ICS Problem

[Andrew Dimech]

I have two networked PCs running WinXP. I can share files
between these PCs and Ping each other. However the
internet is only working on the ICS Host PC.

From Internet Explorer of the ICS client, I cleared all
of the boxes on the screen at Tools | Internet
Options | Connections | LAN Settings

When I right click the Local Area Network connection and
click Status | Support | Details. It have the following
settings:

ICS host computer
IP Address: 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: none
DNS Server = none

ICS client computer
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


These settings seem according to specification however I
still can't get hold of the problem.

I've been trying to solve the problem for the past week.

Please Help.
Andrew

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I have two networked PCs running WinXP. I can share files
between these PCs and Ping each other. However the
internet is only working on the ICS Host PC.

From Internet Explorer of the ICS client, I cleared all
of the boxes on the screen at Tools | Internet
Options | Connections | LAN Settings

When I right click the Local Area Network connection and
click Status | Support | Details. It have the following
settings:

ICS host computer
IP Address: 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: none
DNS Server = none

ICS client computer
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

These settings seem according to specification however I
still can't get hold of the problem.

I've been trying to solve the problem for the past week.

Please Help.
Andrew

What is the exact IP address on the client?

These tests should help find the problem:

1. Open a command prompt window on the client and enter these lines.
Each one should get four replies:

ping 192.168.0.1
ping 216.239.39.100
ping www.google.com

2. Enter these addresses in Internet Explorer on the client. They
should both take you to the Google web page:

http://216.239.39.100
http://www.google.com
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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[phoenix]

I have two networked PCs running WinXP. I can share files
between these PCs and Ping each other. However the
internet is only working on the ICS Host PC.

From Internet Explorer of the ICS client, I cleared all
of the boxes on the screen at Tools | Internet
Options | Connections | LAN Settings

When I right click the Local Area Network connection and
click Status | Support | Details. It have the following
settings:

ICS host computer
IP Address: 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: none
DNS Server = none

ICS client computer
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


These settings seem according to specification however I
still can't get hold of the problem.

I've been trying to solve the problem for the past week.

Please Help.
Andrew

Hi

Do you have a firewall on the ICS host? If you do is it Zonealarm by any
chance? If it is you need to reduce the Internet Setting to Medium for the
client to be able to get internet access.

Regards

Bill

 

[Andrew Dimech]

-----Original Message-----

What is the exact IP address on the client?

These tests should help find the problem:

1. Open a command prompt window on the client and enter these lines.
Each one should get four replies:

ping 192.168.0.1
ping 216.239.39.100
ping www.google.com

2. Enter these addresses in Internet Explorer on the client. They
should both take you to the Google web page:

http://216.239.39.100
http://www.google.com
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
.

The Client's IP address is automatically assigned by
DHCP. I tried:

1. Using the command prompt

ping 192.168.0.1 -- It worked
ping 216.239.39.100 -- Request Timed Out
ping www.google.com -- Request Timed Out

2. Addresses in Internet Explorer on the client

http://216.239.39.100 - Page not found
http://www.google.com - Page not found


Please Help....Andrew

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

The Client's IP address is automatically assigned by
DHCP. I tried:

1. Using the command prompt

ping 192.168.0.1 -- It worked
ping 216.239.39.100 -- Request Timed Out
ping www.google.com -- Request Timed Out

2. Addresses in Internet Explorer on the client

http://216.239.39.100 - Page not found
http://www.google.com - Page not found


Please Help....Andrew

Thanks for those results, Andrew. It appears that the LAN is OK but
that ICS isn't working correctly on the host computer. Try this:

1. Un-share the host's shared Internet connection.

2. Re-share it, making sure that you're sharing the right one. If you
have a PPPoE DSL connection, share the PPPoE connection, not the
Ethernet connection.

3. Reboot the client computer.

If there are still problems, open a command prompt window (Start | Run
| cmd) on the host and enter this command:

ipconfig /all >ipconfig.txt

Then copy and paste the contents of the "ipconfig.txt" file into your
reply.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

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[Andrew Dimech]

-----Original Message-----


Hi

Do you have a firewall on the ICS host? If you do is it Zonealarm by any
chance? If it is you need to reduce the Internet Setting to Medium for the
client to be able to get internet access.

Regards

Bill
.

I have no fire wall....Andrew

 

[Andrew Dimech]

-----Original Message-----

Thanks for those results, Andrew. It appears that the LAN is OK but
that ICS isn't working correctly on the host computer. Try this:

1. Un-share the host's shared Internet connection.

2. Re-share it, making sure that you're sharing the right one. If you
have a PPPoE DSL connection, share the PPPoE connection, not the
Ethernet connection.

3. Reboot the client computer.

If there are still problems, open a command prompt window (Start | Run
| cmd) on the host and enter this command:

ipconfig /all >ipconfig.txt

Then copy and paste the contents of the "ipconfig.txt" file into your
reply.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

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.

I've un-shared and re-shared the internet connection but
still not didn't work. Here's the content of ipconfig.txt



Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : andromeda

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes



PPP adapter The Internet Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN
(PPP/SLIP) Interface

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-
00-00

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 80.77.196.202

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . :
255.255.255.255

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 80.77.193.200

80.77.193.201

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I've un-shared and re-shared the internet connection but
still not didn't work. Here's the content of ipconfig.txt

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : andromeda
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes

PPP adapter The Internet Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 80.77.196.202
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 80.77.193.200
80.77.193.201

Is that the complete Ipconfig output? If so, then
I'm afraid that I can't suggest anything more, since I don't
understand your setup.

All that it shows is what appears to be a DSL connection on something
called "Nextgen.Net". There's no sign of an Ethernet connection, a
local area network, or Internet Connection Sharing.

Even the information that it shows looks odd to me, because the
default gateway has an invalid value of 0.0.0.0.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

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[Andy]

Just sorted mine out????? I had posted same problem as well but.... I've
swapped the dsl connection to my laptop and set as Host and desktop PC as
Client.... All works fine now, I am just wondering wether it needs settings
for the internet on both computers to be installed???? Will try it out the
other way again and let you know!