Windows XP End of Network Abilities?

[netgeek1325]

I have many Windows XP machines running Chrome and Chrome Remote Desktop, and out of the blue they have stopped connecting to my network. Any connectivity that they handled fine 3 days ago, has just simply... vanished. All of them return the same error: Unable to Connect to the Internet (or in Internet Explorer they return "Address not Valid") Pinging the machines returns 50% of the time "Destination Host Unreachable" and "Request timed out." Is anyone else experiencing this issue or is it just my group of machines?

 

[WinOutreach6]

Netgeek1325,

This does not seem to be a widespread issue so more than likely it’s just an isolated incident.

Since the connectivity between your machines seem to be intermittent, all signs point towards a networking problem. Start with taking a look at your router. It’s possible that it simply needs a reset. If you have a spare router, you could even try using that one in place of the current router.

Another thing which goes without saying at this point, is that Windows XP is no longer supported as of April 8th. It is strongly recommended to make the move to a supported operating system such as Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 to continue receiving regular security updates and avoid any vulnerability exploits you might run into with using Windows XP while connected to the internet.

Mike
Windows Outreach Team – IT Pro

 

[netgeek1325]

Thanks WinOutreach6, and sorry for the very late reply. I actually did find the issue; Windows XP kept setting itself to conflicting firewall parameters. The problem has been resolved.