My client computer can't connect to internet. Obviously my host computer
can. I can ping my ISP from the cient computer without problem. When I try
to use the IE browser on the client I get an dns error.
These tests should help find the problem:
1. On the host computer, right click the local area network connection
and click Status | Support | Details. It should show:
IP Address: 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: none
DNS Server = none
2. On the client computer, right click the local area network
connection and click Status | Support | Details. It should show:
IP Address: 192.168.0.x (1<x<255)
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1
DNS Server = 192.168.0.1 or your ISP's DNS server
3. If #1 and #2 are right, open a command prompt window on the client
and enter these lines. Each one should get four replies:
ping 192.168.0.1
ping <DNS Server address>
ping 216.239.39.99
ping google.com
4. If #1-#3 are right, enter these addresses in Internet Explorer on
the client. They should both take you to the Google web page:
http://216.239.39.99
http://google.com
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
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