Re: College network inaccessible

VERY common XP home problem. Most colleges have a work
around (patch) for this. Failing this you will need to
buy XP Pro and install it for her.

Keith

Is this a download patch that we can obtain or is there a
site to which we can direct the IT folks at the college?
Thanks.

Eddie

>-----Original Message-----
>VERY common XP home problem. Most colleges have a work
>around (patch) for this. Failing this you will need to
>buy XP Pro and install it for her.
>
>Keith
>
>.
>

I'd personally talk to one of the IT guys at her college to see if he's a
retard or soemthing.

XP SHOULD work with any network that you plug it into.
In my mind, there is no reason that XP would have any conflicts with a WIN2K
network. Infact, the computer I am running now has XP Pro and other
computers on my network are running 2K Pro.

"ebailes" <baileshouse@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:02ff01c35238$59b1b310$a601280a@phx.gbl...

> Is this a download patch that we can obtain or is there a
> site to which we can direct the IT folks at the college?
> Thanks.
>
> Eddie

> >-----Original Message-----
> >VERY common XP home problem. Most colleges have a work
> >around (patch) for this. Failing this you will need to
> >buy XP Pro and install it for her.
> >
> >Keith
> >
> >.
> >

In article <Opos#gnUDHA.1812@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>, "Mike Riston"
<fishcat83NOSPAM@msn.com> wrote:

>In article <02b701c35164$e732a020$a601280a@phx.gbl>,

"ebailes" <baileshouse@comcast.net> wrote:

>>My daughter's college let us know that XP Home is
>>incompatible with their Novell network. Are there any
>>patches/downloads to remedy this problem? Thanks.

>
>I'd personally talk to one of the IT guys at her college to see if he's a
>retard or soemthing.

Not very nice.

>XP SHOULD work with any network that you plug it into.

Not true. XP Home Edition can't join a domain. Lots of colleges set
up their networks as domains.

>In my mind, there is no reason that XP would have any conflicts with a WIN2K
>network. Infact, the computer I am running now has XP Pro and other
>computers on my network are running 2K Pro.

What does WIN2K have to do with anything, Mike? The question from
"ebailes" is about connecting to a Novell network. Do you know for
sure that XP Home can connect to a Novell network. I don't.
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In article <058201c35186$e51fcd40$a501280a@phx.gbl>, "ebailes"
<baileshouse@comcast.net> wrote:

>Sorry for my inexperience and they are probably brain
>dead, but what is wetware? Thanks.

"Wetware" is a slang expression for "brains". It's a takeoff on
"hardware" and "software".
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In article <evnwUcWUDHA.1556@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>, "Bob Day"
<bobday.nh@verizon.net> wrote:

>"ebailes" <baileshouse@comcast.net> wrote in message
>news:02b701c35164$e732a020$a601280a@phx.gbl...

>> My daughter's college let us know that XP Home is
>> incompatible with their Novell network. Are there any
>> patches/downloads to remedy this problem? Thanks.

>
>The best patch would be to the college's wetware.
>(Are they brain dead?)
>
>-- Bob Day

Do you know for sure whether XP Home is compatible with a Novell
network, Bob? I don't. I've never used a Novell network. Have you?

"Ebailes", have your daughter ask the college network people exactly
what the problem is and how they suggest fixing it. It might involve
downloading and installing a Novell NetWare client program or
upgrading to Windows XP Professional.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <winograd@pobox.com> wrote in message
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> In article <evnwUcWUDHA.1556@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>, "Bob Day"
> <bobday.nh@verizon.net> wrote:

> >"ebailes" <baileshouse@comcast.net> wrote in message
> >news:02b701c35164$e732a020$a601280a@phx.gbl...

> >> My daughter's college let us know that XP Home is
> >> incompatible with their Novell network. Are there any
> >> patches/downloads to remedy this problem? Thanks.

> >
> >The best patch would be to the college's wetware.
> >(Are they brain dead?)
> >
> >-- Bob Day

>
> Do you know for sure whether XP Home is compatible with a Novell
> network, Bob? I don't. I've never used a Novell network. Have you?
>

1. No clue. 2. No. (Now that I think of it, I may
have, for a day or so, about seven years ago.)
But whether it isn't compatible with XP, or whether
it is and the college is telling them wrong, the college
needs to patch its "wetware". In my view, it is not
acceptable for a college network not to be compatible
with The standard operating system. (Novell needs to
fix its wetware too, if their network software truly is not
compatible with Windows XP (maybe the college
just needs an upgrade)).

-- Bob Day

> "Ebailes", have your daughter ask the college network people exactly
> what the problem is and how they suggest fixing it. It might involve
> downloading and installing a Novell NetWare client program or
> upgrading to Windows XP Professional.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
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In article <eiXx0M6UDHA.1928@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl>, "Bob Day"
<bobday.nh@verizon.net> wrote:

>> >> My daughter's college let us know that XP Home is
>> >> incompatible with their Novell network. Are there any
>> >> patches/downloads to remedy this problem? Thanks.
>> >
>> >The best patch would be to the college's wetware.
>> >(Are they brain dead?)
>> >
>> >-- Bob Day

>>
>> Do you know for sure whether XP Home is compatible with a Novell
>> network, Bob? I don't. I've never used a Novell network. Have you?

>
>1. No clue. 2. No. (Now that I think of it, I may
>have, for a day or so, about seven years ago.)
>But whether it isn't compatible with XP, or whether
>it is and the college is telling them wrong, the college
>needs to patch its "wetware". In my view, it is not
>acceptable for a college network not to be compatible
>with The standard operating system. (Novell needs to
>fix its wetware too, if their network software truly is not
>compatible with Windows XP (maybe the college
>just needs an upgrade)).
>
>-- Bob Day

I'm not aware that anyone has designated Windows XP Home Edition as
"The standard operating system". Even Microsoft doesn't have that
much chutzpah. ;-)

It's a well-known fact, documented by Microsoft, that XP Home Edition
doesn't have some of the networking capabilities, designed for large
corporate or institutional networks, that XP Pro has.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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