Hi Guy's

Normaly solve most of my problems with a little reading and head bashing.. But I have problems that have left me baffeled.

Helping a friend fix on going problems after a tech installed a Wirless lan and a p4-2.4 Server (Winxp pro). My friend has had various ongoing problems from printers not working or accessable from network, clients not found, software failing..

about 10 days ago all clients (3 xp and 1 win me) lost internet connection.
The server has full and normal access.. Initially all I could find was the usual cydoor/gator crud on the Server.., ran Spybot s&d and Adaware (fully updated), as well as CWShredder, and studdied the HJT list backwards..
The server is connected to isp via a DLink usb ADSL modem..

+ ReInstalled ICS, checked the setting, especially the other users controle of connection and made sure (while testing) the firewall was off. no change
+ re-configured the Network settings - ie ran the network config wizard on each machine.. now that caused problems..
+ while now we have internet connection from the WinMe machine ..good..
+ + but now we had to reinstall the printers,
+ + AND Reset ALL file sharing on the Server.. some shared folders were accessable and some were locked to clients.
+ + as well 2 of the wirless clients dropped off the network.. they would communicate with each other but not the server or other clients..
+ + + Hard wiring these via a Hub fixed that problem.
+ HAve checked various things even the MTU value, even lowered it to 1200 on the clients..
+ Oh yeh.. I can Ping a external IP from the clients..
+ emptied the cache and temp internet..

Any ideas.. please..
- oh yes AV definitions as are Spybot and AdAware uptodate..
- server is running PC-Cillen, clients NAV 2003..
defs upto date .. clients manually updated ..
and a NAV online scan run on the server..

I suspect either of the following:
- Virus/parasite program that I have missed.
- A setting in the server from the other tech.. he did have remote access..not now..

I will post the HJT log from the server and client later if that may help..

Cheers
- Iknow I haven't tried everything.. it aint working
- Don't bother with *nix install ideas.. When my friend cools down I will start to throw those ideas at him..
- I thing I have considered is to temp install another ICS server.. and confirm the problem as client or Server.. (I see the ME machine working could be a red herring)