Hey all,
I have a small home network (2 computers, and one networked printer) and I
was trying to setup ICS so that my parents computer would use my computer to
dial to the intetnet, but I ran the setup wizard on both and made sure ICS is
enabled but my parent's computer still won't connect. Any suggestions?
This web site should help you get everything working:
Windows XP Internet Connection Sharing
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics
If there are still problems, these tests will help solve them:
1. On your computer, 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 their computer, 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 their
computer 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.
They should both take you to the Google web page:
http://216.239.39.99
http://google.com
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