XP ICS problem opening most pages in internet explorer

[Guest]

I have a small network of 3 computers all running XP(2 pro, one home). We
connect using ADSL which does not use PPoE. We just recently got issued a
public IP from our ISP, so I changed our network configuration to use one of
our windows XP Pro computers (all are Dell Demensions) to work as an internet
connection sharing host. The basic setup is DSL modem --> Host Computer -->
Switch --> Other computers. On the host computer, the internet connection
works perfectly -- and it also works fine on the computer running XP Home.
However, on the other XP pro computer everything should be working fine. I'm
networked on the lan, have all access to shared files and printers, obviously
recieve an IP -- can ping to any server on the internet through the command
prompt -- Outlook works fine for email access. However Internet Explorer
will not open any but a small handful of pages. Google opens, as does the
MSN home page. However no other sites that I have tried open -- they simply
stall out on the web site found, waiting for reply message on the status bar
until after a few minutes brings up 'the page can not be displayed.' I've
tried manually setting the lan card speed/duplex mode, looked for new
drivers, and in desperation reformatted the hard drive and reinstalled
windows from scratch (we've had the computer for less than 3 weeks, so it
wasn't as drastic as it could be), yet the problem remains. I tried dell
tech support, but because of the 'advanced technical' nature of the problem
it does not fall under the warranty coverage and they wanted to charge me
$150 dollars for one-time telephone support. Please if anyone has any other
possible ideas, let me know as i've pretty well exhausted my knowledge -- I
have a great deal of computer background, but networking is one of my weakest
areas. Sorry for the eye-strain, I just wanted to be comprehensive. THANKS!!

 

[Doug Sherman [MVP]]

Even though you do not use PPPoE, try tuning MTU on the problem machine:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;319661

Doug Sherman
MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCP+I, MVP

I have a small network of 3 computers all running XP(2 pro, one home). We
connect using ADSL which does not use PPoE. We just recently got issued a
public IP from our ISP, so I changed our network configuration to use one of
our windows XP Pro computers (all are Dell Demensions) to work as an internet
connection sharing host. The basic setup is DSL modem --> Host Computer -->
Switch --> Other computers. On the host computer, the internet connection
works perfectly -- and it also works fine on the computer running XP Home.
However, on the other XP pro computer everything should be working fine. I'm
networked on the lan, have all access to shared files and printers, obviously
recieve an IP -- can ping to any server on the internet through the command
prompt -- Outlook works fine for email access. However Internet Explorer
will not open any but a small handful of pages. Google opens, as does the
MSN home page. However no other sites that I have tried open -- they simply
stall out on the web site found, waiting for reply message on the status bar
until after a few minutes brings up 'the page can not be displayed.' I've
tried manually setting the lan card speed/duplex mode, looked for new
drivers, and in desperation reformatted the hard drive and reinstalled
windows from scratch (we've had the computer for less than 3 weeks, so it
wasn't as drastic as it could be), yet the problem remains. I tried dell
tech support, but because of the 'advanced technical' nature of the problem
it does not fall under the warranty coverage and they wanted to charge me
$150 dollars for one-time telephone support. Please if anyone has any other
possible ideas, let me know as i've pretty well exhausted my knowledge -- I
have a great deal of computer background, but networking is one of my weakest
areas. Sorry for the eye-strain, I just wanted to be comprehensive.

THANKS!!

 

[Guest]

Hi,
I had a similar problem ..
i tried a couple of things .. loaded NetBUI on both my computers .. XP has
it in its valueadd folder .. xp doesnt install it by default .. also since i
have just two computers i interchanged the ICS host and client .. and now i
can see all pages .. i dont know how this works and how NetBUI helps but its
works now ..
Rads