Having to disable and re-enable ICS at every startup

[Guest]

hi

I am supporting a small network of 3 PC's in an office; internet access is
via one of the machines (say A) which has a broadband connection and ICS
enabled. However in order for the other 2 machines to see the internet
connection the users have to start disable and then re-enable machine A's ICS
every time the machines are started.

Does anyone have a likely explanation for this? Thanks for reading...

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

hi

I am supporting a small network of 3 PC's in an office; internet access is
via one of the machines (say A) which has a broadband connection and ICS
enabled. However in order for the other 2 machines to see the internet
connection the users have to start disable and then re-enable machine A's ICS
every time the machines are started.

Does anyone have a likely explanation for this? Thanks for reading...

Are there any relevant messages in Event Viewer on Machine A? To run
it, click Start | Control Panel | Performance and Maintenance |
Administrative Tools | Event Viewer. For more information, see:

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308427

What does the "ipconfig /all" command on Machine A show for the value
of "IP Routing Enabled", both when ICS is working right and when it
isn't?
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[Guest]

Thanks for responding Steve. I am back at their site on Friday when I will
try out your suggestions and post the results.

rgrds