sp2 and internet connection sharing (ICS)!!!!

[Fernando Arámburu]

Hi everybody,

I´m in big troubles right now. I work as Windows Technical Support and
I have a problem that I´ve never had experience before.
I have one computer with Windows XP Pro SP2 connected directly to the
internet and configured to share it internet connection to the others
computers on the local network.
For any other machine on the local network with adresses 192.168.0.x as
IP and with gateway 192.168.0.1 (the machine with Win XP Pro SP2 I told you
before) I can´t connect to the internet.
What is new in that network configuration? I have installed Windows XP
Service Pack 2 on the 192.168.0.1 machine (the one that is connected
directly to the internet). Before that all machines had internet conection
and everthing worked ok but since I install SP2 I have problems.
I will give you one more important detail about my configuration so you
can imagine my problem better. On the 192.168.0.1 machine I have Zone Alarm
Security Suite installed. I tried turn off , turn on, disable security
center service, combine all posibilities so the others machines on the local
network are connected to the internet but nothing is working.
If anyone or everyone can help I would be happy.
Just one more thing before I go. The network was working ok before I
installed Service Pack 2 on the machine connected to the internet, so , the
problem is there, but I can´t get the solution.
Thanks in advance.

Fernando Arámburu
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP\)]

ICS is usually problematic. It's generally much easier to connect networked
machines through a router. Nonetheless, for the problem you describe, you
might want to try this question on the windowsxp.network_web newsgroup.

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[Fernando Arámburu]

Thank you very much.
I will try on the newsgroup you told me.

Fer

 

[What's in a Name?]

1.Try pinging the other computers from the gateway: run/ping 192.168.0.1
and so on.
2.Turn off windows firewall.It is turned on by default in XPSP2.
Post back with results.
-max

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP\)]

You're welcome, good luck.

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Windows Shell/User
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Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
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