ICS Internet Connection Sharing - not displaying certain web pages

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Dave Davies

I have one computer that connects directly to the internet and one that is
in a home network that shares the internet connection through the first
computer. The computer that connects to the internet directly can access
any web pages etc. but the 2nd machine that shares the connection can only
display certain pages and on some it simply acts as if the target web-site
is down i.e. cannot display the page. With the 2nd machine I can sometimes
get to the first web page on a site but then it fails to display subsequent
pages. The 1st machine can see any pages. I have checked off all possible
authorization/Security options for my browser but do not understand why I
cannot see web pages from my second machine? Does anyone have an idea what
this might be??

Dave
 
"Dave said:
I have one computer that connects directly to the internet and one that is
in a home network that shares the internet connection through the first
computer. The computer that connects to the internet directly can access
any web pages etc. but the 2nd machine that shares the connection can only
display certain pages and on some it simply acts as if the target web-site
is down i.e. cannot display the page. With the 2nd machine I can sometimes
get to the first web page on a site but then it fails to display subsequent
pages. The 1st machine can see any pages. I have checked off all possible
authorization/Security options for my browser but do not understand why I
cannot see web pages from my second machine? Does anyone have an idea what
this might be??

Dave
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This is a common problem with shared DSL connections that use PPP Over
Ethernet (PPPoE). Here are some possible fixes. Any one of them
should solve the problem:

1. Install Windows XP Service Pack 1 on the ICS host computer.

2. Find the right MTU setting on the client computers, as shown here:

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article04-107

and then make the setting manually on the client computers, or use
DrTCP to make it:

http://www.dslreports.com/front/drtcp.html

3. Download the free RASPPPoE program and install it on the host
computer. Use it instead of XP's PPPoE program. Details at these
sites:

http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/adslpoe2.htm
http://user.cs.tu-berlin.de/~normanb/

See these sites for more information:

Connectivity Problems on ICS Clients When You Use a PPPoE Connection
on a Windows XP ICS Host
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;319661

Troubleshooting MTU Size in PPPoE Dialin Connectivity
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/794/router_mtu.html
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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