Unable to get ICS to work

  • Thread starter Thread starter Peter Twydell
  • Start date Start date
P

Peter Twydell

SWMBO and I have two PCs running Win XP SP3 connected by a USB crossover
cable. Hers is connected directly to an ADSL modem. We are able to see
each other's PC completely, sharing folders and so on.

The problem is that I cannot connect to the Internet from my PC any
more. I used to be able to, but it was possibly installing Norton 360 on
her machine that killed the link somehow. All Norton products have been
removed, and her PC is now running Windows Firewall and Avira Antivirus.

What do I have to do to restore my Internet access? Settings in Internet
Options in IE? IP address of the ADSL link? Or what?
 
Peter said:
SWMBO and I have two PCs running Win XP SP3 connected by a USB
crossover cable. Hers is connected directly to an ADSL modem. We are
able to see each other's PC completely, sharing folders and so on.

The problem is that I cannot connect to the Internet from my PC any
more. I used to be able to, but it was possibly installing Norton 360
on her machine that killed the link somehow. All Norton products have
been removed, and her PC is now running Windows Firewall and Avira
Antivirus.
What do I have to do to restore my Internet access? Settings in
Internet Options in IE? IP address of the ADSL link? Or what?
Click to expand...

Check to see if it's the firewall blocking you; it probably is. Same
was true with Norton if it had a firewall.
 
Twayne said:
Check to see if it's the firewall blocking you; it probably is. Same
was true with Norton if it had a firewall.
Click to expand...
Sorry, brain fade in the original post. Using ZoneAlarm, not Windows
Firewall.

Doesn't work with ZoneAlarm switched off. The Local Area Connection
Status for the NIC on my PC doesn't show any outgoing packets when I run
IE.
 
Back
Top