Guest KCav Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 Trying to connect a notebook computer to LAN. I looked through Services and did not find Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMPT) service. Since this service is for transporting mail across the network it seems it should be running. I ran Add/Remove software routine to load it onto the notebook and it is still missing from the list of available services. Is there a configuration setting needed? -- KC
Guest PA Bear Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 Re: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMPT) service missing SMTP is not a Service that's listed in services.msc by default. Are you having a problem sending mail? What Mail Client are you using? Post any error messages in their entirety. Troubleshooting error messages that you receive when you are using OL and OE http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813514 -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org KCav wrote: > Trying to connect a notebook computer to LAN. I looked through Services > and > did not find Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMPT) service. Since this > service is for transporting mail across the network it seems it should be > running. I ran Add/Remove software routine to load it onto the notebook > and > it is still missing from the list of available services. Is there a > configuration setting needed?
Guest KCav Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 Re: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMPT) service missing I have two notebooks that I would like to connect to a LAN. One notebook is connected to the LAN using 802.11g at 54mps and eth cable at 100mps. On the other notebook the Local Area Connection, Activity Status shows packets being sent but none received. I made a comparison of what services started on the notebook that is connect to the sevices running on the notebook not connected. KC "PA Bear" wrote: > SMTP is not a Service that's listed in services.msc by default. > > Are you having a problem sending mail? What Mail Client are you using? > Post any error messages in their entirety. > > Troubleshooting error messages that you receive when you are using OL and OE > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813514 > -- > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) > MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) > AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org > > > KCav wrote: > > Trying to connect a notebook computer to LAN. I looked through Services > > and > > did not find Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMPT) service. Since this > > service is for transporting mail across the network it seems it should be > > running. I ran Add/Remove software routine to load it onto the notebook > > and > > it is still missing from the list of available services. Is there a > > configuration setting needed? > >
Guest PA Bear Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 Re: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMPT) service missing And if you connect the other laptop directly to the modem, bypassing the router (or ICS)...? KCav wrote: > I have two notebooks that I would like to connect to a LAN. One notebook > is > connected to the LAN using 802.11g at 54mps and eth cable at 100mps. On > the > other notebook the Local Area Connection, Activity Status shows packets > being sent but none received. I made a comparison of what services started > on the notebook that is connect to the sevices running on the notebook > not > connected. > > KC > > > "PA Bear" wrote: > >> SMTP is not a Service that's listed in services.msc by default. >> >> Are you having a problem sending mail? What Mail Client are you using? >> Post any error messages in their entirety. >> >> Troubleshooting error messages that you receive when you are using OL and >> OE http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813514 >> -- >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) >> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) >> AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org >> >> >> KCav wrote: >>> Trying to connect a notebook computer to LAN. I looked through Services >>> and >>> did not find Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMPT) service. Since this >>> service is for transporting mail across the network it seems it should >>> be >>> running. I ran Add/Remove software routine to load it onto the notebook >>> and >>> it is still missing from the list of available services. Is there a >>> configuration setting needed?
Guest KCav Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 Re: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMPT) service missing Holy Cow! I connected the notebook directly to the modem as you suggested. Then I ran the Connection Wizard to change the connection from router to direct. The notebook's status did n't change. It was still connected but could not receive. Then I reconnected the notebook to the router and ran the Connection Wizard again, clicked IE and Holy Cow it connected to the Internet. Thank you. -- KC "PA Bear" wrote: > And if you connect the other laptop directly to the modem, bypassing the > router (or ICS)...? > > KCav wrote: > > I have two notebooks that I would like to connect to a LAN. One notebook > > is > > connected to the LAN using 802.11g at 54mps and eth cable at 100mps. On > > the > > other notebook the Local Area Connection, Activity Status shows packets > > being sent but none received. I made a comparison of what services started > > on the notebook that is connect to the sevices running on the notebook > > not > > connected. > > > > KC > > > > > > "PA Bear" wrote: > > > >> SMTP is not a Service that's listed in services.msc by default. > >> > >> Are you having a problem sending mail? What Mail Client are you using? > >> Post any error messages in their entirety. > >> > >> Troubleshooting error messages that you receive when you are using OL and > >> OE http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813514 > >> -- > >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) > >> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) > >> AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org > >> > >> > >> KCav wrote: > >>> Trying to connect a notebook computer to LAN. I looked through Services > >>> and > >>> did not find Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMPT) service. Since this > >>> service is for transporting mail across the network it seems it should > >>> be > >>> running. I ran Add/Remove software routine to load it onto the notebook > >>> and > >>> it is still missing from the list of available services. Is there a > >>> configuration setting needed? > >
Guest Tim Slattery Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 Re: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMPT) service missing KCav <KCav@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >Trying to connect a notebook computer to LAN. I looked through Services and >did not find Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMPT) service. Since this >service is for transporting mail across the network it seems it should be >running. You wouldn't be running an SMTP service unless you were running a mail server on your own machine. For Outlook, Thunderbird Pegasus or any other email client that's not necessary. These things contact your ISP's SMTP server to send mail. -- Tim Slattery MS MVP(DTS) Slattery_T@bls.gov http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
Guest KCav Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 Re: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMPT) service missing Thank you,I didn't know that. -- KC "Tim Slattery" wrote: > KCav <KCav@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > >Trying to connect a notebook computer to LAN. I looked through Services and > >did not find Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMPT) service. Since this > >service is for transporting mail across the network it seems it should be > >running. > > You wouldn't be running an SMTP service unless you were running a mail > server on your own machine. For Outlook, Thunderbird Pegasus or any > other email client that's not necessary. These things contact your > ISP's SMTP server to send mail. > > -- > Tim Slattery > MS MVP(DTS) > Slattery_T@bls.gov > http://members.cox.net/slatteryt >
Guest PA Bear Posted July 17, 2007 Posted July 17, 2007 Re: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMPT) service missing YW& thanks for the feedback. Tip: Reinstall the router, then install the latest firmware update. -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org KCav wrote: > Holy Cow! > > I connected the notebook directly to the modem as you suggested. Then I > ran > the Connection Wizard to change the connection from router to direct. The > notebook's status did n't change. It was still connected but could not > receive. Then I reconnected the notebook to the router and ran the > Connection Wizard again, clicked IE and Holy Cow it connected to the > Internet. > > Thank you. > >> And if you connect the other laptop directly to the modem, bypassing the >> router (or ICS)...? >> >> KCav wrote: >>> I have two notebooks that I would like to connect to a LAN. One >>> notebook >>> is >>> connected to the LAN using 802.11g at 54mps and eth cable at 100mps. On >>> the >>> other notebook the Local Area Connection, Activity Status shows packets >>> being sent but none received. I made a comparison of what services >>> started >>> on the notebook that is connect to the sevices running on the notebook >>> not >>> connected. >>> >>> KC >>> >>> >>> "PA Bear" wrote: >>> >>>> SMTP is not a Service that's listed in services.msc by default. >>>> >>>> Are you having a problem sending mail? What Mail Client are you using? >>>> Post any error messages in their entirety. >>>> >>>> Troubleshooting error messages that you receive when you are using OL >>>> and >>>> OE http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813514 >>>> -- >>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) >>>> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) >>>> AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org >>>> >>>> >>>> KCav wrote: >>>>> Trying to connect a notebook computer to LAN. I looked through >>>>> Services >>>>> and >>>>> did not find Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMPT) service. Since this >>>>> service is for transporting mail across the network it seems it should >>>>> be >>>>> running. I ran Add/Remove software routine to load it onto the >>>>> notebook >>>>> and >>>>> it is still missing from the list of available services. Is there a >>>>> configuration setting needed?
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