Hi all,
I have a desktop pc with XP pro and an ISDN internet connection and a laptop
with XP home edition. I want to share the isdn connection to the laptop with
ICS. Although I have installed the ICS configuration through "Network Setup
Wizard" to both computers. I cannot access internet through the client
machine(laptop).
I'm not sure how you've "installed the ICS configuration". Run the
Network Setup Wizard again on both computers, being sure to specify
the right connection method:
Desktop: This computer connects directly to the Internet. The
other computers on my network connect to the
Internet through this computer.
Laptop: This computer connects to the Internet through a
residential gateway or through another computer
on my network.
If that doesn't get Internet access working on the laptop, these tests
should help you find the problem:
1. On the desktop, 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 laptop, 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
3. If #1 and #2 are right, open a command prompt window on the laptop
and enter these lines. Each one should get four replies:
ping 192.168.0.1
ping 216.239.39.99
ping google.com
4. If #1-#3 are right, enter these addresses in Internet Explorer on
the laptop. They should both take you to the Google web page:
http://216.239.39.99
http://google.com
I have also noticed that despite there is a shared folder in
the client machine, the server machine cannot access the sharing folders of
the (client). There is an error that says "Access denied" when I am trying to
enter the client machine from the "View workgroup computers".
These tips should help you get file sharing to work:
1. If the computers run the original or SP1 versions of Windows XP,
disable XP's built-in Internet Connection Firewall on local area
network connections -- it's for use only on a direct modem connection
to the Internet. If they run SP2, enable the exception for file and
printer sharing in the Windows Firewall. Disable and un-install all
other firewall programs while troubleshooting. When un-installing a
firewall program, use the un-install procedure provided by the
manufacturer . Don't use Control Panel | Add or Remove Programs,
which might not completely un-install it.
For more information, see:
Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/ic_firewall.htm
2. Use only one protocol for File and Printer Sharing. If the network
needs more than one protocol, unbind File and Printer Sharing from all
but one of them. Details here:
Windows XP Network Protocols
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/network_protocols.htm
3. Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on all computers.
Details here:
Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (NetBT)
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/netbt.htm
4. Run "ipconfig /all" on XP and look at the "Node Type" at the
beginning of the output. If it says "Peer-to-Peer" (which should
actually be "Point-to-Point") that's the problem. It means that the
computer only uses a WINS server, which isn't available on a
peer-to-peer network, for NetBIOS name resolution.
If that's the case, run the registry editor, open this key:
HLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parameters
and delete these values if they're present:
NodeType
DhcpNodeType
Reboot, then try network access again.
If that doesn't fix it, open that registry key again, create a DWORD
value called "NodeType", and set it to 1 for "Broadcast" or 4 for
"Mixed".
For details, see these Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:
Default Node Type for Microsoft Clients
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;160177
TCP/IP and NBT Configuration Parameters for Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314053
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
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