XP Home - LAN OK but unable to access internet

[Jeremy]

New computer here, XP Home installed - plugged into the LAN and can ping
and be pinged but cannot get onto internet (neither via web browser,
ping etc.) The firewall (running on a Linux server) doesn't restrict the
IP address as far as I can see. Other machines on the netwrok are
accessing internet without any problems.

Is there some setting in XP Home one needs to tick in order to be
allowed internet access? I am using the default user which has
Administrator privileges.

Thanks for your help

cheers

 

[compsalvage_cscs]

Who is hosting the Internet, Your ISP via a router, or Your Linux Box?
You need to be recieving a valid IP, and legitimate DNS addresses in
order to connect to the internet.

If using a router, Check that File and Print Sharing is turnned off in
the properties of your NIC on your XP machine(for security reasons),
and DHCP is enabled with automatically assigned DNS.

If using your Linux Box, Make sure you do not have a limit set for the
DHCP IP assigments.

Furthermore, you could try "Create a New Connection" under Network
Connections.
1.Connect to the Internet.
2.Setup Manually.
3.(If using a router, or your Linux Box)"Connect using a broadband
connection that is always on".

 

[Jeremy]

Who is hosting the Internet, Your ISP via a router, or Your Linux Box?
You need to be recieving a valid IP, and legitimate DNS addresses in
order to connect to the internet.

If using a router, Check that File and Print Sharing is turnned off in
the properties of your NIC on your XP machine(for security reasons),
and DHCP is enabled with automatically assigned DNS.

If using your Linux Box, Make sure you do not have a limit set for the
DHCP IP assigments.

Furthermore, you could try "Create a New Connection" under Network
Connections.
1.Connect to the Internet.
2.Setup Manually.
3.(If using a router, or your Linux Box)"Connect using a broadband
connection that is always on".

Thanks for all this - of course it turned out to be something stupid -
incorrectly-typed default gateway IP address - which I thought I had
double-checked.