Home network problem.

[Guest]

I don't believe it, I typed all this out and then lost it, well here goes
again.

I have 2 computers networked using the standard Microsoft utility.

Computer 1 connects to the net via Computer 2 which connects via a 56k dial
up modem

Computer 1 is a has Windows 98se and Windows XP(home) as its operating
systems.
It has Firefox and Internet Explorer as its browsers.

The problem is that Internet Explorer will not connect to the internet unde
XP, it addresses 192.168.0.1 when attempting to connect instead of the
appropriate url.

Firefox connects ok under both operating systems and Internet Explorer works
fine under 98se.

I guess this would not be much of a problem if it wasn't for the fact that
I can't connect to the Windows Update site to update XP.

Computer 2 works ok with both browsers.

What am I doing wrong? Any help would be appreciated.

regards,

ken

 

[Chuck]

I don't believe it, I typed all this out and then lost it, well here goes
again.

I have 2 computers networked using the standard Microsoft utility.

Computer 1 connects to the net via Computer 2 which connects via a 56k dial
up modem

Computer 1 is a has Windows 98se and Windows XP(home) as its operating
systems.
It has Firefox and Internet Explorer as its browsers.

The problem is that Internet Explorer will not connect to the internet unde
XP, it addresses 192.168.0.1 when attempting to connect instead of the
appropriate url.

Firefox connects ok under both operating systems and Internet Explorer works
fine under 98se.

I guess this would not be much of a problem if it wasn't for the fact that
I can't connect to the Windows Update site to update XP.

Computer 2 works ok with both browsers.

What am I doing wrong? Any help would be appreciated.

regards,

ken

Ken,

When booted under Windows XP, what is the (Tools - Internet Options) Connections
setup for IE? Is it set to "Never dial a connection"? How is it set when
booted under Windows 98?

--
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.

 

[Guest]

Ken,

When booted under Windows XP, what is the (Tools - Internet Options) Connections
setup for IE? Is it set to "Never dial a connection"? How is it set when
booted under Windows 98?

--
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.

Both are set to "Never dial a connection"

 

[Guest]

Both are set to "Never dial a connection"

Thanks Chuck you got me thinking.

I figured it had to be a setting and it was.

Under "Tools" - "Internet Options" and then the "Connections" tab I found a
section for "Local Area (LAN) settings".
Clicking on the "Settings" button brought up a menu with one of the options
being "Use a proxy server for your LAN (These settings will not apply to dial
- up or VPN settings)"
This was ticked and the address was 192.168.0.1.

Ta da removing the tick solved the problem.

I don't know why it was ticked but the wording IS a bit ambiguous.

Anyway all's well that ends well.

Thanks again.

regards,

ken

 

[Chuck]

Thanks Chuck you got me thinking.

I figured it had to be a setting and it was.

Under "Tools" - "Internet Options" and then the "Connections" tab I found a
section for "Local Area (LAN) settings".
Clicking on the "Settings" button brought up a menu with one of the options
being "Use a proxy server for your LAN (These settings will not apply to dial
- up or VPN settings)"
This was ticked and the address was 192.168.0.1.

Ta da removing the tick solved the problem.

I don't know why it was ticked but the wording IS a bit ambiguous.

Anyway all's well that ends well.

Thanks again.

regards,

ken

Good going, Ken. Thanks for letting us know.

--
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.