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . My laptop is always powered from the wall. Blair Try it without the wall connection. If it does something different when battery powered, we've learned that you've probably got some sort of weird ground loop that is affecting the power-on circuits in the desktop. -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form .
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June 30th 04, 02:29 PM
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NETWORKING -HOW TO PREVENT BOTH PC'S STARTING
"CJT" wrote in message ... Blair wrote: "CJT" wrote in message ... Blair wrote: "Paul Chitescu" wrote in message ... "Blair" wrote in message ... "CJT" wrote in message ... Blair wrote: When I start my laptop(XP) the client PC desktop(98SE) also starts. How can I prevent this happening? Blair Malcolm turn off wake-on-lan in the power management section of the bios -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . I have already done that but no change Any suggestions? Blair Malcolm Please check the WOL settings both in BIOS and in Control Panel - Network - (your network card) - Properties - Advanced It is safe to leave on wakeup on "Magic Packet" (as this has to be sent explicitely to a known target with a special utility) but please make sure you turn off the "Link change" or "Link status" options. Paul Chitescu Thanks Paul for your suggestion. I disabled both 'APM mode wakeup ' and 'wakeup frame' but could not find where Magic Packet was so that I could turn off 'Link change' or 'link status' The chages so far have not changed what is happening. Regards Blair Maybe WOL isn't the problem. Does it misbehave both when the laptop is running off batteries and when it's powered from the wall? -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . My laptop is always powered from the wall. Blair Try it without the wall connection. If it does something different when battery powered, we've learned that you've probably got some sort of weird ground loop that is affecting the power-on circuits in the desktop. -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . Surprise Surprise!!! To day when I powered up the laptop the desktop remained dormant.. Your suggestions must have paid off! I won't ask why it only happened today! Thanks again Regards Blair
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