Dial-up networking connects, but IE can't see it

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Philip Herlihy

Strange problem: I was trying to sort out networking between a friend's two
machines. Got to the stage where each could see each other's files, and the
laptop could connect to the Internet via Internet Connection Sharing on the
desktop. Then (not sure what I did, but it may only have been a user
switch), I found that I couldn't see the web.

Now I can get IE to trigger an apparently successful dial-up session, but it
can't see any sites. I can ping the default gateway shown in ipconfig, but
nslookup can't find a DNS server. I'd assumed it was a DNS failure of my
ISP, but another completely independent ISP connection has the same
symptoms. Something appears to be broken in XP. Any ideas?
 
Hi,

Strange problem: I was trying to sort out networking between a friend's two
machines. Got to the stage where each could see each other's files, and the
laptop could connect to the Internet via Internet Connection Sharing on the
desktop. Then (not sure what I did, but it may only have been a user
switch), I found that I couldn't see the web.

Now I can get IE to trigger an apparently successful dial-up session, but it
can't see any sites. I can ping the default gateway shown in ipconfig, but
nslookup can't find a DNS server. I'd assumed it was a DNS failure of my
ISP, but another completely independent ISP connection has the same
symptoms. Something appears to be broken in XP. Any ideas?
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These sites might be interesting for you:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310410
HOW TO: Configure and Use Dial-Up Connections in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308021
Resources for Troubleshooting Internet Connection Sharing in Windows
XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306126
HOW TO: Configure Internet Connection Sharing in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310563
Description of Internet Connection Sharing in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306580System
May Become Unresponsive When Using a Modem

Good luck
 
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