Why use the ISP's mail server at all? Set up your own email server on any computer on your network - there are dozens of free email servers you could use - and send your logs there. Remember to set...

Try these settings as static IPs for the laptop: IP: 192.168.0.10 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: 192.168.0.11 and printer: IP: 192.168.0.11 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: 192.168.0.10 If...

An alternative (a better one IMHO, unless you need the extra range that the router might provide, is to set up an ad-hoc network between the laptop and the printer. The IP address of one becomes the...

Try turning off the firewall. If that works, you know where to change settings.

Are you getting the expected speeds if you connect a computer directly to the cable modem?

Could you please go through this article and see if it makes a difference? This regular disconnection thing is really bothering me. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928233 Also, this one:...