Re: XP Pro does not map Computer Names to Network IP addresses Why?

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On Tue, 31 May 2005 16:59:06 GMT, Dennis@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>Chuck <none@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Under TCP/IP - Properties, if you select "Obtain an IP address automatically",
>>you will have an Alternate Configuration tab. You can select "User configured",
>>and enter fixed information, just as you would do on your other computers. This
>>fixed information, though, will only be used if a DHCP server is NOT available.
>>At his school, he'll still get dynamic settings.
>><http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/sag_tcpip_pro_altconfig.mspx>
>
>In the Router DHCP SERVER should be Disabled? Then only Static IP's can be
>routed?
>
>>On the subject of the Trusted Zone, I'm not sure what your problem is. The only
>>ZAP I've worked with (which was V5.5 IIRC), I set the scope to individual
>>addresses, not subnet. I then entered the individual addresses, one at a time.
>The desktop ZAP 5.5 only has the network xxx.xxx.1.0/255.255.255.0 as trusted
>and the DNS's IP addresses as trusted.
>
>The Laptop has a fixed IP of xxx.xxx.1.200. That IP was not in the ZAP trusted
>zone yet I had full access to the Desktop's shared files. xxx.xxx.1.200 was not
>block.
>
>It seems that ZAP lets anything from the network in if the network is trusted.
>
>Does your ZAP have the network line in the trusted zone?
>
>Thanks
>
>Dennis

Dennis,

What level is Internet Zone set at?

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