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by jeff charland

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2 win xp boxes, dhcp, through a Linksys DSL router. Identical Nics (3Cr990TX). If I configure Outlook 2002 or OE 6 on both boxes with identical email accounts, one box can send mail, the other cannot. I am stumped - since I'm using DHCP served up from the Linksys box the IP stack on both boxes should be identical, the mail setting are identical (I'm using the same email account on both boxes for testing purposes).

Any ideas????

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by rsbless

Use different email accounts on the two different machines.
emailaccount1@youremailaddress.xxx
emailaccount2@youremailaddress.xx

by tvsm

Why dont you power down one machine and try with the other? And then repeat the experiment with powering the PC which was switched off and switching off the earlier working PC.
In both cases, try sending the mails and receiving them.
You can find out if the problem is isolated to the PC or a general network related problem.
Then troubleshooting will become easier. Please post the results.

I hope my understanding of the problem is okay.

by jeff charland

After much consternation, bad language, some refreshments, I took a long shot. I reflashed my Linksys DSL router back to V 1.44 from V 1.45. We have a winner. Somehow the router was Nat'ing incorrectly for one PC and not the other. Before anyone asks, the problem is reproduceable. If I flash to 1.45 - problem re-appears, then reflash to 1.44 - everything is fine. Thanks for all your responses.

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