Internet sharing problems

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Hi, I have a pc and a laptop both running XP Professional. Connected via a
network cable. I am able to share files but not the internet connection. I
have run the Network wizard on both computers. The pc is the host and the
laptop the client.

I can browse the internet on the host, but not the client. I have run the
Network diagnostic tool and it shows no errors. The Local connection and the
broadband connection on both computers show 'connected' status.

On the client (laptop) I can access the home page (Google) and search
anything and the search results page comes up, but I cannot go to any of the
results or any other page.

I have run the network setup wizard many times to assign the pc as the host,
but every time I go in to it, the selection is on 'This computer connects to
the internet through a residential gateway or through another computer on my
network'. Does this mean that the pc is not the host? If so, how do I MAKE
the pc be the host?

I have tried every thing I can think of to fix this problem.
 
l said:
Hi, I have a pc and a laptop both running XP Professional. Connected via a
network cable. I am able to share files but not the internet connection. I
have run the Network wizard on both computers. The pc is the host and the
laptop the client.

I can browse the internet on the host, but not the client. I have run the
Network diagnostic tool and it shows no errors. The Local connection and the
broadband connection on both computers show 'connected' status.

On the client (laptop) I can access the home page (Google) and search
anything and the search results page comes up, but I cannot go to any of the
results or any other page.

I have run the network setup wizard many times to assign the pc as the host,
but every time I go in to it, the selection is on 'This computer connects to
the internet through a residential gateway or through another computer on my
network'. Does this mean that the pc is not the host? If so, how do I MAKE
the pc be the host?

I have tried every thing I can think of to fix this problem.
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What type of Internet service do you have, and how does it connect
physically to the host computer? Internet Connection Sharing requires
at least two network connections: one for the Internet, and one or
more for the local area network with other computer(s).

On the host computer, specify the Wizard connection method "This
computer connects directly to the Internet. The other computers on my
network connect to the Internet through this computer".


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Hi Steve,

I have adsl it connects through an external modem to the host computer via a
usb cable. I have previously had the same setup using two pc's with the exact
same hardware, ie external broadband modem connected via usb and computers
connected with a network cable via network cards.

In the network setup wizard I chose "This computer connects directly to the
Internet. The other computers on my network connect to the Internet through
this computer", but when I go back to the Network setup wizard the default
setting is 'This computer connects to the internet through a residential
gateway or through another computer on my network'.

Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks
 
Hi this is SHIV

Hey just run this command in the command prompt of the client computer
netsh winsock reset catalog (or) netsh winsock reset
It wud prompt you to restart the computer
Restart the client computer
Delete the exsisting connectoid from the network connections and then do as
suggested by STEVE[MVP]

I think this should fix the problem
 
l said:
Hi Steve,

I have adsl it connects through an external modem to the host computer via a
usb cable. I have previously had the same setup using two pc's with the exact
same hardware, ie external broadband modem connected via usb and computers
connected with a network cable via network cards.

In the network setup wizard I chose "This computer connects directly to the
Internet. The other computers on my network connect to the Internet through
this computer", but when I go back to the Network setup wizard the default
setting is 'This computer connects to the internet through a residential
gateway or through another computer on my network'.

Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks
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You're welcome. After you've used the Network Setup Wizard to set up
Internet Connection Sharing, there's no reason to run the Wizard
again. The Wizard's default setting will be the one that you list,
even after you've set up Internet Connection Sharing. That doesn't
mean that ICS isn't set up. So stop running the Wizard. :-)

What matters is whether ICS is enabled and working.

To see if ICS is enabled, open the Network Connections folder, click
View > Details, and look for the word "Shared" in the Internet
connection's status.

To see if ICS is working, run these tests:

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. 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. On the client, 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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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
 
Steve Winograd said:
You're welcome. After you've used the Network Setup Wizard to set up
Internet Connection Sharing, there's no reason to run the Wizard
again. The Wizard's default setting will be the one that you list,
even after you've set up Internet Connection Sharing. That doesn't
mean that ICS isn't set up. So stop running the Wizard. :-)

What matters is whether ICS is enabled and working.

To see if ICS is enabled, open the Network Connections folder, click
View > Details, and look for the word "Shared" in the Internet
connection's status.

To see if ICS is working, run these tests:

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. 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. On the client, enter these addresses in Internet Explorer. They
should both take you to the Google web page:

http://216.239.39.99
http://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
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Hi Steve,

ICS is enabled, connected, shared and working. All the tests you suggested
worked, showed what it should, and when I pinged the IP addresses you listed
I got four replies from each. I even ran the command on the client comp that
shiv suggested.

Still no joy.

Every indication is that the internet on the client comp should be working.
But it is not. What can/should I do now. I have even checked if there are
any hardware conflicts, but there are none.

Thanks again for your help.
Leigh
 
l said:
Hi Steve,

ICS is enabled, connected, shared and working. All the tests you suggested
worked, showed what it should, and when I pinged the IP addresses you listed
I got four replies from each. I even ran the command on the client comp that
shiv suggested.

Still no joy.

Every indication is that the internet on the client comp should be working.
But it is not. What can/should I do now. I have even checked if there are
any hardware conflicts, but there are none.

Thanks again for your help.
Leigh
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There's a problem that sometimes affects shared DSL connections, but
it was supposedly fixed in Windows XP Service Pack 1. However, I
think that it's worth trying the workaround shown in this Microsoft
Knowledge Base article:

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

Note that in the recommended "ping" command:

ping -f -l MTU_size default_gateway_IP_address

the "-l" option is a minus sign followed by the lower case letter L.
For example, using the recommended starting MTU size of 1490 and a
default gateway address of 123.123.123.123:

ping -f -l 1490 123.123.123.123
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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
 
There's a problem that sometimes affects shared DSL connections, but
it was supposedly fixed in Windows XP Service Pack 1. However, I
think that it's worth trying the workaround shown in this Microsoft
Knowledge Base article:

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

Note that in the recommended "ping" command:

ping -f -l MTU_size default_gateway_IP_address

the "-l" option is a minus sign followed by the lower case letter L.
For example, using the recommended starting MTU size of 1490 and a
default gateway address of 123.123.123.123:

ping -f -l 1490 123.123.123.123
--
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
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Steve,

Thanks for all your help, I can now browse the internet through the client
computer! I don't think I would have been able to do it without your help!
It has been invaluable.

Thanks again
Leigh.
 
l said:
Steve,

Thanks for all your help, I can now browse the internet through the client
computer! I don't think I would have been able to do it without your help!
It has been invaluable.

Thanks again
Leigh.
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You're welcome, Leigh. I'm glad to help!

What was the MTU value that you found?
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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
 
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