Internet connection sharing DNS problem

[Ronald van Eekelen]

I have installed Windows XP professional on my desktop PC. This server
is connected to the internet via a LAN connection with a PPPOE tunnel
to internet.

I have a second network adapter in this machine. Via internet
connection sharing (ICS) I share my internet connection with my laptop
(windows 2000), attached to this second network adapter using a
crosslink cable.

Now the connection works perfectly between the two machines, and the
ICS also works, I have internet on my laptop.... that is: only if I
search by IP address. Otherwise (for example for www.microsoft.com)
the response is always: cannot find server. What helps is to open the
webpage on my desktop machine first. After that, the name is resolved
and I can open the page on my laptop as well for a minute or so.

I've searched al the newsgroups but could not find a solution for this
problem. I hope someone here can help me out.

Some configuration details:

The client machine (laptop):

ipconfig /all

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : xxxxxx
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : mshome.net

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : mshome.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 570x Gigabit
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.126
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : zaterdag 10 april 2004
12:36:59
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : zaterdag 17 april 2004
12:36:59

The server machine (desktop)

ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : xxxx
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : xxx.local
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : SiS 900-Based PCI
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.252.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : xxx.xxx.xxx.3
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : xxx.xxx.xxx.2
xxx.xxx.xxx.2
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : zaterdag 10 april 2004
11:39:01
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : woensdag 14 april 2004
11:39:01

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

PPP adapter Connection to /internet-provider/:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : xxx.xxx.xxx.149
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : xxx.xxx.xxx.149

 

[Robert L [MS-MVP]]

sounds like dns issue. do you have dns on your desktop?

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