ICS Dial-up

[Guest]

Hi

Here is my problem.... Currently have a home network (desktop and laptop)
using two wireless adaptors and setup in ad hoc mode. The network is working
fine .. sharing files printers etc.. but I am having some problems getting
ICS to work. I am on dial-up (can't get broadband where I am) . Dial-up is on
the desktop and is configured for ICS . The laptop sees an internet gateway
and I have configured it so it thinks it can always access the network (eg
broadband) using the wizard. From the client I can make the host dial the
modem and connect but when I go into Internet Explorer I just get an error
that says the pages can't be found... I have tried a few different settings
but it doesn't seem to make a difference. Both machines use XP.

Any help would be appreciated......Thanks

 

[Guest]

Check your proxy settings in Internet Explorer.
Tools -> Internet Options -> Connections -> LAN settings.

Peter G

 

[Kenn S]

do other internet programs work (email, chat clients)?

Do all machines have SP2 installed?


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[Chuck]

Hi

Here is my problem.... Currently have a home network (desktop and laptop)
using two wireless adaptors and setup in ad hoc mode. The network is working
fine .. sharing files printers etc.. but I am having some problems getting
ICS to work. I am on dial-up (can't get broadband where I am) . Dial-up is on
the desktop and is configured for ICS . The laptop sees an internet gateway
and I have configured it so it thinks it can always access the network (eg
broadband) using the wizard. From the client I can make the host dial the
modem and connect but when I go into Internet Explorer I just get an error
that says the pages can't be found... I have tried a few different settings
but it doesn't seem to make a difference. Both machines use XP.

Any help would be appreciated......Thanks

I'd check two things.

Can you access pages from the host / desktop, that you can't from the client /
laptop? Compare the DNS settings on the two - are they the same?

Next, check the MTU. MTU problems can apply for dialup networks, and for ICS
too.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/internet-connectivity-problems-caused.html>

If no help yet, provide "ipconfig /all" from both computers.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-internet-service.html#AskingForHelp>

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Hi

Here is my problem.... Currently have a home network (desktop and laptop)
using two wireless adaptors and setup in ad hoc mode. The network is working
fine .. sharing files printers etc.. but I am having some problems getting
ICS to work. I am on dial-up (can't get broadband where I am) . Dial-up is on
the desktop and is configured for ICS . The laptop sees an internet gateway
and I have configured it so it thinks it can always access the network (eg
broadband) using the wizard. From the client I can make the host dial the
modem and connect but when I go into Internet Explorer I just get an error
that says the pages can't be found... I have tried a few different settings
but it doesn't seem to make a difference. Both machines use XP.

Any help would be appreciated......Thanks

These tests should help you find the problem:

1. On the host, 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, 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 client
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 client. They should both take you to the Google web page:

http://216.239.39.99
http://google.com
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[Guest]

Thanks all ... it is now working ( sorry for the delay in posting this but I
was away)

 

[Chuck]

Thanks all ... it is now working ( sorry for the delay in posting this but I
was away)

We appreciate you letting us know that things are working - that's good to know.
But you might help the next guy with your problem, and encourage the spirit of
the forum, if you could tell us what was actually wrong, and what you did to fix
the problem.